Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-09-21
Our Opportunities

OF them Our town, MANSFIELD
has them. What are they? An
how best can we take adyantag
of them:
We are on a well. travpled raj.
road. If we are alert in an ad
vertising apd to Sn bettermen
was, more people will be tempt
ed to stop off for purposes o
bu sinesS, rest and trade. Il
the wade of Such a stopping OF
and such increased trade, vii
follow and, spread the fact tina
we Mansfield are "a town OF
achievements and possibilities
that's bound to bring incr, aset
real estate valuations, more so
cial and sanitary conveniences
and more than any one other
thing, we will know what il
means to be residents of, and
citizens in, a city that is pro
crossing socially and education
ally and industrially.
We are a city beautiful. That
being so, tourists by auto OF
train will and ought to, as a
matter of fact, visit US more
frequently than they otherwise
do or would if We wera not such
a pretty town. Lets resolve to
keep our present attractiveness.
and, improve upon it constantly
by building up a live wire spirit
of public pride in the keeping
trim of our homes, our proper.
ties aud in the well kept condit
ion of our streets and pubic
parks.
We are in the heart of a dairy
and agricultural district. Lets
resolve to make our city a ship
ping ceuter of our districts pro.
ducts, rather, than to keep it
merely as a receiving center
for only the products of other
districts. Lets examine our
soil and onr territorial respects
for raising new and money max
ing products, such as tobaccc,
grapes, Strawberries, etc; thus,
We can bring wealth to our
town and locality rather than
sending our wealth all away
from us.
We are Interested in civic
affairs. Therefore, we should
have a community center for the
developing aud spreading among
our people of all classes, a love
for and interest in matters of
education. news, social inter
course, religion. literary and
music programs. and, good
r. ment.
We believe very much in good
schools. While it is true that
today, we are teaching our young
under difficulties and inconven
fences, yet, we are resolved to,
make progress for bettarment
all around. That can be best
done by, getting together with
our school board with a view Of
arriving at a concrete workable
educational program and then,
going to the polls regularly and
voting good money to spend
upon the realization of that pro
gram, Money invested in schooI
equipment and cOnveniences sc
that better teaching of our
young can be achieved, is the
best investment in the world as
it brings, because it is a con
tIibution To good and Law biding
citizenship. A broader view
point to our young and a NOR,
satisfied feeling to the parents
of those children. Good school.
mean good people; and, good
people mean a nation safe, Sc
cure and loyal.
Our opportunities are many
In fact, they are many more
than have been named. We Cal
only take advantage OF them, a.
they arise, by beng alert ant
prepared and progressive. Let.
get in back OF and support and
encourage the existence anc
functioning Of a live wire an,
progressive and encouraged
board of trade; the latter to b'
composed of our business me
and women, and of our agricul