The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-04-21
TO WN AND COUNTRY
The Progress of One Benei-
cial to the Other.
cooperative Effort Of Farmer and City
Dwelier win Best Conserve the Inter.
est Of Both-A word About kickers-
The Value of Newspaper.

Dwelier WIN Best Conserve the Inter.
est Of Both-A word About kickers--
The Value OF Newspaper.
The interests of town or city and
the community and country sur
rounding are identical. That which
benefits one is certain to tavorably
affect the other. Often there is an
unreasoning antagonism in the farm
ing community against their home
town. From some inexplicable rea
son they consider it their duty 10 op
pose every movement that has for it's
object the forwarding of its interests
and depreciate its importance in ev
cry conceivable manner.
Fortunately in this community all
of our best aud most progressive far
mers and landowners have kindly
interest in the town and are as en-
thusiastic in wishing it success and
exercising their energies to attain
that end as any one who dwelIs with
in its limits But the fact cannot be
disguised that we have many individ
uals in our vicinity who display the
same characteristics that distinguish
those who have been the bane and
curse Of other localities
These people only speak of their
home town, community and neigh
hors in terms of disapproyal Their
good points are kept in the back
ground, while what they are pleased
TO call their faults are proclaimed
from the house tops. They sell their
products in distant market aud
buy their supplies at the same place.
They are simply barnaeles on the
ship of progress, and the sooner they
take up their residence where they
transact their business and make
room for some progressive and liher
al minded citizen the better it will
be for the community.
The fact cannot be eontf,Herled
that town cannot increase IN size
and importance without at the same
time making the country contiguous
better place to live. As its popu-
lation increases it furnishes "a better
market for the farmer. his land is
enhanced in value, the amount of
taxable property in the town becomes
greater, and consequent decrease
of the farmers tax results The lit
erary, social and educational advan
tages and church privileges keep pace
with the towns growth, and the far
mer, his wife. sons and daughters
enjoy them equally with other citi-
zens.
Suppose, for instance. that our
thriving center of business and trade
was swept away, and IN its stead we
had crossroads hamlet. with a post
office blacksmith shop and grocery
store. Do yau think that this com
munity woad be as desirable one
to live IN as at present?
On the other hand. should the
growth of this commanitv continue
until we had as large population
as some of the larger cities we might
name, with their manufacturing in
dIstries, commercial, literary and
educational institutions and all the
conveniences which are in reach Of
those who live convenient to metro
politan renters, would not the life Of
farmer be more pleasant and com
Portable and his vocation more profit.
able, his daughters better educated
aud his sons given better chance in
life than as at present situated?
Probably we shall never be New
York or Chicago. but by united eff
fort of our citizens we can build up
a place of which we may feel proud
and secure to the community many
of the advantages that 60 to make
life worth living in the great cities
and at the same time make our call
ings in life more attractive and prof
liable. This contamination can on
ly be secured by the cooperative eff
fort of the entire population of the
community farmers, mechanics,
merchants, laborers, and professional
men as well as capitalists. Each can
contribute his share by assisting his
neighbor with his patronage and by
giving every worthy enterprise or
undertaking his hearty and unqual-
flied support and approval.
Every business and professional
man in this town should have an ad
vertisement in this paper if it is
nothing greater than two inch card.
In addition to the benefit it does the
advertiser in bringing his business
to the attention of the public, it is
slight token of his appreciation of
the benefit that well conducted and
enterprising newspaper is to town.
Further, it is a notice to the world
at large that his particular line of
business is represented in the place
by an enterprising man and gives
those seeking locations good opin-
ion of the business men represented.
The advertising columns of the local
paper are good criterion to judge
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