The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22

lderres which can not BE sustained
lonly II a new eountTy with the nat.
larsI resources and with the large lu.
lmlgration thar exists IN oar grez,
State q Oklahoma
The resalts from hemhastie meth.
oss bass dram campaigns etc- used
"a soEe o. our western states without
great natural resources had hooms.
TIE towns used different methods 10
get immigration. lets were staked oct
iin coufelds tzr beyond the avenues
.of business and possibilities OF growth.
The econ bursted and the towns
were injured according 70 methods
used. all from the failure 10 sustain
the claims made for it Still il were
better 70 have tried and failed than
never 10 have tried az aI Il has
been amply demonstrated that there
are certain definite principles which
underlie tie subject Of town building.
These must be studied inteliIgeutly.
deliberately. by those who would i'm
prove the prosperity q their home
town. Among the various branches
OF the subject are. Present eondi-
tons as TO resources ard advantages
Fostering growth Protection and ex-
pansion of trade Publicity. NUM-
clpal utilities Methods of securing
new industries. Organization and di.
reetng Of agencies for progress. etc.
Il Is important frst 10 inculcate a
sentiment and feeling o. the need Tor
all business interests. home ties. etc.
10 become more united so as 10 best
operate for greater growth and pros.
perity. The machine which IS running
and producing win be cared for and
kept In better condition than the one
which is standing out il the weather
unused and rusting. Self confidence
In your town Is the oil that keeps the
machinery Of your town running.
No man llveth 70 himself alone.
The relationships Of modern life are
complex IN their ramidcations. II is
not merely a matter Of buying and
selling merchandise or labor A mer.
chant whose interest In his customer
ceases Immediately upon receiving
the cash for his goods or In the col
lection Of the bill, Is not more serY-
iceable than the mechanic whose only
interest IN his employer is in getting
his wages, or the clerk whose devo-
ton goes no further than getting bis
salary. This should not be- we should
remember that our success depends
upon one another in all stations Of
life. The statement which Is made at
times that there IS no sentiment IN
business Is a mistaken one. A certain
amount OF faith and confidence is nee.
essary at an times IN dealing with
our fellowmen. Religion and the busi-
ness world is built upon faith and
The farmer Is more truly independ-
eut than tho man Of any other ayoca-
tion. But even he is largely depend
net upon home market and the
value Of his land Is largely contingent
upon whether his farm Is near a live
town or a dead one. The success in
along all lines depends upon
each other and the live. wide-awake
man Is Ike the town he lives In. The
man who IS content 70 I've like q hog
and die like a dog Is soon Stunned
in business and socially In union
there Is strength" The united thir-
teen colonies were able TO resist sue
the armies Of King George. !
Each member of a community Is ex-
pected to do his share i'm the support
OF his town. it IS absolutely necessary
FOR his own success. When an r.
dlvidual or a company Of fellow citi
zens try to organize a proposition for
the benefit 20 your town. you owe him
or them your undivided cooperation
They are the people who had the
nerve and grit to risk their time and
money to make your town what it is
today. Never overlook an oppor
tunity TO secure new railroads or fac.
tories The dinner pail ie the most
essential adjunct TO the growth ard
welfare 10 any community
Observe what follows the pay car
and the pay checks from factories. in
a Few hours the laborer has paid his |
grocer. clothier OF professional man |
Soon IN turn they pay part TO the I
painter, the carpenter or the farmer |
this aecomplishes much good IN many |
different ways Il Is like putting a lot
Of rich red blood and physical force /
into an individual Dead towns are
composed Of people who patronlze /
mail order houses The newspapers
In such a town are weakly indeed
The people don't patronize the mer.
chant much The merchants say they
aass1 $40 ...s.rars .s.tr.e..t Akr /