Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-11-08
SOME WEAK POINTS
COMMERCIAL CLUBS SOMETIMES
MAKE eLUNpERs.
STARTING NEW ENTERPRISES
Bonuses Often Given and Little Bsns.
fits Gained BY the Towns That
oIvs-PretsetIns Established
Industries.

Within the past few years = com.
mercial club organization fever has
taken hold Of many towns In the west
to have. but quite often. like other OF
the less harmless fevers that afiict
physically. passes away and doesn't
make much difference with the our
general health.
Town.building Is much like erecting
q good bridge. II Ii essential that a
good foundation be laid. Natural con.
ditions have much to do with II. Cities
and towns spring up where there Is
good cause for their existence. Arti'
ficial means may be employed for
blooming" purposes. but unless there
be something substantial and lasting.
nll the booming that can be done will
not result In the accomplishment OF
permanent good. The average rural
town receives Its principal rapport
from the business given II by the con
tiguous territory. The trade of lin.
tied section OF country will sustain u
comparative number Of business es.
Establishments. II town possesses
natural advantages. location. etc. for
certain lines OF manufacturing. SO
much the better. II would be foolish.
ms have been demonstrated In mum.
ber OF western towns. to commence
the manufacture OF cottons. or silks.
or furniture. when the raw material
must be transported from n great dis
tnncc. and also the fuel for power.
sim. II town assume any great
proportions. there must be Industries
to give the people occupation. The
judicious investment OF capital In
canning factories. In paper mills. In
glucose works and n few other enter.
priscs. II these enterprises are rightly
conducted. might prove u valuable
factor In some Of the western towns.
When n commercial club In or.n'
niEcd. generally efforts are made to
secure some industry for the town
tina, will give Its people employment
and which will brin. new residents Ia
tho town. Quite often bonuses arc Of
fcrcd concerns. which arc located In
other places To relocate. II has been
III. general experience Of towns which
EANU NHau' hh'N' bb'F
that n concern that asks very much
encouragement In the way Of ready
cash. Is hardly worth boih.rins with
and Ii likely to prove failure.
Another thing that the average com
mcrciai club does not take In eonsid
Grafton Ia that !, IL better To build
up Institutions already located than
to encourage new ones Of doubtful
success. A manufacturing concern I,
only valuable To the town as = means
Of placing a greater amount Of money
In circulation. The greater tho pa,
roll. tho better for the town. Hut II
matters not hosS big the amount II
that Is distributed among workers on
a Saturday night. Il results In little
good to the town II Il Ia sent to some
other town for needed supplies.
Commercial club members should
keep In mind that II IL far better 10
devise means Of keeping money
earned BY farmers and iaborcrH from
being sent to large cities for goods.
than II Ia to have new concerns start.
cd. If there be a few hundred dollars
a day sent from the place to maiior'
der houses. II would be far better ia
prevent this by dcriSing means for
having Il spent In the town. than 10
encourage the location OF a factory
with a pay roll Of a like amount. !,
should be- the FIRST duty of com.
mcrciai organization tn protect It's
home industries. and when strangers
see that this ts successful they will be
more likely to seek the place as suit.
able for the establishment of some
business enterprise.