Beverly banner., 1890-02-22
COMMUNICATION,
THE FUTURE OF BEVERLY


populous city in the United States, and
within q hours ride to New York, the
metropolis of the New World, both
forming the two greatest and grandest
markets of America, with almost hour.
ly trains to either city, with water and
rail connection, her very geographical
position alone, is the greatest reason OF
all, why she should go foregard, and not
stand still, or go backward.
Philadelphia, large as she is, is
growing larger, her mechanics, arti-
sans and laborers, are being provided
with beautiful homes, far to its northern
and western boundaries. The fashion
has set in strongly, for many Of its
business men to have their country
residences. For % miles to the north
and west of Philadel phia in the State
Of Pennsylvania, their cottages and
rural homes, greet the eye on every
side. Already the tide has set in far
ther eastward.
Camden, Delair, Palmyra and
Riverton have during two years past
received a very liberal quota. Even
Delanco is beginning to receive small
accession.
Burlington is adding new homes and
increasing her area.
Beverly must and qOiU fall into line ;
and splendid marshalling she will do
when the spirit of Unity and Progress,
shall more thoroughly possess her citi-
zens. Much as Beverly has progressed
during the past five or six years, as
noted in my last weeks letter to the
BANNER, she will during the coming
future surpass herself.
"Dinna, ye hear the slogan" Oh, ye
of little faith, who assert day after day
your too conservative and prejudiced
opinions concerning Beverly: her dead
Past has rapidly succumbed to her
living Present, and now is only at war
with a progressive Future.
Water works, an improved fire de-
partment, Telford pavement, hundreds
of rods Of curbing, these are some Of
the trophies of the struggle the last
five years have witnessed. Electric
lights for Beverly will be an achieve
ment accomplished ere long.
ALREADY an element in our Common
Council, are seriously considering the
fact that Cooper street must and shall
be paved.
With this much needed improve
ment alone, the visitor to Beverly will
be Immediately favorably impressed, as
he alights from the train, and first i'm
pressions are the strongest always,
whether favorable or unfavorable.
1889, Let us hope it was the last
year of the far too numerous display
of sign boards and tablets-"To Let"
and "To Rent" that greeted the eye
so frequently on either side.
Those who come here to Beverly to
rent dwellings, or to build, generally
come in on the railroad.
If, after alighting from the train,
they generally go through Cooper
street to get into our city. If, in sum-
mer time, they have got to walk, or
ride through cloud of dust, or if in
spring and fall, they are greeted with
a quarter mile long mud hole, as Coop
er street, at such seasons generally is,
is it to be wondered at, that they will
not make Beverly their residence.
Generally speaking, when an individu-
al wants to make a favorable impress
sion upon others, he prepares for the
occasion, he dons his best apparel, and
polishes his Shoes
Is it not the wisest sort of policy in
order to boom our city, or even to rent
and induce those who would build and
soourn among us, to speedily as pos
sible put Cooper street in a present
able, inviting and attractive condition.
1t aUiU pay to do this. 1t will not pay
to longer dilly-dally over the matter.
Beverly is bolnd to enter upon a
new career, her Rip Van Winkle sleep
of forty years is ended.
She is waking up, and now with
1890, as the greatest Of all success, rs
success, so likewise the way to boom a
town, is to boom 1t. Ye croakers, ye
chronic grumblers, if ye have no good
words for your own pretty gem-llke
city, and the few live spirits, that have
so manfully striven to uphold it, and
build it up, who so broadly battled for
the water works, the Telford pavement,
the curbing of streets, ETC., at least
keep silent, if We cannot, like the Arabs
do, fold up your tents and silently steal
away.
The dark pail of the dead Past, that
hung over our city, by far too long q
period, while fourishing towns have
sprung into existence in half the time
Now, the light of the living Present
has pierced its gloom and the brighter
noon-day sun of the fair and promising
Future, has already began to appear
in the eastern horizon, and illumine with
its efulgent rays, the pathway Of oul
city's progress.
The time shall come, when the entire
open fields lying on our river front
between Cooper street and Broad street
shall become Beverlys own Rlvel
Park, its boundaries enclosed with al
iron fence, the area laid off with walks
and promenades lined with settees, it:
centre ornameDted with handsome
pavilion-like music stand, where oul
citizens will congregate on mid-sum
mer ewes, to listen to the delightful
strains Of music that gladden. our ears
prompted by the inspiration of Bev
erly's oaon brass band.
The time ,cW come, when the local.
tv known as the give Points," will b.
known hereafter as the "Radius," be
cause streets radiate therefrom to anC
from all directions. In the very centr
of the Radius" will stand a fountain
and water troughs. for man and beast
This will become the public mission o
our Beverly Reform Club and will
greatly advance the Temperance cause
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