Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-02
BOOMING A TOWN
Keep Its Advantages Before the
People Of the Country.
ADVERTISE ITS MERITS
Citizens Must Subscribe and Pull To-
getller-Instances Where 1t
Has Paid.

Advertising city or town as u
| merchant would advertise his business
Is OF comparatively recent origin, yet
during the past ten years this plan of
letting the people know of the resources
and advantages of a city has been high
ly successful, " says the Orange (Tex) y
Tribune. Il say this from q knowl-
edge of what am talking about, for |
have been engaged in doing this class
of work for several years. And will
say more: The town or city which
keeps its advantages persistently before
the outside world through reliable
newspapers is tho place which shows
the greatest increase i'll population and
material wealth.
II will name three individual in
stances of the hundreds i'll my knowl-
edge. There are the city of st. Louis,
the smaller southern city of Atlanta
and the little town of Crowley, La 1t
might seem ridiculous to place these
three towns i'll the same category, vet
the same means have been used by each
and are still being used to keep them
always before the public notice. The
city of st. Louis, with population
OF over 100000, does not consider it
beneath its dignity to advertise its adj
vantages, and fund of no less than 81, :
600, 600 was raised by its commercial
bodies for no other purpose than to buy
newspaper space and advertise the
town. Everybody knows the result. st.
Louis is growing rapidly and gaining in
strength and influence every day.
The city of Atlanta is the second
instance. This city has been the Won
der of the age in growth. Why: Be-
cause every newspaper in that city,
every man, woman and child works
continually for Atlanta. The papers
and the people stand shoulder to shout
der for the town. have seen business
men i'll Atlanta who personally hated
each other, and who would not speak
OH the street, get up at a public meet.
ing and vie with each other in subscrib-
ing to any fund to advertise the city
Certainly no one can gainsay the fact
chat Atlanta has grown under this plan
The third instance is the little town
of Crowley, La. Probably no small city
III this section is better known among
western people who are looking toward
the south to locate. Crowley has issued
tens of thousands of special numbers of
its local paper, scattering them broad
cast through the western country. This
is kept up month after month, and the
resources of Crowley are fully displayed
i'll these special editions
mention these instances as show
ing what concerted action by the people
OF any community can do toward build
ing up their town and increasing values.
The day is past when town or city
can grow without advertising its re-
sources. The example set by such sue
cessful cities as those named is being
followed by hundreds of others and will
be followed by every town which is de-
sirous of adding to its population. To
do this work requires not only the pull
ing together of every public spirited
citizen, but also money. Citizens must
sink their individual feelings for the
good of the community and loose their
purse strings and subscribe freely and
literally Immediate results must not
be expected. Experience shows that
persistent work and organization will
tell"
First in tinencS> of illustration in the
May Midland Monthly. Dies Moines, is
Is the paper on The Switzerland ofIowa."
by State GeologiSt Calvin. Il breezy sketch
of an outing in the northeastern corner of
the state. Major BycrS pleasingly pic
lures the Spirit Lake region in north
western Iowa. Rev. DR.. Eugene Nav, of
Fargo. has delightful story of Il bicycle
ride to the Custer battlefield. with por-
traits and views. Professor Whitecomb
tells thrilling story of German student
love affair and duel, and Miss Dimmitt
concludes her interesting story rof Life
in New Mexico" Mrs. Patchin has a
paper OH art. with pictures of famous
paintings mt the recent Art Loan exhibit
in Des MoineS. Major Smith tells more
about the Military Telegraph corps he
organized in the west. The editor pie
lures an old F'ranco-Gcrman mountain
town. One Of the striking features of the
number is true story OF the finding of q
lost gold mine, vividly told in a letter
from Nevada. This is a number to send
to your friends.
Godey'> Magazine.
The May number of Godey's Magazine