Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-08-31

put yo'u shoulder to the car OF prog
ress and push it forward. Whatever
goes to confer comfort, supply conve-
niences and beautify appearances,
adds to individual wealth, and there
fore, demands individual encourage
ment and support. 1t is impossl
bic We should encourage any move
ment in behalf of the town without
deriving personal benefit from its sue
cess On the other hand, we cannot
discourage such enterprises without
inhicting upon ourselves grave injury.
Erostburg needs improvement in many
respects, and, although talking
through this column to its citizens as
to their Importance and urgency ls
seemingly much like pouring water
on duck, yet We are disinclined to
believe that our leading business men,
otherwise entcrprisitg and prosper
Gus, are totally oblivlous to the es-
sental needs of the place.
First and foremost among local
measures comes the water question:
We say first and foremost because
all Of permanent value and future
Importance depends upon success IN
this. We can lay quite as much
claim to manufacturing eligibility as
some Of our sister towns. If We con-
slider contiguity to mineral and other
resources we might claim more. We
dare not invite enterprise of this
character while we are derelict in the
provision of an Indispensable element.
To do so, under the circumstances,
would be the clearest folly.
1t is well known that institutions of
this sort must be abundantly supplied
with water. Besides they tend to
density population and otherwise en-
large the demand for an ample sup
ply. AS it is, we are without enough
for domestic purposes and two thirds f
the town not supplied at all. The
conclusion is inevitable that so far
as our growth and development is de
pendent upon manufacturing enter
prises we must be content with our
progress as it is.
An intelligent view and cncrgised
public spirit would overleap the mar
row boundaries erected and perpetu-
at>d by fossiiaed ideas, which are not
the better for their antiquity, and
look to an era of growth and wealth
which contemplatcs no maximum.
a promise like this is not impossible
of realization in the coming annals of
Frostburg it will be near or remote
as our support Of public measures is
quick or slow. Each generation
makes its own epoch in the history of
all places. 1t is not too late for this
to lay the foundation of a more en-
during growth and better future for
its on-coming sons and daughters
1t is not eXtravagant to assert that
in at least two respects the existence
and development of this town is en-
tlrely dependent upon the conduct Gifts
present population in the securement
of more water. Then, why not get
it? If you see this in all its urgency,
why not talk it up vigorously until
the entire community is impregnated
with the idea-until storm of public
sentiment compels the work Why
stop because some poor mummy, out
of whom has withered all public spir-
it, love of advancement and even of
comfort, whines out his sepulchral
whispor-"It won't pay % Show
your live men that as certainly as eff
fects fellow causes so surely will any
merltorious enterprise, public or pri-
vate, repay every citizen. Leave the
embalmed and swaddled individual
to deplore your courage and talk
go on advocating a measure, freighted
with the best material interests of
our town-people. We cannot live
unto ourselves, nor can we discourage
any movement in behalf of the town
without intlicting suicidal injury
The best results of an activity of
this character will not only be per-
ceivable in general improvements, in
creased facilities and better business,
but in the infusion of broader, more
liberal and generous public spirit that
WHITES, beauties and gladdens every
place it enters.
The cheated term of this wear has
been attended with many fatal results,
both in this country and Europe.
The mortality from sun-stroke has been