The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-09-25

IL is interesting 10 slady tho csuses Of
prosperity, whether Il be that Of iudiyid-
ual, Or communities. With the success
fai individual, behind aud beside the
primary possession Of heaithiul body,
there Be- always some inherent mental
quality that turns evculs and eircumslau-
ccs 20 personal uscs aud advantage, With
communities, having special local iea-
tufes and natural gins. prosperity still
depends on TIE character Of its PEOPLE
No town can have notable prosperity and
growth iu inhabitants aud wealth, With
out great and persistent edott Of It's peo-
pie to develop its resources. II is a mis-
take 10 think town grows because iE
can't help it--grows by natural attrac-
/ lion, rather thau by the creative power OF
rs culerpr ing citizens.
The land Is covered with cities and
4 lowus, many Of which having great nat
ural gifts failed for want Of enterprise
{ Others grew and are growing to-day,
against uutoward surroundings, by the
might aud strength OF their people Chi
cago is 90 instance Of success Michigan
| City, on the came lake, an instance Of
I failure both of the same agc--nature ia
yoring the latter. The Aarly settlers Of
Chicago determined to build city on
that wet and swampy plain, aud their
.
! decade, and became the animus Of her
bold, rapid-lhinking, quick.acting peo-
pie; and that energetic people have in
forty years built a city that ranks fourth
10 the country; built it on swamp, and
subsequently raised the streets and build
! ings-the entire city-six feet above the
natural surface-tunnelled the lake two
miles to get pune water--saw their city
utterly destroyed by lire, and are now re-
building il on scale Of nagnifcence un-
equaled in the world. That city will be
the largest on this continent, for 1t will
follow the general urban law which IN
nearly every country plants the largest
cities and capitsls IN the interior, away
from the sea. For instance Mexico,
Lima, Bogota, Paris, Berlin, Moscow,
Vienna, Pekin and Niphon among mod
ern cities, and old Rome, Babylon,
NnevRh and Thebes among ancient ones.
London is an important exception 10 the
rule, but it is the mart of the worlds
money exchanges; and as such, has at
tanned great and singular growth in
wealth and population. The people Of
Michigan City thought its better harbor
dry location, and better surrounding
would attract men and wealth there with
out work or effort; it is now mere vii
lage.
SARATOGA.
Saratoga without its mineral springs
would have been only country hamlet
But with them, and wanting spirit, en-
terprise and far-reaching sagacity, would
still have been an unimportant village
like its neigbbor, Ballston Spa Tho
mineral waters of Balston are equal il
every respect to those of Saratoga, aut
thirty years ago BaIlston was the fayorit,
resort Of the two. 1t has also the advan
tage of a fine water power and is tht
county seat. But thirty years ago thC
people Of Saratoga resolved 10 make thei
I village the chief resort of fashion an(
summer travel They began in righ
earnest to build large hotels, aud they
consulted the requirements Of fashionabl,
} people and placed them in a colony 81
that inter-communicatiou and visitn!
was easy; and the wealthy aud fashion
able class seeing this advantage, forsool
Balston and took TO Saratoga. Saratog
Is now coniessedly the leading summe
resort In the country. and must alway
remain SO. Everything is done to max
, it attractive 10 strangers. Its streets ar
delightfully."- cool with the shade of over
archng trees; not few principal street
- alone, bat all the most unfrequentet
streets are shaded, beautifed, and have
pleasant welcome TO the stranger in tn
flower gardens that surround the cot
tagcs. One spirit seems TO animate th
people-that is, TO please, attract an
keep strangers.
We give some statistical facts whic
better illustrate the energy and sagacii
Of its citizens: Saratoga has a resider
population OF 5000. Assessed value d
property in 1872, S2,5000O0. Rate G
taxation, which includes village an
township tax, about equally divided,
- per cent, on assessment value. tn
assessment value IL rated at about one
4 fifth the real value Of the property. TO
instance, the Grand Union Hotel whic
Mir. Stewart paid S59o,00o for is assesse
at Sl0O,o00
The village (for il is noticeable th
people have not assumed the dignity Of
city, has a corporate Indebtedness {
$4,000 This debt was created for III
following purposes:
For vorks supplying water throughout
n ths citv ... ....s.-. ..... s250 *
For Town Hail. aue bnil3ing ..... 1856
Improving roads. opening aveunss aad
boulevard ...... .....-..-.s..-...--...-. $50
q The debt IL bonded debt with interei
Z coupons The interest il promptly pait
and several thousand dollars of the del
"a redeemed each year. so that the who
debt will be retired Ia 1882 There IS n
hoaiipg debt Ny informant, Mr. Hulin
ofthe Saratoga Sentinel, who has been
Publisher here FOR thirty years, says II
taxes are promptly and uncompIaiuingI
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