The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-30

AS ONE OF THE "KEY TOWNS
which owes much of it's development to the
invention of the automobile and the I'M
provement of highways Redwood Falls has
made great forward strides in the retail field
in recent years. Better stores and more
stores are the result and the progressive
ness of the city is further attested by the
school facilities provided during 1887 and
the number of new homes during this de-
cade. a
In one field we have been weak, how
ever, and it is well to take stock of this
shortcoming as we enter into new year. To
support an increasing population, and to en-
courage a more rapid increase, we need to
offer more employment.
1t would be difficult, perhaps almost i'm
possible to get large industry to locate In
Redwood Falls at this time but one fire.
quently hears of smaller establishments
looking for sites and in many ways several
such plants are greater assets to the cities
which obtain them than huge plant
Few cities in this section of the state
have any enormous industries but a good
many have small plants, employing 20 to so
and up to few hundred men and women.
New families, new homes, new customers
and more property on the tax rolls are the
result.
Such industries are usually established
with little fanfare. Representatives of such
a company may look over a town without
inquiring about a business mems organiza-
ton or ever reaching an industries commit
tee which should have the authority to in
vestigate and if necessary, take the matter
before club directors or the entire body
Often such groups confine their investiga-
tons to few cities and are located before
places outside that area contact them.
We, as business men, spend good deal
of money every year for just plain hooey.
We would be wise to inaugurate and support
with such funds as are necessary, an ag-
gressive group whose duties would be to
make rather thorough study of what the
city has to offer new industries, what lines
would be most likely to be interested in the
facilities available here and after this task
is completed establish some contacts for
tips on developments in the industrial field.
Its bait prepared and the lake chosen, the
committee could then 60 fishing
A THOUGHT FOR JANUARY: BUSI-
ness wasn't better during December than in
any other month of the year because peo-
pie had more money to spend. They didn't
Nor was the Christmas rush due entirely to
persons purchasing gifts or fancy foods for
the season. Practically every family, if
questioned, would report it's members spent
more during the pre-holiday period than
they anticipated spending. To large ex-
tent we are subject to suggestion. Persons
who studied the advertisements in their
homes, and most people do found "just what
Aunt Jenny would like although they had
planned to send her card, and were prompt
ed to buy this and that for themselves and
their own households, aside from Christmas.
Advertising had much to do with Deem
bers bumper business. It's something
worth remembering from January to No
vember.
SENATOR SHIPSTEAD HAS FIG
ured out, in scholarly manner, how the
English might pay their war debt Now if
the senator will concentrate on getting our
friends across the water to adopt his
scheme?