Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-21
A Good Word for Lawrence
burg

A psrusal OF The proclamation issued
on The first page will give one au idea
Of t1e Magnitude Of business done
Who ia who Ia the business life Of the
city
There Is no citizen In LawTenceburg
who should not be proud Of the showing
made Of the business firms Of the city
by he name signed to the proclamation
on the first psge. There are few cities
that have ever made such showing
One is better able TO appreciate the
magnitude Of city's interest after read
ing hose names. BY looking over the
list one obtains not only good general
idea Of the magnitude Of the business Of
the city, but Of the variety Of the same.
IL is the curse Of many cities that they
are engaged almost too txclusiyely In
certain branches Of trade and industry
Thu works all right ~ long a. every
thing moves along smoothly, but acct
dents are liable to happen 10 those In
one industry towns when business Ia dull
when there Is a strike among the men
employed, in fact when anything hap.
peas, that town, city OF community
feels Il and the whole people are Imam
cially paralyzed. A diversity of trades
aud industries is just as necessary for
the success of the city as 1t il for the
farmers, II took the latter q good many
years to find that out, greatly to their
injury People no longer depend al
together on raising corn, oats and wheat,
This city never lRbOred under the re-
prosch Of being a one business town,
but for great many years has been 9
leading manufacturing, jObbing and
retail center. The results from thit
could not be better shown than by the
signatures appended to the business
proclamation that makes the leader oil
this edition of the "Review of Greater
Lswrenoeburg" Pardonable pride may
be felt not only by the publisher of thii
paper, but by the people in sending ou
broadcast so cIeditAble and truthful
reflex of the. social and industrial con-
diiiOns of the city From the incep-
tlOns of the enterprise the compiler
have received the varied encouragement
both verbal and pecuniary, to carry OF
The work to successful completion Tn,
business and professional men of tn,
city have responded promptly, liberally
and cheerfully to the invitation TO co
operate in an undertaking conceived
and carried into execution with an ey,
single to the advancement of the city
welfare. Some few there have been
very few indsed-whO have deprecated
the expenditure of money for an enter
prise of this nature upon the grounC
that the outlay would result in no tangi
BILE advantage to the city, and incident
ally themselves. But there are pessi-
mists in every community and this cit,
is no exception to the rule. Such ad-
verse and unfriendly criticism as tn
publication may receive will emanat,
from this class, but it will prove inocu
GUS, Lawrenceburg has grown so il
the past few years, in business sens
az well as in the number of lis building
of business and private character, tina
even old citizens will be astonished Il
see the list of names and the business il
which they are engaged are printed
All the old ones are here and in ad.
dition, are an immense number of neV
ones The great leaders of all line
are there. LawrenCeburg has man,
: advantages which give her prestige an,
prominence, and assures the substantia
support of the worlds great manu-
facturries in the beginning of thi
city's history. These facts were evi
dence in large degree, but her great
est resources were then unknown Til
pioneer builders were of the courageou
and hopeful kind, who had confidence
in the energy and determination @
men, and the possibilities of the grea
State of Tennessee They builde
perhaps, more wisely than they knew
and their broadcast visionary dreams di,
not realize the great achievements an
development which the citizens of to
day are realizing Time and space 9
this date are too valuable to make an
prelimiuaries, so let 1t suffice that a
the names attached to the busine,
proclamation are men of standing an
they would not advocate anything the
did not cOnscientiously believe. The
do say Lawrenceburg ranks today q
one Of the most euterprising cities {
the country, and the story of it's prog
ress, industries, and resources present
a subject of vivid interest to ell Wbol