Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-16
What BrattlebOrO Most Needs
NOT ONE BUT MANY THINGS.
Thc spirited Discussion nj the Profes-
aionnl Clnh MandnY Ninht.


sionnl Club Monday Night
The Professional clubs closing meeting
of the season. held at the Brooks House ON
Monday evening brought the winters se-
ries to a remarkably happy ending and
was in many respects the most profitable
aud enjoyable meeting which the club has
ever held. The topic chosen for discussion,
| what does BratteborO most need Y was
one Of intimate interest b. the whole com
/ munity, and the presence Of the ladies lent
/ delightful social interest The number Of
| guests was large and the total assemblage
numbered between 20 and 80 Rev G.. q.
/ Day said a few words of cordial welcome
when the company had finally gathered in
the ample parlor and the personal greet
ings had been said. Supper was announced
at 1.lj and praise Of the generous enter
/ tainment afforded by mine hosts of the
/ Brooks House was universal Before leav-
ing the table Mr. c. F. Thompson returned
thanks in a felicitOus way on behalf Of the
ladies for their invitation to participate IN
the enjoyment Of the evening
On reassembling in the parlors after sup
per the business Of the evening was pro
ceeded with, DR. Holton leading in the dis
cussion according to previous arrangement
Prefacing his remarks with a glance az the
status Of Bratteboro in her religious min
istratons, IN morals, ia esthetics, IN her
natural location, and in the ability and de
votion Of her professional men. finding
! here ground for warmest praise and congrat
ulation and no notable or predominating
/ lack. DR. Holton believed the greatest need
| Of brattlebOro 10 be an increase of popula-
ton with more diversified manufacturing
and to have these he said we must have
better railroad facilities aud especially com
petition in the service Tho first thing To be
wished in a purely local sense is the i'm
provement of the approaches 20 the rail
road station the filling up of the railroad
yard, and the removal of what is sure to
be death trap sooner or later-the pen
formed by the narrow gauge freight track
We have suffered Inconvenience and dan
ger from these sources long enough and
should now demand what are our plain, CIV
cry day rights
We need better service between here and
Boston, reduced fares especially over the
River road. and one mileage ticket good all
the way TO Boston Still further. we ought
TO have one mileage good all the way to
Montreal. aud We can have it If We unite
IA demanding it We ought 10 have dur
ing the summer season an arrangement of
trains so that New York business men may
come up to Brattleboro on Saturday even
ing, stay with their families over Sunday.
and return 10y a late Sunday evening train.
reaching New York in season for business
Monday morning. Many busy New York
men had told the speaker that If such train
service were provided they should much
prefer coming here ~ going an equal dis
lance up the Hudson
Another urgent need was a reduction in
freight charges. and to get this we must
have competition. To get competition we
must have competing lines BratteDoro
must be made railroad centre Dr Hoi
ton was satisfied that whenever IA town has
such competition 1t gets the advantage of
freight rates 50 cents To 81 ton less than
we now have During 1889 6S43 tons Of
miscellaneous freight were sent from this
station south and 1854 tons were received
The lumber forwarded was H. j31 tons-a
total of 2Gi tons annually, exclusive OF
stone, brick, hive stock. ana gram and flour
in car load lots The annual coal freight
age amounts to 10000 tons annually On
this the rate Is 81 ton from Greenfield
though 40 cents would oe an ample price
Forty thousand passengers ieft from this
station south M 1889. not incluiIu. those
having mileage tickets aud passe- s. say
ing OF only 10 cents ou each ticket would
amount TO $4,000 Add 10 this 5000 saved
on coal. and the saving already spoke. oi
on general freight. AMI We should have q
total saving of over So 0O1-say SD 90,
to $40, OOU-on railroad charges alone
II some benefactor should bedueath /,
Bratteboru 81 900. 900 invested At 3 or
per cent yielding Us SO, 900 To $40 900 an
nually, 1t would be - for every mAu. won
an and child in town What excitement
there would be in Brattieboro What prais,
would be gwen to this beuefactor " hat
congratulations would be received from ev
cry quarter And vet we allow this SUI
70 20 from Us annually that we might say,
If We had railroad competition such a. might
be secured with proper effort Suppose If
cost SluD, 900 to get another line out thu
interest at per cent would be - Op
and the saving would be enough t. pay al
our town expenses How long shall ~,
stand idly specializing and wondering why
fate does not pour golden treasures into our
hands
such, in brief Is DR. Hoton, idea %
Brattleborus greatest need The discus
sion which followed was two hours long
and we attempt IN give with IA single ex
cepuon, only the essential thing which eacl
speaker suggested "a the one pressing neet
Of the town
Ex-Gov. Hohrook, who was first called
upon, thought the greatest need that of
hospital for old people and for other. IL
and destitute, who have none 70 care for
them.
DR.. Draper had put has thought ia writ
ing, IN concise form, and it Is given IN full
at the close Of this report
Col. Hooker said many different ideas 1
BrattlebOro's wants had been expressed Z,
him one pretty widow said, more men
=
Bond the undertaken, more doctors 3"
leading hank cashier, quicker transit t,
Canada The real need as he believed
was diversified manufacturing interests
the practical substantial encouragement
by financial aid when necessary. of SINAI
industries employing from SIX or ten 20 y
or 90 hands Don't be afraid 10 siga a not,
for Il man who Is trying TO establish him
self and help the town in this wav
While recognizing other and larger needs
one of the most apparent that occurred l..
Rev. Mr.. Parry was an improved fire alarm
one that would give some hint Of where
the fire is We are behind the times il
this respect. Another need was SOM
place where young men may employ thei
leisure IN educating themselves IN mecnan
ical drawing, engraving, etc
Judge Wheeler said one of the hes
things TO have would he an increase of GU
outlying country, ON which the town de
ponds, and better facilities for reaching it
This town is the natural centre of all tn
towns on this side Of the mountain west;
Some measure ought to be taken 10 reucl
these towns and keep them our neighbors
Something ought to oe done by way of in
creased facility Of communication hetweei
this town and Wilmington, Marlboro. Hall
fax, and Nottingham
G. F. Thompson said We want a y N. C.
A. building we want a straight out com
peting line of railroad-but most of all VI
need genuine esprit du cOrps-more en-
thusiasm and hearty coGperation-a GEM
Inc public spirit.
Mrs. G. II. Davenport thought It only re
manned to be said with DR.. Hale, Their
has been so much said and So we'll said
will not further occupy the time"
Commodore Brown wanted not only
carriage road but cable road up Wantas
tiquet. His hobby was a big summer hote
on the pinnacle
Henry Burnham agreed with GOV Hnl
/ brook IN the need of a hospital
Rev Lewis Circuit referred first of all /.
the need of a good well written history
and then went on TO speak Of the town
/ unsurpassed natural advantages
NV MI Ahaleh endorsed many of all ID
the suggestions made. The essential thing
he thought, was unity Of action every
thing is to be gained by concentration an,
energy,
F Col. Fuller endorsed the suggestion O
Mr.. Thompson, believing, as he did. ia
spirit of helpful cooperation He wouu
like 10 see more people living ia their owl
, houses in Brattleboro He also suggested
the division Of the schools, putting tn
younger children in IA separate building