The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-21
Lshigh Gap Itsms.

@Nhbh W ~ Attmhs
Mn pallis Bloss has purchased the ol !
Lehigh Gan school house for $l7s on, and
y busy tarning Il into private residence.
Carpenters are engaged on the L. 4 s.
station, and when finished il will be a very
handsome one.
Mr.. Charles straup is said TO have an
old bible printed A. D. 1893.
p. A. Andrews, Of Little Gap, was in
town tn buy a horse last Friday. lie bsu
just purchased a farm, and intends to 70
tight inte the business If farming.
We have comparatively only a few
capitalists in our neighborhocd. The ma
J"rity Of us are in want Of capital. We
have energetic and ambitions men, both
married and single; men Of business tact
and ingenuity enough to prosper in almost
any business were they aided n little by
that powerful agent called Capital" We
have men who would make hrst class farm
ers were they only encouraged with the
needed capital by those who have capital to
invest. We have young men who woulI
thriv" in business were they only encour.
aged with little capital aid, and so make
! cur neighborh"od a prosperous business
community. But instead Of this they ar.
kept down as common laborers, working for
small wages with which they can never
rise above the ordinary wsll.to-do. man I;
we have young men and ladies who could
be eleyated to the hi CHEST honors Of educn
tion were they only under some more fa.
vorable circumstances. We have young
men now, who, IL only encuura ged tn little
extent would become fluent orators, both in
the pulpit and at the bar. But there is no
opportunity to satisfy their Ssgacity. In
short, our neighborhood is poor and ne
elected one, both in literary and business
pursuits. Notwithstanding the fact that wo
have almost every kind of business repre-.
Sented in our immediate neighborhood, so
that there is a sufficient source to food it
with plenty Of capital, IL is, nevertheless,
constantly drained of the little money that
may find its way in our midst. Our home
trade is not enough patronixed or encour-
aged. Selfshnoss induces our people 10
spend their money in other markets and
thus drain their own neighborhood Of its
wealth. Our capitalists instead Of investing
their money in our own neishborhood, in
vest outside and 90 drain the neighborhood
Of the capital which should be spent in the
building up Of their own neig hborhood. We
ask our merchants, cabinet and general
dealers whether they in particular do not
feel this drainage1 The result Of this con.
slant drainage Of our money into other
markets is keeping our community . poor
one. Most Of our families are in want Of
capital, and as result arc too poor to have
their children properly educated, aad 90 our
public school teachers must be procured |
from other districts; who, as soon as the |
term ia ever, draw their money and carry |
1t with them out Of the neighbOrhOod. or
the latter we had no less than seven during
the last term, carrying not less than $500
out Of the township, after deducting their
board. This is the way the wealth Of a
neighborhood is spoiled, and il should be no |
longer go. What is true Of drainage in our
neighborhood must be literally true in
other neighborhoods. First patrouize your
home trade. and if necessity demands then
foreign trade. ., ST. JoHy.