Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-10-11
Community Cooperation Gets Re
suits.


only about five per cent Of the
earth's population, produces:
as per cent of all the corn
40 per cent of all the cotton
- per cent of all the oil
50 per cent Of all the copper
rs per cent of all the iron
81 per cent of all the coal
% per cent of all the silver
"a per cent of all the wheat
2l per cent of all the gold
and possesses over "a per cent OF
lall the wealth in the world.
This wonderful achievement was
made possible only by community
enterprise and cooperation. 1t is
the total results attained in these
particular industries by the pco-
pie of the communities in which
they were produced, i. e., mining
communities, oil producing com
munities, cotton-growing com
munities and farming communl-
ties.
We not only want to thank the
miners. of the different mining
communities, for the great min
ing productions recorded above.
but we must also give due credit
TO all those whose cooperation
was necessary to the welfare of
these communities and to the adj
yancement Of their industries.
Just so with farming; we must
not only thank the farmer for the
great corn and wheat productions
recorded, but also those of the
different farming communities
whose energy and cooperation was
necessary to build and stabilize
this mammoth industry.
All the people of a community
are interdependent in the broad
est sense of the word. The small
Ter cities, towns and villages
throughout the county are abso-
lutely necessary to the welfare and
progress of the different com
munities which go to make up
the nation.
To the merchants, particularly,
of these smaller cities, towns and
villages, great credit is due for
their untiring efforts and coop
Grafton in furthering manufactur
ing. mining, agricultural and other
interests in their community.
Millions of dollars have been in
vested by these merchants in local
stock companies for manufactur-
ing purposes and in prospecting
ocally for oil, gas, coal, lead, zine.
etc. Other millions of their mon
" have been used. without inter
est, in extending credit to COM
munity folks who were hard pres
sed at some time or another. Still
other millions have been given
away by them in factory bonuses
and as a stimulus to the farmer
for better farm products.
There is probably not a single
community throughout the great
agricultural and stoek-raising sec
tions of the country where the To-
cal merchants have not contribut-
ed thousands of dollars in cash
prizes and premiums in their eff
forts to advance these industries
to the highest possible standard.
Agricultural fairs, stock shows,
horse shows, corn carnivals, etc,
were inaugurated and financed al
most entirely by the merchants of
the community in which they were
held. And this was done solely
for the purpose of increasing the
quantity and quality of that COM
munity's products.
1t would be an absolutely safe
assertion TO say that no class of
business men i'm the country have
done more 20 promote progress,
prosperity, harmony and frater-
nalism than the retail merchants.
They are asked to donate to near
" every fair or bazaar held by
the different churches; every fair
or carnival of the local fraternal
orders; every homecoming or gala
week; every pure food demOnstra-
ton; every charitable affair, ETC.,
etc, and it is very seldom that
they have not been able 10 con
tribute.
Community cooperation works
wonders with any city or town.
Il brings new industries and bust
ness development of all kinds
more factories, more people, more
homes, more public utilities: better
railroad service. better express and
mail service; better stores, office
buildings, churches. schools, hos
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