Brick and Clay Record Volume 54 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ... profit account, but consider it a necessary cost as much as the salary of your salesmen or their expense account. It must be understood that the amounts agreed to be paid by each individual should be paid with as much promptness when due as your pay roll or taxes. If it is to take several soliciting letters from the treasurer each time when a payment is due, then there is just so much wasted energy that should have been used for other purposes. With our suggestions for the betterment and our aid in accomplishing the same, together with prompt payment of dues, which will always be known in advance, our individual parts will be done. Now what are we to receive in return from our association? OUR ASSOCIATION TO MAKE COUNTER-ATTACK I believe nearly all of us, if not all of us, feel that we are at the Chateau Thierry period in the affairs of the brick industry. Our industry is being attacked with great force, and for a time has been driven back, so far as proportion of work is considered, and certainly we are not even now advancing. But here comes up our reserve power--our association. And just when many of us have been feeling that there was to be given further disappointments and discouragements we catch a glimpse of the reinforcements, and realize that the things we would like so much to see done, but were unable to do as individuals, may easily be accomplished by our association. May the spirit that actuated our army be ours. The crisis in the great war had been reached, and when a French commander advised the further retreat of the American forces he was answered: "Our flag has been forced to retire. This condition is unendurable. We shall counterattack." (Applause.) And from that time on there was continual advance of the allied armies and a cor...