We are, my friends, as well off as the Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock, and we are better off than the hardy colonists who laid the foundation for the country that flies that flag up there.

Centuries ago bold adventurers set out to discover unknown lands.

They were few in number and poorly equipped.

But they ventured into the wilderness and built villages that grew to be cities.
They went through a thousand hardships that we will never know, and they survived.
"Captain Trigger and the others selected me to make this talk to you because I have had some practical experience in establishing and developing a camp, such as we will have to build.

Experience has taught me one thing above all others: work, hard work of a constructive nature, is our only salvation.