The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-11-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK. November, IL. 1856.

MIR. EDITOR
Dear Sir: In recent issue Of The jour
NAL was surprised to read among the
Factory Point locals that an agitation had
arisen in that thriving village with the
object Of changing its name. Now, being
deeply interested in anything pertaining
to Factory Point, either its people or its
name. the question naturally arises.
what is the reason for the proposed
change? For some time could not imag-
inc but at last the rumor has reached me
that its citizens have concluded that the
appeIation Of Factory Point is not ~ pref
~ as it should be; that under the infu-
ence Of this advanced age they have real
lied that il is not appropriate, has no
geographical significance. Is not aesthetic,
doesn't look or sound well and above al
other people do not likeit.
The sonndness OF the first reason We are
ready TO admit for a. long ago as We can
remember il was, and is to-day. . ques-
tion in our mind az TO why the old settlers
so named the little village on tho Batten-
kill To be sure the Factory" was there,
and there remains, but from either an
architectural or industrial point Of view il
was certainly not the most prominent fes-
ture Of the place. The bark pile in the
tannery surpassed IL in beauty Of outline
and the smallest workshop collapsed II in
manufactured products. II was, howev.
er. when We came TO look for the signif-
canoe OF the second half Of the name that
we we're puzzled Whether IL was the
wiujing Of tue river or the peculiar con.
structiou II the farmers first fence that
produced the Point we could not sscer-
tain and At this day and 1t this
distance We have 10 acknowledge
that. il = geographical seuse, We could
never see the point" ia our native town.
Therefore. without considering the res
sons advanced but on the ground OF ap.
propfia,eness alone W. are really TO sspc.
ton change. but in the full conscious
ness OF the sacrifice We are making in Civ
ing up the old We claim . word In regard
TO the selection Of the new. Report says
that Il is to be the lengthy coa,omsu Of
'Ceu're Manchester" and right here. Mr..
Editor sllSw Us 10 enter our protest
To our miSd there 10 not an oh.
lection urged aasinst the old that could
not be A lru,Lfally applied 10 the new.
The crD.er Of to~ass far ~ mere name
10 concerned n.u,t always be- that village
TO which the nalic u The township va
first spoiled, ~. s.wv elicb Il represent.
"a Ia /, b. legislative ssscmbIi.s of the state
snd ~r,.esisly IL II ihr center whom that
village contains iha principal public build
ing. Thru IL MI. issiance Factory Point
Is not depending on Manchester for iss i'm.
poriapce aud u mu.t hr evident TO any
careful observer thst tl,- former IL dcs.
tined 10 become IL the source 81 time, the
larger village Of tive tao Such being the
case, there 10 10 rrascb Why Factory Point
should not have : separate and distinct
name Of its Own snd not have applied to i
that which sill b. fourd almost invsriab.
~ 70 denote tbs smallest village Of town
ship The predr centre" is TOO common.
inssmuch a. Il appears three or four thou +.
sand times 10 the United States aud even
10 your own state there Il not . county
without it, one or more centres. the ma
3crity Of wbich arr Of l',ile or no impor-
lance 'tcestre Manchester" not ouly
docs not sound sell but cannot be sbre.
waited. viii consnus much valuable time
10 pronunciation aud. 10 fact. 10 too long
fof al practical purposes For Ne IL vii
nscsssis'e Tho nsine ofIarse bia envelopes
for our private correspondence, fos IL viii
be impossible 70 equine the failure super
scsiption 70 the limits Of the ordinary ones
unless il is written on the bias When