Show ONE THING AT A TIME there are few schoolboys who have not learned something om ething of the apropo of how non resultant is the effort that to Is scattered and as they grow up they are able to understand tand by actual observation that the successful self made man Is ie the one who directs his energies mainly in one channel his bis mind to one line of action this la Is true as to everything else in our efforts to effect a restoration of busy times and a larger supply of money for business purposes we are constantly beset with too many propositions each requiring immediate attention at the same time we no do sooner launch out for the consummation of some great improvement in a certain way than other ways are thrown throw n open and attention to is usually diverted to them just long enough to lose sight eight of what we started out with and oftener than otherwise between two or more stools all come to the ground whereas had we gone ahead as we intended in the first place we might have accomplished something it should be remembered that this community has been for two or three years passing through a very dark period financially considered and it la is not yet out of the woods although the daylight from the open seems to be through the surrounding trees to effect the exorcism of the opell which Is upon the business interests hereabout and thus inaugurate the improved condition for which all classes are so desirous requires united action and since the means whereby such action can be made potent come forth slowly and timidly it were better for the present that it be concentrated asmuth as much as possible let us at least have one thing fairly 0 on a the way before setting out actively for the accomplishment of others or tiny any other since under the circumstances it seems so probable that more than one cannot receive adequate attention just now to branch out as things is too apt to mean so many protected enterprises partially completed and left in that condition with the money labor time and incentive to go 90 ahead all thrown away this would be worse than no movement nt at all in view of the fact that it has cost such BB an effort so mar mary y efforts united in one we ought to say to effect even a commencement for the proposed copper smelter does it not occur to our men of capital and push that it would be well before permitting our energies to be turned in any other channel to a see ee that one clinched and well on the way with all obstructions out rou ano nothing surrounding or in the rear to cause hindrance or delay if we were not in such a depressed depres depre ceil sped condition whereby all banasco hands co sider themselves poorer than they really are we might at this stage properly urge that other prospectively beneficial projects j pete rt ceike attention A grand boulevard a splendid park numerous en enterprises terp rises of consequence all these are things to be desired ond and looked for but butto to press for them too earnestly earn bally jut just at this juncture when nona none of the things expected is yet absolutely assured and to relax effort to even a slight extent would surely mean failure seems to us a little bit too risky let us land one fish before trying for another nother at least until we got get more tackle to operate with it to is our firm belief that but for air our continued dabbling in the policy abare spoken of we would now have hare at least one western rail the mind that cannot figure out more prosperity for this city and territory from that source than from all the other enterprises enterprise a we are likely to receive for years to cori aone must be very obtuse indeed but aft soon oon as efforts to that end and began to assume tangible shape in a certain direction some other project pointing elsewhere would be sprung and naturally some of the energy and means which the former would have had went to the latter by reason of which neither had bad enough to enable it to 0 o take form and both steell fell through pi there are at this time four or five linea of new railway on paper in the direction of the pacific ocean two to los angeles angelee one to san diego one to san francisco and the long talked of but no nearer than ever road to deep reek creek it would not require a herculean certainly not an exhaustive effort on the part of the community to build either one to a point at which it would pay for itself and its further extension when it would cease to be a burden altogether and soon commence paying the owners interest on their invest ment but let a word be said in favor of either and the piping for one or more of the other at once begins and all efforts tire are imbt neutralized neutralize it appears now that the smelter is a coure sure go in commercial parlance and suppose we let and material sup ort tend in that way without deflection tin until at least the ground te Is broken then begin the selection of something else to help along boat oart you gentlemen of capital and enterprise think that much the safer plan |