The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
DEVELOPING THE COUNTRY.
Progress Of Agricultural Districts sno
Cities and Towns Go Hand In Hand.

The building up process Of a coun-
try commences with the cultivation
of the soil generally. First the pio>
neers, the settlers on the land. pegin
the building of homes, and closely IN
the wake of the agriculturists follow
the towns.
Town building Is an interesting
study. 1t is the highest develop
.ment of communism. AS far BACK
as we can reach in the history OF ine
world we find the spirit of community
| Of interests. When Columbus reach
| ed America he found the Indians mad
their villages. Even among the most
barbarous races the communal spirit
IL found. In our state OF civilization
cities and towns represent most per.
feet communal development.
Where there are people engaged IN
any industry, it Is necessary that
there be tradesmen to supply neces-
sary wants. These tradesmen gen.
orally seek the most ,convenient ioca-
ton in the settlement and form the
nucleus of the town and city. with
the settling up Of the contiguous ter
ritory, new industries are brought INTO
existence and gradually there is .
growth of the hamlet to the proper
j tions of a village. The village soon
: becomes a small city, and its impor'
! lance is gagged entirely by the trace
, | that it can command to give employ
; ment to the people residing within 1t
. Biographical location Is always ~
: important factor in town and CITY
q building. The average agriculture
t town has q limited territory Tor III
d support. From this territory mus
h come the trade to maintain II. IN
d large cities are small towns grow
It nm" While the small town may re
q ceiye its support from the immediat
n territory surrounding it, the city
d maintained by the trade given 1t by
h multitude of small towns. and BY ce
T. tain conditions that perhaps ma
Of make it a place where manufacturer
D. and jobbing may be carried on adval
In tageously. While the geographic
he position Is important to the sma
ar town. II Is more important to u
IT, large city. as there are numerous co
ditions to be met. and such thinl
ga as TRANSPORTATION facilities and freig
ed rates are highly important.
is It may be said that the majority
se. American cities and towns are 9
ed pendeut to a great extent upon Z
;13 agricultural sections of the countl
I'm The farms supply the major poru
oh of the articles of commerce and ms
mt ufacture. and as well the trade tn
led supports the towns and cities.
es- The community should take pr
BOG IN the progress of the town which
rse has been instrumental In building
res The town is all important to the r.
the dents of rural districts as 1t anol
ed educational and social advantat
the | that would otherwise not exist.
18th many localities there Is an errone<
ok impression that the interests OF
ing, residents of towns are different fr
ON the interests of the people OF the G
tiguous territory. A little thou
Nth will show how the interests OF
in classes, the residents of the coun
he and the citizens Of the town,
Amt equal; how the town depends u
his the country for its support, and
his country looks to the town as
an ket place and as q convenience IN
the eral. Thus VIC have plainly II
sub trated how much to the interest
ina. all residents of rural districts
I in the home town be progressive p
,,sts and that all its interests be protec