Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-17
TOWN BOOM AGENTS.
Every Citizen May Become a Lo-
cal Publicity Bureau.
PROMOTE FACTORY SITES.
Merchants Particularly Concerned In
Having Such Establishments Locate.
Some Hints as to How a Prosperity
Campaign May Be Made.

SSSh Locate.
Some Hints as to How a Prosperity
Campaign May Be Made.
The city publicity bureau is becom-
ing a fixed institution in this country.
Many cities, particularly In the north
west. maintain regular bureaus for the
propagation Of publicity concerning
their attractions and advantages.
Even Boston, the hub Of the uni
verse" fifth in population In the Unit
ed States, is engaged In such a cam
paign for city booming.
IL Is perhaps unreasonable to expect
n small town to maintain paid pub
licity agent, yet there are some Of the
smaller cities which seem to find 1t
profitable. The average town must be
doomed 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
matters as factory sites and opportunl-
ties, local trade advantages and the
like. The small town resident can do
likewise with reasonable promise of
accomplishing something for the good
OF his community, In these days of
overcrowding in large cities. with
high cost Of living high rents for floor
space and other unfavorable conditions
many manufacturers are on the look
out for available country towns In
which to locate their plants or to es-
tablish branch plants.
The advantages OF n location In a
smaller town are obvious. In nearly
every town OF few thousand people
there are many young persons unem-
ployed who would welcome heartily a
chance to get a job with some manu-
featuring concern. Both boys and girls.
young men and young women, are
available In the average town for fac
tory work. In the absence Of such op-
portunities they are inclined to leave
home and seek work in the cities
where at best the chances for success
and happiness are but meager.
With many parents in the smaller
towns there is constantly present the
pathetic dread of parting from their
children, because the latter, approach
ing maturity, are ambitious to get into
the big world outside and earn more
than they can earn at home. With O
manufacturing concern located In your
town you can keep your children Al
home, where the conditions of living
are vastly superior to the city condi
tions.A
The town merchant i. particular,
concern Ned in this matter. A branch
shoe factory. for instance, not only
will give employment to the unem
ployed at home. enabling them to earI
money for spending at home stores
but It will bring new families to town
A monthly payroll OF several thou
sand dollars means just that mucl
more money In local circulation. Tn,
merchant gets the benefit OF the In
creased demand for all the necessarie
Of life and for some OF the luxuries.
Almost any town possesses suita
BILE site for some sort OF manufactur
Ing establishment In good agricul
tural communities canning factor.
works in every direction to benefit tn
people. II supplies home market 70
the farmers and gardeners produce
1t gives employment TO home people
1t brings more money for home circu
lation.
If there is no fund in sight for tn
employment of an agent to pus
things in this line. the local busines
people might get together and do mucl