The Columbus commercial., 1914-05-03
Chamber of Commerce viii
Soon Awake New Life
in This City.
SALE OF MUCH PROPERTY
Herbert Stanley Says This Will
Soon be One of the Country's
Leading Cities.

III al INTERVIEW With repre-
sentative of the Commercial,
Mr.. Herbert Stanley who is
known as one of the livest citi-
zens who ever came to Columbus
stated: Il have travelled almost
throughout the Western Hemis-
phere looking for opportunities
for investment which could con-
scientiously be recommended to
others and in which there was a
certain future. The country is
full of wild cat" speculation
schemes such as gold, silver,
copper and lead mines, oils and
gas fields. patents and inventions
and land lottery or drawing
schemes which are used as a
bait to make people get rich
quick and it is surprising to find
the great number of gullible
people who become victims of
these schemes who would not
consider investigating safe and
sound Investment such as land
and real estate. Real estate is
the basis of all wealth and it is
the best security that can be of,
fered for money. The securities
of all great financial institutions
are backed by investments in or
loans on real estate and farms
because this is regarded by
shrewd investors as the oesc Of
all securities. The price of good
farming land is lower and the
opportunities for investments
are greater in and around Co.
lumbus than anywhere in Amer
lea today.
Thousands of dollars have
been poured into this section
within the past few years by
level-headed investors and bus.
mess men who have recognized
the value of the farming and
stock country surrounding CO.
lumbus and who have come here
with their families and have
made good. These same people
are now advising their friends
back home to come here and join
them in the march of progress
and success. That means the
development of all the idle farm
ing lands surrounding Columbus.
Many cities depend upon the
agricultural lands surrounding
them for their support and when
they have a failure in crops
(Which frequently occurs) il
puts a damper on the town and
| it is held back until the next
good crop is made. Not so where
you have a town which has the
many industries and institutions
to be found in Columbus. Where
can you 90 and find the same
educational, religious and socia
advantages combined with bus
iness opportunities and satisfact
ory climatic conditions regarding
health? Where is a safer place
to rear your children? While W,
dislike to see a crop failure w
are not crippled on account of i
by any means for the reasol
that we have a double header,
so to speak, on account of Co
lumbus being supported by bot
agricultural and commercial in
terests and there is always none.
in circulation.
Columbus is not a finishe
city by any means and that is tn
reason there are so many oppol
tunities knocking at our doo
If we do not take advantage {
our natural resources why shouI
we keep others from doing SC
Competition is the life of trad
and there is less real competitic
here than anywhere in AmeriC
in many lines. With the orgal
ization of the Chamber Of Cor
merce which will be used to pill
Columbus through an era Of c
operation and prosperity, Y
will become one OF the leadll