The Holly chieftain., 1922-07-20
HOLLY, THE CITY
OF ENrERPRIsE

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the first time is greeted with some
such words as these: Why, l did
not imagine what fine, clean, en-
terprising little city you have here
This leads us to some reflections.
Do we ourselves appreciate our own
town?zThe writer has travelled in
many states and through thousands
of villages and towns in New Eng
land, in the South and all through
the states of the Middle West.
Holly is far above the average town
of the same population that he has
seen. Perhaps not SO pretty and
well-kept as the suburban New Eng
land village but with more business
and independence than those met
ropolitan feeders have. But COM
pared with the central western or
southern village of the same size
Holly far outclasses her in general
appearance and enterprise. The
clean, neat, attractive depot, the
Santa Fe Parks with their green
grass and shade, the gravvelled
streets, the substantial business
houses, especially her palatial gar
ages, the shaded avenues-all these
things impress the visitor. The
town has about it the air Of q
young city, without the cities
slums. Walking about the city one
feels, Here, lying in the valley OF
the Arkansas River is little set.
Element of nearly 1900 people that
will make name for herself some
day. And when one has met the
people-intelligent. forward-looking
and kindly-and notes the evidences
of thrift and enterprise aon all sides
he is favorably impressed / have
used the word enterprise" several
times Holly may well be called;
The City of Enterprise
Nor is the writer blind to the
detects of the scenery or personel
OF the--town That barren acre
east OF the depot, that poor old
wooden bridge on the Trail across
Horse Creek, the weeds growing SO
luxuriously south OF the Continen-
tai Oil Co.'S, finely appointed ser
vice station, the dilapidated appear
ance of some of the streets In the
East end, some of the iii-kept lawns
only few-all these things be-
speak negligence that cries out for
correction. Yet these are blemish-
es which time and patience Will
correct.
When the promised Improvements
shall have become q reality-the
big drainage ditch to redeem the
surrounding unused land and make
1t blossom like the rose, with new
houses, gardens and growing crops;
the graded and gravelled Trail
through the city, new cement walks
where needed; the fine new $lOOOOO
school house soon to be erected
with our unrivalld consolidated
school system: new homes and busl-
ne.s blocks that will come with the
restoration of normal conditions;
with the fins new swimming pool
row heing made; and with other
such enterprisins there Is the %ora
AGAIN. movements, ths people FM
gradually arise to such y station
OF civic ambition and pride o. VIII
correct any minor defects.
With Hollys opportunities in this
the gateway OF southeast Colorado
nourished by a great and growing
area OF farming land, both irrigated
and non-irrigated-a country des
tined to become the garden-spot OF
America. and the center OF a great
population flowing from the congest
ed, high-priced and worn;out iands
o. the east-she may well be fiiied
with c0ntentment and hope. She Is
a city with q great and certain
future.
Now in view OF the fact that Hol
ly is good place ~ live IN and
bring up our families why not pass
the good word along. In the ean-
gested east are many people look
ing for q home in the healthful at
mospbere and sunny cline OF Colo
Yado.
/ was attracted here by the :des'
cription | received OF the place
There are others who would be
similarly attracted. When we write
let's tell our friends about 1t. l
wish there might be an attractive
letterhead printed telling in few
choice words the advantages OF
Holly and let the folks OF our town