The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-01-05

, union railroad station and an occu.
Dant for the sugar factory buildings
hat will create a new industry here
Already a number OF manufacturers
have their eye on the sugar factory
property, and it is only question OF
short time until the right proposition
made to take II.
The only way to secure some of the
many things which are desirable is
by active cooperation through organi
lation. Omaha, Sioux City and other
towns which have had unprecedented
growths during the past ten years did
not accomplish anything through the
"kickers' and knockers" Fortunate.
ly in Norfolk that class is very much
in the minority, but the question ars.
es wouldn't it count for much more
if all could or would get together and
work as one man for what is wanted"
BY the support of a Commercial
club giving it hearty backing and
united strength of business men, l.
the only way to get factories, whole.
sale houses, state institutions, rail
roads, concessions, and many other
things that would add to the business
volume and give Norfolk an opportu.
nifty to spread out and take care OF
the country tributary to it. Little or
nothing can be accomplished by per.
sonal effort and too many selfish, per.
soual axes at the public grindstone
will defeat good results. Agitation is
necessary in all undertakings, but It
must be systematic and not antag.
folk will give the Commercial club.
which is their business representative
hearty and unanimous support, it will
be able to do far more for the city's
welfare than if handicapped by those
who go about the streets knocking"
on every proposition that is made.
The chamber of commerce of Law
ton, Oklahoma, has just organized
Thirty Thousand club, which is to try
to push that city to the 10000 mark in
the next census. The club is COM
posed of 1000 members and they have
banded themselves together to in
crease the population of that live city
| to 10000 within the next five years
| They will do it, too, as they have back
bone and confidence in their town and
people who do things while they talk
about it. Their territory is no better
than that possessed here, and they
are pushers and all push together
big and little, rich and poor, they push
They saw when the town was first
started that there must be business
center and distributing point. They
have secured their coveted prize and
are now after more. The same cond-
tions apply to Norfolk.
Los Angeles is the best advertised
town in California. They have a club
of 600 who pay $l.0O each every month
into general treasury to promote the
city's interests. They have a pro
mOter or manager of the club, a for
mer Chicago newspaper man, and
with an executive committee of five
business men, he works out the needs
of the metropolis of southern Califor.
MIA. 1t is through this kind of coop
Grafton that a small town of decade
ago has doomed to be a prosperous
city and is now the metropolis of that
section of the state.
1t is through concerted efforts that
results come to a community. Local
quarrels, malice and backbiting don't
do it. Let the fellows in other towns
do that while we keep together when
anything is wanted and we will get
it. OF course it will cost something.
All good things cost more than poor
stuff. Go after the best and get as
good as we can, is policy that will
win in time. Norfolk has the right
kind of a start. Now is a good time
to give it another push forward for
1905.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.