OCR Text |
Show jii ssag& cj AFT ZT m w I One In Ten ... f i or Stationary MWmM 10 of towns and Fifty per cent of the towns and cities in the United States are either stationary or are showing an actual population loss. Seventy-five per cent of the towns and cities are falling below the normal rate of pop-v pop-v ulation increase. I Population isn't everything! A Community cannot be judged entirely by the number A A of its inhabitants. But there is such a thing as Community "dry rot," and loss of M 1 1 I population is the last stage in the decline or decay of a Community. The danger XJ Mk signals presaging this final stage, are: lessened interest, decreasd loyalty and the y falling-off of business. Jf Every family less in a Community represents a yearly money loss of about $2,000. 8 (tty I Towns and cities today stand or fall on their merits the margin of safety is small. I tyj v I There is no element of chance or luck it is reduced to a definite science. And the Vy V i Community that drops behind soon finds itself out of the race entirely. j tj0 vj;:') Community Competition is not a myth. All members of the Community feel this new M W type of competition; therefore all local interests must stand or fall together. V V I A chain can be no stronger than its weakest link a Community can be no stronger 8 than the weakest factor in its Community Organization. A weakness or defect m the Community structure brings about a decline. The fall is more rapid than the rise, i Emergencies exist! Changing times wider contacts greater competition have brought greater problems, but they have brought greater opportunities as well. I Shall we, as a city, reach out and grasp these limitless opportunities? FORTUNE IS WAITING FOR "ONE IN TEN" COMMUNITIES! fire We That One? . i rr' Expert investigation has pointed out the way local plan- J t- ning based on national experience. Next, week this page Qj Tfc; " take up the most essential factor in this program for Jl " Royal Candy Company Bingham Garage Knight Hotel A. C. Cole, Attorney : 1 Pitchius and Pitchius Hudson Essex Chevrolet "Modern" Ed Johnson's Meat Market I Jack's Clothing Shop Canyon Garage J. C. Penny Co. "VIM,!eL, I "Trade with your Friends" Durant Sales and Service Every day Savings I Anderson o Sons Lumber Co. Granite Furniture Princess Theater Bingham Mercantile A "The Home Comes First" Brisk and Chester. Props. "The Big Store" Up-tO-Date-StOte Fashion Shop Bingham Canyon Meat Co. The Town of Bingham Radios Phonographs Records I JQ . . . t . B. BEDERICKS R nr T F F1vnn Periodicals f f Always First with the Latest By Dr. J. F. fiynn , fi |