The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-26
People OF THIS SECTION MUST
MAKE THEIR OWN FUTURE

Many times in the past The Times-News
has endeavored to stress the conviction
that the future of this section, its business
and its people as whole is in the control
of the inhabitants of the region. Where
the section goes in development and up
building and what is accomplished IS IN
large measure controlled by the present
population of the territory. Much business
is done with the outside world, people
come in and they bring capital, buy and
make investments and aid in many prac-
teal ways in promoting the progress OF
the mountain country; but where there IS
no effort on the part of the resident popu-
lation to cooperate or to unite with the
efforts of newcomers and new capital, IN
dividuals and the territory in general may
profit little.
The people who live in this section are
primarily concerned with its upbuilding
and prosperity-or ought to be. 1t IS
matter of direct and vital concern to them.
Therefore, they ought at all times to be
open-minded, taking the long time vision
of the region and its future; and they
should at all times maintain their activity
and apply their energy to the problems
that confront them.
In other words, what we are trying to
impress upon the population of the section
is that individual and general advancement
of our interests depends upon our lndi-
vidul and united efforts. Strangers who
come and the capital they bring for invest
ment should be given hearty welcome; but
it would certainly be foolish course for
our people to sit down or stand back and
depend on strangers for the efforts which
must be applied to making this region
what it ought to be as progressive and
prosperous part of North Carolina.
The advice this newspaper offers-we
know it is sound advice and will be fruit
full of satisfactory results if followed-is
that our people should be more alert and
active from this time forward in efforts to
improve their section, their individual for
ment of industry, general business, farm
ing and all other interests.
We are now entering the eighth year of
the depression" recession" the era of
slow, dull business, of waiting and stalling.
This newspaper believes the time has come
for period of more active and energetic
movement in this section for progress, re-
CARELESS of conditions elsewhere or nation
wide conditions.
1t is true nationwide conditions are far
from satisfactory; it is true our section is
more or less affected by these national con-
ditions and reactions; it is true that ma
tional policies of government and resulting
conditions are hindrance and handicap
TO the freest and most successful action in
attaining normal and prosperous condi-
tons; but it also seems to be true that sew
eral years, at the least, of such conditions
are to be the portion of the nation; and, if
this or any other region awaits complete
restoration of favorable and thoroughly
satisfactory conditions, the prospect ahead
is that of; wallowipg in depression for
whatever time is necessary TO right nation
wide conditions.
The Times-News, believes this region
has the natural resources and possibilities
which will enable it to go forward, make
real progress, and move, definitely to bet:
ter conditions, regardless of the handicapS
of the action and reaction of outside affairs
on our development.
Let our people then be up and doing
The OPPORTUNITY is presented in this fa
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