Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-09-18
HONE ~IHTERESTs.

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HOME INTER ESTs
Every business mart IS judged
by ths public spirit Of its citizens.
The wholesale dealer in foreign
markets, the casual observer as he
wandsrs through the town, and
Tie active moving portion Of the
world III general consider a mans
promise 70 pay good in proportion
to the spirit Of the town in which
he lives. This fact may seem
but II is true in nine
cases out Of ten.
You may ask, what is home in
terest and public spirit? It is not
Staying with . town, trusting that
something may turn up in your
fasor. Its NOT fighting every
thing that seeks to improve your
town. It's notabusing those who
spend money and time in making
local or general improvements. It
Is not in telling every stranger you
see that the town has "gone to the
dogs" Never. A few such men
will sink the most promising town
that ever started. Egglestone's
Metropolisyille isa type Of too many
towns nowadays. It may be ar
gaed that position is everything to
= town or..city. Then why has not
Norfolk city possessing the fin
est harbor IN the world, and being
the natural seaboard for Southern
prcduds-become q place Of i'm
portance with trcbble its present
wealth and population? Why do
We zee 30 many towns dying with
the dry rot? Simply because the
inhabitants ass similarly afflicted.
In the growth and wealth of towns
wessee the same shades that perme-
ate business life; the men who
advertise their goods and wares
generally get rich, while other
men beside them with equally the
same chances starve. Towns are
just the same-life tells every time.
Corpses build no houses, churches,
school houses, grade streets or
highways, erect mills or build ma
chine shops.
A public spirited man is one
who goes down into his pocket
when occasion demands it. He
don't use his time cursing public
improvements and men who take
hold Of the same for protection.
Is not found day after day try
ing to wear out dry goods boxes,
while bemoaniilg the condition Of
the town hecalls home. You find
his name first on subscription pa
pers backed by 9 good round sum,
and the sequel oft all is, every
dollar comes back with q good in
terest. The positive course Of
things never permits such men to
suffer.
Home interests should be para
mount. And when the inhabi-
tants Of 4 town Of city are united
"A The one great objest Of advanc-
'ing al local and internal interests,
theEs rcd BE- no fears Of the future
Of that place. Chronic grumblers
find themselves ct . discount, and
they ara booted out Of town. II is
i truth worthy 81 universal accep-
tanee, that men who continually
.yhine ahout the town they live in
stculd xhne III fhs same il they
sfvsd whsre every dsw drop was 4
rod dolllr.
Wllile 49, observations were
not sugsstsdbyanythin Of local
nAtufs W they may aid Us to see
where othsra fsiled. Unity ofpur-
pose i = powerful weopen IN the
hands of any community. "A
good supply Of pluck il money in
nine CASES out Of ten, and the man
or city generally wins that uses
that gift unsparingiy. This is no
- fos dreamingit j. grabbing
for everything md maneuvering
nd blowing your own horn IN all
bueinean lnatto1s until others win
pet w the time and help You
lAioug, Tint wins III the end.
WI want . al 8 6ault on the
m Homus Qssn. That Indian
doctress story ~ horrid, but now