The Lambertville record., 1926-11-11
EDITORIAL
CAN COMMUNITY LIFT ITSELF
BY IT'S BOOT STRAPS?


1t is commonly said that lift himself
by his boot straps But that saying started when
mankind didn't know the law of beverages.
man CAN lift himself by his boot straps if he
makes the straps into rope and run it over pulley.
Think that overl
Just a town or city lift itself by its boot
straps Some municipalities their boot straps into
Chambers of Commerce The leverage they accordingly
attain has been known to heave such towns and
cities into the front of metropolitan newspapers
and magazines.
The most outstanding examples of this accomplish
ment is in Florida where billions of dollars have been
attracted by community boosting and advertising Flor
ida had been there since Ponce de Leon and
De Sofa trod its soil, but the population in general
never took it seriously until few Florida people
began making their boot straps into puleys.
Some towns have done this by Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions and other civic clubs Lambertvle has the first
two, but neither of them have justified their exs-
tence except in the Boy Scout movement The
bers "hale fellows well met" and enjoy themselves
hugely at the meetings But for boosting Lambertve
and New Hope by increasing the wheels of progress
they have been about useful a fly a cart
wheel. Their brag of exelusiveness is joke, and
thereby the genuine aims of the international movmen
is defeated. Take it or leave it!
The Lambertvie Merchants Association
year entertains farming neghbors from surround
g communities by institute But for the rest of
This isn't knocking-Im member of the organiza-
ton and pay my dues! But the Association should do
to justify it's existence else combine with
others where strength be attained whereby
munity progress can be accomplished.
For instance The first stretch of paving done on
the "North and South Highway" Connecting at Lam
bertville for New York; from Ringoes into Flem
ington Ringoes is Lambertville than it is to
Pennington. But Pennington organizations "on the
job" and accordingly grabbed the first stretch of
paving done this highway by the State AND
THEREBY TURNED THE TRADE OF RINGoES AND
VICINITY AWAY FROM LAMBERTVILLE INTO
FLEMINGTONi
Where were the Lambertville organizations when
this done? This paper gave publicity to the
matter and urged the of influence by Lambertve
interests. But concerted work done, and ac-
cordingly Lambertville, TWICE AS BIG AS FLEM-
INGTON, takes second place in drawing trade to
the town.
Now there is talk of Chamber of Commerce
God knows need It'll But is it all talk?
1t will take money to it right 1t will be
necessary to have full-time secretary to tie up with
the national organization that the community can
be kept constantly before the public in drawing new
industries, residents, capital. But of the
local "Moss-Backs" who have boarded together a
"wad' like the proverbal miser whining, 81 won't
give my money to create a soft job for somebody
else"
No! The poor ninnies! They are too hide-bound
minded and stngy to understand that it isn't
giving, but INVESTING when they SOW seeds that
will indirectly reap a profit!
And where are the banks? The banks whose prime
existence is to nurture industry and act clearing
houses for the conservation and production of the COM
munity? ask you WHERE ARE THEY? (You tell
em! might grow profane if 1 tried to the
question)
I'm not hard-hearted nor calloused, but STILL
INSIST THAT THE BEST CURE FOR THE COM
MUNITY is TO HAVE GANG OF FIRST CLASS
FUNERALS!