The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-08-31
is 1T WORTH WHILE?

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umns on several occasions the fact
that we need a boosters club. We
had one, but it was only a tempo
rary affair, short winded and with.
out any fixed purpose. We need
a permanent boosters club and we
need one that will boost. We can
boost the Fourth of July Celebra-
ton and the Fair right up to the
limit, but we cannot afford little
powder for Union City all-the-
year-'round. Nashville is boost.
ing, Paducah is boosting, jackson
is boosting, Dyersburg is boost.
ing, Fulton is boosting, Obion is
boosting all the towns are boost
ing except Union City, and we sit
around whiting goods boxes and
playing checkers, as if all the rest
of the world b a. nothing that
would benefit us. Twenty years
ago Union City swallowed up half
d dozen country towns and was
making desperate attempt on
some of the larger ones. To-day
some of these small towns are
turning the tables. They are head
ing this way with considerable
amount of steam behind them.
Union City has as good railroad
facilities as any town, the best
water, better schools than many,
good churches, and no town on
the face of the globe is surround
ed by richer country. These are
facts beyond successful contradic-
ton, and yet we are falling behind.
Twenty years ago we had ten times
as many people as some of the
towns near us which now have as
great a population as we. What
in the 'tarnation cheesehooks" is
the matter with us anyway. We
do not mean to say that Union
City is not growing, but we. do
mean to say that she is not keep.
ing up with those who haven't got
half the advantages we have, hence
t he ratio of increase forebodes |
evil. Union City merchants are
branch stores at other
places. What is the significance?
! There is no use probing deeper,
but let's get to boosting, that's the
leading thought and the most i'm
portant theme. Paducah is selling
booster buttons at so cents each
and the citizens of that growing
city are wearing them on the la
pels of their coats. This creates a
booster fund.
Is ii worth while to boost2 Jack
son is the best town in West Ten
nessee outside Of Memphis, and it
was done by boosting. Mayor
Hugh Anderson and the enterpris-
ing men there have not allowed
the grass to grow under their feet.
Jackson is surrounded by a very |
poor section of country while we
have the best.
Is boosting worth whilel Obion
with no advantages to start with
excepting a rich country has been
from swamp to a
town of nearly 1900 in 20 years.
There was never a greater booster
than Uncle Billy Wilson, and he's
the man who laid out Crescent
City, now Obion.
Is boosting worth whileg The
banks, in a town of
much smaller dimensions than
Union City, carry nearly twice the
cash deposits, all on account of the
tomato and berry industries. Are
we doing anything in the way Of
diversified farminge We could DO
It and beat wheat and cotton q
whole city block.
Is boosting worth whiles We
could cite innumerable instances,
but this is enough, and these are
right at home where we can see
them.
Take to boosting, gentlemen; it
will do us good. Organize and talk
It up. Get well of the jaundice
and puff up q little. Nothing like
il for improving cussedness.
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