The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
Board Of Trade a Town Builder.
VXyHEN a town is like a cows tail growing d
Wv ward it needs board of trade


No town that aspires to 30 THINGS can
afford be without good live board # trade
similar organization,
The board of trade is to the town what the aggres
svc advertisement is to the business nan-it puts all
of the telling points prominently before the prospective
customer.
A live board never sleeps 1t is always alive to the
possibility of adding another citizen another enterprise
to the community And that what builds your town
the adding, one by one, of people and enterprises
Men who DO THINGS live wires-do not locate
in a unless there inducements.
That is the great work of your board OF trade
to CREATE inducements; to bring about conditions
that will attract desirable enterprises and desirable
citizens.
Manufacturers dealers business men are con.
stantly on the alert for LIVE towns in which to
locate their enterprises.
In the great majority of these enterprises
largely dependent the cooperation and
couragement of the citizenship of the town and
rounding country for support II that is given, the
town adds the proposed enterprise to its list If it is
withheld, the enterprise PASSES BY and goes the
town that DOES co operate and support.
But just getting together and organizing board
of trade and then becoming absorbed in af
fairs is not going to turn the trick.
No board can put town the map without the
hearty cooperation of the citizenship of the ard
countryside.
Not only should every enterprsing be
active member but should consider himself personally
pledged to uphold the organization in every way.
just concrete illustration
citizen of the town of S and from the
town of c .-.... ersing with chance travel
ing acquaintance The traveller mentions that he is de
srous of locating site for manufacturing plant. The
man from ------ passed the remark by of
Germ to him, but the from C----------at
scents respective enterprise for his own town He
engages the prospect in conversation gets his plans
and "a knowledge of his req urements, takes his ad-
dress, and upon returning home PUTS THE NATTER
UPTO HIS HOME BOARD The prospect is com.
municated with and found to be worthy Inducements
are offered which he accepts, and Co.
numbers enterprise.
But S. had the same opportunity, only her
representative asleep.
This is not imaginary 1t is happening
every day, and all over the land
The business that is worth having is worth getting
out and hnsng for, and will 1t hustlng there is little
no business.
Business is not conducted in graveyards-they
places of rest
The town that is big enough finds itself
growing like the cows tail-DOWN HILL
The town that doesn't get out and hustle for
enterprises will soon be wondering what has become
of those it had.
Now just what doing to PUT THIS TOWN
on the map? Better still and pertinent to the
question WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
One man can't do 1.-TWO can't do it. Even
the board of trade do it unless backed up and sup
ported by solid community sentiment that spells
PROGRESS in box car letters.
Our own actions will tell whether are citizens
OF a town or inhabitants of graveyard.