The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-19
WHY IS 1T?

%GURSDAY, DECEMBER l9, 1889
WHY'S 1T?
It seems almost impossible to. keep
sgether any organization in the town
of fNewberry and we would Ike to
know why is it thus. The Board Of
Trade seems to be about dead. 1t mas
been impossible for the last three reg
uiar meetings to get quorum out. The
Young Mems Christian Association ls
dead. 1t has not been more than two
wears since, when the State Association
met here, that the enthusiasm was
| high and money was subscribed to
a erect building for the association.
&By hard work on the part of the direc-
Drsa general secretary has been here
+ IsSr about year. Now he leaves rs and
sthe work goes backward. He was a
eithful and active young man. Why
SS Sssrt It that we should go backward in
matter.
"a literary association was organized
here about two years ago. One or two
public lectures were given under Its
auspices, and it is now numbered among
sAthe things that were. Several other
SssaSSngs were talked of and written about
!. but nothing has been done to put them
on foot.
A town the size of this certainly
should keep up a Board of Trade, a
Young Mems Christian Association, g
Literary Society and such institutions.
Are we satisfied with ourselves? There
is such thing as self satisfaction, that
will by and by breed stagnation. But
some one will ask, what good is your
Board of Trade and Young Mems
Christian Association and your Liter,
ary Society, and if you are unable to
point out certain tangible results from
these organizations where money has
been put in their pockets, you will De
told at once these things are no good,
and we do not care to bother with
them.
There IS much good to any town this
size of all these organizations if proper
interest be taken in them. 1t is true
you may not be able to see the immed-
late results to you individually, in an
increase in your trade and q return to
you in dollars and cents that you
place on your cash account for the lit
tie eXpense and trouble of keeping the
organizations up, but the influence OF
these things will tell on your town, and
whatever is benefit TO the town as a
whole, will be of benefit to the individ'
.uals. The tendency of the work Of a
usYoung Mems Christian Association
olisnd Literary Society will be to ele-
aneate the moral and intellectual tone OF
young men. Is that worth moth
ing gto your town? Everything should
not be calculated and measured by
dollars and cents.
meeting together of the business
men of the town in board of trade
once month, and talking over Of the
Bsiness of the town, and concert OF
on the part of these in all efforts
SIS fertheir aim the advance
pc commercial interests ct the
ld not help but be of advari-
Y town.
Dne of the things that could be
SE be Board of Trade.
business men would take one
i'm the month from their pri-
Ste NNness, and meet together thus
would be worth the time and expense
or not they could see the re-
in dollars and cents.
Ills is an utilitarian age, we know,
the good of almost everything is
easured by the money that is in it or
bat can be got out of it. But it would
10 us good at times to get out of our
Selves aud work together for the COM
,on veal.
I'VE feel deep interest in Newberry
her people. We want to see the
|is n prosper and grow. The people
e been kind to us, exceedingly so.
We dislike to see everything that is
undertaken for the common good
that has for its object the advancement
--61 the commercial interests-that has
for its aim the moral and intellectual
advancement and improvement of our
people, lag and drag and finally die, for
lack of interest--and we naturally ask
why is it?
We hope this matter will not be
lightly treated. Other towns are NOV
ing forward. Is it the part of wisdom
for those who own the property here,
I'D whose homes are here, to stand
Wstiil in their self-satisfaction and do
7 nothing. To say "your Board of Trade
does me no good. 1t is worth nothing.
Your Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton amounts to nothing, and we will
no longer support it."
Why is it: Is each man so utterly
absorbed and satisfied with himself
that he cares nothing for these things?