The Coolidge examiner., 1936-08-14
TO BE, ORNOT TO BE! (WHICH?

All of the larger cities in the United States were de-
veoped by the publicity given their respective localities by
whose editors possessed wisdom and foresight
Fifty years ago Dallas and Houston at present the two
largest cities in Texas verabe mudholes and had
nothing to attract population capital The efforts OF H.
NJ Johnston, who nerant printer before ne rode
into Houston door sleeper to become directing ed
The Houston Post fought for Houston and Harris
County with all the talent he could command and before he
died several Houston had become city OF ooO
900 population had become deep water port and an I'M
portant railroad center Editor Johnston saw the posi-
bes of Houston and he brought them to the attention OF
men with money. The results have been marvellous.
In the '80s A. H. Beo visioned the possibilities for
Dallas of todaya fine city with population of more than
250OOO When Mr. Be1o went to Dallas it town of
less than 900 popuation-ust another country town.
surrounded by of the most fertile farming districts
of any town in the United States Mr.. Belo told the few
business that he had to Dallas to launch morn
ing and asked them to suscbe to stock Every
business man in Dallas at that time took $10O worth of
Dallas Morning News stock and they have regretted
it. The Dallas Morning News became powerful instru
ment-a magnetic the life of Dallas and Dallas County
Both the Houston Post and The Dallas Morning News
partisan publications. espousng the cause of De-
mocracy, and at the time trying to induce
Fasteners most of whom Repubicans) with millions
Dollars "come Texas" The Fasteners paid
tention to the editorial political policies of The Houston
Post The Dallas Morning News, but they DID pay at
tenton to the articles these carried calling at
of their respective localities.
Business who out to accumulate
they have to invest and they generally invest
it with those who invite them to and those who show
them that their money will develop the greatest earning
power in this that section of the country The business
who simply shop store has the oppor
tunty to make his make the capitalist has,
but he CAN NOT do it by refusing to cooperate with the
citizens enterprises of his town. he must be good
spender well good receiver.)
When the mentioned started
they had but little invested than is invested in The
Coolidge Examiner and those days type set by hand
the typecastng machine being in remote background.
But Johnston and Beo had confidence in the things ahead
and what important they had 100 percent coopera
ton of the business who believed the future Johns
ton and Belo pointed out for Houston and Dallas in the
columns of The Houston Post and The Dallas Morning
News. ..I
Coolidge The Examiner has previously Indicated is
geographically located to become important large town
of $4,000 to 900 population I'm the next quarter
century less time But Coolidge WILL NOT progress to
the extent The Examiner visions unless there 100 percent
cooperation the part of the citizenship If the present
citizenship will NOT cooperate up to the required point
then in order for Coolidge to attain it's goal those here
who refuse fail to enlist intellectually in the march
for Greater Coolidge will have to step aside and make
room for progressive business and who are
seeing things, good things ahead for Coolidge.
When the late the Rev. Abe Mulkey became converted
and entered the evangesc field he remarked to close
friend after he had entered the ministry
Sometimes in shaking hands with person knew II
woud have to place left hand at back in order to
resist the temptation to slap his face
But Abe Mukey overcame his dslkes and petty
preudces and before he died he everyone
one loved Abe Mulkey This Mukey spirit is worthy of
emulation here and everywhere the power behind the
throne of any one man any body of men,
Say citizens of Coolidge let's all get together and stay
together and work together for goa-a Greater Coo
ldge.
THE BALLS ARE CALLED