Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-13
Prospective.

Prospective.
The year 1885 gives promise OF
being the beginning of new era OF
business prosperity. Everything I'M
mistakably points in this direction.
Mineral Point, if she would share in
this prosperity must be up and
doing. Instead of being over n.cch
concerned about the effect the build
ing of this or that line of railroad
would have upon our city, let our
people go about the matter Of adj
vancing their material interests in q
business like manner. No individ-
ual ever became wealthy by sitting
still and talking about the business
affairs of his neighbors, and no COM
munity will prosper that will let
business opportunities slip by while
engaged in specializing upon real or
imaginary distractions to its pros
perity. The individual who sue
ceeds is the one who overcomes diff
ficulties and surmounts obstacles,
and this is as true of community
as of an individual. Business will
not run itself. 1t may be said by
some that Mineral Points day of
grace has gone by; that she has SO
long neglected the things which be-
long to her prosperity, that it is too
late now to begin to talk of advan-
cling her interests. But this is the
voice of the croaker, and it was par
ticularly loud two or three years
ago when the G. & N. w. R'y cut off
a portion of our trade. But some
how or other Mineral Point survived
the blow, and to-day enjoys as large
a trade as any town Of its size in
this section Of the state, and con-
sidering the efforts that have been
forth in this direction it is a marvel
that our city is as prosperous as she
is. AS business everywhere has been
dull during the past year, it would
be unreasonable to expect Mineral
Point to be booming. But that there
is large amount of business trans
acted in this city is conceded by all
who know anything about the mat
ter. That by little Yankee enter
prise on the part of individuals, as
well as by organized effort, new
branches of industry can be opened
up, and the general business of our
city vastly increased ought to be ap-
parent to everyone. We are already
beginning to regain trade lost two and
and three years. and from this time
on will receive our full share of the
increased prosperity of the county.
And now that business boom ap-
pears to be near at hand we ought
not to be slow to avail ourselves Of
the advantages and opportunities it
NAV offer. If we have more than
held our own without making
scarcely any efforts at all, what may
we not accomplish by vigorously
working to advance the interests of
our city. The merchants and other
business men of Mineral Point
ought to think upon these things,
and not only think but act, and act
promptly.
There are many enterprises that
can be carried on here as successfully
as elsewhere, while there are others
for which this section is particularly
adapted; and to the establishment
of such all possible encouragement
should be extended. Mineral Point
ought to have large and well con-
Quoted creamery, wooden mill,
a knitting factory, and mills and
of variOuS kinds woul6 fol-
low as surely as they do in other
localities where preceded by good
judgment and the necessary push
and business enterprise. South
west Wisconsin is becoming richer
in industrial wealth year by year,
and the city that would become the
leading market must .zealously con-
tend for the honor and the benefits
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