The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-11
Faith by Works.

11O ll11O1 u1dLIO0 1CSShGlN SlhSl
from the rooms of the Columbus
Progressive Union is that very
soon now something of a mos
tangible character may be ex
pected. The officers and direc
tors have been doing considerable
hard work, taking few into
their confidence and proceeding
straight to the one object of at.
tracing factor les to Colum bus.
! THE DISPATCH is assured that
the time is nearly here when the
organization will be able to make
some public announcement that
will arouse the people to the i'm
portant work this body has been
engaged IN.
THE DISPATCH has, from the
moment of the organization of
the Progressive Union taken a
deep interest in its progress, and
in the news that from time to
time has been given out. And
now that we are assured that
very soon the gentlemen will be
able to make their first appeal to
the public, we want to urge every
man and woman in Columbus
who loves the city and who want
to see it grow and prosper, to
meet these gentlemen in a broad
and liberal spirit.
We cannot expect to sit still
and have others come among US
to develop the city as we would
have it. We must help. We
must show a disposition to be
equal partners in this splendid
move for civic enrichment. We
must establish that we not only
believe in Columbus and her re-
sources, but we are willing to
show our faith by our works.
1t has not been stated publicly,
nor has The DISPATCH learned
through other sources that our
people will be asked to bear a
part of the financial end of some
large industrial enterprise, but
if they are it would be but nat
ural. If a foreign company is
willing to invest one hundred or
one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars in Columbus and add a
hundred thousand dollars a year
to the pay roll in the city, surely
we can afford to subscribe from
out of our abundance half this
great amount. We do not be-
lieve there need be any hesita-
ton in accepting stock in anv in
dustry the Progressive Union
may recommend. 1t is under
stood that the gentlemen are
fighting shy of the speculator and
every company or corporation,
now cOntem plating removal here,
has behind it years of success in
the manufacturing field. We
need not be timid of investing
our money with the money of
these experienced, successful
and influential men. Before they
will agree to move to Columbus
every detail of the proposition
will be carefully gone into. and
they will have become satisfied
from their own searching inquiry
that an investment here will justi-
fy the outlay.
THE DISPATCH wants to ask
it's friends, should the time come
for rallying to the support of the
| Progressive Union, that loyalty
to Columbus be shown on every
hand. We should stand by our
guns and when our represent
ative business men, merchants
bankers and manufacturers say
to US that this is a good invest
ment and we need it for the
prosperity of Colum bus, we
should not hesitate but subscribe
the money necessary to the end
sought in less time than it takes
to make the appeal. This kind
of enthusiasm and public support
of our new industrial policy will
mean the doubling of population
in Columbus in less than five
years.