The Newark journal., 1919-05-15

should not overlook this element,
The fact is indisputable that the
most prominent men, both commercial
and professional in all wide awake
towns are actively engaged and in.
terested in their commercial clubs.
No citizen can justify his conduct in
absenting himself from this line of
duty today Some business men re-
mark that they are too busy With
their own business to participate in
commercial club work. In this atti.
tude they most previously err Mem
bership and activity in the local
chamber OF commerce is recognized
today as a departments of ones per,
sonal business indissolubly connected
Defamation to associate in a local
board Of trade is evidence that cit
izen is an object or charity at he
han q those fellow citizens who are
together in team work for the COM
munity.
The commercial club should domin-
ate all local interests, public and pri-
Vase. Its province is to help church
societies, schools, factories and work
for the general welfare and the up
building Of community.
A town should never allow an op-
portunity to celebrate slip by without
coming that event into advertising.
County fairs are excellent because
they develop unscheduled assets.
Indirect advertising is advisable
whenever possible. A good ball team
is good advertisement for any com
munity.
Make the school the citadel of your
community. 1t should be the social
centers with varied forms of enter
tainment. Music, vocal and instru-
mental, lectures, free as frequently
as possible, indoor games and kindred
attractions may profisably be pro-
meted for the glory of your town.
and the commercial club should CO.
operate with the board of education
% these ends, for example inspiring
commercial club juniors. Address
es by reputable travelling men con-
corning their vocations are an asset
for a high school.
The best friend young man can
cultivate is clergyman The latte r
typifies the best in life, mental and
moral, and is valuable as a friend.
To attend good church regularly
for ten years is the equivalent of a
good education. The just citizen must
concede the value of the church in
his community.
The proper civic spirit is really
what does things for a town. 1t
is the fundamental requisite in a
community for achievement. Con-
seqeutly the initial effort of citizens
who desire to accomplish something
for their town should be expended
in cultivating a strong civic spirit,
The regeneration of town has begun
when all citizens have caught the pro-
per town spirit.
The statement is credited 70 a
western town that it has a knockers
committee" and whenever any citizen
is heard speaking disparingly (knock-
ing) concerning the town the commit
tee calls upon him and asks that he
desist or leave town.
Many towns are becoming finance
ally and socially embarrassed by the
loss of local patronage to the Dig
city mail order houses.
In broad sense the big city mail
order store is the deadly enemy of
10000 towns. Millions of dollars o.
property in smaller communities will
not realize 100 cents on the dollar be-
cause of these catalogue stores.
Already detetriorating churches and
schools attest their pernaclous social
influence. Abandoned towns are IN
evitable, due directly to the unjust
of he big city mail or
der stores, whose business taxed the
the city improvements and whose
owners give their donations and
greatest of all their efforts to the
cities in which the catalogue stores
are located, thereby diminishing tax
es and imparing constructive genius
for a towns local welfare. The big
city store has already Destroyed COM
munity prosperity in The city and the
mail order house is fast accomplish
ing the same results in the smaller
cities and towns.
First, the merchant is embarrassed,
then the newspaper publisher, the no
tel keeper, the banker and other bust
ness men of the town, the very influ-