The Coconino sun., 1925-11-20
A MORAL THAT FITS MANY PLACES

John Anderson Burns Burns O. TIL Mountains)
tells a story, saying, Thar war two garter snakes
down in the mountains of Kantucky, an these
two snakes hated each other worse than pizen.
An so, one day, both O. the snakes got an idea.
Tn idea was to swallow tn other snake, an thus
remove from the face of the earth tn other
snakes presence. Both snakes were sunnn them
selves peaceabe enough alongside O tn road when
the idea came to 'em. An they Immediately began
to carry out their joint plan. So, snake No.
reached over an began to swallow snake No. 2,
tail first An tn some time snake No. 2 twisted
about and began t. swallow snake No. /, tail first
Well, Sub, that made quite szeable circle O.
snake t. begin WITH but gradually the circle grew
smaller an smaller, an smaller, until finally tn
circle disappeared entirely. Each snake had COM
pletely swallowed tn other snake, an thar on tn
dusty road was nothin but bit o. mussed up
dust whar tn swallerin' process had taken place"
Thus the idea of community factionalism, for it
is like that. Faction No. decides that the pro-
gram adopted by Faction No. is entirely dis
tasteful to the world at large and their own COM
munity in particular, SO they proceed to "swaer'
the other faction and the final outcome is only a
bit O. mussed up dust whar tn swallerin' pro.
cess" took place. Who has not seen factionalisn
at work in a community? The only difference in
communities is that in some places it is worse
than others. The less there is of it, the surerthe
city is to forge ahead, for with combined 'front.'
any city is bound to grow. The Hotel Financalist
says Your town needs some outstanding civic
Improvement ana group OF our more progressive
business leaders decide that thus and so should
be done to bring about betterment of that con-
dition. The announcement that such program is
to be begun is the signal for the groupeof can't
be donistS to rise up and erect every obstacle in
the path of the progressives-thos who want to
see their town grow. The idea probably comes to
both factions that the only thing to be done is to
remove the other group from the face of the earth
and in the fight that ensues, the main issue is
side-tracked The improvement program is for
gotten which is exactly what the obstructionsts
wanted to see happen"
There is quite lesson in the story of the two
snakes for every community. There are. contin-
ualy factions forming for this and against that
The way to make any city boom is to present as
closely as possible united front in every civic
deavor, everything that makes for the good of the
city Constant consultation, undivided effort
tend to better any city in every way. The busi-
ness men of city make for its progress and its
advancement. Their progress it is, when aided by
the other residents of community, that puts
across a city as successful progressive and pros
porous one. Let Douglas do away with factonal-
ism and make the combined progressive spirit of
this city something to be remarked of and re-
membered in every community. California and
Florida give proof positive of what combined eff
fort will do towards bringing prosperity
las Dispatch.