The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-03-31


the largest dididend from its output
10 the knitting and rope factories. Z
paying investment Again, surround
cd ON ali sides by forests OF oak ane
gum. it makes an ideal home for the
successful furniture, handle and bar
rel factories its hickory for wagor
and skew factories; its elm for coop
erage factories, and its cottonwood
for for box factory. Nature, as you
see. has done her part TO make Great
er Greenville. and If the city fails tc
achieve it. the fault is with her press
and people.
The aggressive and up to date
method Of advertising by the West
to proclaim their advantages and at
tract residents and capital and indus
tries, is necessary today in Green
vile and the South Let her Bust
ness League, her financial nstltu-
tions, her transportation interests, her
real estate dealers, manufacturers
and all others. get together and raise
an advertising fund by assessing
themselves. If it is possible let them
appeal to the city and county boards
for additional aid.
sThen let this Business League elect
a practical man as secretary of the or
ganization who year in and year out
will keep before the country every
Improvement and happening OF in
terest to the manufacturing or busi-
ness world that goes on in Greenville.
If there is enough money raised to
employ frst-class advertising agen-
cy. do so. 1t will prove money well
spent
Start the advertising of Greenville-s
present advantages. Invite tourists
to stop here on their way to the
Mardi Gras: this gives the hotels
and merchants. street railways ana
amusement places money. In the
fall have meeting OF manufacturers,
farmers, etc. in the city. This can
be easily arranged with the railroads,
and will result in large crowds Sta
tjsties and all kinds of information
should be sent out Every envelope
that leaves the city should on 1t por-
tray a handsome building or promi-
nent street Magazines and perlodI-
Gals should be supplied with general
articles on labor, planting and river,
hat they. for their features, would be
willing to publish without cost.
The most should be made out OF
1er Kings Daughters institution and
he charitable work done by the noble
aides for the oity's poor and afflicted.
Of its high character of citizenship;
t. advanced public schools, it's pure
lrtesian water, excellent health and
ow death rate.
It's different factories and plants
,houid be enumerated and written up
/. well as the facilities it offers for
Industries The city should be the
meeting place of every important
that could be secured.
md every house in the city should
how that they are welcome by deco
-ating in appropriate colors. This
vill draw the eye of the North to
sur city. and as a result many an
migrant will be directed in this
ection
There is nothing experimental about
his if rightly directed and carried
'ut. 1T has been the means alone OF
the largest towns today In
than Greenville possesses. |
The competition of other cities today /
5 being felt here in Greenv;lle and
l,ould spurn every citizen to greater |
ersonal efforts to work for his home
ity and place it in the lead.
The attention that the proposed
eneral advertising will direct to the
laeen City Of the Delta and its ad-
antages will draw the peoples ar
erition from the other sites. The in
rease of Individual advertising which
ill result from the general publicity
will still further serve to
ring Grecnville TO the attention of
he country. and impress people every
here with the enterprise ard impor-
.nce of her business men Thus an
ther factor will be put to work to
lake Greenville bigger citr
Let everyone who has the city at
cart join the movement for G-eateri
reenville by uniting with the fe1gue
nd wearing its button Contributed
eely financially TO its advanee rent:
,r what you give Is ike sregs cast ,
pom the waters-it return ~ youi
n fold in increased property values, Is
gher salaries, larger wages. nes in
astries and a larger population
is benefited, and yosr S;ty /
rows daily before your esrs