Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-30
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecmd
PRICE OF PROGRESS

PRICE OF PROGRESS
Progress be OF individual organization
city only those who have the capacity for self
criticism
Ever since was little boy and that has been some
ago. people talking getting industries
beautifying city securing improving public
services enarpng the boulevard sve erecting better build
and adding educational and cultural opportunities to
dear TOLEDO
Yes can remember when Joe Murphy and his Ice House
quartet song I'm for Toledo" of the days
popular dties then took trip to Belgium to attend
International Rotary meeting proclaim the cockeyed world
in all kinds of weather wel all stick together in dear
TOLEDO.
Back in my early days I can well remember o
people complaining that the Toledo Chamber
keeping industries from coming to this city can still recall
hearing the made last week popular downtown
restaurant
DREAMS
AS the years rolled people in Toledo still keep dream
ing great Toledo of the future Sometimes
the dreams only eventually die because the town
lacked leadership then the same as 1t iacs today And IN
small and weak industrial Unions just wild dream
of some wild eyed radical "wobbes"
When the Toledo Art Museum built, the people of
proud They still of the beautiful
which gives an air of city
people would Rembrandt from 'Lil Abner"
feel pride in the cultural things which this city
people still point the Anthony Wayne high level
bridge with pride They proud of the great glass industry
other which Toledo famous but
they cannot live the gores of past accomplishments when
there is so much to do in the future
Toledoans want forward They want leadership that
will really lead them. Given this essential this city and
will forward and eventually reach the place which its natural
surroundings should give it.
HOW TO PROGRESS
seems to be an admitted fact that the people of
wish their the path of The only
ton which to require answer is-how do do it?
is wrong those who have sought to lead this city to
find fault with the citizens of Toledo call them civic hitch
hker because they time and again defeat bond issues and tax
evies 1t would be well selfappoined civic
bleeding hearts of Toledo would probe little deeper and in
clude themselves in the searching
Ask of Toledo if they industries.
Ask them if they beautiful parks increased ecreatona
opportunities, improved streets and buildings enlarged city
services educational and cultural opportunities
With very few exception the people Of Toledo are unani
in their desire to Toledo and become better
city in which to live, work and play.
Having discovered that the people of Toledo do want the
town to forward, them why they do to
their replies Running through their objections is the thread of
their dust those who appointed themselves the leaders
Of this city They in these leaders people who want the
things they want but who are suspected of seeking to saddle
the major cost of providing the improvements the people
who work for living.
thing is certain labor Toledo has not been taken
into the councils of those who claim that they the welfare
of this city heart The only time
when put a or tax levy Then
those who backing the issues seek and expect abors
thusaStic backing.
Labor doesn't sep-chld in civic affairs
and there why it should Labor of
only wishes proper responsibilities;
insists playing its the community
With vast majority of the people this city belonging
assume the mantle of leadership without
ing ot OF wishful thinking.
Labor leaders for the most part are men who have won
their established their leadership by performance
They could long in bringing about the To
which we want but which we can never attain under be
conditions which prevailed for MANY wears The
leadership of these acknowledged
men seeking support come to them and their organizations
To insure getting the road progress labor must
taken into full partnership the important
city t must be given the opportunity to play its part
First of ALL let seek to induce industries to come to
Toledo We this with the aid of possibly
out the doubtful assistance of the Toledo Chamber
Yes, Toledo make progresS-Toledo
Just as find great leader to point
way II Toledo is run down at the heel of
the who have this city
yet discovered that they cannot lead
to follow.