The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-09-18
GOOD BYE.

It is with most sincere regret that
take my leave of Denison and it's
kindly, affectionate and considerate
people. l wish you the best of good
fortune and the utmost happiness and
success. You have the best town of
its size in the United States, and you
can make it still better if you will
acknowledge more fully your obliga-
lions to each other, your interdepend-
ence, and the fact that the success Of
each individual is a matter of real
concern to the whole community.
There is plenty of wealth in the
community and it should be eacOur-
aged to invest at home There are no
municipal problems which could not
be quickly settled if the parties at
interest would get together without
rancor or discord and negotiate in a
gentlemanly and businesslike way.
There is no reason why the people OF
Denison and their public utilities
should not get together just as two
business men would and make their
contracts on business basis, to the
mutual advantage of both parties.
Denison is such splendid town, so
full of vigor and good sense and BUSH
ness ability that we cannot refrain
from this last bit of advice; that it's
people shall allow no discord to divide
it's strength, no enmities to dwarf it's
enterprises, and no bitternesses to dis
courage those who have been it's help
full friends for so many years.
During thirty years residence have
learned to know intimately and to
love dearly the people of this town
and county. They have forgiven me
much, they have stood by me in time
of trouble, they have returned friend
ship with friendship of the Warmest,
dearest kind. l feel that every man
in Denison whose friendship is worth
having, is my friend today, and this
knowledge will be of the greatest en-
co1,ragement to me in making my
home among strangers.
To the readers of the Review must
now say goodbye. My new work will
SO occupy my time that seldom, II
ever again, will be able to talk with
Won through the columns of the old
Review. In country weekly the
bond between editor and reader be-
comes a strong and personal one. The
writer is face to face with his con-
stituency all the time and he must
answer to them, day by day and week
by week. To me this personal re-
Iationship has been very dear, l nave
felt a personal interest in each reader,
and | have been often times deeply
touched by the many evidences of
friendship which have come from men
and women in all parts of the county.
During all the years in which l have
been connected with the Review and
during the years before, when my
father and my brother were at the
helm, we have tried above all things
to keep the paper clean, fit to be in
your home, fit for your wife and chill
dren as we'll as for yourself. | am
sure that this policy will be main
tanned and that the Review will con-
tinue to be a safe and wholesome
paper for every home.
Crawford is magnificent county.
have seen it grow from meager set
tlement to it's present high state OF
cultivation and wealth. | was pres
ent when the lots were sold on the
townsites of Charter Oak and Manila
and Kiron and Schleswig, and l have
seen these towns grow into thriving
communities. | do not think the Re-
view has ever tried to hinder the de-
velopment of any of these towns, in
fact | believe it has been helpful
factor in their growth, has said kind
ly and encouraging things of them
and has been totally without envy
or jealousy in their progress. In fact
| believe that Denison as whole
has helped rather than hindered the
growth of the other towns of the coun-
ty, and would deprecate any feeling
that may exist to the contrary. Over
and above the printing of as good
newspaper as l knew how to give