Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-15
How to Build u or Tear Down
This Community
The Strength Of the Wheel

0NHE Wheel composed Of hub, spokes and tire, is one Of the most useful
4 tptes wei the manner In which various parts re needed to make a
perfect whole A GOOD TOWN, A CENTER OF TRADE REsEM-
.n a ~ vain all Of Its contributing factors closely weoge1 IN IKE
holds It together like the tire holds the wheel
Z SO long as all parts are in place the device runs smoothly and is a perfect
machine Remove a spoke and THE WHEEL All ONCE BECOMES WEAKER
TO HAVE AND TO MAINTAIN A GOOD SOLID TOWN EVERY KIND
Or or BUSINESS MUST BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, AND ABOUND THESE
Destroy the mercantile business or the manufacturing business Or the
banking business and like removing a spoke from the Wheel you weaken
the interests Of the whole.
Send your money to mail order houses II patronize merchants in other
cities and you take away that patronage which rghhuny belongs to the
home merchant and thereby undermine the business Of the town. All classes
or kinds of business are SC closely related and intenOckdng that when you
damage one you damage all.
But we have a beautiful little city prosperous, growing and happy and
IN 1t we have some If the best stores, banks, mills and factories, conducted
by as fine a set of men as you will find anywhere N earth. We have fine
schools, handsome churches, excellent public utilities and many fine buildings
POSSIBLE BY THE BUSINESS MEN-big hearted, progressive and agrees
sive huslers and boosters.
There is hardly a day that the business men-merchants bankers, jObbers,
mniers, etc-are not called on to make a subscription or donation to some In
building o better living. And that they generously give and have given is
proved in the many institutions we have for the intellectual, moral and the
from these business men of your home city you should feel in duty bound to
give them what assistance you car and to always patronize them to the
exclusion of others and outsiders.
The local merchant cannot continue to contribute to the support of the
people of his community to which he is entitled. He cannot continue to pay
his large share Of the taxes of the community if he does not receive the
support which enables him to maintain his large stocks. He cannot continue
to buy the farmers products if his business does not bring him in sufficient
cash to provide him with capital to be used for this purpose.
It is not for the benefit of the merchant. primarily that you should give
him your trade, but for the benefit Of your town and yourself for when the
business mel of your town are not prosperous yOur town cannot be pros
porous and when your town is not prosperous YOU cannot be prosperous
The VALUE OF YOUR HOME, THE RENTAL OF YOUR PROPERTY,
BUSINESS MEN.
If the town has a lot of vacant stores, lne factories, mills running on
the stores rented the dwellings occupied and a general good tone to property
ENTIRE ESTYT e s s. PPcSREFy "' 'Ou 1--WE 10 hooN HOME ~ hoO
Paroning mail order houses is not altogether limited to poor people or
town, but is a common practice among certain wellknown, weltodo men,
This is more the result of thouehuessness and of bel ng mhled by embenished
and highly exaggerated descriptions than through n spirit of antagonism to
the home merchant Moreover, when you think over this matter seriously
WILL GIVE YOUR HOME MERCHANT YOUR TRADE