The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-14
STAND BY HOME.

There IS no more important action
that citizens can take for the advance
ment of town than to encourage
home enterprises.
One of the strongest portions of the
fabric composing the base upon which
town rests is this. Any enterprise
which is dependent upon local supper,
or which local support helps in any
way is entitled to its full and entire
free and unstinted share, for upon the
enterprises rests the towns future
Every dollar that is spent outside o.
the town for the purposes which might
have been met by leaving that money
IN the town IS a serious mastake. The
people who do not foster and en-
courage legitimate home enterprise
entire cannot expect that enterprise
to continue on foreign capital coming
in and keeping it up. If you wan,
1t to be a success, then you must make
1t SO by proper encouragement.
We do not wish to place ourselves
upon record as opposing the invest.
ment of money in other places as well
as your own, for such is not our opinion
but we do hold that the first preference
even in this should be given to home
provided the balance is anything like
even. Speculation has never yet built
4 town nor will it ever, but when il
comes down to erecting houses, taking
stock in manufacturing enterprises
buying goods or groceries, advertising
then the town in which one liyes should
receive its full share before money i:
Is carried elsewhere.
Houses cannot be put up, manufac.
turing plants run, stores continue
newspapers live without receiving from
the citizens of their town a united SUD-
port, the better for every one con
cerned.-Dnrham SIN.
The above is solid chunk of truth
and should be carefully read and
studied. x x x 1t is just such action az
this-thls going away from Salisbur,
to purchase what can be bought here
that is keeping the town back and
that will operate against it just so long
as the pernicious practice is followed
A reform is. needed and it is needed
badly. Nothing that can be procured
at nome should be ordered from any
other town, no matter where tina,
town is. Our business men have thei,
money invested here, they help to
keep up the city and support its insti,
tutlons, they always do their full share
OF public work and contribute literally
to all public and charitable ob;ects
and 1t is no more than their due tba,
they IN turn should be patronized h,
the people who are benefited by tbei,
business. The plan of purchasing from
o'her towns is not economy. On,
BUSINESS men have the same tacilitie
tor purchasing as those of other town
nave, and they can give as good induce
mentS TO patrons as any one else ca,
give. Nothing is gained, therefore
oy the practice. Probably an excus,
VIII be rendered that certain THING
cannot be purchased hen. That ma,
be true but the needed articles can b.
brought here and will be brought her
II demand iScreated for them. Sails
oury can never be built up by thi
KIND ofwork and it should be the ain
OF every one who loves the town +,
improve 1t. Spend every cent of tn
money you make out of Sal;sb,,r,
among Salisbury people, encourag
more enterprises to be brought here
Patronlze home industries, tina. help t,
support you and the town will grow
Salisbury Herald.