Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-03-23
EVERYTHING GROWS
Citixons Makes Appeal for the
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my spring sunshine and warm
winds, the great snowbanks upon
She, surrounding mountain peaks
and nearby hillsides gradually
grow less. Each tiny psrticle Of
nslsed snow adding it's mite 10 the
nearest 'rill makes it grow larger,
run faster, lesp farther, and sing
louder - IL merrly trips it way to
tho valley below. Life everywhere
10 awakening from its winter
slumbers. Grass sprouts pushing
their way through the warm soil,
grow to blades to be nipped by
Aocks and herds that grow fat TO
feed the growing population Of
growing Grangeville. Grange
Vile, where since it's incipiency,
good healthy, sturdy, day and
night, summer and winter, growth
has marked its history. Fields
heve given away 70 blocks and
streets lined with neat and tasty
homes, and all this without the aid
ofa railroad. Now during this
period Of special spring growth,
oven the railroad sprouts and
sh0ws signs Of life, but how could
it resist the influence of SO much
surrounding growth. What does
it all mean? What is it all for?
This marvellous growth. 1t is for
me, 1t is for you, each separate in
dividual, each. citizen. But what
ore We growing forf Life grows
because Of it's gift from nature,
society grows because Of its gift
from its individual members. II
you have given nothing you can
mot appreciate the growth Of the
community in which you life.
Have you given the greatest gift
within the power Of man to give, q
citizen. Then you owe the COM
munity . greater gift then it you
had given nothing. You owe the
community the debt Of making
that citizen the very best possible;
you owe that citizen the very best
possible; yon owe that citizen the
very best community in which to
develop it's citizenship.
It is cad fact that there are
factors in every community that
tend to make that community the
very worst possible by robbing il
Of these embroyo citizens and turn.
ing them from the givers Of good
to the vampires of peace and pro.
gress. A thousand fold more
deadly enemy to his country is he
who robs the cradles Of there limo.
cence aud purity, than he who
shoots down crown heads or openly
takes up arms. Yet he invariably
cloaks his infsmy by loud cries Of
patriotism, and boosted philanth
rophy as he gives to the widows
the pennies taken from the dollars
robbed from her husband and
sons. loath such patriotism,
despise such charity, hate sucf
hypocracy.
If there be q factor in our com
munity that is robbing US Of tn,
fruits Of our toll, the acme Of oul
hopes, let us do all in our power t,
overcome it's evil influence, re
membering that the greatest en-
emy of evil is good.
It is q lamen table fact that il
this community go much in neet
Of uplifting influences that sucl
an ennobling institution as tn
Young Mems Christian association
should be allowed after receiving
such an suspicious start, to dro]
into disuse. Why in this gtowinI
time Of our life, cannot this insti
tuition be placed upon q permanen
financial basis.
Upon inquiry I find that 81, 5O
10 all that is needed to put it on
self supporting basis. This woul,
remove all debt and the member
ship would then pay the salary Q
q strong young man to devote hi
entire time TO this most practics
and profitable work.
DR.. Green has given two Of th
very best years of his life, devot
ing almost his entire time to tn
foundation OF this Institution
gladly Offering his services free {
charge. He is . young man, d,
pendent upon his energies for hi
support and the maintenance {
his family, and there is no reaso
why this prosperous and CROWN
community should ask 60 great
sacrifice in behalf Of the welfare
the entire community, from an
one of it's citizens.
Those who thoroughly unde
stand the situation do not blam
DR.. Green for the action he too
last fall in serving his connectio
with the Y. NJ. G. A., but shall v
Is citizens let his work drop BAG
to nothing. geville boasts
population Of 26OO inhsbitant
this would mean = per capita of
to pay of the indebtedness on Il
Y. n. G. A. that Is valued
$500, and give it a. permanel
institution to the city Of Grang
Vile.
The. sbusipess men and your