The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-04-05
Boosting e. Beneficial and
Otherwise.

large. ne IOfn> IllhlNtll Iillb 'On-
mittec of one TO boos, the place wherc
lie lives and does business. Prsrutly
he organizes Boosters Club. the
members OF which are pi,d.ri To-
demonstrate to the outside world
that the only place To live in l. U.s.
kush, Kalamazoo ~ Waiis Walla, as
the ease may lie.
Now In general purpose and scope.
al ol this is hight, commcndablc.
Tie spirit of optimism Is to tie ap.
proved and encouraged wherever II
!, displayed. Oniy ike every other
good thing, II l. possible iU have too
much OF optimism. especially when
the optimism j. cit her entirely super
iicial ur stupidity niSdpplivd nut to
speak of the occasions wien 1t l. used
To blind tie eagerly Nuciicraling
many To the schemes al the colby
calculating few.
II Is good, Tor example. 10 boost u
city ~ being brst iOf business. bat II
H. not good to boost II IA lin> reason
only. II this fact il overlooked. II l.
easy IT, see VIA, follows: When IN
. tuTr~lS ultt,r ana more important
than business demand, recognition.
. they are likely io meet With uppJsi.
. lion from many. l~rau~r al fear that
they vii harm ~, hu~iu"~~ which l.
being boosted Morality. humc iiir.
education IN lhr best and highest
meaning, any one Of these thing i~of
more Importance ,han mere hu>incs>.
3 yet nj always IN the estimate "l tlc
( intoxicated booster.
Thcr" j. another saying concerning
the work uf realty scientific hnu~'iug.
which should not he iurI'itrn: "EN-
cry knock In the proper spirit H. u
boost" THIS may appear dillruli OF
acceptance At first, bui II i true,
nevertheless. Consider. TT instance,
the case of Mayor Gaynur. of New
YORK. lie l. a booster, ronlidcn, that
New York l. the finest city on the
map. because H. rrall, aud truly le-
lir,rs this. lIr dnrS no, hesitate 10 cN'
pu>r the evils which exist. With this
removed. he knows that I, viii b
much timer and nuIlri iian ever, and
that IL " has been necessary Ia
knock. II has been Tor tlr purpose oi
giving tie city hr loves 4 boost which
shall pat |, where lac would lar" IL.
And what l. true ot the city or
town Is equally true Of the county ~
u whole. II isa sourc" of saiisIac.
tion that Americans are out To boost
the United States ~ never before.
hut here also the indiscri'ulna,c
booster becomes only what Seiai or
Gordon 50 -xcellenily described a. a
dartmouth. II blows only the trumpet
of GABRIEL and declares that all Il lin.
ishcd. az the many Satisfactory signs
which promise well for the future Of
u nation still young enough 10 learn
the mos, encouraging Is Its anxiety Ia
know the worst In order To do It's
best. The Fourth Of July Grafton
mus, have sense as well a. sentiment
IN II these days AMI u II only
laughed AT when delivered hy chaun'
cey NJ. Depew.
jus, realize tina, one thing and you
are bound 10 be boosler: the da!
has gone by when the booster fol
business purposes only. the painter Of
crimson sunsets and the hired jrsteI
OF an aristocracy OF wealth, can gel
the boosters applauding while bil
business get IN lis work. We hay,
more boosters Of the real Kind today
because some Of those vino believe "
real boosting have occasionally been
obliged to knock. Therefore
Knock lill You get The streets
named.
Knock tin the north, east and wcs'
side Of the square Is paved.
Knock until the business man ol
Office occupant Is lined for dumping
his refuse and ashes upon The thor
Oughfares.
Knock and boost hard for all u
these things.
Knock for something all the tim,
that will tend tn improve the city.
Knock Tor the extension Of the cii
limits ras, and south we need NOR,
room.
/, Knock 10 make the coming chau
tauqua the Creates, ever.
Knock tin every sidewalk arount
4, the square Is laid In concrete.
Knock until a concrete walk l. lai,
across Nodaway street TO the noril
ent rance to the park.
This i the kind Of knocking tina
counts, but the knocker that knock
from pure cussedness and downright
penuri>ness Is the knGker that ever!
booster should knock until he Is com
: plctely knocked out.