The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-11
CO AHEAD SPIRIT

An inspiring suggestion OF now
good organization work can put a
town ahead, is given at Bonham,
Texas The Board of Trade Of that
city claims credit for promoting dur
ing the past year, the following de-
velopments
Additional paving for the city, at
cost of 100000.
A potato curing plant capitalized
at $4,000, and holding 10000 bush
els of potatoes.
A compress and warehouse COM
pany, capital $4,000
A natatorium, obtained by sub
scription, cost $1,000, The Board IS
now promoting a bridge over the
Red River costing S125,000. The
list given above does not include a
number of private enterprises which
the Board fostered, one of these 6n-
ing business school.
The town named above Is one IF
hundreds of Southern communities
that are showing Go Ahead Spirit.
ANY town, whether it be large city
or small country village, can az
complish results equally remarkable
in proportion to population and re-
sources, if the people will take hold
and work for progress, Much Of
this feeling has already been mani
tested in Water Valley. With this
community spirit, and readiness On
the part of our people to work and
talk for their home. toWp, it can I'D
vance and secure .6T sl~soH pl>fi-
ously regarded as impossible.
Don't expect Water Valley with
only a small handful of live progr s.
sive "pushers" with their shoulders
to the wheel to alone push the old
town up the steep hill of progress and
development. Especially when the
cart is "loaded'' with ''dead-headS'
who haven't enough energy in their
composition to keep their feet from
dragging along the sides of the steep
road. No, this is not "One Man"
town nor is it in the hands of only a
spare dozen. The town belongs to
every citizen residing within its linn
its, and it is just what YOU make it,
YOU, Mr.. Citizen, are personally e.
sponsible for your Individual part to
be performed-you can't shift that
responsibility upon the shoulder OF
your neighbors and the other citizens.
YOU are not fair to YOUR town, 20
YOUR family, to YOUR property in
terests, nor to YOURSELF if you
don't do your full part as citizen.
Don't cuss Mayor DeShon, the
Board of City Aldermen or The De
velopment Club, because things don
90 to suit you. No, these poor devils
are working like trojans to make
something out of the town, while
you, Mr.. Knocker, are just like the
dog in the manger, that can't eat hay
and won't let the OK eat. Mayor lie
Shon and the Aldermen can't da any
thing for the town without the CO.
operation and assistance of the c,tl-
zens-YOU do YOUR part and We
guarantee that the city officials vii!
do their part, yea, we say they VIII
do far more than their part
The Development Club what dc
YOU know about that organization?
Are you a member? If not, why
not? Do you know who the me n
bers are, and for what the organiza-
ton stands?
Mr.. Citizen, step up to the looking
glass and look yourself squarely IN
the eye-ask yourself whether or moi
you are not a "piker" and wholly OF
in part to blame for conditions that
exist in YOUR city. Ask yourself
why it is that you are willing to stanc
idly by and see a small number OF
your fellow-citizens carry the entire
burden and responsibility of making
YOUR town a pleasant, healthful anc
profitable place to reside-while you
fail or refuse to help, but to the con
trary you stand back and grumble be
cause these few patriotic citizen;
haven't been able to do even still
more for you.
Don't you think, Mr.. Citizen, it il
about time that you assist these few
men with the work? YOUR town IL
inst what YOII make it-hetter o.