The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-03-05

portant to the farmers and others Of
the community; and there can he. no
affair Of interest to the dwellers In the
rural district but is OF equal import to
the residents of the towns. cse
How desolate, how fionotonous and
how isolated iB the life on the farm
without home town. In human kind
social instincts are predominating.
Unless social desires are gratified
there is despondency. The records OF
our insane asylums prove that from
the isolated farms, where social In.
tercourse through certain conditions Ia
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-
dents of rural districts that the pros
perity of the home towns be enconr-
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,
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 It, 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 robs the home town OF
this trade Is contrary to highest eco
|
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 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 fntelh
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 mar
who would be q model citizen vii
make 1t 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 fal
as possible all the earnings of the peo
pie; to invest surplus capital in hom'
enterprises; to improve the schools
the churches, the roads, develop ever.
resource of the place; and with In
creased prosperity of the town NOR,
happiness, more contentment ant
more wealth results to all the worth.
ones comprising the community.
ID. M. CARR.