The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AR FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1886.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5073, 18 April 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AR FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1886.

Local industries bare prored themselves to be the backbone and sinew of go many localities, and so much has been written by us and others, and «aid thereanent, that it seems almost dreary reiteration to w-prodiwe,, arguments 09 their behalf;

but as desperate diseases desire desperate j -remedies, we plunge once more into the breach and call upon the people to look to themselves, to preserve their own interests, and prevent the decay of this once prosperous district., It hds been our pleasing task on many occasions to point out that;even although mining were prosperous with us; that were a rich field showering wealth on those courageous enough to rely upon its yield, the stability of the Thames future could not be ensured unlest industries of a permanent and subs stantinl character were established in our midst. We have unhesitatingly held that something bearing .a less ephemeral character than that attached to a mining prosperity is desirable ; and if the people whose fortunes are cast in and around, us will only study their own interests, tbey cannot but see that to depeDd upon the life derived from the fluctuations of a goldfield, is placing reliance upon a somewhat unsubstantial foundation. Taking all the probability of great riches being buried in our immediate .neighborhood, and allowing that bidden treasures may be around us, only waiting to be unearthed, it still remains a .solemn duty to otherwise provide for our progeny; should these things not be. There is, growing up on the Thames, a numerous and active juvenile population, for which occupation must be found, and putting aside the profitableness Jof any par ticular industry, it is a strict and stern duty on the part of all men—parents more particularly—to see to the future of this rising generation. The establishment in the district of such industrial institutions as can be supplied with the material for their wants, and also draw their labor at a reasonable rate locally, would be a boon to the place; and,l in case of a dearth in the one—our only—industry, there would be oportunities of employment in others. It has not been only once, nor has it been perhaps ten times, that we have in these columns tried to point out the shortsighted policy of Thames people in neglecting to make use of the gifts granted them by a bounteous nature.' Many and frequent have been the opportunities embraced of pointing out what ought to be readily seeu without a necessity existing for its being pointed out. The times and their condition warrant every exertion being made to not only elevate the place from its present business .quietude, but to endeavor to place its future on a solid and sure basis. The formation of an industrial committee would be the easiest method of carrying out an introduction to begin with, of those industries most suitable to our resources, and the immediate constitution of such a body is what we would advocate. Something must be done to stir up life in our midst, to awaken the place from its lethargic state* and cause its vital stream to flow more briskly than it now does.