Onward" is the watchword, and there
are no laggards among her people. The 1
first element of success in any com
munity is faith faith in themselves,
faith in their town, and faith in their
future
This the people of Oxford
have in the fullest degree. The spirit
of public enterprise has been carefully
and industriously cultivated, and lor-
tune smiles upon them as its legitimate
offspring. Her Commonwealth Club has
done much to develop such a condition
of things, and the Land, Improvement
and Manufacturing Company is doing
the balance gathering up the sheaves
of the golden grain of material develop
ment and binding them into bundles of
substantial prosperity to the town and
community. Through the medium of
these powerful agencies the business
interests of the town have been consoli
dated, aud there is no one with private
ends to subserve, no clique or faction
to oppose or obstruct. The beneficent
influence of concert of action, united
and harmonious effort, pervades the
community sum actuates every man m
the dischar-e of what he considers a
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personal duty to himself and his town.
and one he takes a special and peculiar
pride aud pleasure in performing. We
repeat, this is the spirit that has been
and will be the making of Oxford the
great business centre and manufactur
ing city its people so devoutly wish for.
