Smyrna times., 1867-10-09

SUPPORT YOUR own MECHANICS. ma,
who will not provide for his own household /;
worse than all inEdel," a man who m,Lo
his living off Of town and goes away from, ,Lo
town to spend his money is not much bettor
nome Of oar mechanics, as we'll a, noonln :,
other ENDS oi bus}uess, have complainod tba
they are net patronized by our o,ca citizens a
they should be; that some persons. in or1o,
~ guy things from the city," would let tbri,
own t0wnsmen go without work sooner than
buy at home. '''1'
9Ilysha certainly has mechanics Of the first
ofoes' and IN nothing has the town improvrd
hae Rapidly within the last few years than in
Increased mechanical skill aud resources TIE
9iaihlng mills, (wood aud iron), the CASTING of
IRON ratings, the spoke machine, the vooIIen
Iliil' and many Ciher branches ofinduStr, b,re
oceh successfully introduced, and there is bar,l-
~ bra2cn OF mechanical work that cannot h.,
done Ia the town.
IL tse citizens of any town do not encourore
'hc't own mechanics, that town cannot be and
Seed not expect to be very prosperous Evo.,,
article that Is manufactured at home sbould bo
purchased there aud not abroad. If vor sond
~ -,
AZ 'ne eify 1or your machinery, your shoes
y'Uf clothing, your furniture. vour oorr;,,,
&c, when you can get those tb;,rs ;,,,t
s'0I anu as choap at your own door, you are
'c"d'hS hand to a system of trade. which f
carried out, will PROSTATE your own mecban-
icS, merchants, sGd every one else. cvon vo,n
Neif When you purchase an article abroad
that your can have made just as we'll at bom.
:! 9u aiio" di'respect to your own artisans vor
eve 70 strangers that which you refnse 70 CON
'Fl0H'e 70 the town in which you live the mo.
"Hy Eo2 thus spend is taken from vour boma
'''''''1'.'"' Gu are not good citizen; nav,
'''' Town would be better without YOU Won
--"S '"lhA you are putting q penny in vo,,, I
'"' i''c"e'' but you are taking two oat of vour
hciShoorS, ani ultimately your own nocLat ,r;u
Ieei the loss. Ifyou make YOUR pnrcbasos -
:'o'HG' however yoa contribute to the prosper- t
''E 9! !@ur own mechanics and other trades e
'";' II they h""pne prosperous the town t
WIZ leei Their Prosperity. WHAT'S given Them l
ny Tue town they vii! return to the town :.
1ta'a' y new house will 60 up new Church I
I've their CONTRIBUTION an / new school. d
i'0>e VIII Dc buiit through their aid. What u
ever i to be done requiring mechanical sl;n u
% your own NJ. chlnioo have the lob IF >, =. r.
'on'e IS to be built let your own c,rn.rtor' a
''9'"'' pAinteEs, ~, do the work. Let homo
"'odrage nome. We must pay more att4n. .,
ION 70 tbs rule if .: have any desire for ,oe. NJ
ha"ieal enterprise in cur midst z,
Although We commenced this article with III
'F'icl'r reference to our mechanics, still We f. f.
o Id apply 1t to merchant, also. What we have co
'F' "l'h reference to the former will aaplv 70 ali
le latter. The merchants of Smyrna have st'
oek' which, to- variety AMI supply. cannot In H.,
surpassed by any town in the country No loc
'"n OF its size has more capital thus invested in
'rhapS' aud honoe there is nc necessity for at at
''ng to the city for merchandise The Ga d.
arSon who could not get suited in Smyrna vi
hard customer to c,.U .,,o1 ..