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tiviues we meet a few calamity howl
ers. There always have been pessi-
mists, who seek the dark side of
everything but the sun. and they say
il has spots
But when there Is the least little
lull in business these howiers set up
dismal wall which makes one feel
almost sorry that he is living. THE
boom has bursted," Casper has
reached its zenith" IF the refIner-
les shut down the town will be
ruined" etc. are some Of the things
one hears on the curbstone-
In our humble opinion this class OF
people Is doing more harm n Is
moro Injurious to our city than what.
ever business depression there may
be. The half these people say they
DO not believe themselves. they
simply have the knocking disease
and seems TO enjoy throwing off the
poisonous germs everywhere.
We were in one Of our mea mar
kets the other evening when one OF
these loud.mouthed declaimers was
entertaining a few Of his friends
knocking the town and the refineries
and everybody and everything in gen
eral. We mustered up courage to
suggest TO the gentleman C0 hat
things were not so bad as he has
pictured. He was especially knock
ing real estate. and he offered to bet
me 800 tha hi could find a home
stead of 100 acres within a mile of
the courthouse. We gently protested
that we III not think he could do
that, although we didn't see what
bearing that would have on general
conditions. But he at once fired up
and pulled out n tight roll of bills
larger than my wrist IN an effort to
make a bet.
We asked him where he worked.
and he said, "at the refinery" Then
we asked him what he was bowling
about. 81 there are many who howl
Just for exercise.
Another man was cursing Casper.
He was a contractor doing hauling.
His horses were idle. and no work in
sight. But he soon changed his howl
saying Casper was the est town on
the map after all.
How in plain words. we ask, what
has anyone to gain by bowling and
running down Casper. when he is de-
pendent upon Casper for his living?
It only makes Il harder for him to
make a living. and makes It harder
for everyone else. And 1t makes it
harder for the town itself.
To know the history OF the growth
Of cities, and Of all progress. would
keep some of these dark-minded peo-
pie from casting n gloom about them
There is an ebb and flow to all ac-
tivity. and the one Is rs helpful in
it's way as the other. The whole
country has had to face the problem
OF getting down gracefully from the
dizzy wartime heights. And Casper
must face it Who want the inflated
wartime conditions continued? The
sooner this period of so-called de.
preston is past the better IL VIII be
for all. Then all will go on merrfly
again and upon a surer basis.
But what we want Il say is. that
so far as we have been able to learn,
no city, great or small. in all our
country has suffered less from the
general depression than Casper. No
one a improve his condition by go.
ing anywhere else. Then why not
change the tune and praise the town
for what it has done and for the
brave fight 1t is making to keep
things moving.
To those who claim hat Casper
has reached its zenith, We can hardly
speak in moderation. They simply
do not know what they are talking
about. and ought to keep their indi
gestive chatter to themselves. There
are greater things awaiting Casper
than eve before in Its history, and
those who have level head enough
to go right on pushing things will
surely have their reward. And ever
these old miserable croakers win get
their share OF the prosperity II they
don't croak themselves to death be.
fore the time comes.
But there needs to be a generous
spirit manifest everywhere. There
ought to be a program of price re
auctions, covering every branch OF
business. This of itself would keep
hundreds of thousands of dollars a,
home which now go into the Golfers
OF business of other cities. There
might be an agreement whereby a
horizontal Il of 10 per cent would
be made by all business men.
However. the problem is worked
out, we should all fall in line and In
this way nc one would be the loser
and all would soon go on as merry
as a marriage bell and we would soon
forget the little furry that turns
the business tide into greater pros
perlty: But in the meantime, let