The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-12-19
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
Entered as second-class matter
February IS. 1904, at the postoffice
at Whitefish. Mont, under the act
of Congress OF March 3, 1879.
BOOST YOUR HOME TOWN.

Location and natural advantages
and facilities have much to do with
the making of a good town or city
but We are inclined to believe that
the energy and spirit of its citizens
have as much, if not more, to do
with 1t.
Hundred of towns have passed to
the commercial "bcneyard" just be-
cause the people of the place were
penurious, easily discouraged or dis
gruntled, pessimistic and lacking in
enthusiasm. public spirit and conf
dence in themselves, their neighbors
and their town. Lots of people are
too willing to sit down, give up and
say, "Oh, this town has no resour-
ces, no support, never will amount
to anything anyway, and is sure go
ing to the bow-wows." And such a
man helps to send it there. They
make this unworthy belief of theirs
an excuse, to themselves at least,
for declining to participate in any
public enterprise or movement for
the lettering of conditions.
Enthusiasm and enterprise were
never wasted; they are contagious.
Hundreds and thousands of towns
have been made and built up into
trade and industrial centers of i'm
portance largely by the enthusiasm
public spirit and enterprise of their
citizens Enthusiasm, bubbling over
and enterprise unQuenchable. are
what is wanted, and the more any
community has of these cardinal vir-
tues the better off the community
will be, the greater its prosperity
the more certain and rapid its growth
and the less keenly Its periods OF
depression will be felt.
There seems to be plenty Of
boosting going on throughout the
Pacific Northwest, especially in the
larger cities; some people believe
there has been too much. However
this may be. what is wanted Is not
the booming or encouraging OF
"wildcatting" but the boosting
that helps along every legitimate and
practical enterprise; the steady and
CONSTANT optimism that can be de-
pended upon the same in times OF
adversely as in times of prosperity.
1t is the people that make town
or build city. Everyone knows OF
instances Of towns and cities which
seem to have excellent natural ad>
vantages and opportunities, but fol-
some reason or other, failed to move
forward as they should have done,
and we all know OF many towns
without any particular natural ad-
vasstaGes which have created advan-
tages and grown into thriving cities
Fortunate indeed is that town which
has large body Of public spirited
enterprising and optimistic citizens.
So stand up for your town. Mer-
chants. business men, farmers, gel
together. pull together aud work fol
the advancement OF your home town
and community. Tell the world Of
the advantages 1t offers. for every
town has something behind it, some
advantages, although they may be
few. Start enterprises that will EN-.
ploy people. Develop such surround.
ing resources as there may be.Farm-
ers. patronize your home merchants
They will DO as we'll by you as any
outsider can and the chances are
they will 90 better. And merchants
patronize your local newspapers
Many businessmen do not seem t<
realize what their local newspapers
are doing for them and the town
and how much more they could and
would do il they were given prop.
er support.
And one thing more try to boost
instead of knock when you have &C.
casion to discuss your town.