The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02

Former Governor CharleS A. Templeton spoke over WICC at Bridgeport, Saturday on water bury's Business Recovery Fro. gram" The address was presented through the cooperation Of pro- gresslve merchants of this city. Tn the course of his talk the speaker reviewed the history of the state with special reference to the de- yelopment of Waterbury and the part 1t has played in the affairs Of the state and nation.
 Mir Templeton said:
 Haii to Connecticut!
 Connecticut is c small state In area only about G8 miles wide and 90 miles long but intensely important in every respect. We have what ifs found in every other state In the union-beautifu rivers, moun- tains, lakes and highway scenery second to none. Tn this state are found the finest educational institu- lions in the world. Yale college in New Haven; Wesleyan In Middle town; Trinity in Hartford; Storrs. and Conn. College for women Tn New London. The finest in- yentive mechanics of the world are right here in Connecticut and thar l is the reason this state stands out in her industries.
 Among her other rights to fame, Connecticut produced the man who brought forth the greatest show on earth--Barnum --the one and only r. T. He might have said the people had a right to be hum. plugged, but l am sure he did not believe 1t because he could not nave won the patronage and friendship which he enjoyed from millionaire and the general public. If he had humbugged them, Barnum would not have sent away his visitors more than doubly satisfied and by so doing induced them to come again and bring their friends. This is a lesson every business man will do well to heed. Barnum had 0 great initiative. If tho world be- slows prizes for any one thing, 1t is initiative. Barnum's initiative is typical of Connecticut. Because 1 Connecticut has this "Get Up and Get After It" spirit, the world has been busy bestowing prizes, medals and honors upon her for one thing and another ever since she came into being.
 Samuel Colt wanted to go to Calcutta and, while on his way, tired of society, he slipped away by himself and, with his ingenuity, invented the Colt revolver. From that came the Gatling gun, rifies etc.
 The first accident policy was written for a Hartford man. It was for $5.000.0O and protected him from between the postofice and his home-but that was only the beginning of the insurance industry in Connecticut. The first man that ever had his house insured lived ] in Connecticut; the date was 1794 1 and the place was Hartford. Some years later, the Hartford Fire In- surance Co. was organized-Items of expense being $300.00 a year for q secretary and $30.00 for fire wood Today 1t carries risks extending over one million dollars. Connecti- cut, today has the leading fire in- surance companies of the world.
 Yes, this is a great state of ours. It stands out among all the other states and, by the way, that word stands out" means something. The easiest thing in the world Is to stand in. To be in right is always the ambition of good second rater. A ives man" is the cheap est thing in the world. You will find that out in the broad highway of life there are millions of men who are in right but they go down stream instead of up. Connecticut would not be where she is today if she hadn't had some character istics which made her stand out.
 Did you ever think what might have happened to us if Washington had been a stand in% instead of a stand out?" If every man who broke out from the throng. blazed a new trail, and brought new hope to life were good fellows and stood in, what would happen.
 No, my dear friends don't be stand inner" stand out. Stand out in your business: make yourself felt. If. by standing out, you can make your company a bigger com pany, your community better community in which to live, and your life a more favorable one. stand out. The praise and shallow satisfaction that comes to a man that stands in Is an easy and cheap thing to get-yes. the most com fortabie thing to get now. About Waterbury, which is my home town. It has population of one hundred thousand and Is the gate