The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-16

Ne We no huge buildings, where inees
SAINT noise,
Is made by springs and spindles, girl
! and boys;
Still united minds with us in common
trade,
Can gain more wealth than we've ye
made.
Werchant-I see in the Hickman
COURIER, our local paper, continued
articles about making trade" enter
prise, etc, what does all that mean.
for one, am certainly anxious TO double
my trade, if possible.
Property Orner-Ha. ha. All, we'll
dull times, aud you see the CoUR-
TER wants advertisements Its good
paper, ike it, and it ought to be
sustained, but it thinks all enterprise
concentrated in advertising"
Citizen Well, grant that your re-
hections on the COURIER are true, and
that it is pushing with zeal its own in
erests, amt that business? Is it not
even commendable Aud might not
y,u, and the merchant, aud each and
every avocation, catch a hint from
these articles that would be of individ
ual aud general good. Remember,
ssaS 5esSEa D. US together, have a
/ combined interest invested In this
town, estimated at original cost, which
would aggregate more than one million
dollars. To say nothing of increasing
this in value. ought we not to strive to
keep this from depreciating; to keep
our homes from going down hill?
Property Well, yes But,
l have property now that l can't rent
out; and what do rent, don't bring
as much or rent as readily as some
years ago. The truth is, you see, our
merchants seem to have lost spirit
and
Cit.sen-Tut, tut Stop there
Don't throv evry'hing on the poor
merchant. He is the good riding
horse, that packs and packs, without
anybody to even help unload. Every
charity, church, school, railroad, or
anything else, that comes along, you
say run to the merchants" We have
merchants, take them as a body, that
compare with any place. They are in
terested in proportion to their Unrest
meats, aud nothing more. Just pre-
clseIy as you aud any property owner,
of large or small degree.
Mechanically friend speaks truly;
there is scarcely day that "subscrip
tion papers don't come to US for this
or that, coupled with the reminder
that "our neighborhood" trades here,
and all such arguments. We are not
unmindful Of these reciprocal obliga
tons to ourpatrons, nor disposed to
cast them Of, but the suggestion of
friend "eiliRn" is but the naked truth.
Property Well, then, what
is to be done? What am 1 to do ?
I've got nomoney, or but very little;
aud tie tues are $50 dull e.
C5ti-eaATrue, the times are dull;
and hence the more necessity that
something should be done. We want
a healthy public sentiment, aud to this
each anl every citizen contributes,
the mechanic. the merchant, the prop
erty owner, the lawyer, the doctor, one
and all. We should feel that our home
is and Of right ought to be as good as
any body else's home. We have some
splcudid advantages, some men Of cap
ital, some Of pluck aud energy, good
wives and daughters. aud sons growing
up who We wish to be prosperous and
useful
misunderstanding Of advantages,
[ admit we have the great Mississippi,
which beats all the railroads in cheap
freights, when the boats try; that We
have a good country all around US;
that while we ara poor and need more
car ital, yet that we have larger CAPT
tai and stocks than any competing
point; but, I fear we can never attain
the trade Of 1855 ca; the railroads
have cut Us off, aud little trade points
have sprung up all through the coun,
try
Citizen Y our statements are true;
but, don't these railroads run back of
other towns, and yet those towns grow
and prospect Why do they prosper?
Is it not largely because the trade of
the country, and its wealth, has in
creased since 1855, its resources quad
rupled, and made room for new towns?
The same trade field is open to US. but
instead Of being forced here as in old
days they have now to be induced
In proof Of this, some years, and since
these railroads have been in operation
we have enjoyed a large trade from
thsses se6eens. The farmers are &c
+ lear5,,tEet t4lsyy can make more thar
their expenses, in the price of produce
and in the price of goods, by coming
this distance. If not, they will, o.
course. trade at their more convenient
/ points.
.Nerchaat-We can, aud except i
may be in some little retail matters, do
self goods of every description cheap
err than can be possibly sold at any o
these railroad points-we have cheap
err frsigbts, buy in larger quantities
and keep a better variety of goods tt
select from; but, we are all selling nov
on the very closest margin, aud th'
sales are SO small that none of US maxi
ANYTHING. If we could double on
sales in a season, We might mark dowl
hut with trade as it is it would be
losing business. We only ask legit
innate profit; and think as honest mel
We are entitled to. | know some o