Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-26

within the next few there will be IN this territory,
such increase Of wealth, population and industrial
development as will insure corresponding growth in the
city that is, and must continue to be, the trade
metropolis of this rich and growing region
Pueblo's position manufacturing center is
closely similar to its commercial situation, yet the
former might exist without the latter and the latter may
be, and probably is, the important Of the two.
As manufacturing city Pueblo has the same
advantages Of location that give her security in dsrbu
tion and trade. She has the assurance Of near by
markets in prosperous and growing communities She
has the benefit Of railroads highways that radiate
from this city and give direct lines Of supply and dis
trbution She has the materials Of region that is
treasure house Of great variety Of natural
Pueblo also has good start Of the great
manufacturing centers Of the United States 1t is not
merely what Pueblo may be, but what Pueblo already
is that should be considered in this connection. Pue
BIOS industrial undertakings not prospect but
going and their present is the best pos
sible guarantee Of their future expansion.
Pueblos manufacturing productivenem is not, even
now seriously impaired result Of the flood. Lack
of power rather than destruction of machinery Interrupt
ton of transportation rather than lack of orde have
given the workers Of Pueblo a temporary vacation but
few weeks will the industries Of this city running
with full volume and increased energy.
The fourth element to be considered IN reckoning
the chances of Pueblo's future the character and
temper of the people in whose hands the future of Pu
cblo lies
It would be a hopeless task to build here prosper
city without those advantages of location, natural
resources markets, lines of communication and bust
accomplishment that Pueblo already possesses but
all those things would avail il the and
of the city not possessed of the spirit of courage
and hope and determination.
Energy and not wealth, enterprise and not natural
resources and not geography, the things
that make cities great and prosperous.
The future of Pueblo depends mainly upon the
quality and the character of its people, and there
better way to judge that character than by the way
which they meet the test OF great disaster The faint
hearted and those who seek life's easier ways may
desert the city in its time Of crisis the city will be
stronger and better for their departure
Their places will h quickly filled by others Who
understand that THE BUSINESS LIFE OF PUEBLO
WILL BE SPEEDED UP AS A RESULT OF THE
SHOCK OF DISASTER.
THE EXPENDITURE OF LARGE SUMS FOR
REPAIRS. RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION
AND FLOOD PREVENTION WILL MAKE MONEY
PLENTIFUL AND BUSINESS GOOD IN PUEBLO
FOR MONTHS TO COME.
PuEBLo'S BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS, IN
MANUFACTURING AND. IN COMMERCE, ARF NOT
INJURED OR DIMINISHED BY THE FLOOD. THE
ATTRACT1VENESS OF CoLoRADO'S NOUN
TATNs, RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THIS CITY IS
GREAT ASSETS. REMAINS UNCHANGED.
The pessimist is saying: at will take Pueblo
many years to from this f1ocd. That is un-
dcn'sbc looking at things the pessmist sees them
But the people of Pueblo, and the people who are
already attracted to Pueblo not pcssimis,s.
To them the mess.g. of the flood is not disaster,
but opportunity.
WITHIN FIVE YEARS PUEBLO WILL BE A
BIGGER AND A BETTER CITY THAN IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN If THIS GREAT DISASTER HAD NOT
AROUSED THE UNCOMFORTABLE SPIRIT or THE
CITY. AND GIVEN TO IT'S PEOPLE THE SUPREME.
INCENTIVE TO REDoUBLED EFFORTS IN A
FIELD WHERE THE FUNDAMENTAL CoNDI-
TIoNS ARE RIGHT FOR SUCCESS.