Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-08-18


.duced below, in bis paper. The su-
perior Journal Of Commeref. BY.
substituting the nams Of Lift.
Falls wherever that Of Superior oc-
ours, the article will be found TO ap !.
ply to this city as well. It is worth
reading. .s.@..s S. .5.5. ..
Last winter the writer was told:
in Minneapolis about q man who.
came there from an outside locality
to sell -four. St.. $':..>....... .=. !.
He was a good talker, and had q
genial, suaye I manner; but he
couldn't sell any -four: .%> :. . 3.
He was only laughed at. not in
sultingly, but in q kind Of ''beg-your-:
pardon" way. - <: ...s=.5 + ss. { =. g.
That was in Minneapolis. .s@r
That was a sample Of the public
spirit that has made: Minneapolis a
great city. ~. ..=zs- .z|=.s '>'.ss~. :
The great Touring mills there are
a source OF pride to every citizen: j.
When a mans fir ends come from
afar he gets them into a conveyance
and drives out to show them the
Touring mills, and other important
industries: too, because the success:
full operation OF one industry brings
another. r. ~
The public spirited citizens of
Minneapolis did not see any reason
for buying -four that has been
made elsewhere. :~..-5
When they buy commodities from
elsewhere it is because they can do
so without patronizing institutions
that are in direct competition with
Minneapolis institutions. ~. E r. J" " .s
They know what made their city
great, and they know that public
spirit was the chief factor, and not
the force of circumstances.
They like to point out to visitors
the large wholesale houses, and say,
"These are the outgrowth of the
city's commerce.
Each citizen, no matter whether
his station in life is humble or lofty,
likes to say,"I have helped tomake
these institutions great by patro-
sizing them. - :s'.: = *2=9@ 5:'
But every city is not mes Anime
apolis. -
Some cities must grow, if they
grow at all, by the force of circum-
stances and situation, and not
through the enthusiastic, loyal sup
port Of their own citizens.
This does not come through evil
intent, but through the failure of in
dividuals to consider the difference
between patr onizing the institutions
OF their own city and sending the
money away. =.
A man cannot have much pride in
his own city if he does not think it
is worth patronizing.
He cannot reasonably expect it to
grow il ite~ other citizens follow his
example and withhold from it their
support. = -: T$'= e. nv I
How isitwith Superior? 5s. s:s l
There is evidently much public
spirit here, and q general deeire to
promote the growth Of the city, On.
courage it's industries and commerce,
and advance it's general prosperity.
A city's industry and business need
customers who live hundreds Of
miles away, oertainlythe patronage
Eef the people who I've in the city is
needed. S=~: : se,=,1 S=S.*5 =.s Z. 81 +. 7
F. But possibly thh too often hap
pens-a man goes. home from his
work and sita at his table made in
Chicago, in 9 chair mad IN Michigan,
eats bread made yfrom Minneapolis
flour, then goes down town for :
cigar made Is New York, !, refreshee
himself With 3 glass Of beer made in
Milwaukee, orders some groceries
at the q Der boug ut ins D1lsth,
and returas home welderingif he too
cannot dc somsth thing ID, ., promote
the welfare Of his city. 81
He has been thong Atless, but not
nalieio ious: cassless but not in
tentionally disloY s.. I.3..
When public sensiment il
FAwakaned On the 3subi iect Of sup
porting homo enterprise he viii
md dssstssd the : t,ortanes e the
sub
D PubGc= opinion S. tes al things
that ate viii hin & . ope sc hnmIan
(apoWert \.
heaItig 10 la,es i, ialtD iicant a.