Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-07-19
TOWN AND COUNTRY,
THE PROGRESS OF ONE BENEFlc!A.
TO THE OTHER.


TO THE OTHER.
Dweller Will Best Conserve the lntercs,
of Both-A Word About Kickers-'1hc
Value of a Newspaper.
ACopyright, 1894. by American Press Associa.
tion.
The interests of town or city and the
community and country surrounding
are identical. That which benefits one
is certain to favorably affect the other.
Often there is an unreasonillg antago-
nism in the farming community against
their home town. From some inexpli-
cable reason they consider it their duty
to oppose every movement that has for
its object the forwarding of its interests
and depreciate its importance in every
conceivable manner.
Fortunately in this community all of
our best and most progressive farmers
and landowners have a kindly interest in
the town and are as enthusiastic in wish
ing it success and exercising their ener-
gies to attain that end as any one who
dwells within its limits. But the fact
cannot be disguised that we have many
individuals i'll 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 neighbors in terms
of disapproval. Their good points are
kept in the background, while what they
are pleased to call their faults are pro-
claimed from the house tops. They sell
their products i'll a distant market and
buy their supplies at the same place.
They are simply barnacles on the ship of
progress, and the sooner they take up
their residencew where they transact their
business and make room for some pro.
gressive and liberal minded citizen the
better it will be for the community.
The fact cannot be controverted that !.
town cannot increase in size and impor.
tance without at the same time making
the country contiguous Il better place to
live. AS its population increases it fur
nishes better market for the farmer.
his land is enhanced i'll value, the amount
of taxable property i'll the town becomes
greater, and II consequent decrease of the
farmer'staS results. Tho literary, social
and educational advantages aud church
privileges keep pace With the towns
growth. ans. the farmer, his wife. sons
and daughters enjoy them equally with
other citizens.
Suppose. tcr instance, that o,lr thriv-
ing center of business and trade was
swept away, and i'll its stead we had IL
crossroads hamlet. with a pcstoflicc,
blacksmith shop and grocery store. Do
you think that this community would be
as desirable a one to live in as at present:
On the other hand, should the growth
of this community continue until we had
as large a population as some of the
larger cities we might name, with their
manufacturing industries, commercial,
literary and educational institutions and
all the conveniences which are in reach
of those who live convenient to metro
politan centers, would not the life of a
farmer be more pleasant and comforta-
BILE and his vocation more profitable, his
daughters better educated and his sons
given better chance in life than as
present situated?
Probably we shall never be New
York or Chicago, but by united effort
of our citizens we can build up a place
of which we may feel proud and secure
to the community many Of the advan-
tages that go to make life worth living
in the great cities and at the same time
make our callings in life more attractive
J and profitable. This consummation can
S1only be secured by the cooperative effort
of the entire population of the commune
ty-farmers, mechanics, merchants, la
borers 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
unqualified support and approval.
Every business and professional man
in this town should have an advertise
ment in this paper if it is nothing great
er 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 ap-'
preciation of the benefit that we'll con-
Quoted and enterprising newspaper is to
q town. Further, it a notice to the world
+ at large that his particular line OF bust
ness is represented in the place by an en-
terprising man and gives those seek
ing locations good opinion Of the busi-
ness men represented. The advertising
columns of the local paper are a good
criterion to Judge town by.
a newspaper with evidence of sub
1tantial support in its pages speaks vol
Numes for town. The fact that every
trade seeker has an advertisement in its
columns proves that the people are up
y With the times and favorably impresses
G, - stranger into whose hands it chances
N3o fall.