Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-05-25
Ne,U Enterprises.

We are frequently asked to agitate
through the columns of the STAND
ARD the importance or necessity of
new enterprises Of various kinds for
McMinnville. Everybody realizes
that in order to keep our town grow
ing we must continue to add indus
trial establishments which will either
bring money here from abroad or
keep money here which is now sent
abroad. The secret of an individuals
prosperity is to make more money
than he spends, and a town or COM
munity must do the same thing in
order to grow. Many small towns of
the South are springing into cities
with remarkable rapidity. The sue
cess of many of them is due to super
ior advantages in geographical loca-
ton, others to transportation facili-
ties, and still Others to capacity and
inclination of the inhabitants to hus-
tie. There are many small indus
tries which could be successfully
operated in McMinnville if somebody |
with pluck and energy will take
hold of them. Newspapers can aid |
such enterprises but cannot establish
or operate them, and we are ready to
render all the assistance in our power
to any new enterprise which may be
established here. A commercial Club,
to which we have previously called
attention several times, can accom-
plish great deal in the way ofsecur-
ing new enterprises.
A canning factory and steam
laundry are among the new enter
prises which have been suggested for
McMinnville, also an ice factory. To
make any of these success will re-
quire somebody at the head with
push and energy and who is not
afraid of hard work. Five hundred
dollars will be sufficient capital to
equip steam laundry for this place,
and it could probably get patronage
of from $75 to $125 per month. This
would pay some young man better
than a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
clerkship.
A canning factory will require
more capital, and also some shrewd
business management. Corn and to-
matoes are the two leading articles in
the canning industry. More Of these
are sold than all other canned goods
combined. A complete outfit for cam
ming corn costs $4,000, and the neces-
sary machinery for tomatoes $500
more. To this would have to be adj
ded from one to five thousand more
for working capital. The goods are
sold on very close margins, and it
would be necessary to do a large bust
to make any money. We believe an
establishment can be fitted up for
canning blackberries and some other
fruits for few hundred dollars, and
the market will take up all of these
that can be canned at good prices.
Several car loads of blackberries
could be bought here during the sea-
son at from 5 to cents per gallon.
To such an establishment could also
be added apparatus for making cider
and vinegar, which articles also bear
good profit. There is plenty ofidle
money in McMinnville to establish
any of these enterprises if the men
can be found with the energy and ca
pacity to push them to success. There
are young men in McMinnville and
Warren county waiting for some
thing to turn up with light work and
big pay who will be overtaken by
old age before the lightning they are
waiting for strikes them. We believe
we are safe in saying that any man
possessing the elements of success
honesty, thrift, energy, and reason
able capacity for the work he wishes
to engage inland net afraid of hare
work, can secure in McMinnville OF
easy terms all the capital necessary t
establish here any enterprise which
has reasonable show of success
The need of McMinnville is mel
with the proper degree of energy an(
public spirit, more than money. I
the right kind of men can be found
to take hold of new enterprises 70
McMinnville the money is here ant
waiting.
Jasper Democrat: Misses Mar,