Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-06-24
BE A BUILDER, N o A
by Major F. w. Barber

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Are O a builder, or are you a destroyer? -,
Are o seeking to advance the interests of the community in wh'oh
you live, or are you divertng your efforts to Its lunS' s"""
1t is Die o the other, for there is n happy medium"
You ire either a benefit to the town, or you ar a detrmeht: -,
"s t oshsr W." tnow vou as OF are, but do you know yourself?
Every town has within its borders many excellent people VINO wan
to see their community advance and keep pace" with the est Oh 'N
They want a larger and better town, a mor prosperous farming
community, more slt in the pockets of every eii1en n. and nasa they yas ID Or
increasingly to this end. They arr good citizens n the great mas q
the populace rates them rs good citizens.
But often the most persistent efforts of the builders are more fhn
overshadowed by the other class-the desroyers.
A destroyer cal undo in a day what it takes a builder a yea "
accomplish.
They travel in all walks OF life and are exceedingly active.
You find them among the rich property owners, the landed propre-
tors, the business and professional mai the mechanic m the ''"e'
u" They They do not realize that they are destroyers-but they are
M,rv rich mep and landed proprietors are opposed to all forms OF
public Improvement because they fear N will increase the amount "
their taxes; $50. ,x rt thew ose sight of
The act that public improvements that increase the tai o shghuy
likewise increase property values immensely -auor. ,,.drg
They improvements, and thereby become roy P""s
the tremendous weight of their hostile influence in opposition to the ID
vancement of the community. .
Crouch which they let loose npon every possible OCCASION n WITHOUT
They damn the town, and the people, and everything and everybody
but themselves.
a mad bull uu, IN
wings, and grow and penetrate every section of tn country ,.
And then there is Still another class that comes along with tnm
contributions to the downfall of their community. They are he patrons
of the mail order mantle worlds greatest enemy OF te small
community.
MANY of these people utilize tn. local stores when they wan some"
thing in a hurry or O n credit, and then send the bWk OF ther ASH
away to the great cities. They Civ. the nal orde man TIL ei u
corn and toss the husks to the local merchant. .
They, too, re destroyers, and are daily hrotthng ne community
which shelters them--the community which they should foster n en-
co,rao in every way for without the close proximity OF the local stores
n The market place their farms and other property would b. wofth
far less than its present value. .wu.,:v
These are lust a very few OF the many ways IN winch a community
nav be dcsroyed-n which this community IS being Destroy Every u''
The builder creates and is enriched 10y his labors.
The DESTROYER kill and gains nothing but his W hma deshu'-
ton.
These few lines have been penned in the hope that you VII pause
,,d think for thinking breeds healthy action, and action is the birthplace
az building, and creation, and riches.
Every man is a possible builder II he Will but emerge TOM Ink
sbodows and look upon the bright side of life.