The Forrest City times., 1894-08-10
COMBINED EFFORT.

WITH a handsome $l2,OOO school building in course of erection, and with substantial improvements being reared on every hand with crop pros- poets the most gratifying since 1892, and with more "hog and hominy," in the country than ever before since the un- pleasantness; with the masses in abso- lute better condition and easier circum- stances, than for years with fewer un- paid balances from last year at the stores, and a "safe" business the pres ent season on account of the financial stringency; with prospective electric lights, and water works assured with the canning factory and the mills run ming on full time, and Tom McCleudon making the finest streets ever known in Forrest City, and many other items upon which we might, and do, congratu- late the people of this country, what is to hinder the advancement and growth of Forrest Cityp Absolutely nothing, unless it is the suicidal policy of selfish and unprogressive citizens who kick at everything and aid in nothing, unless there is mint in it for them, and that, too. plainly visible and rapidly get at able.
 ",There are too many of our citizens, !" said the Van Buren Argus, recently. ''who pull the wrong way when new enterprise is proposed. Too many who sit idly, with folded arms. watching 8 few live. enterprising men working with might and main to advance the material prosperity of our city, not only refusing to aid them, but actually hindering and endeavoring to discour- age them.H you will not help move along the car of progress. do not throw obsta- cles in the way of those who will. If an enterprise is proposed, don't poke fun at it and regard with suspicion its projectors, just because you don't be- lieve 1t can be pushed to a successful termination. Always remember there is no harm done in trying.
 Enterprise, push and vim, are as necessary as capital, in building up 8 town {; for without these attributes. it would be impossible to interest capital. Look kindly upon any enterprise that will benefit the town, and speak a good word for it no matter how hide-bound or old foggish you may be, or how tightly you may draw your purse strings or how unfriendly yOu may be. personally, to the projectors if the town isbeneftted you are also indi. rectly benefited. Besides. 1t shows Q mean spirit to make light of the efforts of those who are spending their time and money in any honest endeavor to build up the town, and thereby, ip- prove their own condition as well as the condition of every citizen"
 THE TIMES will always be found on the side of enterprise. We love to look upon and encourage every man who means well. and does what he can to inbue the town with spirit of i'm provement, by example. But in the language of 9 sensible exchange. Newspapers cannot create . success full boom alone. The business men of the town must do little booming on their own account in the newspapers. A well regulated. substantial newspa. per is the index to the prosperity of the town or city, and is 90 recognized by all intelligent men of the day. It IS not from the amount of blowing, that one's judgment is favorably formed. A record of what is being done by the business men--the advertising pages shows best what is going on In any business center. Newspapers cannot work for nothing. and board them- selves, any more than . man can Hit himself over the fence bv his boot straps. Fill up your columns with good paying advertisements, get your lob work done at home, do all you can to encourage enterprise and the out side world will come in. A gentle boom will be born and grow to giant proportions before you know 1t. Foster oll legitimate enterprises, work to- gether, lay aside selishness and depend upon 1t. prosperity will be the result. :" -
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