The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06

When our pfcSiueHt aShou -"
write an article on Newspapers and
Town Booming" I agreed to do So
but with certain mental eservAtion-
thinking hat / would make a change
in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. some
word Of equal force and better gen.
eral reputation for booming.
Boom naturally suggests brass
bands, flaming posters, fussy
a~uctioneers and busy real estate men,
booming the town in order to boom
the real NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this
is the whole sum Of our town BOOM
ing.
Also, we are justified in diSliking
the word on account of it's kinship to
hat little European explosive bomb
now doing double duty-for boom,
like it's cousin Bomb is a dangerous
and incendiary explosive liable to kill
and cripple non-combatants as well
as belligerents.
BY boom we mean boost, support,
encourage-our town and our county
i'm all things that add to h health
n happiness of our fellow man-tO
increase the moral and material worth
Of the community. The newspaper
must do these things. More han that
1t must intelligently lead; for a news
paper that is not capable of leader
ship is not going to get very far in
booming its town. Our boosting paper
must be a leader. AS a leader it must
have a program-and never for a day
must 1t neglect the issues embodied
in that program.
Paper Must Have Force.
insist that a newspaper to be
reckoned worth while as a town
boomer must be a paper of force and
character. If it lack these it Jack all.
The editor must be a man. One
who counts in the community. One
who is respected. He must be a man
of vision. He must be willing to work
n sacrifice, counting all things lost
in the common good-unselfshly de-
voted to community service. He must
be persistent, and desperately in ear
nest. He must believe in himself
in his paper, his life mission, his state
and county and his own people. He
must retain his eI thusiasm for his
town n his work. otherwise his
ideals will go to wreck and his boost
ing become as sounding brass"
This brings us to the town we are
to boom. What town? Any NORTH
Carolina town will do. 1t may no
be perfect, but if in North Caroline
"A great deal.
Town Must Be Prepared.
The town must be prepared for it
booming. 1t must be made ready
Unless it is the people who know i
best-the home man-will not believ,
In 1t, n if he does not, how are w,
to interest the outsider? If the peopl
of the town do not believe in it
possess the boosting spirit" bette
not start anything. Saw wood an,
collect your subscription.
Cnnhifinnc yn1,Cf he r.~k IT. -
per must have it's people with it.
must AVE support, otherwise tn
booming will not amount to a thine
Like a doctor W. must know tn
patient.
This means that the editor mus
STU NOUN n gu 'pIeg STU sgAup
town. He must understand local con
ditions and he must nave the courag
to play the part of an honest an
frank citizen.
Remember, we are demanding thu
the paper be a leader; the edito
capable of leadership.
Now we must begin somewher,
Shall We begin with the church. I
doing SO we shall not be WRONG. TT
newspaper booming its town mu.
boost the churches, for these gre;
forces OF moral righteousness have
great cal stronger claim on the new.
paper than the average
recognizing. The church must ha,
n conspicuous place in our "Boomins
program. If not the
not worth par as a Town boomer. tt
many Of us think that /, ostins IL
church is the sole duty of the past,
and the steady caller at IL
church.
Newspaper Equals Ten Talents.
My Brother Editors-I believe wi,
all my soul that the man who DO
sesses a newspaper is responsible f
ten talents. We can reach more pc
pie every day than any pastor in O.
town. How does our responsible
compare with his? In consideril
town booming for your newspap
answer his.
The great issue in North Carroll
today is education. Are we going
boost North Carolina towns? TIL
make no mistake. Look the &C