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Show Otilt enterprising neighbors ci tho county scat of Washington County, are agitating for n bunk. This seems to be a very proper thing to do; not only for Wushlngtou county to do, but also fdr Iron county to do. With tho growing Importance of this region comes tho Increasing need for an institution of that kind, uud tho want ought to bo tilled by home enterprise. It will not be lougr boforc foreign eapital will bo oalled into vetiillsltiou for this purpote If onr homo men allow tho ohaueo to CRonpo tht'iu. It Is proverbial that bankers nro wealthy penplu nnd banking bank-ing a prnrftublu business; and while wc are picking up tho orumbs It Is very HUelv that some others will come in and take tho loaf if 'our homo men of means do not Borne forward. Thcro is sufficient rfloney in the county and possibly pos-sibly In cither of the two larger cities to start Huoh au institution, If Ha pos-euors pos-euors will combine for tho purpose. A capital of (en thousand dollars would be ample to begin with, or possibly lew and the amount of bucinctsa that Is waiting for a bank Is cousltlerablu, with a proepoct of it Htcaily increase, uud no local competition. This Id a much more likely field for investment thun merchandising, or sheep rulaliig, or even farming. |