Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-18

here, the excellence of the wagons
causing heavy demand even in Cal
fornia, to which State they were ship
ped by the hundreds. A respectable
town hall, too, would no doubt prove
paying investment. Why can't we
have some of these enterprises started
here? Why keep ploddlng on in oul
dull, inactive way, half asleep and
half awake, leaving it to our neigh
bors to reap the reward which might
be ours were it not lor our supineness
we had almost said laziness : Just
for moment think of the vast differ
ence it would make in business and
general interest if we had such eslab-
lishments located here and boasted
such fine public improvements.
Stephens City is MS desirable place
as any one could wish to live in.
Situated in the most fertile part of
The loveliest of valleys,
Where the Shenandoah flows
Through scenes of sylvan beauty
As toward the sea it goes
Where Nature, in her kindest mood,
With free, unsparing hand,
Has lavished untold blessings
On fair and favored land
where the people are noted for their
refinement, intelligence and hospital.
ity; with numerous places of public
worship, excellent schools both for
white and colored, water as pure as
the purest, and health giving eli
mate which but few localities possess,
what is there, We ask, to prevent our
rapid advancement if we put forth the
praper exertions to that end With
the establishment of few such enter
prises as we have named in our midst,
hundreds of dwellings would be re-
quired to keep the citizens who desire
to remain and accommodate the large
number of strangers desiring to locate
in our midst. Property would advance
at least thirty to forty per cent, and
purchasers could be found even at that
price.
If man of enterprise desires to
purchase property in this place at
present, he finds it almost impossible
to secure it at anything like fair
price; whereas if more liberal spirit
were displayed by the owners of desi-
rable land for Improvement purposes,
they would give impetus to the pro-
gressive spirit that would make this a
live and interesting place. Our streets
would be full of people who, requir-
ing the necessaries of life, would spend
their money among our merchants and
mechanics, and thereby make better
times for all concerned.
Where is there town so much in
demand, by the most desirable class
of people, as Stephens City? Where
can you show us place which needs
improvements of the kind herein men,
toned more than this? But do you
think that if men of capital would offer
to build here, that our citizens would
give them proper encouragement; that
they would be we'll received and some
inducement offered them by our prop
erty-holders? We have noticed III
our time, in other towns, less in need
OF the improvements herein suggested,
that their enterprising citizens would
donate ground on which manufacture
ing establishments and public build
ings should be erected, and also sub
scribe literally to the stock. Do you
think if a few philosophical men
were to visit our place looking up a
site for the location of these generally
acknowledged public necessities, that
they would receive any such offers and
encouragement as above stated?
Would it not be better for persons
owning ground to part with some. of
it at reasonable prices, for the purpose
of securing some of the improvements
required in this place, and then have
the remainder of their property worth
more than the whole of it was before
they tried to do something for the
town? Not only would they have the
satisfaction of reaping a pecuniary
gain for themselves, but they would
know that they had helped others as
we'll.
We think if an effort was made we
might secure the location here OF one
or more manufacturing works, giving
employment to hundreds of hands
and adding largely to our population
and business prosperity. When the
progressive spirit has once taken hold
of our citizens in behalf of their beau
tiful town, other needed improve
ments will speedily follow. Let US
look around and sect we cannot bring
something to Stephens City that will
help us, and not stand idle, and see
people leaving our town for the want
of employment to keep them here.
Mol Let lis all go to work and do
some thing in the way Of helping to
build up the town and advancing its
general prosperity.