The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-11

banks, schools, churches, and electric
roads,. One city in the South IS said
ia have doubled its population i've |
times in ten years, while one IN the |
West increased its population some
five thousand per cent.
Now | submit to you that these
things could not have been aecomp-
lished without the modern press, and
this miracle of cities built in day
had it's foundation or main reliance
on that other miracle-the Press.
Indeed, such is the necessity of the
newspaper in developing the re-
S ourCes of a State or a part OF 1t,
that town-builderS regard a news
nappr as an essential aid, a neces-
sary adjunct, of. their enterprise.
They esta blish the newspaper shortly
after laying off the town lots and
charge it's expense account on the
books Of the land and development
company. The town-builder, there
fore, looks upon the press as prior in
point of necessity to the bank, the
schooI-house, the church and the
other concomitants of progressive
village or town Not only this, but
these town-builders had previously
paid tribute to the press, and inthe
! newspapers of the large cities had
presented the advantages of their
own particular localities.
Before the town is built-while
there are but stakes to mark of the
town lots-the modern town builder
recognizes the press as an aid ID
developing the resources of his sec
ton. After the town is built the
people therein recognize the value
| of their home newspaper by the most
liberal patronage; and notice IN all
| such towns in the West and North
what I would like to see more gener-
ally throughout the South-that
every profession, every bank, almost
every business and manufacturing
enterprise is a patron OF the adver-
Using columns OF the home news
paper.
What is the press? 1t may be
Iikened to a multiplication OF the
human voice; and if the press OF
North Carolina is doing it's full duty,
there are thousands OF voices every
day and every week proclaiming in
whole or in part the manifold adj
vantages of this Old North State
/ believe-N the press. l believe it
to be- chief means of developing
theTesources of d State, for it is the
7 source of information, the guide OF
its readers, their counsellor and then
friend.
An invention locked up in the
brain of an Edison Is without pres
ent value; q mountain of iron or q
bed of gold is of little consequence
until it is made known to the world
Then does it become Yaluab le, anc
where nature has deposited bel
favors IN much profusion there does
man build the city, adorn his home
erect school house, build church
and civilizatio has another firm
support where she places another
: milestone in the path of progress
! And it is absolutely certain that tn
2 progress, the development of com
munity, is next to impossible will
out the heralding and trumpeting O
the press.
Now, what have we as North Caro-
: lima journalists to do in the way @
: | developing the resources OF GU
State? We have much to do, TO
our State is not sufficiently know
in other sections of this Union o
e abroad. Moreover, it is safe to sa
D that if our newspapers do nothing
o nothing will be done. To be pract
cal in these remarks-we shout
never fail to make note Of new Ell
i terprise, to convey through GU
] columns such information as wi
lead to a better cultivation of tn
: soil and more thorough eXploite
ton and development OF our nature
resources. Nor should we be 10th t
= praise the advantages OF other POI
e tions of our.State than our own, &c
+ we are all fellow citizens of a grea
;, and beautiful commonwealth, an
II the welfare of every part Of it is OF
welfare, too.
d In sll matters of this sort | belieS
Q in persistency. A single drop of waite
: makes no impression on rock, bu
multitudes of drops of water WI
wear away a spot in any stone. 81
e | repeat, wecannot be too perslsten
l. We can turn the attention of peop
n to a given object: that may be onl
temporary; but by our own persis
ence-our repeated efforts-we ca
! compel people to think about /
y And this, to my mind, should nev'
e be lost sight Of 1t will succeed O
the principle of the advertiser the
keeping everlastingly at it bring
success
/ beseech you as North Carolinia1
II to show your reverence and your az
IS miration for this grand Old State
3 It's majestic mountains that ming
% with the clouds and seem at times
reach the blue vault of heaven itse
q it's many rivers as they seek the Sc
d sometimes displaying the caprlclol
n fancy of playful nature and in son
it places willing to be harnessed so thu
- their power may be transmitted
- the needs of man; it's noble fores
containing in greater variety tina
u any other State of the America
a Union the masterpieces of the veg
a table world; its varied and delight
le climate; its scenery beautiful IN I'll
Of freshness OF spring and still mo
J. beautiful, perhaps, in the goldt
he autumn time; its diversified produc
\. of the soil-its.~ cotton fields al
d bright tobacco, its trucking /
Of dustry, its fruits, its fish al
It oysters-the harvest of the Sc
d its minerals and precio1
ID stones; the busy hives OF
factories, its schools and colleges