Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-04
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 From an article in Bradstreet's we quote the following: Building and loan associations are fact becoming tinan- cial factor of ma snitude. They are ab- sorbing vast sums of the peoples earn ings, and if their present rate of growth continues they will soon pass the saw ings bank in importance, and come near monopolizing the field for real estate loans. It is interesting to specu- late whether they can maintain this rate of growth" The building and loan asSoclatIon, or as 1t Is more aptly termed, the cooperative bank, is noth- ing more or less than a savings bank. It differs from the institution ordinarily known as such, ,only in the technical de- tails of the borrowing and lending of | money. Its depositors agree to make their deposits regularly, and, by what is | called purchase of shares, indicate how large they mean these deposits to be. The bank lends only to depositors, and secures by the share system repayment on the lnstallment plan. It is iE these details that must be found the secret of the relative ly greater success of the co operative savings bank. That it is greater cannot be denied.
 The ending of the Wordin will trial in | Bridgeport, leaves one sad reminiscence. When the trial was first begun the fate Col s. B. Sumner, after he had in his capacity as clerk, attended to the usual preliminaries, looked over the jury list and the names of all the parties con- cerned, and musingly said: 'This will be a long, dreary case. Before it is | finished some one of these people will have died.'' A friend overheard him, but he little thought, as in all proba. bility did the colonel, that he would himself be the one who would himself be the one who would verify his prophecy.
 The question ot making provision fol the accommodation of courts in this city, and for the safe keeping of public records, will be acted upon at to- onight's town meeting. This same question has been unfavorably received on severa occasions within the past few years, but it is believed that this evening the argu ments of those who favor the measure will be at least fairly considered. Nc one doubts that there is need of better court accommodations, and surely everybody will admit that a place should be provided for the safe keeping of the valuable city and town records The question should be honestly dis Fcussed and decided accordingly to tht weight of argument.
 The white robed stage hand at thu opera house, who has a habit of peep ing out from behind the scenes during the performances, should be called down. The general run of dramatist make no provision for such a character The crouching white figure of stage hand, in full view of the audience, doe not add to the effectiveness of a scene Some night a star who is unusually par ticular as to details will drag the fellow from his hiding place and slay him il full view of the audience.
 4 retired farmer, W hO has time to tr, experiments and note results, inform the Meriden Journal that the last thre, years he has planted d, bean or two il each potato hill, and has never seen Colorado beetle on the potato top wlere beans were growing in the samt hill.
 For more than a year the republican cil have refused to allow the democrat fair representation on the board 0 fire commissioners. Ard yet they pia, the baby act when tn" law of retHii;i tion asserts itself and the democrat strike back. Al tn nights town meet ing democrats should turn deaf ear t. republican appeals for what they tern flair play" The time has come whel