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

r an enterprising citizen promotes
a pleasure PARK for the beneht oi
your children. the city council should
see that streets leading to the park
are well lighted. streets graded, and
bridges repaired or new ones built In
stead they have allowed the promoter
70 do these things OF do without, Con
. .seQueutly they have lost a good citi
Ten and the park has been forced "a
lay idle until a council Is ready 10 do
these things
II a manufacturer wants a railroad
switch built don't put something in
bis way with the railroad company Ct
your city council, or your board oi
aldermen. but help get il.
The manufacturer sells his wares
ia all parts OF the country. perhaps in
all parts OF the world. He spends the
money he gets largely IN your own
community The most he spends is
spent az home for labor, taxes, in-
.suranee. raw material. etc Accord.
ingly he deserves some extra eonsid.
Grafton Try and keep him from say.
ing as can truthfully say, 4 owe
this community nothing. they buy
nothing from me get my money
from other states. bring it here.
spend It here and # helps the com
munity" Manufacturers compare
notes with one another personally in
their associations. A manufacturer
may think Of moving his plant to a
certain town. II he does so he Is
pretty apt to inquire how those al
ready located are treated by their
fellow citizens IN that community
Some people do not stop to consider
that giving a donation TO get railroads
or factories, etc, viii come back to
the community in extra market added
for labor, raw material. products. etc.
within a few months, and that fac.
tory gathers money from all parts Of
the earth and pours It as II from a fun
mel into the local community. It adds
to the business Of the merchants,
bankers. FIRE and life insurance agents
real estate agents. doctors. lawyers,
dentists, dressmakers and artisans.
The benefit OF increased business,
wholesale or retail TO any city or town
should not need much explanation.
More factories. more shops more
people means more business and more
money to each resident. One reason
why a new and growing country is a
better one for an average person to
live in, from a financial standpoint, is
that values are gradually growing with
the influx Of population and with the
Take an illustration,
suppose a man buys a lot in a town
Of 1000 population. The town becomes
a county seat Bringing more people
to town on political and legal mat
ters Suppose railroad shops are ad-
ded, one thousand men being employ
el This means an addition Of about
900 population Five factories are
soon added. each employing an aver
age Of 250 operatives $50 in all.
This means 5000 more inhabitants.
An equally large population is added
70 supply the additional needs Of
these. $4,000 population has been ad-
ded TO the population Of the town.
What Is now the value Of that lot
L has increased many times. a good
house has been placed upon it, produc-
Ing a good rental, all the lots around
It are similarly filled with good resi-
iences and business houses. With the
Increase Of population from 1000 to
22.000 the lot has probably increased
eleven times Bear in mind that any
thing and everything coming to your
town brings something else
Many manufacturers In the larger
cities have removed their plants TO
smaller cities or country towns 9th
ers are seriously considering the mat
ter Since the operation of the inter
state commerce commission and the
establishment Of state railroad com.
missions with a cons snt equaliza-
ton OF rates. manu gers in the
smaller cities have been relieved OF
freight rate determinations. Such
manufacturers argue that they are not
subject to strikes and similar labor
troubles as they have had to contend
gith in great cities And that the
living expenses Of themselves. their
families, and their operatives viii net
be so much in the smaller cities as in |
he great cities and their workmen !
IAN save more on smaller wages. they |
slso say that their employees are less !
subject 10 vicious influences and are
ess tempted 10 extrayagent and Inn
habits, and that there is
ar more inducements and likelihood of /
hem acquiring their own homes and
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