The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-05-22
Ravcnna--Fhe Elements 0f its
Prosperity-Our Financial aud
Social Interests.

Rfospertty-Our Financial aud
Social Interests.
The individual and mutual prosperity an,
happiness Of our community should be III,
desire every member. However much WI
may regard ourselves as independent Of each
other, and however selfish may be our plan.
and purposes and our desires to become rict
and affiuent. without regard to the public
welfare, still, society is uni. It's members
are not, and cannot be isolated. They are
bound together by chain Of common inter.
ests, common hopes and, il one sense,a com.
mon destiny. As the members Of the hu.
man body sympath,ze with, and aid each
other, and II one suffers injury all the rest
suffer with IL; 80 il one member Of socie-
~, 10 injured in business or character all the
rest suffer with him. II is therefore the du-
ty OF every man to consider well, the causes
Of social and public prosperity.
What are the elements Of success and ad-
vancement to the people of Ravenna, as one
undivided community What enterprises
ought our citizens 10 engage inl What in-
stitutions ought to be cherished and foster.
edt What do we need to build ourselves up
in wealth, intelligence and influence p
These are important questions.
CAPITAL AND MAEUAcTURERs.
A certain amount Of capital, 10 essential
to every enterprise OF importance, and our
business circles prosper just in proportion as
it increases or diminishss. We want men
here, who are willing to invest their money
in and about Ravenna. Ruvenna might be.
come aourishing manufacturing town. Its
location is pleasant and healthful, and it's ia.
cilities are excellent. All it needs is capi.
tai and energy True, il does not hold out
those brilliant promises Of immediate, sudden
wealth, which glitter in the far West But
1t does promise q sure, constant, and perma-
nent success TO almost every legitimate
enterpriz!. We admire us much a. any
e one, that bold. self.relying spiri' which
leads our young men to break away from
home, and take up their abodes in some new
settlement, there 10 grow up with the coun-
try, and make for themselves a name and
fortune. But are the elements of wealth in
Ohio exhausted! Must enterprise seek new
channels and new field We think not. |
Is It not better to stay here, where the ad-
vantoges OF established society are enjoyed,
where means for mental and moral culture
are abundant, with the sure guaranty OF u
competence, than TO take up an abode where
societyls necessarily unsettled where means
OF improvement are limited, and where the
chsnces OF wealth though brilliant are at
least uncertain
We should labor then, to induce capital.
lists 10 make This, their place Of residence
md business. Encourage every reasonable
business project. whether in the mechanic
arts, merchandising, or agriculture. One
kind OF business helps another and thus each
mon ed interest works for the good of every.
other interest. There is another matter OF
importance. We should support those who
have established themselves in our midst
ne merchunt VINO lives here and who in-
vests his money in the purchase Of goods to
crafty our tastes and wants,is far more enti.
tied ts our support, than the trayeling ad.
venturer who stays but day or two, aud
disposes of his wares at auction. The same
principle will apply to every other branch Of
business. Our merchants and mechanics
bring just us good goods,an manufacture Just Z
as good articles, and at just US reasonable /
prices as city dealers. They are entitled to i
our support. They contribute to the wealth 9
and prosperity of the people here and they
ought to be we'll sustained by the people.
Let every kind Of business thrive. En-.
courage every kind of business that is hon.
orable, and none, no matter how lucrative,
that is not SO.