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    Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922
    Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922
    Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922
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    Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922

    By Ch. F. C. Uhte and Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Bremen Cotton Exchange 1872/1922 - Ch. F. C. Uhte

      Project Gutenberg's Bremen Cotton Exchange, by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

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      Title: Bremen Cotton Exchange

      1872/1922

      Author: Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

      Translator: Ch. F. C. Uhte

      Release Date: June 7, 2009 [EBook #29065]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BREMEN COTTON EXCHANGE ***

      Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at

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      generously made available by The Internet Archive/American

      Libraries.)

      Bremer Baumwollbörse, Bremen.

      BREMEN

      COTTON EXCHANGE

      1872/1922

      BY

      A. W. CRAMER

      PRESIDENT

      OF THE BREMEN COTTON EXCHANGE

      TRANSLATED BY CH. F. C. UHTE, BREMEN

      1922

      FRANZ LEUWER VERLAG

      BREMEN

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      COPYRIGHT 1922 BY FRANZ LEUWER

      BREMEN

      PRINTED BY

      H. M. HAUSCHILD · BREMEN

      A JUBILEE GIFT TO THE

      MEMBERS OF THE BREMEN

      COTTON EXCHANGE

      FIFTY YEARS.

      Aperiod covering 50 years is sure to show to the surviving and the younger generations certain milestones, which indicate a trend of human thought, or memorize important occurrences. We may look back upon mighty wars, or religious upheavals or the cruelties committed in both, or another may recall the peaceful thrifty life with its underlying romantic thought.

      Later generations may possibly call this episode of the last 50 years the Period of Economic Development. Every epoch has its dominating spirit; sometimes it is a God of War, sometimes a religious martyr, sometimes it takes the shape of a great poet and even the thoughts and lives of the every-day citizen are the replica of the spirit of its time.

      The embodiment of the spirit of the last 50 years is a Hercules. This famous demi-god executed 12 wondrous deeds, the names of which were painfully instilled into us at school, but his mighty deeds made no impression on the history of his time. Our Hercules has successfully achieved more than twelve wonderful works, nor need we look far afield to see the lasting imprint of his footsteps; we have always before us the great works of our time.

      We are the lucky ones, who are privileged to step anywhere on our northern shore into a carriage, far more commodious than the ancient stage coach, compose ourselves for sleep, and allow ourselves to be whirled away, in order to find ourselves the following noon, seated at a comfortable meal on the heights of the Rigi. We have crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six days, we talk and listen to a friend, and it is nothing to us that he is a thousand kilometres distant. By pressing a button, we illuminate our house, by pulling a lever, we light up a whole town. From the birds we have purloined the art of flying, and many other wonders have the past fifty years showered upon us, and yet, all this is not the real monument of our time, but it is

      WORK!

      That systematic work, which is sure of its own goal, is the origin of all the wonders of the past half century, and which has set its own seal upon the special character of our own time.

      If we consider the life of animals and even plants, we find that all adapt themselves to the demands of nature. This is the original primitive condition. But already the bird building its nest for greater comfort and protection of its young, interferes with nature's original conditions. No doubt, mankind once lived under primitive adaptation, and possibly the idealistic thought of paradise may be the echo of those far away days. When, however, mankind began to people the earth, necessity drove them to assist nature and thus WORK was created. For a long period this work was infinitesimal, and many races could still live from nature's storehouse. Their wants were few, so that the thought of exploiting nature for the benefit of improved conditions, never entered their heads. For forty years, Moses traversed the desert with the people of Israel, searching for gifts from Heaven, but they did not know, that--he who wishes to live upon milk and honey--must work to obtain them. By degrees, people began to try and win more from Dame Nature than she was willing to give unaided. They were forced, thereto, by their ever increasing numbers and by the individual demands on life. This healthy thought for improvement was frequently interrupted and, temporally, even entirely suspended, for in the human mind dwell not only great and lofty thoughts, but envy, strife and hatred have also a place. The history of mankind bristles with ugly deeds, wars, enslaving of nations and even extermination. Entire periods know nothing of peaceful development, but quietly and persistently WORK gained ground and forced itself, despite resistance, upon mankind. Only the more modern times have shown us the might and the blessing which lies dormant in Work. Like an avalanche, the knowledge swept fifty years ago across the people, that quite different means were required for mutual benefit and culture, than those provided by nature itself. That was the triumphal entrance of Work towards a definite goal.

      Words fail to adequately describe what the last fifty years have brought us, in inventions and kindred achievements, and what is the result of this Herculean work? An expansion undreamt of in the annals of history. By 50% the population of several countries had increased, they became too small to feed and clothe their people from their own resources, but the new spirit, which

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