New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-04
American People will consign him to place
where the very last thing he will think OF VIII
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TILLIGE IMPROVEMENT.

Attention has frequently been directed III
these columns t. the public-spirlted work III
behalf of the improvement OF villages In whlch
T. G.. Northrop. of Clint n. Conn, is engaged
Mr. Northrop is Thoroughly practical man.
and consequently his scheme Of reform Is Il
,boroughly practical one As such it is worthy
of the consideration of all those the colh'F!
over whose l.t is cast in villages. 1t is to be
assumed that every sane villager would prefer
fl live. move and have his being in an at
tr,ct;ve village rather than in a village whlch
* simply good place TO get ont of. Never
theless. thousands Of persons between the Az
lantc and the Pacific reside in villages OF the
SOFT last mentioned simply because they have
no Observation-Disclosures non-paitisan ana
,utfri risng-lookng - the Improvement CT
their common surroundings.
We are led 10 recur to this interesting Sud-
ect because Of some observations touching the
VILLAGE of Little Falls llerkimer County, y. u
which appear in the last issue of 1.-THE Little
Falls Journal and Courier" These observations
are from the pen Of correspondent VINO
evidently has his home in Little Falls and Is
loyally devoted to her interests. lie thor
ouqbly appreciates her many good points. lie
holds that she possesses much of " the spirit
which makes Il village pleasant" lie Is
favorably impre ssed by her parks and her
schools while as for her natural advantages,
he goes SO far as to explain that his enjoy ment
Of the scenery Of the White Mountains was
tempered by the proud CONSCIOUSNESS that Lieue
Falls is surrounded with $50 much that Is
beautiful that is grand and inspiring, that we
do not need to go TO the White Mountains rof
insurationD Nevertheless. this devoted son
Of Little Falls is not blind to hen shortcomings
lie confeSses that "therc are many less at
tractiye places that are frequented BY summer
visitors in large numbers What Is the
trouble? Well in the first place he points
with disgust to " the miserable basement which
is called depot" He argues that this strnc'-
ure is unworthy Of Little Falls. and hurts her
in the ewes Of the traveller Then he grows
cloaucnt in his dcnuncatiOn OF Little faIis
streets. II j. clear from what he says thai the
| GOSPEL Of good roads has not yet been success
| fully preached in that village or in the conn
,ry round about her. While on this point he
trenchant!y remarks: The question has ire
ouenty been asked Why do not the ladles oil
| this country walk rs they do III the ola coilIl-
try? Where can they walk in this town? \
horse can hardly walk outside the town. let
alone a lady, The correspondent concludes
his friendly criticism upon his alma mater
bv suggesting certain amendments to the WI
LACE charter. and by calling for the formation
# an improvement society, which shall unite
together all the people Of Little Fails Ill eh"i''
| for their common welfare.
This incident is an incident with moral
Little Falls has its counterpart here and there
over New-Yolk and over the country. That l.
IT, .,y. il is a village which stands in its owr
LIGHT by not making the most of it, oppor
nnitic.. Il pays from every point 81 view
includ,ng that of hard caSh-to improve VII
lace f. render il ~ attractive and rcSourcciu
* pO>Siblc True well paved and well-lghte'
streets. pretty parks. fountains, public lib'ane
ana related comforts cost money. But thel
they are worth more than they cost they ar
investments which yield large returns. val
Iopc which can boast Of them attracts peopl
who are looking about for a place to plant
home attracts summer visitors, attracts cap
it,lsts who have money TO place. On tn
other hand. St3gnation maSqueradlng As con
sorvoti.m never vet helped "a village 10 - III
crease and multiply" 10 those inter Stcd i
this subject we commend the series OF article
on "Villagc Improvement Why American Nil
lagcs Differ in Prosperity" which Nr. Northro
prcpared. TIE TRIBUNE has rcpubshed then
in pamphlet which is on sale in It's counting
room.