The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-03-19
How to Run The City.

Who knows? No one man knows
| it, but the world knows it. By this
is meant that somewhere in this or
in some other country, some mayor,
police or fire chief, tax commissioner,
health officer, school superintendent
or what not, is running his depart
ment for the public veal.
In print the result of his work can
be found, In print may be found
many best ideas.
Palatka should have the reports of
those who have made a reputation
for doing things well, and these
should be in store and indexed and
so fixed that they may easily yield
up what any inquirer may seek.
Many Of the secrets of good human
government, based on divine precepts,
are in print. Who will say that
among the plans for improving the
government of the city that ne of
the best is not that which asks for
literally educated citizenship?
All plans for securing a wise and
honest city government, cleaner, a
more healthful more attractive and
more beautiful city-one desirable for
business and homes-depend upon
the citizens themselves, and this can
come only through improvement in
the character and intelligence of the
people. Read and support your news
papers and utilize the libraries The
eye, quite as much as the ear, serves
to educate US. The things we see
make distinct and lasting impressions
on the mind.
Clean and tree lined streets, flower
bedecked front and back yards, vine
clad porches. and neatly kept homes
and places of business, all combine to
give character to a community and
permanent and pleased reeollections
in the minds of sojourners and tray
elers.
Palatka is looking for Business.
Business asks laws which are help
full to the one who creates, the one
who sells and the one who buys.
As Business grows, forward steps
are taken; the world becomes more
civilized; race prejudice breaks down;
peoples become united in bonds for
mutual benefit; talent is discovered
and warded, and industry gets full re-
turns for its every effort. Palatkans
let US attend to Business and be
just in all things.
Do the school children of Palatka
know their city? Do all of the
adults know it? Do they know its
location, its form of government, its
officials and their duties. its popula-
ton, its schools, its churches, its
transportation facilities by land and
water, its tributary resources, its in
dustries-what is manufactured and
where sold-its public buildings, its
taxes and how expended, its street
and sidewalk mileage and cost, its
health conditions, its sources Of food
supply, its protection against fire and
waste, its fraternal organizations, and
spirit-the spirit that tunnels through
mountains and under rivers, and takes
knockers and grumblers by the nape
of the neck and throws them in the
discard-the spirit of those who are
at the front in the sunshine and max
ing the world happy and wonderful
place in which to live.
Do they know whether the basic
problems governing our economic or
der are being taught, so that they
may become identified with municipal
growth and be able to take real part
in social and industrial DEVELOPMENT.
Are thew being taught that Palatka
lis "OUR TOWN."
Do they know the history of the
men and women who have helped to
make Palatka? Sir VIM. Hamilton,
the Scotch teacher. said: "The great
est thing on earth is man, and the
greatest thing in man is mind"
Do they know why Palatka is not
as large as some of its neighbors
Do they know that at one time Pa
latka was the largest city in the State
that It is now the eighteenth?
Do they know that no section of
Florida has better natural and arti--
fetal advantages than Palstka and