•334 State Horticultural Society. 



In business, how still more is this reciprocity of interest made 

 manifest, iv^ot the simple and vulgar idea, "you tickle me and I will 

 tickle you," but the greater and more important principle of ''no one 

 man can succeed by himself alone;" reciprocity must come from ail 

 with whom he deals and then the best of success comes to that business; 

 that of satisfaction in its success. 



In our states it must be the ruling factor. Xo state can say, I 

 have no need of thee, .but favors granted by one are returned by another 

 and thus even the state lines are simply imaginary lines. Let but one 

 state refuse to reciprocate and see how soon the others w411 let her alone 

 and how soon affairs would become badly entangled. 



''There is no freedom without law" and the best pleasures and suc- 

 cesses of every person and every state even comes to those who recip- 

 rocate in like favors. Empires, kingdoms, principalities, republics, all 

 nations know full well the import and principal of reciprocity in all 

 their dealings mtli each other; how the best use of this principle will 

 make both parties richer, better, happier, and hence it becomes the 

 great aim of nations to use it to their best advantage and to the upbuild- 

 ing of their country. 



From individuals, cities, states, nations, even to nature in all her 

 moods we find a response to favors shown her. Even the Annds and 

 waters and storms will reciprocate when properly handled and harnessed 

 and we find them doing our work and giving us assistance when we use 

 them aright. 



Going one step higher, we find reciprocity a civilizer, an improver, 

 a developer, a feature that will improve every person and community 

 and people which makes use of it. It makes us regard the views and 

 opinions and rights of others and that is the best civilizer or our people. 

 It is an educator in that it causes us to respect others, and where we 

 begin to think of others and study them and give them our ideas we are 

 sure to have them reciprocate and return to us in kind. This, then, is 

 an educator in the highest sense of the term. 



Reciprocity is a money maker and that usually, for all parties con- 

 cerned, because each gets that which he wants and gets rid of that which 

 he does not want. Thus far with each other we can use it every day. 

 It becomes then a culturist because it cultivates each one of us in mind 



