Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-03-26

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shanes bis line u thoughtto point
! truth that may Be partly dimm-
- ~ the rpsh and wear and tear
81 crcWdin9 events. So II Is with |
ii III instance ana while We
% not mean our views 70 apply
locAlly-except to those who feel
~ spplicatiop-we wish to make
! feW general observations. We
~ free 70 admit that we may see
tfinga III some cases, different
from otbers, and possibly do very
olten, and II our conclusions do
not correspond With your views,
W only ask ! liberality Of COM
parison - that the truth We shall
try " point may not be lost.
II II Of what makes or Injuries a
town ~ country that we wish to
write. Too many men will ans
wer as to the former that oil de-
ponds upon location and surroun-
dings, These may be aids but
We assert that men either stamp
both with prosperity or work their
ruin. Men Of weak faith in effort
and industry will ask: "Do you
mean 70 say that men have more
10 do with the growth and pros
perity Of towns and cities than the
location or s,lrroundings?9'
That is just what We mean to
say, and prove it. Take for ex-
ample some American towns and
cities. Altoona. Pa, = thriving
city nestled on q bench on the
mountain side, owes oil it is to the
work Of enterprising citizens.
Pittsbnrg i the outgrowth Of COM
bined effort and capital /; the man
with 4 dollar TO spare puts it into
property. Cincinnati, Columbus,
Toledo, st. Paul, Winona, and
most Of the manufacturing and
commercial cities in the union
have sprung up under the guild
arce Of men who have worked
with an aim. Nearer home we
find tho same. Council Bluffs
owes all she is to her citizens.
Sioux City, which Is good BUSH
mes town. Is not the result Of To-
cAlity or surrounding country.
The Metropolisyille immortalized
by Eggleston, which is now a Min
nesota farm, was surrounded by
better agricultural lands than
Sioux City has. But the inhabi-
tants Of our neighbor across the
line have q pride in home, and
someday will make that . city OF
vast importance in the CONNER
eial marts Of the west. Cedar
Rapids, Waterloo, and most Of the
inland cities Of Iowa show the
f~nSer-marks Of the men who con-
troll their business interests,
In pseUf that location performs
Z mines pat in shs prssIBDafgEityy,,
any city, We ~ish to cite 2 lev
rattle-trap cities that are merely
result Of locations. Norfolk, Va.
possessing one Of the finest .ar
bors ii the world, has q s-'ai'ei
populssion today than icy years
aso. Re street. are ~ q weeds
Il 1,.ses are cruyoling to the
..rth. and ey5fhing IN and
,round &c seems 70 be decay.
- ra,people are discontented
1ent. ST. Marks in Flor
fuswick in Georgia, viii
1hgtOn, North Carolina Santa
Barbara il California, all seaport
towns, are retrograding rather
than advancing. Nature has done
al for them that could be asked,
while man has done nothing.
Those cities are filed with sleepy
people. Hundreds Of sickly in
land lawns are also dying for want
" enterprising men.
We now come to the class 81
men that either build Or tear down
town. Those who build are the
men who possess stability, enter
prise, vim and pride in the place
they call home. When 8 dollar
= ea1ned il i not locked ii the
but i kept turning itself as
often y possible. IL effects are
feit Il ! short time BY most Of the
ths people. WI see the spare dol
- il large buildings, nice streets,
cozy residences painted and beau
tiisd. These men aim TO make
tAsir towns places q interest To the
Outside world. They welcorne
eySsyspew-comer with : smile and
hSnfK make 81 tho hand. Ia
SaE ~ iook healthy and men
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