Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-04-10

prosperous, adding to their wage
rolls as fast as possible, than to
have twenty starving to death. IL
Salem will spend that million dollars
at home, when she puts up this year s
business, all her institution will be-
come prosperous. The writer's idea
of boosting is not to spend all your
time increasing the number and va
riety OF new factories, but getting
In touch with the factories we now
have. Do the civic bodies make It
part of their public work to inquire
into the condition of their home en-
terprises? Do they ask IL there Is
anything they can do TO help the
situation? Are any meetings held
for the express purpose of co-opera-
ton with home institutions? In
ganizations doing in this respect?
Anything? Our board of trade and
push clubs should be In constant as
sociation with our factories and en-
terprises. Hearty cooperation
should be the price OF prosperity,
just the same as eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty. The commercial
bodies are busy flooding the East
with enticing literature, asking the |
newcomer to come to Oregon TO live |
But what are they doing towards get |
ting these newcomers something to
do? II is obvious that the matter of |
providing work for these men and |
women coming here is all important. |
Suppose this year 5000 new men
come to Salem to live. What are
5000 new men going to do to make
a living? During the French revo-
luton the city OF Paris was COM
PEELED TO undertake extensive street
work for the sole purpose OF giving
the starving multitudes something |
to do. Could 5000 men get some
thing to do tomorrow In Salem
should they come here? How many 4
institutions are ready TO add to their
force In such an event? IL this
army OF 5000 wage earners should |
march TO the Board OF Trade rooms L
and say: Now. you have got me l
here, give me work. what would n
The board doy Possibly the board
would canvass the city. asking the
and factories TO give en-
Al 10 IN A..
he rub. The Salem factories. having
neglect from both the Board
of Trade and the public for years.
would be In no condition TO en-
ploy anybody. Lack OF patronage
would have reduced the tin bucket
brigade TO the lowest possible num-
1er Before any new men could be
'rease business must be had. Now
'rease busines smust be had Now
hese 5000 men would be In pret-
" fix, waiting for the Salem fac
ories and institutions to build up
% point where they could en-
hoy this Industrial army. But. on
he other hand, had this Board fore
cen this contingency, had II interest
d itself In providing for this army
Il men by hearty cooperation with
'alem's institutions, things might
ave gotten into such a prosperous
that these men would find
employment. We are all
'RoUD of our big stores, but how
iany of us are willing to pay them
No cent more for an article than you
an buy the same article for I'm
'ortland? We are pleased to know
hat We have an Oregon paint that
becoming world-renowned. But
re We all demanding this Salem pro-
ucuonG We nave brewery worth
100000 10 Salem. How many who
rink beer call for the Salem articleg Il
10 have manufactory OF gas and
ectric fixtures. How many will
.ake Il their business 10 give this
ome enterprise their patronageg
re YOU ready 10 be buried In a Sa-