The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-21
CDMMUN[TY BUILDING
SPIRIT BACK OF Plan
Fairmont Normal School Head Writes Of the Benefit to
Be Derived From the "Buy in Fairmont'
Propaganda.
Propaganda.
Editor West Virginian:

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The commercial welfare of the community is built
upon the principle Of mutual support and cooperation
among those who make up the aggregate social group OF
the community The demand that those living in FAR
mont should do their trading in the community IN when
is based upon the sound that those VINO
provided with employment by the different agencies
should expend their income in patron
ling the mercantile and commercial institutions in way
that support and advance the interest Of the various
community industries city such as the one IN Whlen
weye complex social organization and its industrial
and commercial development depends in a very large
measureupon its social unity and the coordination OF the
various factors in the communicable.
There is the large group of those who employed in
public capacity and whose salaries and wages are paid
the public treasury The business institutions OF
the community which provides employ for this large
group persons may justly claim large share OF the
patronage of this group Of people The same principle
applies with almost equal force to that large group of
fessona people whose incomes depend entirely upon the
cientage Of other groups of the community 1t would
follow most logical way that all enterprises that de-
pend upon the community for financial support should
the other agencies of the community large part
Of that support which the community is extending to-
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There lis question that those cities which have the
greatest measure of and industrial prosperity
arethe which there is the most complete coordn-
alton of business and industrial enterprises Each indi
MduaBmember of the community is expected and prop
support his home DOCTORS his home dentists his
home lawyers his home merchants and his home candle
stckakers and the other hand these different classes
and elements may rightly be expected to give their pa
tronage and their support those who patronze te
and TO the community that provides them with employ
nent This does not that the community shall live
untotsef any sense but simply that as far as
individual and social needs may be served that that service
should be secured at home.
There is nothing that means much to the Develop
prosperous city team work among alsof the
different social units of the community We ought toll
believe own city, in our own professional people,
in merchants and in business institutions,
andWe ought to give these things patronage and our
support have had opportunity to look through the
stores shops in many places and do not hesitate in
saying that there uptodate stores anywhere
thanare be found in Farmont The merchants of this
city enterprsng public spirited and always ready to
support any movement for public welfare. As citizen
the community feel that ought patronize the mem
business in this citywho have had the courage to enter
upon these business enterprises 1t should be matter Of
sociaduy well civic pride for every citizen to do his
trading at home. Farmont is fine community, because
Of the spirit of cooperation which has always prevailed
among her people. The city will continue to grow as we
realize more fully the obligations which We as individuals
owesto community progress and welfare am in full
sympathy with the movement to buy at home and Iprac
what advocate 1t is the key to our citys CONNER
cialsuccess and prosperity
Yours very sincerely,
JOSEPH ROSTER.
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