Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-06-30
"HAVE A HEART"

ICl III liOllC ., we
would like to ask, what are we
doing for the betterment of our
town2 What are we doing to
push it along? What are we do
ing to make it something more
than g wee round dot on the
map?
Dear,-or otherwise, fellow
citizen, ask yourself these ques-
tions first, then ask your neigh
Dor, then keep on asking until
we locate the cause of our dead
ness and take some active steps
to remedy the fatal defects. Let
us take & whirl at the root of
the disease and proceed to take
it apart, even if we leave it look
ing like a picnic suit after a
summer shower. What ever we
do let Us stop our drifting. This
is not a driftinB age and the
town that is content to drift will
learn when ii Is too late that
there IS no place left in which to
even DRIFT, Our stagnation is
not caused by 4 lack of brains.
because our people have plenty
Of grey matter in their assorted
think tanks, but we believe it is
caused by a lack Of initiative and
the pulltogether impulse that is
absolutely necessary If we are
going 10 keep pace with the
more thriving, prosperous COM
munities OF our county. Now
we should make an effort to cor
rect this fault and get into line
with those who are striving to |
grasp some of the opportunities
for Improvement and expansion
that daily are presenting them
selves. Drifting will never ac-
cprlpiish anything, it will only
bury us fathoms deep beneath
the wide awake enthusiasm and
nr0speritv Of our more progress
sive ne.ghbors. Now who wants
to Grilt? Not you, we hope. If
Our community is to grow we
must use our native intelligence.
We must work all together, not
onl, with our hands, but with
our hearts and our heads as well.
Good enough" must not be our
slogan, we want something bet
ter han that, and we will get 1t
If We simply nave the heart and
the determination to go after It.
If we ever expect to be more
than a passing bubble on the
swellin0 tide of business pros
pcrity We must hustle and be a
live wire. Our community af-
fairs seem to be in a business
chaos but out'of chaos, new and
better plans may be evolved
What Toledo really needs IS a
dozen or two funerals among
those who labor Tor lucre only
instead of mixing it with honest
love for their own home town
who knock every scheme for inn
provement fcaTfl! lest it call for
a great American cart-wheel
from Their already over full
purse. who shrek for slaughter
il we Try 10 get to gether to rem,
ed the defects in our CONNER,
cisI system so that people vii
iDsrinctively turn to our town az
the most logical place to locate
ant trade.
Now who vii make the star
In 2 movement for greater To
ledo. Who will get a compound
cathartic hustle on, so that We
"a a community can command
some Of the prosperity of 1916
II each one waits for the othe
Ee will simply keep on drift.nf
until we all drift under the sod
Let some one step foreward wh'
can lead the movement, and w
will all be right there ready t
back the play to the limit, read,
TO push along any scheme tina
viii help move our town fore
ward and speed our business VI
II YOU know of an ideal leader
tell him so,-punch him an
wake him up, start nm 10 DOM
something, then do your shar
to encourage and help hir
along. If you are the one for
leader step out and let us Sc
you, and # you have an idea tina
will help promote our progress
take off your old felt hat and le
II percolate to the outside. LIE
us discuss 1t and while we ma
not agree with you we are gla
to know that the collision {
factions generate light as we
as heat, and it is as well for I
to consume ourselves In a reN
olutionary fire as 1t is to simpI
petrify and just drift. Some
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