The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-06-19
a Worn TO THE PEoPLE OF AsHEvILEE
AND BuNcoMnK. - E. z. /.

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/ Appreciating the great and almost in
tdescribable advantages of our city and
county for the seeker after health, com.
forts Of life, and wealth, we have urged
people of other. sections to come and
partake of them, and invest their money
land energy in enterprises for their and
tunr common good. Many thousands
hare accepted this invitation, and very
many have invested money in business
enterprises Those who have come and
lthoee ofour own citizens who have. en-
tered upon such ventures, are well salts.
| f1ed with all that il claimed in way of
natural advantages. But to- give such
permanent stability our own people
Should give them their sympathy and
patronage. H-as misunderstanding enter
prise, for instance, is forced to depend
on outside patronage, and not only fail
to receive home patronage but have their
home people. dealers and others. subject
them to severe competition with goods
made elsewhere whichlafe no better in
stlnsically. i is an uphill business
from the start, and unless the company
/ or party is foftnnatesin the Possession Of
large capital, they must be embarrassed
If not seriously crippled. apposeI We
should have in AsheEilie all,x Biincbna6e,
manufacturers employing ten thousand
operatives and employees. These wonId
k1ot only have to spend their wages
g If0rnre5 1sAx helng consumers entire
ly would add gTeaCS5 Dor 4ha ann-
sumption of home products as well as
the patronage of our merchants If our
farmers have to ship away all their sur
plus products and our people buy what
they require1in way of clothing, grocel-
les, implements, &c, &C., elsewhere. we
simply transfer to other places the prof
its afforded by population such as is
suggested. In strictly business point
of view, it is incumbent upon the farm
eRs and our merchants and all to encour-
age and sustain all efforts, to establish
here manufacturing industries, SO as to
encourage those we have, and others to
be established, thus increasing our con-
suming population and utilizing the vast
store of raw materials orr county and
country produce. and, By shipping manu-
facttures have othersection contribute to
our welfare and growth. It-iD directly to
the advantage of our people, individual
ly and and collectively. to patronize and
encourage our own mechanics and our
enterprises based upon manufacturing.
OlVe Inem the GpreIerence. Our malu-
factures of tobacco, of buggies and wag-
'ons, of brooms, of furniture, of boots and
shoes, of agricultural implements and
hoilow-wafe and foundry goods and ma
.chinery generally, wooden-ware, tin
ware sc &c should be the special objects
of consideration of our people, wholesale
and retail merchants, and farmers and
citizens generally. Our people should
not buy for home use and sale only, but
use efforts to extend the sale and use of
such manufactures beyond our own ter
ritory. Such concert of action, such
sympathy of cooperation, will not only en-
courage and help build up and extend
the enterprises we now have, but en-
courage other large ones to be estab-t
lished.
Our county and county town are just
entering upon most important era
Our future depends very greatly upon
what may be accomplished in the next
yeurs or two. Let us all work together, J
cooperate. strike for home and our own
immediate country, and where dollars
now circulate there will soon be hun
dreds and thousands cur few enterprises
will swell to large proportions, in rela-
tive capacity and numbers; and pros
perity, soon enough, permanent and
progressive, VIII be our reward.