Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-07-31

most effective cooperation between
TIL press and the railways Q com
munity development, MI. Finley en-
pressed the opinion that such coop
Grafton was essential to the fullest de-
yelopment and prosperity or any COM
munity because Intelligence and trans
p~ortation were fundamental factors IN
development, it being the function OF
the press to disseminate the first and
of the railways to provide the second.
He outlined the work which the
southern Railway Company is doing
to aid in the development of he ter
ntory traversed by its lines, express
ing the opinion that it could be said,
without b-oastfuIness, to be more COM
p~rehensive than similar work being
done by n other railway organiza-
ton in the United States. He said:
I'm our work for community de-
velopment it is our policy to cooper
ate closely with individuals and or
CARNATIONS. That it may have been
more effective in some localities
tina in others has Deen due largely
to local conditions, Including the de-
gree of cooperation that we have
received. We believe that it has
been particularly effective in West
ern North Carolina where we have
participated in the organization and
activities Of the Greater, Western
North Carolina Association, the
single purpose of which is the de-
velopment of this part of the State.
We should be very glad to partici-
pate in other territorial movements
or in a Statewide movement of the
same kind, if carried on directly un-
der the auspices of the State or
through a responsible organization
similar to that in this region.
"In all of the development work
that we are doing, we look upon the
newspapers of the Southeast as our
helpful allies. With very few ex-
ceptions we have found them ready,
at all times, to publish information
relative to our work and to give
space in their columns to matter
that we have sent them from time to
time. which we believed might be
helpful to their readers. They have
very generously given space to the
publication of our view on subjects
relative to the upbuilding of the
Southeast. Many of the newspapers
have gone farther than this and
have commended our policies edi-
torially."
Suggesting methods in which the
press could be of aid in community de-
velopmeht. Mr.. Finley spoke of the
publication of matter that would be
helpful to the people already living
in the Southeast, emphasizing the i'm
portance of farm papers and of devot-
ing space in the daily and weekly pa
pers to information as to the best
farm methods. He suggested that each
newspaper should be a booster for the
Southeast as a whole and for its own
particular community, not exaggerat-
ing or overstating advantages and OPP
portunities, for the truth about the
Southeast was good enugh. He sug-
gested that newspaper men acting as
correspondents of papers published in
other localities should embrace every
PAOPCA OPPO4 d4A ~ AAN
their news letters and dispatches mat
ter that would serve to attract favor
able attention to their communities.
Speaking of the exceptional %opportuni-
ties for community development in
the Southeast, Mr.. Finley said:
at is a field in which intelligent
ly directed efforts are sure to bring
results. In no State are the oppor-
tunitiesl greater than in North Caro-
lima. In no State has progress with
in recent years been more rapid.
The members of this Association
have been among the most effective
workers for community development
in the past and / know that your
efforts will be continued. I wish
each one of you the largest measure
of success and assure you of the
hearty cooperation Of the Southern
Railway Company in community de-
velopment."