The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-11-21

manufacturing establishment, the peo-
pie would follow. This may possibly be
true, but we '.just can't" We consider
this mistaken idea. These large estab-
lishments follow people, and not the peo-
pie them until they have proven success
ses First, then, we must have an or
ganized, well understood plan ofinducing
settlers, and secondly liberal manner
of encouraging them after they have
come. II
The strong must aid the weak, at least
until they get foothold. Ii poor
man desires to build a residence, he
should have the lot at fair price and
on long time.
If he desires to establish a shop for
the manufacture of shoes, saddles, furni-
ture, wagons, carriages, he should have
the united patronage of our people. The
man who sends to distance for any ar
I,ticle manufactured by his fellow-c citizen
should be held as an enemy to the town.
Besides they should be encouraged by
law Every department of trade, espe
cially mechanical, should be protected
from the "money bulls" and spectators,
who with their big capital crush out our
young, struggling manufacturing estab-
lishments.
Hickman has some such establishments
of which we may justly boast. We men
ton Hertwick, Baltzer & Co., wagon ma
kers; Chas. Oswald, p j. Weimer, Fur
niture makers; A. S. Anderson, saddlery
and harness; Kirk patrick & Bro, carri-
age makers, and others. These houses
have established themselves against the
combined opposition of home capital
and foreign competition. Will not all
admit that these houses are a benefit to
the town and to every business man IN
it? If all our home patronage could
be conferred upon these houses their es-
Establishments would be enlarged and i'm
proved, their working force trebled, their
prices reduced, and their advantage to
the town in every way increased. And
it is to the interest of every man, mer-
chant, grocer, farmer, professional man,
all to extend this encourage ment. Any
thinking man can see this without our
eularging on the point.
We are dependant upon our City Coun-
Gil for many needed salutary measures.
For instance, in. assessing taxes, owners
of vacant lot should be assessed to the
full extent allowed by the charter, and
parties building new houses encouraged
by lesscniDg or releasing their taxes for
certain tune. This would cause lot
owners to sell at reasonably prices, and
encourage men to improve their property
They should encourage home iustitu-
tons by favorable legislation.
Old foeies and croakers must be made
to stand out of the way of the obvious
prosperity of the city.
Another view is that our business men
must work to keep and increase the trade
f-o,,, The hack country. To this end good
roads to and from town, In every dlrcc-
ton, Is absolutely essential. Our mer-
chants should aid the county and our
country dealers in building and keeping
these roads in good condition. One in
particular, known as the Robinson &
Keith turnpike, across Obion bottom,
opening to US the rich trade of Dyer and
Gibson counties, demand their consid-
Grafton.
These views are stated plainly, with
out any attempt to embollish or make
them sound pleasant to the ear. Our
people must understand facts. We need
enterprise. We need public spirit. We
must combine all interests and work to-
gether for the common good. For the
want Of united action the town is Ian
gushing, mechanic shops paralyzed,
home industry burdened. and every class
of people dispirited. Thousands OF dol
lars are laying idle in the pockets OF
farmers and citizens, which is needed ey-
cry day in commerce aud Improvements,
only for want of a safe aud profitable
channel in which to invest it, and which
could be commanded by our citizens If
the would unite in an effort. No town
ever did or can prosper without such ex-
ertions. Shall we try? Let our prop
erty holders talk together, compare the
past history Of the town, its present con
dition, and il, future prospects, and de-
termine for themselves, for it Is with
them, whether they will inauSurate
new policy for prosperity, or continue IN
the beaten track.
observation-disclosures having Furniture,