The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-30
AND NOW. FoRwARD,

TOT tne tnlru anu last time ana by |
an increased majority, the people of
lola have declared that they do not
wantlto vote bonds to buy the gas
plant. That settles the gas question.
And nOw-forw
The first thing to do is to get in a
good hnmor. We are all going to
to keep on living right here in lola.
We wouldn't be hired to go anywhere
else. We have to meet each other in
the streets every day and do business
with each other. And 1t is mighty
uncomfortable to have to meet or do
business with man whom you know
feels bitterly toward you. Let's start
over again. The REGISTER, for its
part, has no hesitation in saying that
1t covets the good will of every good
man in this town. This paper doesn't
like to fight. Its friends sometimes
criticise 1t for not fighting oftener and
harder. 1t hopes it has shown that
1t can fight when it has to. 1t would
n whole lot rather have friends than
enemies, whole lot rather say pleas
ant things than harsh things. 1t is
ready therefore, to do it's part in
bringing back the "era of good feel
ing" which every good man should
desire. So let's get in good humor,
the first thing.
And then, let US pull together for
lola. We have magnificent oppor-
tunity to build city here. A fair
start has been made already, despite
the discussions and divisions of the
past two years. With the money and
the energy we have spent fighting
among ourselves, we can In the next
two years, locate industries and bust
nesses here that will double the pop
ulation of lola. Without doubt that
lie the thing for us to do. We have
the best Natural Gas field in the
world. We have good railroad facili-
ties. We have a rich country We
have schools and churches. What
other city i'm the United States can Of
fer superior Inducements, either to
the capitalist or the laborer, the man
ufacturer or the home seeker? All
that is needed is energy, industry and
harmony. We have three or four
men who are splendid leaders in ev-
erything that looks to the location
here of new industries. Let the rest
of us stand by them. Let us have
them understand, in the first place,
that their efforts are appreciated, and
let us have outsiders understand, in
the secOud place, that these men
speak for the town and that what
they say goes. That is the way to
build city.
The REGISTER is more sanguine OF
the future Of lola now than 1t ever
was before. The town has been
splendidly advertised during the past
month or two. #. 5. Bennett has
sent out 10000 big folders with fine
write up of the town and its resources.
Il. X. Taylor sent out 10000 full page
circulars with writeup of Gas City,
which is the same to all intents and
purposes as if it had named lola. The
REGIsTER's l6-page special edition Is
going broadcast oyer all the Eastern
manufacturing districts. The rail
roads believe in lola and are adver-
Using her through all their numerous
channels. So the name of lola has
been made familiar in every business
center in this country. And we can
not help but profit by it. Inquiries
are coming in thick and fast from
men in all branches of business look
ing toward lola as location, and
deals are we'll under way which
mean larger things for this city than
anything most of us have dreamed of.
The coming spring and summer, in
our judgment, will witness an influx
of population and activity IN every
have never seen mere before. Always
UpaViCjed we do our mart LET ne Dat