The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-05-10

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or resources, the
progress of the business life of {
that community will be retard-
ed.
The first essential Is public
spirit. Public spirit Is opposed
20 the spirit of selhshness that
saws "every man for himself.
The spirit of selfishness really /
secures its own destruction. for (
the narrowness. the concelt, the .
grasping. the self-seeking, ulti- I
matelv So disgusts others as 20
drive them away. The selfish l
spirit IN building wall 20 pro-
tect itself. shuts out the sympa- /
thy. the patronage and help OF .
others ON which IL is dependent
/ for success. The selfish man rs
"a beast of prey. who would live
lat the expense of the welfare
ibv his fellow man. The public
/ spirited man is one who realizes
/ that he lis not am isolated unit,
hut "A member of the social or
lder of humanity. That his own
welfare and happiness are IN
separately linked 90 the welfare
and happiness of his fellow
man. that in promoting the
welfare of the community. he
- is promoting his own best and
Largest welfare; that he has
certain duties and obligation
he owes Go his community, ant
he does not hegrudge the tim'
,. and effort given in the perform
ance of them. The prosperit.
and happiness of a communit
. viii he Just in proportion as %
81 citizens realize and cndeaNor I
v,l fulfill their duties go the con
munitv. Public spirit will q
be- manifested in the interest me
)p take I'M public affairs, in tr
as honest. economical and pul
D. Government of the communlt
ina the promotion of educatlo
n- libraries. sanitation. moralit
.er charitable institutions. the su
,w preston of crime and immort
lNI Iiv There are matters that
Mt ionires the united interests al
ug co.opcration of AN men. go
and true. They are things th
make life in "a community wot
living. TIE man who VIII D
uivc some time and thoul
and effort 60 promoting them
f.l blind 10 his own interests,
400 his business. social, perso'
inns and family welfare.
In, The existence cor non eN
.niv / ence of such public spirit def
--,-. mines whether "a commuu
coll shall be "a set of pmnderers
.;~s each other and OF ull who &C
qas I'm reach of them, or whetne
,I, shall be social order of m
..tas working tremendously Tor
cos promotion of the welfare
tban each other.
itisn The other essential 90 +
flag ueritv is allied 90 the first
mare is the encouragement OF n
: the enterprises. Ina a commu
Brit where each man must loo
the his neighbor for patronae
his business. it is only CON
, the sense that each man should
y NOT patr0nize his neighbOr, !
.hows far AS ne has need of ser
, 0OO. his neighbor can render
val to goods he can furnish H
nopu- where the Golden Rule
467 rectlv and practically appl
and business. IL YOU expect
npire. neighbor 10 patronlze You
estan should patronize him IN al
Rus is right, as YOU have nee
. GOO vour merchant does not
Is only the goods YOU want ask
States get them for YOU. Give
rmanv chance: let him know at
nalvze what YOU want and that
three can supply you you are
,biects 10 patronize him. The
! Drob- sional man that.expects
white low citizens TO use his
re- sional services yet ord'
goods that he might
Sales. home from New York Q
where is living at the G
and a. of his nelghbor and b
class 6 up the business of New
rv and 1t is some times said Il
ence not ter bargains can be ha
,iness at the large concerns tina
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