Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-02

of realizing that, if they are to be
benefited, themselves must lend a
hama and with the united might Of
the community as a whole, accoui-
plish things, which they now wish a
company would do for them.
The fact exists that the Black Hills
are not known throughout the coun-
try as they deserve TO be known,
and that. on account of this ignor-
ance. thousands upon thousands Of
fasteners, big city vactionists and
health seeking tourists go TO Europe
or some other place of which they
read or heard wonders-wh ch in
facl, do not exist. or. if they do, in
miniatures only
There is nothing in either Euro
pean OF American mountain resorts
which cannot be found OF artificially
created IN the Black Hills, just as
ii was created in other places. What
is lacking here is initiative on the
part OF the large owners, and con-
.certed understanding and effort on
the part Of others The east is
thrcnged with people who want to go
TO a place where TO pend leisurely
few weeks and, incidentally, some
money. But they so to places known
and NJ one likes to 30 TO a place
not known as vacation camps, -
summer resorts" or this or either.
The railroads have done much 10
bring out throngs of the big city peo-
pie to Niagara Fails, the Adiron-
dacks. 10 Atlantic City, to Yellow
stone Park TO Colorado and Califor-
MIA. The Wisconsin lakes, North
Michigan Woous, Florida and Gulf
coast places are advertised by them
extensively, but, what is being done
10y them m regard to the Black
lHns? Not much if anything. And
this, because they seem to realize
that the Black Hills cities and theiI
populace are not developed to the
point of receiving and holding the
travelling and vactioning puolic OF
the East
Cne Other way OF making the city
and its adjacent territory proper is
to lacte here some kind of manu-
featuring business, the e. output OF
which could be- sold here and in the
adjacent states with profit, thereby
| keeping mere the money sent east
and receiving money from somewhere
which, under the present lack oi
aome supply, goes to Omaha, Chi
cago and points east.
In a country where the winter
lasts long the manufacture Of neces
stiles for winter Is bound 10 prosper
In order 10 successfully meet eastern
competition the article or article:
manufactured would have to an.
swer certain local needs. needs fol-
which eastern manufacturers made
no provision
There is an enormous demand fol
good heating devices, stoves, heater:
and cellar systems in the Black Hill:
and it's adjacent territory The Goa
obtained mere is OF a quality which
|requires different makes OF heaters
with less open CRATES, than eastern
and its adjacent territory. The Goa
fused here would give best results Il
burned in heaters with a large heat
lug surface and provisions for keep
ling hTe and heat in the heater in
stead of allowing il to be carried by
draft into thhe chimney, as is neces
sary in the east where the coal Il
harder and less ignitable. AS it is
with the eastern makes OF heaters tn
coal used here results in smoke anC
a heap OF ashes, with no satisfactory
heating results at all Besides, the
coal used here falls to pieces anC
dust and through the eastern makes
of CRATES before it has chance tC
ignite and burn. These two features
alone cali for special Black Hill:
and western make of heaters, anc
the community or communities which
grasp at the chance and start manu-
| featuring it will be so much to the
better
THE Black Hills and Western
Heaters" and, in larger dimensions
| furnaces, could be provided with 9
relief front reproducing some attrac
tive portion of the Hills. and would
prove better advertising medium
for tourists than many m ill-advised
and worse conducted publicity cam.
paign inaugurated in the past.
AS in the first case, no expectan'
cy should be nutured that com.
pany" or bunch of outsiders-mil-
lionairs will came and start some
thing of the kind here. The citi-
lens. property owners and business.
men themselves must lena hand and
promote, along with tho common
goo their Own good. A stock COM
pan for the purpose of manufacture
ing eaters here to be sold through
out the Black Hills region and IN the
adj cent states, could be organized
and conducted by parties interested
IN tie welfare of the city tand In the
valr"s of their respective proper
ties and abundance of business) with