The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-12-27

prefers thal tRc surplus HNlt't ot
the locality he deposited in il
bank or his vaults rather that ii
be invested in manufacturing or
other enterprises which won!t
stop, Or at least lessen, his inter
est account.
DO not get the idea that any
man is necessary TO the success Of
New Iberia. If you find that Ger
tain moss backs will neither give
or work. do not compliment them
and do not listen to the man who
makes the Statemen that he can
not give because Jones. Smith or
Brown have not given a certain
amount
If the public pulse of New Iberia
is controlled by certain ultra-C0D-
servatlvc men, first try to enlist
their cooperation, for it is true in
the success of a commercial b. dy
as in anything else, that sugar
catches more flies than vinegar"
But because You have opposition
and lack Of support, do not dis
couraged.
We have many valuable mrn i'll
all callings of life, i'll every part
of the United States, but there
are none living who are greater
than those who have gone before;
and, there Is not an individual on
earth to day who. if he should die
tomorrow, would leave q place
which could not be filled.
We are prone to minimise ON
local advantages when it comes to
putting up money, just as we mag
Nifty them when talk is the sole
expense. The popular commercial
body usually attempts too much
1t takes on a greater load. than it
can carry safely, and that is true
in every community Every pos
sible advertising feature that you
can think of Is put before such a
body by specialists who throughly
understand their business, and be
fore Directory realizes it, they
have often voted away more money
than they have in their treasury,
and, as a result, disappointment
follows.
i Bend your efforts to. perfect
your organization. Have the dues
for membership confined exclu
sively to the actual expenses OF
your body, and let these expense,
, be devoted strictly to salaries
postage, rent, and for every slecia
entertainment have a Special com
mittee raise special fund. N
, matter what kind of public Ell
tertainment, popular enterprise o
other undertaking that your Pro
! gressive League stands behind
. prepare a budget, raise the none,
necessary in advance to carry on
) the project, and limit your expens
g that amount; for, in this way, au'
| in this way only. can success
crown your efforts.
d Stand by your local newspaper
tantl support them constantly, fo
\ every line in the alpapers is al
/. advertisement for the: communit,
/ it represents, and remember
i above all things, that when yor
s as an organization, go into oul
j. Eside advertising ventures, yo
a take just that amount from th
: treveIiue that is due the local p;
t, per.as a busiess enterprise
pI Do not do this from the stant
r point Of sentiment or patriotism
+ but on the basis Of common sens
r for to be prospectus, the local p;
u per needs local support just {
is the local banker, merchant (
II F0ther business enterprise, muI
'e have local patronage.
e. 1t is too often the case that son
1t local man of wealth are aboN
~ criticism. He canorder his prin
y ing away from home, and no OIL
81 complains ESQ as to be heard b
re il business man were to car
: his account in another town, til
We banker would. make a kick th
fe would make the average .publiS
~ ers objection look like a We
lgF small fraction of; thirty cents
ea ffiere is no leeerdemain
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