The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-30
Trade at Home, Boost the Town
And Watch 1t Grow.

1t has been said that a nation progresses
when its people make progress and so II IS
with a town, city, county or state. Just as the
people OF city progress so that city grows
and prospers. Surely the people OF Dawson
and Terrell county will not stand idle while
other towns and counties are so rapidly pro
crossing and prospecting. We have the greatest
section in the world, and should any citizen
OF the county be told that the above IS not
true he or she would resent it. Why: Simply
because all have pride enough to talk and
defend their county when It IS criticised on
account OF its slow progress. Be a booster,
and boost not only Dawson but our entire
county OF Terrell, 1t IS going to be just what
probably less II the people do not boost and
support it. Trade at home and support homo
enterprises, which have been established here
10 supply the people. Ii the merchant does
not always have Just what you want ask him
20 get it Tor you Do not run on TO some near
by town and do your shopping when your
merchants here are just as willing to get Tor
you what you desire. Trade at home and
build up the town. 1t needs a boost, and this
Is one very important step toward aiding IN
the building OF a great city.
Treat our visitors with all the courtesy pos
sible and insist that they come again Every
business man who comes IN contact with the
tourists en- route to and from the state OF
Florida should ask their names and addresses
and insist that they visit our city again. There
IS a certain time when most OF the tourists
leave for the Land OF Palms, and each mer
chant, automobile accessory house and all
business who come in contact with them
should at the beginning OF each season maui
them a postal card OF welcome. 1t would BE-
an easy matter Tor the automobile service sta !
tons to get such list, and If they did not
want TO send a card OF welcome they might
place the list in the hands OF the secretary
Of the Dawson board Of trade or Kiwanis
club. He then could formally welcome those
to our city who once before had visited US.
Why not get some method OF welcome, where
by we could reach the tourists at little ex-
pense and let them know that Dawson is on
the map. Money is scarce, It's true, but we
must make some move toward progress If
we ever expect our city to amount to any
thing. We have wonderful town and county
now, but why not let the world know about
them, and let it know that we are wide awake
all the time?
We should boost the peach and strawberry
associations and any organization that is for
the good and upbuilding OF our city and coun-
~ Why not advertise in some suitable north
ern magazine for manufactures, stating in
the ads that our city and county offer the
best opportunities in the world for manufac-
turerS OF any kind? Invite capital to come
and look the situation over. Just a suggestion
but probably a good one if put in force.
Many good steps can be suggested that will
not take great amount OF capital to adyer-
tlse our city and county. In the first place
buy at home and boost your town for united
we stand and divided we fall. Talk your town
to every visitor or stranger, and show him
that we have the best city of its size in the
world. Make him see it that way. Everyone
can have the I'VE Build" spirit whether a
klWanlan or not.
Let's all pull together for better and big
ger Dawson. When you meet friend or
stranger boost the town. A good slogan
might be: "DaWson's coming; come to Daw-
son and watch the city grow" Those who
cannot boost the town should not knock it,
We want every visitor to come into our city
without knocking and go out the same way.
Then he will speak well OF us and be boost
er. Trade at home; welcome visitors to our
city and make their visit enjoyable and last,
but by no means least, be booster and boost
Dawson and Terrell for all you are worth.
A CITIZEN WHO IS A BOOSTER.
Dawson Ga