Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-17
UNITED EFFORT MEANS SUCCESS.

UNITED EFFORT MEANS SUCCESS.
There is absolutely no such thing as
fixing definite limit upon the COM
mercial possibilities Of town like Gus
ter, surrounded, as she Is, with such a
wonderful aggregation Of undeveloped
resources, and exceptional natural adj
vantages. To realize the full measure
Of benefit to be derived from these
wonderful resources, IL is clearly neces-
sary for every citizen TO give encourage
ment, by word and ACT, to any legitimate
enterprise inaugurated, having for its
object their development, and the con-
sequent enlarged prosperity Of the town.
The greatest degree Of confidence con-
sistent With the situation, should at all
times be expressed, with reference to
the success of any public enterprise
while under contemplation. All such
enterprises should be given serious con
slderation, and their probable benefits
carefully and thoroughly considered
before any opinion is expressed touch
ing upon their merits. 1t is unwise, in
judicious and inexcusable on the part Of
a citizen, to cast slurs upon any effort
made By the town 70 further its material
interests; and any one guilty of making
remarks in public which give the inn
preston that they regard the present
effort Of the citizens of this place to
secure a certain important manufactur.
ing industry, as nothing more than a
greasy joke" is either grossly ignorant
Of the importance Of the enterprise, or
entirely Indifferent TO the vital matter
Of Clusters future welfare. 1t is especi-
ally unfortunate for the town that few
of her citizens are 80 predisposed to
pessimistic conclusions. that they can
never realize the possibility of success
in any enterprise Of a public character
having for its object the betterment Of
its citizens. After eighteen years Of
bitter experience in the matter Of await
ing the turn Of the tide of prosperity
without united effort on the part of
her citizens, it would seem to be about
time TO change a dependent, waiting
policy, which in the past has proved to
be utterly barren Of desirable results,
and which promises nothing in the
future, TO one ofindependence and unity
Of purpose on the part Of the people to
start the wheel of progress themselves,
which is all that is required to warrant
continued progress. The CHRONICLE
has, time and again, urged the necessity
Of unity on the part of our citizens in
the matter of putting forth an effort to
bring The place into prominence, and
were il possible, would ere this have
become discouraged. 1t now has reason
To hope that better day is daw ming,
inasmuch as there is very apparent
change in the measure of confidence
entertained as to our possible attain
ments by energetic effort. Let it be the
belief Of every citizen, that Clusters
possibilities are ample for the acquisi
ton Of any object which she may now
be holding under serious consideration,
and the object at once is as good as
gained. The establishment Of plant
in this place for the manufacture Of axle
grease, waterproof blacking, mineral
paints etc, which is now being he'd
under favorable consideration by our
citizens, is far more important in its
bearings upon the welfare Of the town,
than many suppose, and while it will
cost an effort that may seem quite
formidable to many, it is nevertheless
safely winthin the range of Clusters
possibilities, and should by all means be
secured. The value of the plant as an
advertisement for the town, sending
abroad daily, as il would, its tons of
products bearing the Custer brand,
would be much greater than the entire
cost involved in It's acquisition, to say
nothing of the greater benefits derived
from the large lumber of men that
would necessarily be employed in the
mining and transportation Of mica,
plumbage and mineral paint required in
the manufacture Of the products, and in
the manufacture of the tin and wooden
cases in which they are packed for
market, and the large number in the
various departments Of the plant in the
manufacture of the various articles of
commerce above specified. Custer is
most favorably located for this import
ant industry, she unquestionably needs
it. and there should be no stone left un
turned by her citizens in their efforts to
secure it. To a persistent and deter
mined people, in the legitimate effort to
attain an important and desirable OBJ
ject, there is no such word as failure or
defeat.