The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-01-31

prove of inestimable value from a
monetary value to our home citizens,
and would add materially to both the
wealth and prestige of the county, and
which could just as well have been Or
ganized by home men and financed by
home capital.
In the last quarter of a century there
has been a sufficient amount of Gar
rard county capital invested, and lost,
in 'town lots" in alleged boom towns,
Building & Loan Stock in foreign COM
panies and other like wild cat ventures,
which had it been judiciously invested
at home, to make Lancaster one of the
leading business centers, and manu-
featuring towns in this part of the
state, as we'll as provide home mar
ket for every product of Garrard coun-
ty soil.
Lack of cooperation is the principal
reason that may be assigned for this
state of affairs. If we seek to start
an enterprise of some description in
the town or county, and the proposed
scheme appear laudable upon its face,
and you go out and approach the peo-
pie in regard to it, those to whom it
appeals generally say: well l will
take some stock in it if you can get it
up, and right there is where the rub
comes in; who is going Ito get it up?
Surely if YOU are sufficiently interested
IN it to take stock, that interest should
reach far enough to allow you to as
sist in its promotion. Everybodys
business is nobodys business, and be-
cause of the fact that no one is suffi-
GENTLY interested to assist in getting
it up, the scheme must be abandoned
until such time IS some stranger shall
come along and for 50 much bonus,
very easily succeed in establishing an
enterprise which might just as well
have been promoted by home people
and for home people.
The time has arrived when would the
people of this county keep abreast of
the spirit of the times, they must get
out of this habit of depending upon q
few of their citizens to do all the pro-
noting that is to be doLe for the good
of the county. They must develop
spirit of cooperation, must put Gar
rard county money behind Garrard
county enterprises, ana put their own
individual push and energy behind theil
money. When you awake to realiza.
ton of this fact, then you will see the
J best county in the state of Kentucky
assume the proportions in the eyes OF
the world that she should hav assumed
a quarter of a century ago. There is 6
lurking feeling in the breast of the
farmer that any scheme put FORWARD
by the town men" is simply scheme
to do him.; now candidly, would {
citizen of your native town do you any
quicker than the oily tongued stranger
who sold you that patent churn or tina
worthless piece of farm machinery
and by the time you had ascertalned it,
worthlessness, was hundreds of mile!
away, enjoying your hard earned coin
Could your fellow townsman afford t,
do this? If he did do such thing, you
could at least have the satisfaction O
being able to tell him of it, and t,
warn your neighbors against him
which he most assuredly could not af
ford and would not desire.
Lay aside these old fogy ideas, com,
out of your shell, cultivate spirit o
friendliness and cooperation with you
home town and town people. come il
and investigate what they are tryin,
| to do, see with your own eyes wha
schemes they are fostering, see if thei
plans are feasible, then if it looks good
aid with your counsel, your labor ant
your means.
| When this is done, we will see
thriftier and more progressive com
munity and happier and more con
tsnfed peonla