Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-24
rREBENp.
PREBENo.
"Since the Lord ceased making soil
Six thousand years Of, sweat and toll
Have passed away but don't forget


Six thousand years Of, sweat and toll
Have passed away but don't forget
That He is making people yeti"
These people will have to live. Why
not endeavor to increase our population
Why not reach out for all legitimate
trade and traffice that will tend to make
Custer beehive of industry and min.
ing metropolis? s.
Why not make an effort to induce
those seeking investments to abide with
in our county and among usP
Why not invite those who desire to
live the simple life and draw near to
nature, to dwell with:us--to inhabit and
cultivate the valleys contiguous 70 Custer
and within the boundaries of the Black
Hills?
For several weeks the CHRONICLE has
been endeavoring to enthuse energy
enough into our citizens to either resus-
citate the old Commercial Club or form
a new organization upon similar lines.
For obvious reasons-apparent to all,
the CHRONICLE deems it expedient to
form new organization that they may
avoid the exigencies of the old club.
Enough for prelude.
Since the publication of our first arti
Gle, spearfsh, Hot Springs and Edge
mont have formed large clubs that are
enthusiastic and fast forging to the front
as boosters for their respective baili.
wicks. Hill City, also, has formed q
Social Club for the betterment of its
welfare.
This leaves Custer, the oldest and the
only town in the Black Hills, without
an organization to endeayor to increase
her population, to foster enterprises and
promote the welfare of the most beauti-
ful spot in the Black Hills-a country
renowned for its wealth of different
minerals.
In the early part of July the State
Board of Charities will probably be
here to select site for the tuberculosis
Sanitarium. Cur citizens should wake
up-have the streets and alley cleared
OF debris-and have their lawns hand
somely decorated with variegated vines
and flowers, and show this Board we
are esthetic in nature and living I'D to
the appellation of the Sunshine State
that we have shunshine in our soul, sun
shine in our countenance, greet them
with broad smile of welcome and ex-
tend the glad hand of cordially. The
location of this Sanitarium will be of
vast benefit to our community from
financial point of view, but if we sit
idly by and make no effort to render
them aid, this Board may delay select
ing site till after the next Legislature
meets.
In the meantime, some of our more
progressive neighbors may get hustle
on them and have the location of said
buildings changed to some other locality
within the State. There are several
cities that would donate land and give
good bonus besides to have the Santa
rum placed within close proximity to
their limits, whereby their merchants
might reap the benefit of the revenue
therefrom.
Fellow-citizens, here and now is the
chance to grasp the opportunity of a
lifetime. Shall we elect or reject? This
is no time to halt between two opinions
when you have much to gain-and all
to lose. 1t is time for speedy action.
The problem is before you as a city
to advance or retrograde. We are at
the turning point of the tide. Which
shall it be-supremacy or obscurity? ?
It's up to you!