The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-30
Successful Work of
the Greater Salem Club
AMA -EARLY every enterprising community in
k%F or whatever size or situation, is engaged
v at this time, through its improvement

IN y at this time, through its Improvement
club, board of trade, chamber of COM
merce similar organization in formulating or car
rying into operation scheme for its material bet
terment.
AS the tide of immigration and investment seems
to have turned toward this state, these organizations
are directing their efforts principally toward attract
ing the attention of home seeking tourists to their
respective localities Along the main arteries of trav
ell where the tourist enjoy the sopover privileges
of his ticket without extra expense, this may be
comparatively easy task but there many eOmmu
mites not fortunately situated They are off the
main line, and since tourists have aversion for
roads that come stop and must be retraced, the
proportion that find their way into these places is
small.
Salem has started on a successful career of deve
Opment through the agency known as the Greater Sa
lem Commercial Club. The Capital City has great
future in the next few years.
Although it must not neglect the ordinary methods
OF advertising the and natural attractions
of the section neither content itself with merely in
viting guests to the feast that Nature has provided
but must go into the highways and hedges of trade
persuade the guests to come in by extraordinary
means.
The people of Salem have, with cOnslderaDle sue
cess been attempting to advance the commercial
standing of their city and increase its population by
encouraging the establishment of factories. They
have an ambition to make the city distinctively
manufacturing center, and have gone about the at
tainment of this purpose in modest way, to be sure
but with systematic persistence Whether or not they
will ever come to full realization of their hopes they
will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that
their efforts have been fruitful in several instances
In inaugurating this progressive movement the
citizens should always carefully take into consdera
ton the industries already established
The full benefit that may accrue to a community
however through the bringing into town of such en-
terprse as these is not apparent at glance, nor is
it entirely material. The very effort the co"opera
ton of rival business and personal interests that such
movements necessitates awakens in the community
a healthy spirit of enterprise and dscourages that
continent of dOg.in-the-manger jealously that has
blocked the development of so many communities. 1t
teaches the business man and property owner that
returns from such investments in public enterprises
are no less real though indirect Ii shows the capital
ist that he has deeper interest in the welfare Of the
community than keeping weather eye open ana a
bony hand extended for his penury 1t gives TO each
citizen personal interest and pride in the success
Of every enterprise the city He feels that not only
his investments but the reputation of his town Is at
stake and he "roOts" for his burg with all his energy
at all times and in all places.