THE CITY MENTALITY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 82, 23 April 1937, Page 7

THE CITY MENTALITY

W.

SISSON.

"(To the Editor.) Sir, — There is no doubt this country has become city minded, and all policy i has became dominated with a City bias. The past huge borrowing bout of multi-millions has brought with it many thousands of shopkeepers and importers. Those influential men of good address, know little of our New Zealand requirements. Their harrow views in such a geographical position as ours has wrought havoc, tending to merge the populace into hordes of city dwel- : Iers, in which each has initiative and ability to climb over his mate to do his f brother worker out of a job. This • high-sounding money wage is but a : loan, which when retrhcted will keep ; his brother idle. The city minds seek to shelter in massed unity which in itself reveals want of confidence within the unit. Self-assurance and strength of purpose means to step out from the crowd and show ( the way in productive industry, to stand among real men of commerce; helping the idle to a payroll. Thousands of such men are wanted now, to fill that exodus caused by general bankruptcy of the slump. To-day our great men with expanse of mind in natural regources suitable to our country 's conditions, are snowed in, by a misleading though popular idea of finding gold by depleting others5 poclcets, encouraged too by self esteemed leaders who know no better, Great men of the Lord Bledisloe stamp are quick to tell us New Zealand's gold mine is not to be found in our eities. He plainly tells us it is our concentrated grass sold in London that bring wealth. What are we waiting for now? The change has come, it is here; be early on the move. Never was a time better ■ for the individual starting small on his ■ own. The carpet is laid for his reeeption. Wake up to this significance, that eapital for development never was lower, farm rent and land values h&ve reached bottom, with London prices ' never brighter. Gold value is failing wd assets hardening. To the enter-. prising this news is of inore value than ^triking gold on adjaeent hills. But nO! The crowds can't see it because they^ are all city minded and like rabbits when too late, will move with a ush. — Yours, etc.,

rxastmgs, Apnl 22, 1937.