The Newark journal., 1908-02-21

dents and the workers on the ada
cent farms, and all who labor within
the radius of which the town is the
center. Perforce of this, the town be-
comes the apex of the social activity,
as well as that of a business nature.
And the social and the commercial are
so entertained that one is necessary
for the other
A spirit of mutual cooperation
should permeate all Of a community.
Each and every one comprising the
communal organization of a district
has equal interest with the others.
There can be no affair important to
the townspeoDle but which is also I'M
portant to the farmers and others of
the community; and there can be no
affair of interest to the jewellers In the
rural district but is of equal import to
the residents of the towns.
How desolate, how monotonous and
how isolated is the life on the farm
without home town. In human kind
social instincts are predominating.
Unless social desires are gratified
there is dependency. The records Of
| our insane asylums prove that from
the isolated farms, where social in
tercourse through certain conditions is
most restricted, comes the majority Of
inmates of these institutions. With
out social intercourse intelligence Is
benumbed and ignorance prevails.
Then how important it is to the resi-
Of fct tai hot he
perity of the home towns be encour-
aged. There is the social feature, the
educational, the moral and religious,
and as important as any and most es-
sential for the highest perfection, is
the business relations. The more
prosperous the home town the more
prosperous are the farmers residing
within its trade radius. because the
| livelier the town the better the home
markets.
There are complications in the bust
ness world to-day and the building up
of systems of business that interfere
with the highest development of the
small cities and towns Railroads,
/ telegraph, telephone, rural delivery
I all has tended towards enhancing life
in the country. But these means have
also encouraged business methods that
work against the higher development
of community interests. In order that
the home town exists, there must be
employment for those who reside
within 1t. This employment is solely
dependent upon the towns CONNER
cial and manufacturing interests.
Thus we find that the home town is
reliant upon the trade. not alone of
those who reside within it, but OF
those in the surrounding country. Any
system that rohs the home town OF
this trade IS contrary to highest eco
homie law. Such a system retards
progress and works against all within
the community. Dependent upon the
prosperity of the home town are the
degrees of efficiency of the schools,
the classes of churches, the libraries,
the public halls, Improvement of
streets and public conveniences Of
every class and kind. In accordance
with the increase of wealth new indus
tries come into existence to give en-
ployment to a greater number of peo-
pie, and thus carrying on an upbuild-
ing process.
In summing up conditions as they
relate to the community and the home
town, it is patent to the man of intelli-
gence that the patronizing of every
home enterprise best subserves his in
terests, as well as the interests of all
of the community. The patriotic man
who would be model citizen will
make it his rule to put forth every
effort to build up the local community.
This effort should be directed to the
patronizing of every home industry;
to keep within the community as far
as possible all the earnings of the peo-
pie; to invest surplus capital in home
enterprises; to improve the schools,
the churches, the roads, develop every
resource of the place; and with in
creased prosperity of the town more
happiness, more contentment and
more wealth results to all the worthy
ones comprising the community.
d. NJ. CARR.