Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-08-06

A few days ago we received request
from lady in Iowa for sample copy
of the CHRONICLE. She contemplated
making a tour of the Black Hills and
being favorably impressed with what
she had heard about Custer, might buy
property in this locality il it suited her
upon personal observation.
We need Business League to impart
information to those seeking business
opportunities. Also to issue printed
literature for general circulation, giving
contour of country, stating advantage OF
a healthy climate and what we have in
the way of mines, mills, ETC., that will
attract those who have capital to invest
whether they reside with US or not.
Quite frequently the CHRONICLE reporter
is approached by passengers passing
through on trains and asked for litera.
ture pertaining to our town and county.
Inquiry for literature is often made to
Station Agent Chambers. If we had
5000 or even 10000 circulars to distrib-
ute yet this season they might bring
forth fruit an hundred fold, or sixty
fold-who can tell?
You who have read the Omaha and
Denver daily papers in the past six
months have noticed tho adv ertiseme ents
of towns in Idaho, who have spent
| thopSonda ~ doIlare to ;oJuoo ;ro,,,;o-.
ton to their communities showing that
they are wide-awaks and progressive,
while Custer has not spent $40 in the
past three years, to induce anyone to
become citizen Of either the town OF
county.
We need not be to any great expense
to organize Business League or Bureau
of Information. The only salarisd off
Ger need be the Secretary-who should
be wide-awake to our best interests. In.
cidental expenses-for rent of room to
meet say twice a month, light, fuel, etc.,
ought not be very much.
The Rapid City Business Mems Club
dues are 81 per mouth, payable six
months in advance. They have aban-
doned the old pass-the-hat policy. This
month they commence the publication
of magazine to promote their inter.
ests. The announcement says: "All
funds not used in current expenses will
be spent for advertising Rapid City "a
the ideal location for factory, home,
farm and health resort"
Deadwood and Hot Springs are each
going to have full-page advertisement
in the Chicago Record-Herald for the
purpose of attracting the capitalist seek.
ing investments.
The favorable comments Mr.. Coffin
will make in his paper to be read before
the convention at Milwaukee, will nc
doubt bring forth fruit. When stran.
ger will thus interest himself in our vel.
fare, it behooves us who are most vitally
interested to bestir ourselves to a greater
effort to make Custer city of note an6
influence in the Sunshine State.
The flotsam and jetsam of mankind
is not desired. What we need is the
industrious home.maker, that will til
the soil and delve in the earth. Ths
artisan and the craftsmen will follow ir
their wake. If we make no effort to in
crease our population, our more progres
sive neighbors will soon SO far outstrip
US that strangers will pass Us by witt
scorn.
Had we printed circulars to distribute
judiciously to the tourists visiting Sylvan
Lake and travellers passing through or
trains, scattering them broadcast som,
are bound to fall upon good ground anc
it would not be many moons before in
vestors would be looking over our min
ing propositions and business opportu
mites.
Our mines in full blast means NOR
houses and property holders; NOR,
houses means more business for tn,
lumbermen and tradesmen, ad infini
tum. The larger the population tn
more trade for our merchants. Thus
will effect all lines Of commerce an,
prosperity will continue to reign.