The Globe-republican., 1909-11-18
GET EARLY START
A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
SHOULD 1E PERFECTED
AND PUT IN SNAPPY
WORKING ORDER xKS
TOWNS ZACH WAY HUSTuNG
Dodge City Has the Location.
The Men. Every Natural
Advantage, But She
Must Push.

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ness orginizAtisn in Dodge City
The future Of the town may be at
stake during the next two years
Possibly in the next year Just now
everything is oh vacation in Dodg,
City so far az looking ont for our
public interests are concerned. Pro
Ispects look good, certainly, for 1910
The only prediction that conld be
made uLder present circumstances on
a wheat crop, would be great crop
for 1910 Land has become valuable
in Ford equity during the past few
years. The county is now at the
stage when we may expect great
changes within short time. In
Dodge City the town is at stage
when great growth might be made
In II year. Tue value of town lots
has doubled several times in the past
few years. The growth Of Dodge
City will keep pace with the growth
of the county, if there IL organized
effort. Otherwise it will not. But
there is a chance for much greater
things than that Dodge is still the
largest town IN the western third Of
Kansas. There must be a big town
in this great territory. Dodge City
has splendid chance Of being that
town. She has chance Of becom-
ing town that will be a big benefit to
all Of Ford county with organized
effort. Without any effort she is not
even sure Of holding her own in the
growth Of the country as q whole.
One Of the great irrigation enter.
prises Of the country is ut our door.
The hackers Of it say that they will
put it through and they are using
their own money in the work. This
enterprise may easily mean great
things for Dodge City. The matter
Of the oil evidences north OF town
might easily mean much to the town,
and should be looked after. In or
der that Dodge City may hold her
supremacy among Western Kansas
towns a railroad must be built across
the counties to the south western
corner Of the state. II that is not
done from here it will be done from
home other town and that in meas
ure will mean defeat for us. In the
history Of the trade success of the
Bargain Store the past year is a
big lesson for a business organization
here. Before the fire it had been
demonstrated that Dodge City is a
splendid location for q big store.
The Bargain Store by its big stock
and enterprisiDg advertising was
drawing trade from very long dis
tance. A few days before the fire,
at one time there were customers in
that store from five different counties.
Think what that kind Of trade means
to town. Mr.. juneau had years
before demonstrated the same thing
with an immense stock of lumber.
There arc lot Of little things al
ways, too, that determine how fast 9
town will grow. One thing we have
been careless about lately is the go
curing Of meetings which draw
people from outside. Such meetings
are valuable advertisers and adver
tising means life and growth in bust.
ness, and towns as well. A merchant
who does not advertise is more or
less o draw back to q town. That 10
a fact that is recognized all over the
world, and town too, should adver-
tise in every way possible.
In strong, capable men Dodge City
is very fortunate. With the class OF
men we have nearly anything would
be possible, II properly organized.
Other towns may have representative
citizens who work together better,
and who accomplish more in pub
lie way but it is only because Of or
ganized effort. Kansas came to
Dodge City for her Lieutenant gov
ernor and 1t has been admitted that
w. J. Fitzgerald has made the best
presiding officer that the Kansas
senate has ever had. II any citizen
Of Dodge City wanted advice that
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