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Show in the clouds that you lose step with the dusty toilers who are pushing your community up the hill of progress one step at a time. Much so called knocking is mere thoughtlessness, the careless words of people who have some knowledge and are not averse to exhibiting the same. People who keep up a running fire of detraction de-traction against those who are attempting to do community work, are about as welcome as a rain storm on Picnic day. They tend to make people give up their hopes and settle into the dull routine of yesterday'. Communities are carried ahead by faith and enthusiasm. One plain man who loves his home town so much that he always talks of its achievements rather than its defects, but who quietly takes hold to remove faults, is worth a dozen superior intellects who. are always analyzing things without taking any action. VHY THE KNOCKER KNOCKS. Most cities and towns have knockers. There are some in Gunnison. Why do they knock, when it is so clearly for their interest in-terest to shout for the good old home town? A bit of jealousy, per'haps, in some cases. Some folks dislike to see others go ahead and: attain prominence in community organizations. organ-izations. They regard themselves as equally capable of leadership, hence feel tempted to carp at others who are given responsibility. Yet they would not prob ably take off their own coats and put in the hard licks the other fellow is giving. A desire to air their o vn wit, sometimes. They are like the idle man sitting in the cool s hade, to whom the sw eating worker in the cornfield may often seem grotesque. Swollen ideas sometimcn. Some folks visit great cities and, come home sore because their home town has no sk.yscrapers or other metropolitan developments. Cities and towns, however, like people, are most lovably when they . develop along the lines; of their own personality, per-sonality, rather than aping o thers. Some loyal friends of their home city cherish reat dreams for its future. All fine and in: ipiring. But don't get. your head so far i |