The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-28
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
THE PROGRESS OF ONE BENEFICIAL
TO THE OTHER.

Effort Of Farmer and city
Dweiler win Best Conserve the Interest
OF Both--A word About Kickers--The
value Of Newspaper.
copyright, 1894 by American Press Associs-
tionl
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 unreasoning antago- |
nism in the farming community against |
their home town. From some inexph- |
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 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 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 in 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 residence 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 a
town cannot increase in size and impor-
tance without at the same time making
the country contiguous better place to
live. As it's population increases it fur
pisbes better market for the farmer,
his land is enhanced in value, the amount
of taxable property in the town becomes
greater, and a consequent decrease OF the
farmers tax results. The literary, social
and educational advantages and church
privileges keep pace with the towns
growth, and the farmer, his wife, sons
and daughters enjoy them equally with
other citizens.
Suppose, for instance, that our thriv-
ing center Of business and trade was
swept away and in its stead we had q
crossroads hamlet, with a postofhce
blacksmith shop and grocery store. Dc
you think that this community would be
i. as desirable one to live in as at present
On the other hand, should the growth
n of this community continue until we haC
II as large a population as some of th'
larger cities we might name, vita theli
d manufacturing industries, commercial
y literary and educational institutions anC
} all the conveniences which are in reacl
of those who live convenient to metro
N politan centers, would not the life of {
farmer be more pleasant and comforta
ia ble and his vocation more profitable, hi
daughters better educated and his son
II given better chance in life than a
present situated?
n Probably we shall never be a Ney
York or Chicago, but by united etfor
ls of our citizens we can build up plac
of which we may feel proud and secur
9l to the community many of the advar
- tages that go to make life worth livin
in the great cities and at the same tim
ed make our callings in life more attractiv
r. and profitable. This consummation ca
be only be secured by the cooperative etfol
Of the entire population of the commun
3h ty-farmers, mechanics, merchants, Il
~ W. borers and professional men as well
ar capitalists. Each can contribute h
ID. share by assisting his neighbor with h
patronage and by giving every wortt
tes enterprise or undertaking his hearty al
unqualified support and approval.
8n Every business and professional mi
in this town should have an advertis
ere nent in this paper if it is nothing grea
er than two inch card. In addition
M the benefit it does the advertiser
at. bringing his business to the attention
ru. the public, it is a slight token of his a
bic probation of the benefit that a well co
her Quoted and enterprsing newspaper is
ter a town. Further, it a notice to the wol
'b NE at large that his particular line OF bu
ran ness is represented in the place by an
terprising man aud gives those SEE
ing locations "a good opinion Of the bu
best ness men repre- sented. The advertise
.kes columns of the local paper are a 80
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