Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-08
FOR A NEW DEBORAH.
NOT ALONE A CITY BEAUTIFUL,
BUT CITY OF PUSH AND
ENTERPRISE.
DEBORAH Travelling Man Gets Inspira-
ton From Recent Home Coming
and Gives OppOrtune Sug-
gestiOns to Our Citizens.

IOWA ais, iowa, sept. D, 1918.
Editor Public Opinion:
In looking through your last
weeks edition and noting the fine
cuts and publicity given our Home
Coming, which l know will be cir
culated over a large amount of
country and thus have it's desired
effect to publicly advertise DEBORAH
to the fullest extent, l trust this let
er will not be inopportune and will
help to stimulate the fact and feel
ing that we still have a grand old
town and an enterprising commun-
ity.
Though our Home Coming is
past and gone our visitors, relatives
in the distant land and the old home
folks have scattered throughout the
great Northwest and in their leav-
ing have taken with them pleasant
memories and hopeful thoughts that
in Dear Old DEBORAH there still live
truly public spirited. up to the
times class of representative citi-
zens. a class that are ready to bury
thoughts and memories of the De-
corah of Indian fame, and from now
on have kindled anew the flame
of New City, New DEBORAH. Not
alone the city beautiful, but the city
of push and enterprise, each of her
citizens ready and willing to put
their shoulders to the wheels of
progress. not for each individuals
greed or gain, but work and strive,
boost" all together for our city's
advancement and prosperity. We
can do this. we must edo things"
There are from 5 to % good en-
terprising, hustling boys working in
and out of DEBORAH each week, they
can and will boost for DEBORAH. The
hundreds of our Home Corners, who
were here. have it in their hearts
and souls that love" and "home
PRIDE" to boost" for it's advance
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We must keep up this spirit, for
never in the city's history has this
city, its enterprising merchants,
press and its citizens been so we'll adj
vertised as was done during the
eventful week. We must work and
keep alive this spirit of progress and
from now on work together for ad-
vancement.
If each will do his or her part in
this forward movement. don't think
the town is going backward. prop
erty at standstill and no business
enterprises forthcoming; don't be
like the snail as it were. take on new
life, work, push together and others
will help you. The outside territory
will watch us grow. and help us to
do so. All over this great North
west DEBORAH is known. 1t has the
reputation of being the most up-to-
date, metropolitan, enterprising city
in Iowa. Yes, l might say. the
Northwest. We have one of the
richest counties, one of the best, up
to-date farming communities to
help us, as well as the natural adj
vantages for developing purposes.
Any city would be glad to have our
great electric power company's sup
port to turn their wheels of COM
merce and manufacturing. We have
some good factories. We can and
must have more. We haven't the
electric road yet, or the most salts
factory shipping facilities, but they
will come. Show the people, the
boosters of transportation, that we
have something to do, then they will
come. They have come TO the relief
DEBORAH, and they will come to us.
Why haven't they done so earlier?
Why, because we haven't developed
our resources; we haven't worked
and pushed all together. l am
thankful to say few of our citi-
zens have tried to work for our in
terests, but all" should take new
interest; don't be satisfied with be-
ing the city beautiful. let's be en-
terprising and progressive as we'll.
We can do 1t if all our citizens will
work together
HERBERT ID. PAINE.
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