Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-08-25
BUSINESS FOR THE BOOSTERS.

he compiimented upon the alacrity and
efficiency with which they have taken
hold of the good work of cleaning up
the town--not that our back yards
have been in more untldv condition
than those of other towns, but that
every succeeding morning marks an
other long step taken in the direc-
tion of achieving our ambition to
make them cleaner and tldier than
those Of other places This good work
has got such a good start that it is
reasonably sure to go on, and now
let the Boosters club get busy. There
are more things to be attended to
than back yards. and they all come
within the legitimate province of the
Boosters.
Building up enterprises to bring
money into the community is good
as far as it goes. but it only goes half
way. The other half is to build up
a public sentiment that will serve to
keep the money in the community af-
ter 1t comes here.
Our people have displayed wonder
full energy in the past. in the way of
drawing to our town. and building up
among ourselves enterprises to at
tract settlers. and furnish employment
for labor and to their credit as peo-
pie it can be said that they are still
keeping up their lick in that regard
which is at once highly credtable to
their good judgment and to their
spirit of fealty to the town, but the
other half Of the public duty above
referred to has been inexcusably neg
lected. We have sent many thous-
ands Of dollars--it is safe to say many
hundreds Of thousands-abroad, to
other towns and cities in which we
have no immediate interest whatever,
for the purchase Of things which we
make. or could make. just as we'll at
home. All this Is just so much money
lost to the community, and it touches
more or less the pocket Of every man
in the community. This policy is a
mistake and at the expense of all of
US. for as we have said before, the
keeping OF the money here after we
get IT, is Of Just as much importance
to the growth. development and pros
perity of the town. as the getting of
II here in the first place.
For such reasons we say II Is time
for the Boosters club to get busy
with the matter referred to. and take
the lead in what would very soon
become quite a general movement in
the direction of building up here a
public sentiment that would con-
denim the sending abroad for a dol-
lars worth Of anything that can be
bought or produced just as well at
home.
The matter l. one that comes home
to the merchants Of the town fully as
much as to the consumers Indeed,
the merchants being the class most
Immediately interested should be the
ones to set the example to the con-
sumers. and start the ball a-rolling
for general movement in favor Of
Albuquerque goods for Albuquerqus
people" and this they can do If they
will We have excellent wholesale cs-
tablishments in nearly all the staple
lines. such as groceries. dry goods.
hardware. drugs, etc. WOODEN mills.
furnishing first class cloth for gem
tlemen's clothing and blankets for
household use fully as good az any
made anywhere In the United States;
foundry and machine shops, turning
out just az good and reliable iron and
brass work as can be- done anywhere;
planning mills. making specially of
solid and fancy furniture, desks etc.
for counting rooms. while the Journal
printing house. including the book
and job office and bIndery. Is pre-
pared to do all kinds Of up-to-date
work In those lines as promptly and
in az good style a. can be done by
any other establishment Of the kind
in the country
And in addition to the necessarlea
of life. the town always does more or
less In the way of luxulies. The ar
tlules Of confectionery. for instance.
manufactured here. are not surpassed
By any goods in The same lines.
manufactured elsewhere In this couu-
try o. any other and those who are
competent judges OF the matter tell
VI that the product Of the Albuquer-
que brewery Is equal to the best. The
Morning Journal doesn't urge lts
readers 70 eat candy or drink beer.
but II you are going 10 Indulge in
such luxuriea you should remembe.
that shat money you pay for the for
elgn article Is practically lost 10 the
town forever. while such As you ln-
veHt IN the domestic product ls kept
amoHg a. and is liable TO float around
IN the vicinity III Il helps 10 mend
the streets. build church or pay the
preacher.
The same rule holds good in alt
lines. and We practically know 10 !