Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-09
M'AA|R TALKS OF CIVIC BOOSTING New Secretary of the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
 Has Some Advice.
0nonrlas International,Amerioan.l

lDouglas International al-Amerioan)
 A representative of the Information l-American caught N P. McNairr, the new secretary of the Douglas cham Der of commerce and mines, in talk ative mood this morning. He is of the opinion that no other city in the southwest has a better opportunity Ter the future than the city of Doug las. He has lived in this section of the county long enough to become thoroughly acquainted with the re sources of the country tributary to Douglas and from which the trade of the city must be drawn in the future. He sees in the future development of the mining districts surrounding a support for Douglas which will more than double it's present population within the next few years. He is fully alive to the possibilities for the agri. cultural industry !n the Sulphur Spring and San Simon valleys which will pay tribute to Douglas in tho coming years.
 Among other things, Mir. McNair is alive to the necessity of concerted ac- ton on the part of the citizens of Douglas and of every other city which hopes to prosper. Said Mir. McNalr on this proposition:
 "To be a citizen of a town means more than living within the city linn its. It means that each good citizen owes something towards its advance ment. It means that the town should get boost at every opportunity, that you should take enough interest in its affairs to tell your friends about the opportunities that owait them if they only cast their lots among us and take part in the great work that lies pc, fore us. When SC say boost, we do not mean that you should eXaggergate as to the future growth and possibili- ties, but give the town the advantage of all doubt. The kind of man wno has no use for a town except to live in it and get everything he can from it is an undesirable citizen.
 If resident can not enter into the spirit of the community in which he resides; if he has no sympathy with it's aims or respect for its ambitions, he ought to move to some place where there are enough like him to form a dyspepsia club.
 Man is put on earth. first of all, to overcome obstacles. In the upbuild- ing of any town many obstacles pre- sent themselves and in order to over come them each citizen has some thing to do. No man or set of men, DO organization can be held responsl- ble for the other fellows shortcomings or failure to achieve success. Sue. cess will go a block out of its way to avoid a lazy man. It looks for the man who is steady-gCing, prompt ana unterrified by any obstacle, always speaking a good word for his neigh bor and never loses sight of the fact that his home town is the pest town" on earth.
 When the wish is father to the thought it is up to the parent to sup, port the child. What Douglas needs today is a more general enlistment under the banner cf progression and the inauguration of great boosters s campaign. No business man or citi zen in any walk of life can be eX empted.
 We must take up all the gcoC things in sight-Eive them a good word, and as many as are able, give them the helping hand. If we vii all boost as one man, with one mind one heart and one hand. the result: attainable will more than compensate Let us remember tiat harmony O thought brings unity of action, tend ing to add strength to every endeay or and the cTowning with glorious sue 1 cess the upbuiiding O. our home city