Show community spirit the people of a town are often un willing unwilling to credit themselves with anything more than mediocrity if one of there number develops more than common ability they often have no knowledge of it if they begin to suspect it rather than encourage they become hostile with jealousy the people are constantly admitting that their stores their professional men their schools are inferior and in doing this they admit their own individual inferiority why should not citizens of a country town operate cooperate co in having the best stores in educating their young men and women to the highest eff efficiency ic why should they not cultivate it themselves why should a small town be considered consi derad second or third rate not only by the outside world but by the residents resident of the town itself just as soon as farmers and the people of a small town begin buying every thing to home the town will begin to get bigger and better the stores will be better schools and churches will be better the professional men will be more able no onswill one will care to buy cheap articles and worthless service showing that they themselves are cheap an and d of no particular account HOME BOOSTER |