The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-07-29
IOWN BOOM AGENTS,
Every Citizen May Become a Lo'
cal Publicity Bureau.
PROMOTE FACTORY SITES.

qAeTCNAHSS Particularly SouS0thSN ."
Having Such Establishments Locate.
Some Hints as to How a Prosperity
Campaign May Be Made.
The city publicity bureau is becom-
ang fixed institution In this country.
Many cities, particularly In the north,
Kest, maintain regular bureaus for the
propagation of publicity concerning
Their attractions and advantages.
&ven Boston. the 'hub Of the uni
Terse." fifth in population in the Unit
aaa States, is engaged in such cam
paign for city booming.
1t is perhaps unreasonable to expect
N small town to maintain a paid pub.
nifty agent, yet there are some OF the
Nmaller cities which seem to find 1t
Droftable. The average town must be
1hcomed by volunteers. Every citizen
may constitute himself a publicity |
agent and proceed to make his town
better known to outsiders.
The big city bureaus take up such
una tiers as factory sites and opportuni-
Hes, local trade advantages and the
like. The small town resident can do
0kewise with reasonable promise OF
accomplishing something for the good
me his community. In these days OF
ssweEcrowding In large cities. with
Aagh cost Of living. high rents for floor
aapace and other unfavorable conditions
aoany manufacturers are on the look
@ut for available country towns In
svhich to locate their plants or to es-
sablish branch plants.
The advantages Of location In a
AmalIer town are obvious. In nearly
every town Of a few thousand people
ahere are many young persons unem-
Rloyed who would welcome heartily
chance to get Job with some manu-
Featuring concern. Both boys and girls.
goung men and young women. are
available in the average town for fac
Sorry work. In the absence of such OPP
portunities they are inclined to leave
hcme and seek work in the cities,
where at best the chances for success
aaDd happiness are but meager
with many parents In the smaller
aowus there is constantly present the
wathetic dread of parting from their
children, because the latter, approach
nng maturity. are ambitious to get into
Gse big world outside and earn more
Ghan they can earn at home. With a
manufacturing concern located in your
apwn you can keep your children at
home, where the conditions Of living
ARE vastly superior to the city condi'
Aaons.
The town merchant Is particularly
concerned In this matter. branch
shoe factory. for instance. not only
will give employment to the unem
wloyed at home. enabling them to earn
anoney for spending at home stores
bat it will bring new families to town
IA monthly payroll OF several thou
sand dollars means just that mucl
who're money in local circulation. Tit
merchant gets the benefit of the In
mreased demand for oil the necessarie
INF life and for some Of the luxuries.
Almost any town possesses suita
kle site for some sort Of manufactur
hmg establishment. In good agricul
anral communities canning factor.
works In every direction to benefit tn
people. 1t supplies home market 70
the farmers and gardeners produce
DC gives employment to home people
nc brings more money for home circu
cation.
If there Is no fund in sight for tn
employment Of an agent to pus
ahings in this line. the local bushes
people might get together and do muc
seward making the advantages Of tn
town known to manufacturers l
search Of locations outside the bt
cities. One excellent plan suggeste
by an expert in these matters is
nave tasty booklet OF circular prin
ed ut the local printery. setting fort
ang country, giving population figures
transportation advantages, prices {
available factory sites and such othe
Information as the occasion may ind
cate. This booklet should be kept Q
hand by the merchants and other bus
mess people In quantities sufficient
enable them to inclose copies IN ever
Better written to outsiders.
Another plan that has worked we
IN some towns Is for the business me
TO club together and buy some regul;
advertising space in the home newsp
per. where interesting information co
Gerning the town may be kept stan
Ding. AS matter Of fact, only Il
type will be kept standing. The info
unation thus expressed will trar
widely. 1t can be made to travel st
x~;H fGa al will
extra copies and mail them where thu
Will do the most good.
A town In which every responsib
ettizen is walking. talking, writin
lighting publicity bureau and TOW
boomer Is not calculated to rema
very long an unknown quantity II
outside world will discover that tn
town Is on the map and will not ha'
TO stick pin in the atlas at that pol