The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-11-17


There is more of it. The sample how
ever is sufficient to give an idea of what
one must go through without even the
chance of recount.
There are some old iogy people living
in our midst who stick to the old, old
ways of our fore-fathers, and are continu-
ally talking against any inroads for i'm
provement or advancement. The old
stage coach is one of the hobbies. Then
people got to wherever they wanted to go
without any danger of being killed In a
smash. up or have lot of bones broken.
The old spinning wheels went far ahead
Of the new tangled ways which take their
place and no more we hear their thrifty
hum. Even the rosy girls of olden times,
were firmer made than the tender shoots
of to day which grow up in the shade.
They could and would turn 10 and help
their mothers do heavy work. In matters
pertaining to all business enterprise, 1T
won't pay" is the first salutation, and
while he may be blessed with fair por-
ton of this worlds goods, ''not a penny
of mine shall go to start such a foolish
thing as that" The time is coming, II
not already here, when, these old notions
must be put away if Lambertvile is to be
a city of any consequence. AS gentle
man remarked few days ago, "There is
no business energy amongst its citizens.
1t ought to be one of the first business
places along the Delaware. With the ia
cilities which can be offered, railroads,
canal, good water power, lying between
the two large cities, coal and iron near at
hand, a few live energetic men, could
with the assistance of capital which is not
invested in business enterprises make 1t a
fiourishing city," Where are the men
and where is the capital? The men can
be found II those who hold the money in
substantial securities can be convinced
that it will pay TO make the change. A
change is what is needed and there is no
better way Of bringing IL about than by
constant agitation. Talk about it, write
about it, sp eak about it, let II be upper
most in the minds and mouths Of all who
have the well-wishes of our city at heart,
and it may come.
An article is going the rounds in the
papers in reference to piece of land that
was sold in London the other day at the
rate of ten million dollars an acre. This
is pretty good for land over the water,
but they can't bea. the United States yet.
At the corner of Broad and Wall streets,
New York, was little piece of ground
fourteen feet square, which was wanted
for building purposes, and one hundred
and sixty thousand dollars was paid for
it, which, IL carried out into acres, would
amount to eleven millions, three hundred
thousands dollars. We only want to own
just one acre of such land.
1t was little late in the season for
mush rooms, but several families living on
Cottage Hill RECALLED themselves with the
delightful morsels on Saturday last, the
rains of the few days having started
them. The cold on Saturday night stop
ped them.
Ground was broken on Monday morn
ing last for the foundation Of new
building at the Lambertville Rubber Com
pany's works, which will be used princi-
pally for the manufacture of boot heels.
The prosperity of the business demands
greater producing facilities than are avail
able under present arrangements; there.
fore new hydraulic press, with an accu-
mulator, will be placed therein. The con-
tractors are supposed to have everything
ready for use 10 about six weeks.