The Redwood gazette., 1934-12-13
What Others Think


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The United States not overly shocked at
President Roosevelt's statement that public debt
might reach 81 billion dollars by 1885, It is only $3.50
per capita while France today nearly $500 per
CAPITA and Great Britain nearly 5000 per capita
Owing $3.50 apiece to ourselves be taken of
without serious in this great and rich country
little Chinese girl carrying chubby boy
on her back. "Is he heavy?" somebody asked. NO."
the reply, che is my brother" There duties
which pleasures, there tasks carried through
with right good will, there deprvations and
hardships cheerfully endured And all because there
is enthusiasm affection, idealism devotion,
patriotism conservation in the toll hardship.-ex
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Do you, Mr.. Motorst, grow impatient when
your is held up by traffic lights at seemingly
vacant intersection, and attempt to beat them? It may
interest you to know that last year. 326OOO accidents
occurred at intersections and crossroads resulting in
$3.50 fatalities and 378,3OO injuries
Or, possibly, in desire to get home in hurry
you've passed other hill tops and That
practice killed 40 people last year and injured $780,
Again, you've weave in and out of traf-
fc-maybe you've done it yourself when traffic
moving too slowly to suit you. The price of that in
1888 5000 fatalities and $4,000 injuries.
You've children playing in the street. obli-
vious to traffic Almost $4,000 such children
involved in accidents last year-and $3.50 killed
and $4,000 injured.
Driving the wrong side of the road is still
other of the tricks of the careless incompetent
driver Last year this motoring crime was respon-
sble for 1870 lives and II 900 injuries.
And finally, here's for the pedestrian-jay-
walking resulted in than 5000 deaths in 1888.
Think that over when you're not driving Then think
of it again when you get behind the wheel-it may
the life of a pedestrian.
SO it goes, throughout the whole automobile acc-
dent category. Last years death total around
350O0-and nearly every life lost unnecessarily
Is taking chances worth that TEX
At the low point in business depression, a man
whose personal affairs in bad ORDER wrote "The
big business leaders have made horrible mess of
things"
1t did not occur to the man to accuse himself and
exclaim: II have made horrible mess of things"
He had had six years of uninterrupted prosperity
in which to put his house in order. He might have
utilized the cream from those fat years. He could
have paid off the mortgage his house, retired his
business obligations and accumulated surplus tide
him hard times If he had done these things and
if several million Others had been frugal, the
crisis that later distressed everyone might not have
occurred.
Too many of us are disposed to blame "the sys-
tenn when we are in difficulties. The system under
which operate is based freedom of individual
enterprise. Each Of is allowed loose rein in the
management of his affairs. We may money or
spend it. We may work loaf We may insure our
lives or take chance leaving families desti-
tute. The government and public opinion exercise
only moderate control.
When everyone is happy and well-fed, we hear
hurrahs and hosannas for the genius of business
leaders. Some of these leaders to believe that
they really Napoleons of finance and industry They
become oracular The wise man. however, discounts
such nonsense because he realizes that all men are
human and that excessive ambition leads to Waterloo
Instead Of relying on the wisdom of Others he
puts his faith in his common If his earn
gs double and triple in good times he takes the
plus and puts it where he knows it is safe. While
others are borrowing money the peak of prosperity
he is rapidly getting himself out Of debt.
How many have the courage and foresight and
independent judgment to follow this obvious proceed
ure! History reveals that such common sense is
rare Too many men pay in hard times the debts ac-
qured in good times
It's no use relying on business leaders or govern
ment to save us from the consequences of folly Each
OF us must be his physician. IF we will diagnose
our condition and prescribe the remedy promptly we
can enjoy permanent economic and financial health.
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