The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-07-01
WORD OF ADVICE
TO BOOSTERS
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LEGAL prsdusses and Dssisrs osssrvs
and Nssd Patronage q Thsis Fellow
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No man can be true booster who
IL selfish. Nor can one b . booster
who harbors petty jealousiss and can
not rejoice in the success and pros
perity Of his neishbor Or competitor
Nor can one who bears malice be a
sincere booster. for malice II tho prop
erty Of a small soul, and Z small soul
has no place in the big things Of this
life. We may proclaim ourselves
boosters. We may Join the ranks Of
booster club and wear booster but
ton. yet by our acts shall We BE- known.
and until petty Jealousy. envy and sell
fshness-those things. should they ex-
ist, that tend to warp and shrivel mems
souls-are eliminated and substituted
by unselHsh thoughts and . feeling Of
good will toward each other Ne can
not hope to succeed
Men may meet and feast together.
they may talk of things that win bene-
nt the city and community. and. while
such meetings are always beneficial
and instructive to q certain extent
yet It IL the acts Of men that produce
results. How many citizens OF Sedaiia.
active members Of tho Booster club
a club organized to promote home In
dustry. to build up the institutions we
already have. are doing their whole
duty In that directionf How many
merchants. members of the Booster
club. are buying their supplies abroad.
goods that could be purchased In Be-
dalia land oftentimes at better
price,. the same quality. the same
brand and free delivery How many
members tnot merchants, call for
home products when giving an order
or making a purchase from their
grocer OF butcher7
Thousands Of dollars that could be
and would be kept At home 70 abroad.
There are many worthy enterprises In
sedaita. all employing local help that
In turn are spending their earnings In
Sedaiia. and both employer and en-
pioyse pay taxes In SedAlta. and the
money 10 being used to keep mp our
city. Further. DO we realise that the
continuous employment Of the men
working in our home institutions u DE-
pendent wholly on the output thtrsofl
Other cities that are daily growing IN
wealth and popularity attribute their
growth and prosperity to the loyalty OF
their home people and speak with
pride Of their home brnnds Of goods
and Of how By the continuous infer
change Of patronage they keep their
money at home, thus increasing the
volume of their business, the value Of
their real estate. the population Of
their city. and. best of all. cultivate q
sincere feeling Of good will toward
each other. There are no petty jeai-
ousies in these cities. They haven't
time for such thoughts. but instead
every one seems trying to be bigger
than the other fellow by outdoins him
in building up his home institutions
and town.
Let us give this matter serious con-
sideradon and let rs all be boosters
TINT boost by giving the goods put up
or manufactured In Sedalia preference
and 10 tax our minds with this duty
(aIl things being equal that We will
specify these goods when giving an
order. We NIL have personal interest
In the growth and prosperity Of our
fair city: hence let US during the year
h. lu1 "a -
that our Interest Is sincere and loyalty
support every home institution. large
and small. and then we can truthfully
say to the world. Watch Sedalia
grow."-sedaiia MOI Democrat Sem
tinel.