Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-07

denying the fact that whatever tends
to build up and increase the prospect
ty of one just as naturally advances
the prosperity of the other. There is
no doubt but what every nice resi-
dence and store puilt, and every man
ufacturing establishment put in oper
alton, and all public improvements
made in Cresco, whether great or
small, has its influence toward ad-
vancing the prosperity OF each farmer
and the value of every farm near
Cresco. On the other hand, it is
equally trne that whatever improve
ments are made in the county, and
on the farm near Cresco, has its in
fuence towards increasing the pros.
perity of the citizens of Cresco and
value Of all their property. We are
bound together by one inseparable
chain of social and business relations,
and whatever helps one, just as
naturally helps the other, and what.
ever does an injury to one, most al
ways does corresponding injury to
the other.
This places us as citizens of both
town and county under equal obliga-
cations to each other, in order to Sc
cure that degree of prosperity, and
happiness we are entitled to and SO
much desire. This places duty upon
us as citizens Of Cresco to encourage
our farmer friends and to help them
in q material way that we may be
able to build up and develop the
country around us. This is our duty.
in order that we may do our part
towards building up one common in
terest,apd strengthening ties of friend
SHY and good will that should exis,
between us. On the other hand, the
same duty rests upon you, my farmer
brother, in order that friendship and
good will nay be mutual and lasting
There may seem to be a great many
obstacles in the way of arriving at
such condition, but there is one
thing we will all agree upon, and that
is that such consumation is devout-
ly to be wished, and it seems to me
the prize to be obtained is worth the
effort. We know there is no great
good accomplished. neither is there
any great hight of glory reached
without determined effort. / once
heard story about a congressman
who was having rather a hard fight
for reelection. This man was home
one Sunday during the campaign
and was out to his barn milking his
COW in the evening, and it being close
to election he naturally enough was
thinking about his campaign; be was
a good Methodist congressman of
course, and while he was milking, he
was heard to sing part of a verse in a
good old hymn, as follows: "Must
be carried to the skies on fowery beds
of ease" All at once he happened
to think his was not a howery bed
campaign, and very quickly took an
other verse of the same good old
hymn that came nearer fitting the
situation he was in, and sings again
as follows: mo, 1 must fight if
would reign; Increase my courage
Lord" This congressman saw he
must put forth effort if he would
win. So with us in regard to the
matter under discussion. If we can
not reach this highest plane of citi-
zenship with ease, let us make a gal
liant fight on that line, that the prize
sought may be obtained.
To close with, l would say, let us
unite both town and county in one
common bond of brotherhood and
good will. and in SO uniting ourselves
in a bond of good will towards each
other, let us not forget our obliga-
tions to that higher bond of good
will which comes from the eternal
Father, God, but let us live towards
each other, and towards God in such
way that at last we may enter into
that rest prepared by God for his
people.