Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-18
ElIR SHOWS SPIRIT EXIST
ING IN COMMUNITY
H. Work Of Live, Active People, Not Dead Inactive
Ones" Says Dr.. Euster--Entire Community
Reaps the Benefits.

" T. Custer, pastor VI TIC
w. church of Lewiston, takes
,orest in anything which may
g. . Mace materially as well as
sp and religiously. 1t Is well
'a'n that he is a member OF the
ere;al club, and takes interest
wi ~ work. He was asked to give
.,oos relative to the coming Lew
n.clarkston Fair. He said, am
w.. clad to see the people take an
in the advancement OF any
where l may live. The differ
,otween a live place advancing
VA great future, and a dead
u;tbout a future is generally in
lass of citizens. If they are alive
hove an interest in building up
,,oce and make sacrifices for that
"a the place will go ahead. and ev-
.,ra in the place benefits by such
,.,noe while if the people are dead
have no progressive spirit, the
s,s stands still and all reap loss by
= standstill. About a dozen years
: visited the sand dune south OF
n Normal School in company with
!. pev Henry Brown who was then
n.w,v appointed pastor of this
!, the M. E. church. 1t was the
.,,on Of the people here then that
.,,no could ever be made OF that
u hank ever increasing with every
a that blew from the river. Nor
!, hin had nothing upon it then,
.v,ton was supposed to have grown
.o,, az much as it ever would at
~ unto. Not SO very long before
nj time the M. E. church owned 40
.,ss Of land on Normal hill. There
!, neither faith in the place nor
o,se,eht All were satisfied with the
,,essnt none thought of the future.
vsll many people have profited by in
,setinr in the future which the place
n, already attained since that time.
What its future years may bring yet
none can tell, but this we do know
Rhs BY Just such affairs as this fair
peoule will be attracted here, the place
viii be advertised. The people who
rome will see for themselves. The sur
foundings for many miles each way
will be made known, and the varied
and magnificent resources will be
made manifest, and it will help the
place twenty dollars to where one is
given for the cause. The reason why
the press gives so much space tc
fairs Is because it knows the i'm
mense advantage there are to any
place, and the fact that they enter
into creation of commercial and ma
teria life and prosperity. A city goes
np or down together. / mean that all
the people reap the benefit of pros
perity, while all suffer from decline
That place advances because of the
character Of the men who push the
can Is evidenced by what Spokane
naa accomplished. 1t has favored
urge fairs. Its fruit fair is in evil
oence lewiston has just as good
lunoundings as has Spokane. 1t has
bright future, Some people have
ner eyes filled with a bird in the
'1no more than with a hundred ir
- 0ush but these never capture but
. one bird they already hold fast
lAle and progress is in the air. People
a'uraily want to live in such a place
~ 70 nave such life and progress
'sshs That all take hold and sacrifice
u inc advancement of the place CIV
~ as much as possible for the up.
l'lns of the place, and for the
- o. the future of such place. Mon.
81 no use whatever excepting t.
'es'e life and progress. He who
:" ms money into buildings, into
80 INTO steamboats, and public ed.
A'es' creates such life and advance.
nei' and all money used in this man.
y a benefit. but money lying dead
y no benefit at all, and may only
. alittle security to the possesso,
-aa an imaginary painy day neve
Y realized.