Joseph McCoy turned the tiny village (35 homes) of Abilene Kansas into a thriving town based on the cattle industry.
McCoy cut deals for Texas Cowboys to bring their herds to Abilene, where the cattle were put on trains headed to Chicago and points east. Very quickly Abilene grew with merchants in support of the Cowboys, from saloons to boot makers to hotels, all of the services and products you'd find in any well-rounded town.
And the entire economy was predicated on the cattle industry.
The model was not new. There were cowtowns, coaltowns, silver and gold towns, et cetera. Where there is productive business, there will be commerce, wealth and all of the products and services needed to build a genuine community.
America has largely grown away from the industry-town model in recent generations, as our economy has shifted from one that produces and builds widgets, to a service economy. In an economic reset, an implosion of our service economy, communities that thrive will be those that build and/or provide useful products again - be those products cattle, corn, bread, boots or as the Citadel model - firearms and ammunition.
III Arms is the keystone of the Citadel project. The first Pioneers will, in some manner, help build III Arms until the revenue generated by the company is sufficient to attract supporting entrepreneurs such as ranchers, farmers, restaurants, barbers, et cetera. A return to the self-sufficient community is inevitable, and many III Patriots are ahead of the curve and working toward establishing the fundamentals of our community now, before implosion.
Most "great" achievements in American history began with one person, or a few people, with an idea and the mettle to do the hard work needed to make that idea come to life. True ground-breakers usually suffered ostracization, mockery and worse. But it is the work and dreams and guts of men like Joe McCoy that built America into the greatest nation on Earth. And it will be people like him who help America get back on Her feet.
Step One: Get back to basics.
Step Two: Get rid of the parasites.
Step Three: Work hard.
Marc Faber wrote a statement the other day that crystallized our current problems as a nation perfectly: We have one half of the country that works for a living, and one half who vote for a living.
That latter half must join the former, or leave.
The town we III Pioneers are now beginning to build needs productive Americans. Slackers and parasites will not survive among us. What do you bring to the table? What business product or service do you intend to launch to help the Citadel flourish post-implosion?
To those of you who are joining us in our endeavor to build a new town from nothing, based upon our Founding Ideals, the cowtown model and hard work, keep doing what you are doing. And when the majority of our Countrymen are hungry, without shelter and suffering, our families will be safe, warm, healthy and well-fed.
Kerodin
III
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