Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-09-19
A DEAD TOWN.
HOW TO WAKE 1T UP AND MAKE
1T THRIVE.
Some Wise Suggestions From Western
Man: Wake up, Dead Towns, and
Become a Blessing to Your
People and Section.

People and Section.
Two weeks ago Mr.. t. G. Tip
ton, of Loudon. Tenn, asked the
Manufacturers Record "how to
wake a dead town" Mr., Upton
told of the many natural advant-
ages of London, but pointed OUT
how, from lack of energy and
enterprise and because of the
work of the never dying croak~
ers, these advantages were not
utilized, and how, because of
this, the town, like hundreds of
others, was to all intents and
purposes, dead The Manufac-
turers' Record published his let
ter, and asked for suggestions
as to how to quicken into life
these dead towns that are a curse
to themselN es and to the coun
try. Without life, they furnish
no employment, no Cpportuni-
ties for the young, who must
either grow up in idlaness or
seek some reW field in which to
find a chance to work and live.
Wake up, dead towns, aud be-
come a blessing to your people
and your section,
From an Indiana subscriber to
the Manufacturers Record it
got the following letter, which
we commend to our readers, for
it tells what enterprise Can do in
waking dead towns to life and
creating employment for their
people:
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, aug. 30.
Ed MdnngdctultrS' Record;
In your issue OF August 23rd, Mr..
T. c, Upton. of Loudun, Tenn, asks
how to wake a dead town. | want to
say that [ never learned of Il town that
did wake up until every lnh;.bitaut
took a financial interest in some man
ner, usually by aiding some factory
enterprise, or thorough advertising,
not for a week, but for ears in selected
advertising mediums. a good medium
costs money, bet we ge1 what We pay
for every time. | bel1eve the Mtp9tuc-
tuIgrS' record has EeUn. and is to-day,
dong more for the advancement of
Southern interests than all other pa
pers and magazines combined | take
it and read ii, and my neighGoro come
and borrow it, and when they return it
one would think it had been used for
ten years. As d result OF the -MuttUc-
tltrefS Record being in my home, | took
an interest in large orchard at Mar
shallville, Ca, cali-d Red Clay
Orchard co, Mine is emily one case,
for my copy of the 1HoRiJlctuIrrs' Rec
ord has been the meals If causing
amount of $50, 900. | am an Indiana
man, and so are all my investing
friends Now, there are thousands Of
dollars of Northern capital lying in
the banks and safety vaults not only ~
indianapolis, but in all large cities,
only waiting a favorable opportunity
for investment, But those towns want
ing financial aid must first show their
own confidence by leading off. then the
outside capital will follow. Let me
tell your readers that in Indiana in
seven years time there were raised
bonuses aggregating upwards of 81,
600 600 in only twelve towns. What die
these towns do? Why they gave this
money to factories that had capital o
oversee, ,00O.O 200, employing upward of 2,
Geo hands, weekly pay roll OF S4OO ,OUt
and an annual output OF products eN-
ceeding the amount OF capital stock.
know a small town of 800 souls which
wanted factory and wanted 1t badly
A meeting of business men was called
fifteen were present: out OF Fifteen Z
Self-cOnSt ituted committee was aD
pointed on ways and means to get up d
subscription. One man who owned
200 acres of land offered to donate forty
acres valued at $4,000. His offer was
accepted. the land was plotted, and
within three days every person able tC
buy a lot Except an occasional croaker
whom we have with us as we'll as the
flea and serpent in every town. bought
of these 100 lots, and raised $40, 000 il
easy payments Two years ago .tha
town did not circulate 81 900 month
including every store; to-day they
pay out in wages over S., COZ per Weel
for help alone, and another big plant i
building, while new stores and dwell
ings are going up on every hand More
over. every man. woman and chllt
feels the beneficial effects of the distri
button of money, and no one wanting
work is idle. You say you can't d.
the same thing, and can't get the fac
cory if you would? You can't do any
thing unless you try. While en- r0ut
&'hands'' lounging around stores an
}2olding a post down-big men playing
marbles, others playing chess, shoot
ing craps-men who looked to me as
they had brains for better business
and should be earning something TO
themselves and their families. Som
say they have no means. Then let
few that have means join hands an
start the ball rolling: get your advel
tisement started; announce to tn
world that your town IS there. and le
every soul that enjoys the towns priv
lie ges be instructed to talk out i
meeting, in the country, in other ci
les. everywhere, that your town
awake. and that it is the place to liv
in and inyesb money in, and that you
people are enterprising and full OF pusf
Sometimes it pays to engage an eXper
enceG promoter, but make sure OF you
man: he can only aid IN securing II
dustrial enterprises. While oou- h earl
this year [ had the pleasure Of meetln
several distinguished gentlemen wh
are doing what the Md7ngdctotrefs' lie
ord is accomplishing ana advocating
viz, inducing settlers and capitalists
come South. 1t looks like the cap
talists and settlers were doing it with
good will Gov. w, j. Northea
doing good work, SO also IS hon >. !
Hand, of Pelham, Ga believe Sen
tor Hand will succeed in securing tt
location of large sanltarlum and n
tel for his town. Pelham. Judge JOSEF
Tillman. of Quitman, Ca. IS also o.
of the right stripe to aid the upopll