Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-07-25
IT TENDS TO HOLD BACK OUR
TOWN AND RETARD NATURAL
DEVELOPMENT.
BEA BOOSTER AND SEE A Difference
Clean Up Private Premises and Public
Streets-Give Town a Better Ap-
pearance-Make Surrounding
Roads inviting.

anu IOaIoOs
but genius harnessed up at last Its
wasted energy,
AMI now its manufactures vast are
known from sea to sea.
This town has its Niagaras that roar
upon the rock,
Who waste their energy because they
knock and knock and knock,
II they who kick and run 1t down
would use that energy
TO boost instead, then what town
this town of ours would be-!
What are the fundamental forces
that underlie the distinction between
the live town and the dead one? Why
Is it that one town Is hustling, active,
progressive and seems to breathe forth
q spirit of prosperity. while another 10
quiet, dismal, antiquated- and oppres-
siye to all who enter? People who
live in the town of the latter class
when questioned as to it's backward
ness invariably urge poverty OF re-
sources and lack Of facilities, but It
has been our observation that many
communities with natural advantages
greatly inferior to those OF their
neighbors have been far more pros
porous and progressive, and the secret
Of the matter has been found, not IN
natural conditions, but in the people
themselves.
Back some where In the history OF
some live town there lived man who
realized that optimism 10 an asset and
when once started Is self-generated,
and, like it's darksome anLlpatny, pes
simism also contagious. He therefore
commercialized it and taught ITS doc
trine to his co-dwellers. Optimism
begot strength, and by concerted ef-
fort under an intelligent directorate
the town gradually underwent meta
morphosis. Houses that were dilapi
tated, moss grown and dingy changed
their attire and became respondent In
q new coat Of paint, alleys and back
lots that were cluttered with tin cans.
rubbish and refuse took on q neat
and sanitary appearance. rough. dirty
and neglected streets became smooth
and inviting. Merchants began to vie
with one another In the appearance OF
their stores. New cases we're installed
show windows cleaned, display made
heater and the stock arranged more
orderly.
And what were the returns for this
effort on the part OF the people Of this
town. in what way were they repaid
for this expenditure Of time and
money! Right here is the vital point
The attractiveness Of town Is one OF
the most powerful factors in it's w
building. It draws tourists, who ma
turally shun the squalid. unkeMpt
communities, it draws home seekers
people who want to invest where they
can expect increased valuations or
their property. who avoid the towr
that has no spirit Of progression and
enterprise. Capitalists and promoters
are likewise drawn to communitle!
where there seems to be sound basis
of prosperity, and are lead to investl
gate the latent resources Of the place
This leads to the development OF new
industries and they In turn enhane'
the value Of . town a. . commercial
center.
It 10 better to help the town accom-
plish one good thing than to point on
q dozen poor ones.
When you write letter tell hov
we'll the town is looking. It is % i'm
portant a. the stamp. A good wa,
to drive the children away from hom
Is to tell them what q poor town thi
10.
Don't leave all the work Of develop
ing this town for others to do. TIL
proper use Of hammer IL to driv
home . nail or truth.
Individual boosting Of the town !
good, but concerted boosting gets r.
suits.
II you don't see this towns advant
ages, how do you expect stranger I
do sO1
The village band makes sweet mi
sic. but 1t isn't In It with the villag
carpenter.
II you can't get behind . movemer
for the towns good. ct least don't g
In front Of It.
There has developed In the last 70,
years . nationwide for the bettermsz
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