The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-22
HOW ALL ARE BENEFITED.
Mr.. Peeler Tells How Towns and
Railroads May Help Each
Other

MI. Fecler 1eliS HOW Towns ana
Railroads May Help Each
Other.
Thomas L. Peeler, industrial
agent of the Missouri. Kansas and
! Texas system, makes a study of the
best methods to develop the terrific
Try through which the long rails of
the Katy are extended. On industrial
enterprises in the southwest Mr..
Peeler is regarded as an authority
throughout the country,
Mr.. Peeler recently made the fol-
lowing statement:
1T seems that we have reached
an age when it is necessary for
towns and cities to maintain some
ton, whose chief object is to aid
and assist in the improvement of the
commercial condition of that city as
well as to attract capital seeking in
vestment. OF course, we all know
that cities cannot be built without
factories, and at the same time fac
tories cannot be secured without the
encouragement and support of the
local citizens. 1t becomes necessary
for the larger towns to employ a
man who understands thoroughly
the methods by which factories and
mercantile establishments can be OBJ
tanned. Perhaps one of the most fire.
quent mistakes of business mans
organization is in the selection OF a
secretary who is generally looked
upon as the live wire in that organ
ization, as well as the president of
that association. The successful ones
will be found to be experts in this
line, who are we'll informed, or some
man of large interests in the COM
munity who does the work because
of local pride.
! Ability and Experience.
This work is in a class by ITSELF
and requires ability and experience
i of many kinds. Some towns, for in
stance, require a little more adver-
Using, while others, by reason of I'M
developed raw material at hand,
| need the service of secretary well
| informed upon the uses of such ma
! terial and who is able to determine
| the cost of manufacturing them in
his town in competition with other
producing points. The ability to pre-
| sent this data in clear, concise
manner to prospective manufacture
ers is, in many cases, lacking. The
man who thoroughly understands
! this feature can easily obtain good
| results if he be well supported by
| the members of his organization.
ITO build up town or a city, the
/ world know their commercial and
/ industrial opportunities. There is no
community without it's strong points
/ for manufacturing The woods, met
ais, clays, etc, in connection with
| its resorts, residents, commercial and
other chances for business of impor-
| lance. The capital stock of a town is
/ found in its factories, farms, gar
dens and orchard acres; in theunde-
! veloped deposits of coal, iron ore,
| clay, stone, stratas of oil and gas;
in the silent forests; the merchant
able timber and in the trade oppor-
tunities within it's sphere of influ-
ence These are what the communi-
/ ty has for sale. Every new factory or
shop in which there may be an
opening, every new farm opened up,
every man OF family brought into
the community adds in the portion
| of outcome that much to the re-
source of the neighborhood through
the Increased productive and con-
sumptive power locally and the
growth OF the outside trade
| Advertising Essential.
! EHeCllVo advertising is one Ol
the essential features of the upbuild-
ing of the town or city. 1t has been
said that printers ink is the price of
prosperity TODAY. Books and pamph-
| lets should be issued, outlining
clearly and briefly the natural adj
vantages of Your town and country.
Arrange then. in an attractive and
coIventrn 1nanner and present them
in every way poss tile to the people.
II you need a certain factory or
| wholesale house, state what advan-
/ tages you have to offer, giving full
information regarding the territory
for distribution of the output of
such an industry explaining as near
as possible what is offered in the
way of fuel, labor, water, etc. The
factory seeker would ask for this in
formation before even entertaining
the matter of investigation. In addi-