The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-20
LET US STOP CROAKING.
TALK AND WORK FOR OUR Re-
LOVED TWIS-CITY.
Advice to Our Citiz=ns Generally
The New Industries Needed.

| Advice to Our CitiZ=n Generally
| The New Industries Needed.
| To the Editors of the Sentinel.I
! After two years Of what may well
! be called hard times, some thoughts
| have occurred To me which seem to be
| practical for the purpose of putting
| renewed energy into our people and
if adopted will, in my opinion, put a
stop to the question which is so fire.
quently asked of our people, when
| away from home. if Winston will re-
cover.
am convinced that the desired end
can be accomplished. We must rec
OgniZe this fact, that the people must
have some tangible evidence of our
city's greatness and it's future pOssi-
bilities before they will leave the
place that has furnished them home
and given them many opportunities
to become Wellto-dO and Influential.
Everything almost is possible to en-
terpriSe and perseverance. 1t is the
imperative duty of every true and
loya citizen TO use every means posSi-
bic at his command to create a favor
able impression on the minds of every
one who does not live here, the ad-
yantages and advisability of living
and investing his money in the future
Metropolis of North Carolina.
Every letter that is written to
friends out of our city should contain
Il few words Of praise about the adj
vantages and future greatness of
Winston-Salem. The human mind is
susceptible to Impressions and thou
sands of letters that leave our city
each week can be the means of in
fluencing many to come and see our
city and when they see our resources
and opportunities, they will be willing
to come and share our blessings.
Demand and supply are the factors
in building up any city and without
these our efforts will be failure.
The vast majority in every city are
laboring people, those who work by
the day or month, and to this class we
must make a special effort to induce
them to come and live here. There
must be a demand for products before
merchants and manufacturers will
supply and handle them.
We would be.surprised to see the
many thousands OF dollars worth of
goods that are shipped into our city
that have been made in other cities,
and the laborers who made them
spend the results of their labor in
those cities. What we need and must
have is class of people who are
willing to patrOniZe home Industries.
Let our retail merchants set the ex-
ample to their customers by buying
their goods from our Wholesale mer-
chants who do business in our city.
Let each one insist on using only
goods that have and are being manu-
factured here and by people who live
and spend their money to help build
our city. Let the thousands Of dol
lars that are paid out every year to
men who are in business in other
States, and sell their goods 10 our
merchants, be spent in our city, and
wonderful results will be seen. We
must create demand in our city for
goods made here, then men who make
these goods will come here and manu-
facture them and give employment to
thousands who will make wages to
spend in stores. who in turn must en-
ploy extra help to serve the people.
We have the location. We have the
railroads and many other great advan-
tages over other places in North Caro-
lima and these advantages should be
utilized. Parks and drive ways add
to the attractiveness of the city and
clean streets and beautiful homes also
have their charms. We have good
police and fire department and we
must maintain good newspapers, that
will work for the whole cOmmunity'S
good and not cast reflections upon our
city and make the outside world think
that law and order are trampled under
foot No paper has right to print mat
ter that Injuries our city and the people
should refuse to patrOniZe any such
paper. Let US not aim for boom
but real, genuine continual growth.
Let every paper encourage it's readers
to interest themselves on this subject
and work for the foremost good
We need cotton mills and factories
to make all kinds of farming imple-
ments. We need furniture factories,
tanneries, stove and iron foundries and
all kinds ofinduStries that will give
employment to labOrerS who will show
their appreciation in turn by buying
only goods that are made here. We
can have the raw material laid down
in this city as cheap as other places.
We have the room and an abundant
supply of water can be easily had.
Coal can be easily had and we have
the best street car system in the
State.
If the people will take hold of this
thing and stop talking about hard
times we shall have more prosperity
than ever before. Let US remember
that Winston-Salem and her mer-
chants and manufacturers must be
patronized and encouraged if we are
to grow and be a great commercial
centre.
The Chamber of Commerce can do
a great deal, but they cannot do it all,
but every man, woman and child
should be interesed in this movement
and with united effort the machine
can be set to work and the desired
end will be accomplished. Let our
watchword be -Winston-Salem and
prosperity. 1 write this with some
feelings of misgivings as to how it
will strike our people but if / am
wrong in the plan have suggested let
some one else suggest a better one and
after we have hit upon the right plan
let US ali put it into execution and
quit this talk of hard times.
Respectfully,
J. @. BUXTON.