Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-10-24
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.

Dallas is progressing. The tact is
exemplifed in the movement to i'm
prove the appearance Of the old
fashioned store buildings on Main
street, opposite the Court house
square, where considerable money is
being expended to install modern
fronts and to otherwise place the
buildings in up-to-date condition for
the transaction of business upon
modern business methods. To be
sure, this result is not being accom-
plished without the strenuous object
ion of a certain class, who see no
value in Improvements of this nature
and who only deplore the "useless
expenditure Of money" But moss
backs of this kind have long ago
been relegated to the rear in all
progressive communities, just as they
will be in Dallas. What was "good
enough" 20 or 10, or even 10 years
ago, won't do now, in these modern
times of business hustle and methods
and it is the successful business man
who first realizes this, that wins in
the long run.
"There is no use in this, " says
Dallas resident, who has been used
to the town in the pioneer days and
can look at the place only as a vii
lage, "this is only small country
town and will never be anything else
and this expenditure of money for
store fronts and new buildings is
foolish. Possibly that man might
be right if the town were to remain
as it is, but it isn't going to, not
by long shot. Modern business de-
mands modern methods and they are
sure to come. New people and new
blood will work wonders here Just
as they have elsewhere, and the fell
lows who do not jump aboard the
band wagon are going to be left.
It's bound to come and the croakerS
may as well prepare for it. Dallas
has outgrown its swaddling clothes
and is awakening to realization
that she is in the center of a wonder
fully rich country, rich in natural
resources, and favored by nature
with fertile soil and climatic condi-
tions that permit of the culture of
fruit in its highest form. and the
population of the city will increase
as the country settles up Scrub
oak hillSides that have for years
been considered valueless will. in a
few years, be Transformed into fruit
full orchard tracts producing large
and profitable crops of apples, punes
and walnuts ana adding 10 the wealth
of the city and country
Ii Is useless 10 eudeavor 10 run
Dallas as a closed corporation. New
people are bound to come and new
institutions 60 spring mp. New bus-
ineSs men will launch enterprises
and, uumindful of the Knocking of
the wiseacres who can't get out of
the ut. will make those eutepr>eS
successful.
The Observer believes m proenS>
IL Will encourage any new iu>titu.
tion that wants % come here an ls-
ginmate business principles. - long
as any man wants 60 spend his mon
ey IN the up-building of Dallas. tins
newspaper Is giving 10 give him the
encouragement be deserves and vii
welcome him with the glad hand ana
viii hope for his SUCCESS. We know
nothing Of tradition and care less
We know nothing of the hi3ehour3
and narrow restrictions. that dis
courases investment Of capital and
the coming Of new enterprises. and
we DO not propose to say to any new
conner that "the town isn't lar.e
enough for yoa. yold better keep
away" such sentiments have hsr-