The Falls City tribune., 1910-11-18
Challenge TO OUR CITIZENS
LET EVERY CITIZEN PLAY THE
MAN-DO SOMETHING
Missouri Pacific Has Come To Stay
Several Hundred People
Knocking At Our Door

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mark the prediction period are pass
ed The successful and unsuccessful
candidates know their fortunes The
great and disturbing issues have, for
the time being been decisiyely dealt
with. Quiet reigns in the body
polite and peace and good will among
men.
Now that the storm has once more
blown over let us turn our attention
to the arts of peace, and develop our
home industries to their largest prae-
ticable extent. Let every citizen
play the man. Here the challenge
comes to every one None are right
fully exempt We have city to
build, a name to establish, a history
to write. What will it be? Falls
City and Richardson county are com
paratively young and we have only
begun to touch upon the possible
good things that lie about us. The
coming of the division is only one of
many industrial acquisitions that are
within our reach and the draining of
the Nemaha is only a small part of
the public improvements possible.
To succeed largely in our efforts
and harmony and cooperation among
us. A divided house must fall, and
divided citizenship will accomplish
little that is worthy of note If one
man tears down what his fellow has
just built up, and if one party keeps
busy preventing what the other under
takes, it is clear that little OF per-
manent value can result. 1t is need
full therefore that the citizens of Falls
City first of all get on a peace foot
ing. Forget the little squabbles of
the past in the larger interests of
the future With right good will let
us unitedly take hold of the big prob
lens before us and push them to a
quick and sure accomplishment.
We may not at this time be BILE
TO build sewers, pave our treets, or
improve our water and light SER
vice. If not we can afford to pass
those up just at this time and give
our combined effort and attention to
the task of providing housing for the
several hundred people knocking at
our oor and asking shelter and
the comforts and conveniences called
home. 1t is indeed a big problem at
this season of the year, in a few
months time, to provide adequately
for some hundred families. It's a
big proposition. But big things are
the ones that are worth while 1t is
call that challenges the marrow
fail No, within the next few months
there will be work accomplished in
Falls City that will lay everything
heretofore undertaken in the shade.
There are those among our finan-
ciers. who are disposed TO hesitate.
They have been bitten before and
have grown wary. This is most UNI
fortunate at this time. To make
a mistake is human and can usually
be easily overlooked. The one
objectionable blunder is that of ven.
turing nothing because of the fear of
loss. 1t is true that many property
values have gone begging in Falls
City in times past. There were good
reasons why this was So But times
and conditions have been changing
rapidly The class of people now ask
ing for home comforts, are not dead
beats and grafters, but sober artis
ans who are willing to pay for what
they get. No one need fear that the
Missouri Pacific Improvements now
under construction will not be per-
manent. The Railroad Company has
come to Falls City to stay A glance
at the extensive and substantial i'm
provements going up in the yards will
convince the most skeptical of the
permanency of this work. Just