The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-04-04

E.laences OF s;",nre Prosperid,

skip over this aftieles bur we say it,
and believe it. that there are just now
better elements operating fo0thefuture
PROSPERITY o. Hickman than have been
fSr macy ysafs.' and Tor twenty ysaTs
we have watched such ipauences very
Sc5599Sef Zee ct sseb sts l
- Hiekman, as a tradipg town. has
more misforhnes ihao eom
monly falls tosthe-lot Of any eommu-
nity. sesetaf times almost Totally
destroyed BY 6,e. injured fearfnlly by.
river abrasions, crippled BY diverlinr
raiIsoad-, aud finally rcourgee by cpl
demic. and yet all this has been. or is
being overcome. audto daysitspFesent<
.onmi>takable evidences Of % -
SUBSTANTIAL PROSPERITY.
which have not existed tor years The
load of accumulated misfortunes woald
have sunk almost any ordinary town
and, the very fact that our trade iuter
es;s are proving superior 10 q all i
the very strongest evidence of the
great advantages OF the location for n
town. II was an error, years and years
ago, aud it set has its reaciionary in
Jury, when our people became Inflated
with the idea that Hickman was 20 be
aslarse city, capable Of meaSurirg arms
with ST Louis and Memphis Cite,
do not spring up and grow anywhere
and eForyshere-nor do pros perou7
towns aud villages Enterprise ener-
gy aud capital are essential factors
bat, Nithal. nature natural advau
,ages-wiel5s the eoutre llinrinaueper
q These Inflated ideas" about expeci
ing city, aud holding property tn a
valuation rated according to such ex
pectalion, which ought never to have
existed, base passed, and all such
.thiRgs are toned dowa to practical
reality. 80 ~ eeEG aa4 st
= Whit are The evidences of future
perity7 We answer Grst.
FIXEO VALUES AND INTERESTS.
audgthe eou6deucr of hoRle ci'izeH< Ia
such values and interests. These val,
ues are reduced terribly rtduced-
aud is The value Of every hing else
bnt is approaching fixed estimate
which mesnSe that monied- men. when
they place their no'iey Ia or ON prop
erty, can feel confident of being able
Of getting something ike the same
snount out of itin any emergency
This feeling Of confidence is. aud
will continue, to induce prudent. care
full men to invest their money 10 real
estate and 10 improve it. The time is
approaching when such property will
be the safest aud best wealth. that a
man can own
Only last week the counIER noticed
a number of
CSSTAErIAL IMPROVEMENTS
in the shape of lurge, brick baSine,-
liouees-to be built By men known 20
tho community rs zen of -uccessful
financial judgment. which proves the
progress toihat confidence in the value
of town property to which we have
been abiding The Influence of such
examples will grow confidence IN Others
precisely q ihs-distEust Of such men
in the value OF town properly has bred
distrust in others in the pas, Thi-
revelation cannot be wrought in day,
or season, but it is MS certain TO be
aitsined by gradual process as time
rolls. as'& ta
0Ur.secood reasonfs tie
FIXED RAILROAD INTERESTS
Our railroad Interests for many year,
have been uncertain Here ,oiore our
has been operating with and
Sighting for interests diamerricalIy an
to tho local interests of
Hickman. bu, experience has laugh
the lesson that the real interests Of the
railroad arc through its Mississippi
river connections, aud those are also
Hick mans interests Because OF this
situation the railroad has entered ipto
co attract .withafhe city 10 engaGesin ex
tensiVe wharf improvements aud has
permanently identified her Interests
with this end of the road This means
IN time. trans Mississippi eouuection
- Wessay the indiea,ions are health
fal sand we believe that this commn-
6iy will gradually progress toward
prosperity. Each, individual can help
or re;ard No man ID. rwuhoui his
10 faence for good OF bad in such mat.
ters,y and encoura gemcn. or discourage
ment goes from one TO another ike
cQnia gion-sf A sigh. from successful
Gnancier may discourage more hope
full mnu from buiiding good home for
his family, aui that same 6naaci ,r may
live 70 see that more hopeful friend :
money lost in soIef hing else whereas
If invested stu "a home. IL wonld -have
been saved. We want TO see Hick
mans business interests oreanized into
> close corporation, 50 to speak up
held those 81 no uphold Hickman. and
sustain I'll o 80 10 tesests u hat are to help
the generai interests. The Citizen who
81 4erFt69 fh@f, ,E 5A.& 81. !,
siges way g. MISUNDERSTANDING al
stheE siste rests exceptFcent. per cent
indsethat tlIel reaction IN general inter
sstsg eats up mig gain by sse'fishaeSS,
rhe man 'wboo' Sets himself dowu't TO gaic
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