The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-07
A WORD TO GREENVILLE.

reenve is one of the size in the Southern
States
ub splendid churches bank unequaed by
any city rim the country progressive merchants and
stocks that will avoby with Memphis
Oreans has electric railways lights ana all the o'e puoc
utility conyenences of and metropolitan city it has trans
poaon facilities than commensurate with It's volume oil ouS
trade center and freight rates as low as any
ppng center South much lower than some OF the most
progressive and growing cities of the coun has
opportunities in hawo9s and cotons of every kind
that would be hard to match
And yet Greenvile is lacking.
in #hatf
III co.operation and unity of action
What one business willing to do and approves ano.e
objects interest another mas iau WIN
readily does for the general interest OF he community
puts off and holds up
There sadly lacking that spirit of cooperation that is necessary
reenve in line with development and progressive spirit
Of the South
Where does the fault le?-and what is the remedy
II is simple an easy Every business man IN 0reehvle p
rerous selfsasGed and occupied with the deaS " m
ness From the standpoint his personal interest as ms
private affairs nducement to branch out anu e"
1 limo in e extension of trade manufacture OF cur raw Maoa
and the development of our resources In acN e i0 ~ "
the pubic's business and is left to the pueho care, ,
This is criticism but statement OF facts and ac's e
should be given honest sincere and dpssSoAa
expects grow We must extend cur trade increase our
pusb our business into territory create new
wealth and take advantage of opportunities II we expect
pace with Southern development Progressive communities
the South aggresslyey pushing M Snthen country and
reenvle ags-then Greenvile loses Competition a9 p
WOO, and 1t would not oe an
axaggpaon to saw that the for industrial de-
pmen as between equal advantage that TINS is e gay
of the survival of the httest ,.: e cro,r;llo nc
L viii he AN easy task double the population of Greeve as
we'll as double its volume business within the next ten years
we must either this else lose to more progressive "so
part of what now have. ,,lo.o.. S;,n,,lv
What shall we double business and populations SIMPLY
p together work together pull together acquant ourselves win
be Affairs Of each other each mans capacity put him where
m an do te most good and back him the limit us one man
rm ont partnership citizen in the town and county Tor
the upbudng the community requiring the FULLEST measure
labor antal and responsibility Of each partner and dividing our pro
and losses share and share alike This plan VIII double the
nnnaon and business reenve in ten years and increase the
% of everv niece within the city limits nifty per cent
and comfy lands in proportion Is such result worth the trouble!
mn to eenyile Get your noses out OF he
d got down TO business before swer of run
ming in some direction shifts the channel OF your business
you high and dry sand bar to take your
rs reat that editorial written in spirit OF cr
s Int Wholly to state that citizen should know
and consider post the to greater and more glorious
Cireenvile