The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-13

J lt tuNtll lNllls W. " W 'l"lN'
are the hest mirror known OF the enter
prise and business OF 4 place. Winchester
is sadly lacking III the energy that always
indicates the widc-awakc town. Only one
store. we believe, advcrtiscS in the Home
journal. Capital seeking investment
never stops in sleepy places.
We take the above from the Fayetteville
Observer, and must confess that We were
not surprised when wo read its remarks.
CrrteS. there is not Il town in all of the
territory. called Tennessee, which shows
less public spirit than poor Old Winchea-
ter. Situated as it is, in 4 romantic and
healthy placc-frcc from all sorts ofcpi-
denies, and where doctors are scarcely
necdci-it Ouyht to be a place OF some I'M
portancc. But there is ne public spirit
here. There Is Il supreme ScltislincSs which
holds anickel so close 70 its eyG that UNI
told fortunes in the distance cannot he
seen. And how can such sorLid selfish
ness benefit a town? How can VT cA poet
that Winchester will ever emerge from its
present dependency unless a little public
spirit is shown? viii it grow to be agrcat
town if individuals seek personal pros
peritv while the public welfare goes to
ruin? Not at all! Already we hear that
Winchester is tinished-that it has reach
ed its ultimate Of greatness III acommer-
cial point. We do not think so. There
are local reasons here tor the belief that
Winchester will some day be what it
"
might have been ere this If the right sort
Of farsecing enterprise and go-hcad-a-
tiyeness had existed. We have Il par. at
mosphcre and pure Waterfront advertised.
We have beautiful scenery and grand old
mountains full ofmincrals, not advertised
We have Il record of exemption from all
sorts of cpidcmics-not advertised. We
have fine schools and boarding houses for
students-not advertised! We have good
! merchants, or middlemcn. but they do not
advertise. We have good mechanics. we
have artiZans of every Kind. but who
them manifest II public spirit. They seem
to be afraid we will make n few dollars
ont Of them, forgetting the fact that a good
advertisement in a newspaper Is the best
of all possible salesmcn.a salesman who
never sleeps, and is never weary who
rocs after. business carly and late who ac-
costs the merchant in his shop, the scholar
in his study, the lawyer in his office, the
lady ut her tea table; who can be III :;
thousand places at once and speak to Il
million people every day, saying to each
one the best thing in the best manner,
And people abroad see these advertise
ments. They may want to emigrate, but
will they emigrate to Il "slecpy place.
place from which the newspaper gives nc
evidence Of life or any anxiety to live
Verify, he Observer is correct" capita
seeking investment never stops in sleepy
places" Aside from appeals for charity
we never see much spirit manifested IN
Winchester. There Is 10 public spirit
no effort except in an individual sense
a d all for self, regardless OF the fact thai
when all prosper individuals have Il tettel
chance. And one thing here we wish t
, record AS, Il postulatc-that prosperity fol
| lows Il generous advertising. We do no
, mean this al m appeal to merchants ant
, others to advertise. We do not be- then
individually to do so, nor will we i'll
public manner. But our resources Of
latent nature; our exemption from cpl
| denies; the educational advantages on
; town offers; the advantages for manufac
. turing, &c. these things need to be pub
= lislled to the world-to the millions Q
= emigrants who are coming to Americ
d from foreign countries to find 4 HON
where labor can keep them and their fam
: lilies without the poor-hou.c. How ca
the advantages our county offers be mad
y known except by advertising! And mus
we keep up an Office. pay printers, buy pa
per. pay rent and insurance, support OF
family. &c. do this, and expect no rec
ompense? Why, suppose Franklin count
Ie had no inhabitants-what would land |
Ic worth? And yet, what auxiliary can con
pare with a good newspaper for the ii
duceinent of Immigration? Really Il
Home Journal has Indirectly been Il
at means Of bcnrfitins many 4 man IN tn
|. county tn the amount OF hundreds ~