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Thursday, August 20, 1953 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Threu After some days in Washington and New York I am back again in South Carolina. I was most grac iously receive^ everywhere, from the Hotel New Yorker, the vast . enterprise of my friend, Frank L. Andrews, to the Guaranty Trust Bank, one of the Nation’s greatest, with a luncheon. At the Hanover Company, where I was honored four of us sat in a semi-circle—all of us Southerners. How’s that? The president is from Florida, Mr. McNeill; Mr. Allen is from Green ville, South Carolina; Mr. Henry from Virginia. We know that the New England States, the Middle Atlantic States, the far West and the Middle West— all produce leaders, men of enter prise, faith and daring, but hi any people think that ,we Southerners are just a lot of small-time politic ians. So it rejoiced my heart to see Southerners high in the counsels of the mighty. Nor do I overlook that quiet, charming, but effective gentleman, Arthur W. Page, a North Carolinian who stands out in New York. I heard a sermon in Calvary Bap tist church, 123 57th street, the pas tor being Dr. John Sumerfield Wimbish, formerly of old Edge- field, South Carolina. I once attended New York Uni versity and had rooms in Gould Hall, though my classes were in Washington Square and Trinity Place. I wanted to re-visit Gould Hall and look about. On that cam pus is the Hall of Fame, so I thought I would get as near it—on the outside—at least, as I could. New York University probably has more than forty thousand stu dents, perhaps 35,000, or more, be ing day students. In order to serve the people, the University has a building on Washington Avenue, great campus and magnificent far up in the Bronx. Here is Gould Hall, a dormitory given by Miss Helen Gould, daughter of the re nowned Jay Gould. And here are all the usual buildings of a univer sity, as well as the Hall of Fame. And there are buildings all over town. When I was a student there I rushed out on the morning—about seven o’clock, through.. Burnside Avenue to catch the Jerome Ave nue subway, which up there is an elevated. I rode to Wanamaker’s store and walked to Washington Square, where I studied Spanish and other courses; then I caught another subway train at Wanamak er’s and went to Wall Street so as to go to Trinity Place—behind old Trinity Church—for other classes, lasting until about^dark. The dean, my respected, admired add beloved friend from those days, Dr. A. Wel lington Taylor, came to see me at the hotel and had me as his guest at dinner. How gracious! I had luncheon with Mr. Elliott Lee and Mr. Carswell, in The Guar anty Trust Company. They did me the honor to have a quiet, pri vate lunch high up in the bank. Mr. Lee recalls meeting me one day with Mr. Julian Mitchell in Charleston. No wonder he thought I was somebody, after observing Mr. Mitchell’s courtly courtesy; but that is just natural with Mr. Mitch ell. I owe so much to my friends. Everywhere I went my way was prepared by Mr. B. M. Edwards, Mr. John A. Campbell, Mr. James C. Self and Mr. Arthur W. Page. Last year I spent two weeks in Chicago, reporting the Republican and Democratic conventions. My days were made easy and the ar rangements facilitated by my friend, Mr. Wiliam H. Regnery, who spared no pains to serve me. 1 The words of the great Apostle come to blind: “For none 6f us liv- eth to himself and no man dieth to himself.” So, increasingly I feel my debt, being as that same Apos tle implied, a debtor to everybody, • * * I met some big men, as well as some men in big positions. I did not meet any bigger men than some of our men of South Carolina The difference sometimes is that men equally able and efficient ope rate in small or large places. I’ve known some Colonels who might develop into extraodmary five-star generals, just as I’ve known some colonels who might prove able and resourceful captains or lieutenants. However, let that pass, as Shakes peare says. Business in America uses an en ormous amount of money i n order to be prepared for the growth and development of next year and the next five years. This seems true of every kind of busi ness. Our great nation has an an nual increase in population of near ly as many as the total population of South Carolina. r marvel at the faith and the re sourcefulness of our leaders in business; and I marvel equally at the readiness of our banks to meet the needs. I heard that Mr. Frank Andrews of that gigantic Hotel New Yorker started out to make a few changes ' in the lobby. The changes, just minor changes, were budgeted at $600,000, but probably exceeded a million dollars. Then I look at this statement of The New York Edison, that a new unit is being built cost ing four hundred million dollars. Everything else has gone up. Their advertising acount for 1952 waf $1,- 100,000—up $170,000 from 1951. Here in South Carolina it is the same. With us, many great indus trial plants have been rebuilt or en larged; and all our power compan ies have spent, and are spending, many millions, in order to be ready for all the new business. It is the great American drama, this Spend ing of million?* upon millions be cause we have faith in our great country and its development. That means faith in our people, because the people are the country. I wonder why we have men who fight business and its development. How could I ride over New York in a subway train unless someone h^d invested millions of dollars? turn a switch and have light and unless by subway? How could I How could I go about New York power if someone had not invested millions of dollars. In the New York subway I rode twenty miles undter the city. Prob ably the train thundered through those rocks at fifty or sixty miles an hour. How else could I go? By taxi or my own car, clean across New York, with a traffic jam at every comer? Regardless of how rich you may be you will run for the subway if you go any great dis tance. And it is comparatively cheap. All this quick service, un der the great city, for a low price. It would cost at least three times as much to drive your own car; and it would require at least five times as long. And that still isn’t the principal point. If you should drive your car across New York City you would have to spend a hundred dollars, or more, in some sort of hospital, whether for physical in jury or nervous exhaustion. Some body had to invest those millions and cut a way under a great city, often through solid rock; so that I might have all that convenience for a few cents. This nation was built by dream ers, men of vision and faith and daring. How much we owe to those sturdy men 4 New York is our glamorous city and I use the wonders of that great metropolis to make my point. But look around you: in this city have you anything that springs from the vision of the intrepid pioneers? Haven't you facilities that are com paratively cheap because men have looked to the future; have plan ned; and have invested? It is a sad story that many of them have lost fortunes in one enterprise or another, but we today live and prosper on their failures. - They lost money but they served human ity., • I never ride a city bus but I think of that; I think of it when I push a light button; I still wonder every time I turn the water faucet. So much that I enjoy every day I had nothing to do with:-it was done for me and for you, too, by an older generation, though forward-looking men are still investing heavily so that you and your children may live in ever-bountiful city and county and state and nation. Sure ly in America we are the blessed of all the earth* Sweet Potatoes Make Croquettes Let your family taste these sweet potato croquettes soon. Mix 2 cups mashed, cooked sweet, potatoes, 1 cup wheat and barley kernels, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon salt. 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