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Editorial
February 8, 1929
The Calico Rock Progress
Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
This editorial discusses the impact of automobiles and good roads on small towns, arguing that they will promote growth in vibrant communities with proactive merchants but accelerate decline in stagnant ones. It advises towns to adapt and utilize these changes to attract trade. Sourced from the Long Prairie (Minn.) Leader.
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Up To The Town.
There is considerable comment going the rounds of the state press as to whether or not the auto and good roads have not sounded the doom of the small town. It seems to us that this is a matter for the town to decide. If it is a live town with a bunch of good merchants who hustle, advertise and give the kind of service that pleases, the auto and the good roads will help the town and cause it to grow and prosper. However, if the town is a dead one, no push, no progress, poor and incompetent merchants, then the auto and the good roads will certainly hasten its end. Easy and rapid travel are the making of a "good town". People like to trade in such a town and the good road is used by them to visit such a town. The good road is also used by them to get away from a poor town. It is all a matter of the town itself. If the trade is going through your town to the next town, wake yourself up and then wake up the rest of your neighbor merchants and business men. Don't knock the auto and the good roads—make use of them.—Long Prairie (Minn.) Leader.
There is considerable comment going the rounds of the state press as to whether or not the auto and good roads have not sounded the doom of the small town. It seems to us that this is a matter for the town to decide. If it is a live town with a bunch of good merchants who hustle, advertise and give the kind of service that pleases, the auto and the good roads will help the town and cause it to grow and prosper. However, if the town is a dead one, no push, no progress, poor and incompetent merchants, then the auto and the good roads will certainly hasten its end. Easy and rapid travel are the making of a "good town". People like to trade in such a town and the good road is used by them to visit such a town. The good road is also used by them to get away from a poor town. It is all a matter of the town itself. If the trade is going through your town to the next town, wake yourself up and then wake up the rest of your neighbor merchants and business men. Don't knock the auto and the good roads—make use of them.—Long Prairie (Minn.) Leader.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
Small Towns
Automobiles
Good Roads
Merchants
Prosperity
Adaptation
Trade
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Impact Of Automobiles And Good Roads On Small Towns
Stance / Tone
Encouragement To Adapt And Prosper
Key Arguments
Autos And Good Roads Benefit Live Towns With Hustling Merchants By Promoting Growth And Prosperity.
They Hasten The End Of Dead Towns With Poor, Incompetent Merchants Lacking Progress.
Easy Travel Makes Good Towns Attractive For Trade And Visits.
Poor Towns Lose Trade As People Use Roads To Bypass Them.
Towns Should Wake Up, Improve Service, And Use Autos And Roads Rather Than Complain.