The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-06
CENTRAL AVENUE WHITE WAY
Pertinent Inquiry Regarding Sane BY 4 New
Comsr---0thsf Suggestions Worthy Of
Consideration BY Virgialans.


Why not get away from the idea
that we cannot afford things need
full to the identifying of the Biggest
Little City Of the Northwest and to
the comfort of her citizens?
Central Avenue has become the
most beautiful streets on the Range
if not in the county of St. Louis,
and should not be left without a
white way any longer than it takes
to construct one. The beautiful
buildings on Central Avenue, public
and private, are surprise to every
man who comes to Virginia for the
first time. He doesn't forget them.
He speaks of them when he returns
! % his home He tells the man he
meets in his travels what a mighty
fine and promising place Virginia is,
until people all over the country
have, consciously or unconsciously,
voted the Bull's-eye the hub of tie
county, and jobbers and manufacture
ers have begun to look upon this
place as the logical point in which
to establish branch houses and
agencies.
understand the money for this
purpose has already been provided
and set aside. Why not begin to
spend it before the season rolls
around bringing with it the mantle
of winter. The new library will soon
be finished and occupied and the
white way should be installed now
so that it and the magnificent school
buildings, the splendid court house
and beautiful residences on that
avenue may be seen to their proper
advantage during the long winter
nights that are SO soon to close
upon us. Have we any right after
the money has been appropriated
for that purpose to expend it on
something else, or to fail to carry
on the promised work? Is there ely
valid reason for not going ahead
with it now?
Gentlemen of the Council, kindly
give us the Central Avenue white
way this year. Do it now. % it
for Virginia. You can do nothing
more worthy,-nothing which will
mere advantageously advertise MS
throughout the country.
The idea of patronizing home in
situations and home talent Is a
mighty fine one and we'll deserving
the serious attention of eveiy
patriotic, public-spirited citizen Ct
lie Biggest Little City of the North.
vest The Virginian who goes TO
Duluth or the Twin Cities TO buy h.;
'lOthes and his furniture is me-
playing fair and he doesn't 2servc
'uch of the city. 1t should IT. the
lin and desire of every MAI and
woman claiming Virginia as thei :
home town to patronize yir gina
merchants. In no other way can
one be true to himself, to his own
interests. So long as we x3ect to
make our money in Virginia we
should not only be willing to SPEND
it here, but we should feel a personal
pride in so doing.
And Virginia stores are worthy
our patronage. could mention u
number which carry stocks of mer-
chandise as strictly fresh and up-to-
the-minute as the stores of larger
| cities. The spirit Of boost and pro-
| gression demands that we encourage
| the merchants already here by CIV
ing our trade to them. We should
net forget that money spent in Vir-
ginia is largely retained in Vir-
ginia and very naturally circulates
around again into the pockets of
Virginians, while money spent by
Virginians in other cities is gone
forever.
We get in proportion to our CIV
ing. If we would have help, we must
give help. If we would enjoy pros
perity we must radiate prosperity
-think prosperous thoughts and be
willing to boost others into pros
perity without waiting to consider
whether we are going to make any
personal gain or not. To boost our
selves is to forget ourselves and
boost the other fellow. No man can
help another man without helping
himself. To help Virginia, and
every man and woman in Virginia
let us patronize Virginians, let us
buy Of those men who are already
established here.-who are payine
rents here and who are contributing
to the upbuilding Of our city. Lei
us buy our clothing and groceries
and household supplies here al
home, and let us employ home
talent when we wish professional
services. Surely we have brain.