Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-07-18
COMMUNITY TEAM WORK.
War Teaching this Valuable Community
Asset. Good for Peace Times.

How many citizens of Mineral Point
nave stopped to consider the great les
son which the war has taught to the
thoughtful regarding the tremendous
power of local team work -? Take for
example the last Liberty Loan drive L
$lSS, 500 Who in Mineral Point would
have dared before this to entertain the
idea of raising Sl3S, 500 to promote the
community life of his city Yet this is
only one of three Liberty loans. and
there may be several additional loan
drives. England has experienced her
ninth loan drive, the last one going
over the top easily. SO will it be in
Mineral Point.
The point to get is, that these won
derful resources existed here before
the war, yet whoever would have de-
clared that Mineral Point could raise so
much money would have been consid
cred crazy. Three loans, Red Cross
and thrift stamps drives, school enter
prises all showing what? Showing
the power of great enthusiasm and
efficiency of organization. The truth
to hammer home in every community is
that many blessings have been lost
locally because the citizens have not
pulled together as they were able to do
if they had desired to. Mineral Point
could have been city of 10, 900 popu-
lation, very probably, if the potential
force of the community, as exemphfied
in war measures, had been exerted when
favorable opportunities were presented
in the past
All of which leads to the question,
what are we going to do after the war ?
Shall we relax in our unison of effort
when the war is over? Or, shall we
learn well the lesson of the power of or
ganlzation and go out for a Mineral
Point of 10000? It's up to us.
We are all one now. No creeds, no
partnerhips, no classes or cliques, no
capital and labor bitterness. Why not
live after the war just as we are now
United we stand. divided we shall fall,
as community.
One great commercial association of
all citizens with membership of five
hundred, a paid professional secretary
located in city club rooms, for both
men and women how practicable and
how profitable Yet, will we do it ?
Yes, if we are wise. No, if we are
foolish.
Mr.. Irving, here in the interests of
chautauqua for 1919, is a community
promoter, and as such became enthusi-
astic regarding our local landscape OPP
portunities. He declared that we should
have scientific landscape scheme for
a city four times the size of the present
Mineral Point, and then develop it.
Also, that we should employ land
scape gardener to beautify the glorious
residential opportunities here terrace.
street parking and paving, groves of
trees, parks, driveways, play grounds,
lake, etc. 1.-The landscape of Mineral
Point developed scientifically is worth
ten thousands of dollars to your city in
advertising" says Mr. Irving. To help
get this he urged the professional
hired mayor, an objective worth the
combined efforts of all citizens. He
suggested that the professional mayor
be also the paid commercial association
secretary. to promote the industrial
life of the community.
Mineral Point" he said, "has the
great opportunity of becoming strong
and prominent in its community individ-
uality from the asset of landscape,
of churches and schools, which would
attract residents and advertise the city
widely as an indutrial centre with ideal
social and elevating features.
What shall be our attitude toward
our home town after the war ? Hang
together or hang separately? Which?
This important problem for consider
alton of our citizens in spirit conform
atory to The Tribune's motto
"HoB,e FIRST, the porld afterWards.n