The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-08
SOME WEAK POINTS
COMMERCIAL CLUBS SOMETIMES
MAKE 5LUNpERs.
STARTING NEW ENTERPRISES
Bonuses often Given and Little Bene-
fits Gained by the Towns That
Give-Proteetins Established
Industries.

Within the past few years a com
mercial club organization fever has
taken hold OF many towns In the west
ern country Il is kind ot sood fever
10 have. but quite often. like other Of
the less harmless feyers that afiici
physically passes away and doesn't
make much difference with the our
general health.
building is much like erecting
a good bridge II Is essential that a
good foundation be laid Natural con
ditions have much 10 DO with IL. Cities
and towns spring ZIP where there is a
good cause for their existence Arti-
fetal. means may be employed for
booming purposes. but unless there
be something substantial and lasting.
all the booming that can be done will
not result in the accomplishment of
permanent good The average rural
town receives its principal support
from the business given il by the CON
tiguous territory The trade Of a lin
tied section OF country will sustain a
comparative number Of business es-
adjustments II a town possesses
natural advantages. location. etc. for
certain lines OF manufacturing. so
much the better Il would be foolish
as have been demonstrated in mum
Der OF western towns. TO commence
the manufacture Of cottons. or silks,
or furniture. when the raw material
must be transported from a great dis
lance. and also the fuel for power.
Still. II a 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 a few other enter
prises, il these enterprises are rightly
conducted. might prove a valuable
factor in some Of the western towns
When a commercial club L orga-
nized. generally efforts are made to
secure some industry for the town
that Will give its people employment
and which will bring new residents 10
the town. Quite often bonuses are Of
tered concerns. which are located in
other places 10 relocate Ii has been
the general experience OF towns which
aa-s made efforts along these lines
that a concern that asks very much
encouragement in the way Of ready
cash. is hardly worth bothering with
and is likely 10 prove a failure.
Another thing that the average COM
mercial club does not take in consid-
GRAFTON is that II is better TO build
up institutions already located than
10 encourage new ones OF doubtful
A ma 5ufacturing concern is
only valuable TO the town as means
of placing greater amount Of money
in circulation The greater the pay
roll. the better for the town. But it
matters not how big the amount is
that is distributed among workers on
a Saturday night. it results in little
good 20 the town il It is sent 70 some
other town for needed supplies.
Commercial club members should
keep in mind that it is far better 70
devise means Of keeping money
armed Dy farmers and laDOrers from
being sent TO large cities for goods.
than it is TO have new concerns start
3. If there be a few hundred dollars
a day sent from the place 10 mail-or-
der houses, IL would be far better 10
prevent this by devising means for
having it spent in the town. than to
encourage the location Of a factory
with q pay roll Of a like amount. Il
should be the first duty Of a com
mercial organization to protect it's
home industries. and when strangers
see that this is successful they will be
more likely 10 seek the place as suit
able for the establishment Of some
business enterprise
ID. NJ. CARR