The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-07-26
HOW COOPERATION or THE PEo.
PIE or \ COMMUNITY WINS.
STICKING TOGETHER COUNTS
illustration 81 Some OF the Good
Things in clsnnishness as Found
in Some Agricultural Dis
tricts.

new land. and refuse 20 mingle with
other than their own nationality. II
defense of these foreigners who ar,
thus charged II is but fair 10 say thai
many OF them labor under the misap
prehension that they are not looked
upon By the older American citizens
As companionable Often their lack
OF a knowledge OF the English Ian
guage makes their own class desir
able associates Il will be observed
that in one or two generations condi-
fion changes and the children OF these
foreigners become thoroughly Amer
icanized
II would be well II some OF the
traits OF clannishness that are manifest
in foreign colonies be generally prac-
ticed throughout the United States In
IS4s an effort vas made 10 colombo
land in Missouri with q progressive
class OF German citizens The events
Immediately following this effort. the
loss Of one shipload OF immigrants
and the subsequent suferings OF the
newcomers. is matter Of history
But undaunted hundreds Of those who
al that time sought homes in the new
country. gained for themselves envi
able places In the annals OF American
history and they founded commu-
mites that may well be held up as
models worthy 10 be copied. In Gas.
conade county. Missouri. large colony
of these people sought homes There
they TILED the soil and cultivated vine.
yards They were OF one tongue and
OF one religious belief. a highly moral.
hard-wor king people. and their aim
was to found homes for themselves
and their progeny To-day in Gas
ronade county there is more evidence
OF wealth. OF culture and harmony
among the people than can be found
IN any like area OF the United States
From the founding OF the colony 1t
was recognized that IL progress be
made that the wealth produced by
members should be retained Mills
we're gradually built for the CONVEX
sion OF the grain into -four wine
presses were found on almost every
homestead. and towns were built.
Among the first institutions establish
ed were schools and churches. and
these to-day are prominent factors in
the molding OF the character Of the
people.
A. was one OF the rules OF the col
ony 10 assist one another Each one
while working for himself and his
family. realized that il was 10 his ad-
vantage TO patrOnize his neighbor
Thus when the towns were started
and stores opened. il was made a
yule that these stores be patronized
and that the store-keeper be allowed
a fair profit for the goods he sold
Tailor shops. boot and shoe makers.
soap makers. and even the brewers
OF beer found their customers solely
among the members OF the colony
Although St Louis was within a few
hours ride. the members OF the colony
considered that the dollars kept in
the little town instead OF being spef [
In St Louis meant much for the ad
Tancement Of the place AS years
passed BY members Of the colony be-
came prosperous Families Were
reared and children married. addition
Al homesteads we're secured and there
Was a thorough cooperation among
all towards making life agreeable and
giving each member OF the commu-
nifty a means 81 acquiring a compe-
rency. One OF the early undertak
ings was the building Of macadamized
roads. These roads today are kept
In the best Of condition and have
proved a matter Of economy to the
county Schools and churches, which
a. first were roughly built. have been
replaced with magnificent edifces
which are sources Of pride 10 the resi- |
dents OF the community Some OF
the small business places OF 40 or so
national importance. In fact all res
idents OF the comSunity are indie
pendent and few OF them posses
sors Of great wealth. How success
mi they have been is shown by the
absence OF paupers In the county
There are no public charges. neither
Is there any great expense as TO main
taiaing a county Jail
This community is but one Of many
IN the Mississippi valley and through
out the west Such communities have
been built up solely by the simple ad-
herence TO cooperation among mem
bers and a following out OF the home
trade principle. Members realized
that every dollar earned in tho com
munity and sent to some other place
robbed the community OF so much
weSi.A. and that this dollar ceased TO
be a factor in incres sing the impor-
lance and progress OF the place In
these communities are generally 10
Gated Touring mills. The output OF
these mills finds local sale and the sur.
plus is sent to the markets 10 bring
in money from the outside II an.
pears that II the simple economical
methods of many classes CO citizens
81 foreign birth were 20 be prac,iced
more generally BY people residing i'm
various agricultural communities OF
the United States. II would be whole
some and that these Communities