Connecticut western news., 1896-04-23
THUS AND THUS.

which made writing under the ques- ton of "Why is this Thns?"
 I am glad to learn from your brief editorial that the public school is in so much better condition than was in- formed, being told that the require ments of the grades were not more than las stated) the old time ''schule." am pleased to find that the condition of the school is go obviously better than it once was, and think that your publi cation of the present state of the school was good thing, as know that many townspeople were of the opinion that the school was not graded nearly as high as it should be. Let us-the peo pie, you and L. commend the teachers for what they are doing, and still press our claim for fourth grade. With that added we need not send our child ren to out-of-town schools to get good education, The additional cost of a principal for this department looks appalling but in figuring make note of the fact that the principal can't keep all of his salary. The cost of his living coming back to District No. 3, aud principal of high grade school lives we'll. What he saves from his salary is no more, I think, than is paid to out-of- town institutions for tuition and board. What benefit this would be to the scholars of small means in the district aud at small cost to the iRdividual tax payer. A good institution of learning is never poor investment for public money. and pays better than parks. fire works or band concerts, though for fact none of our money goes for those luxuries.
 The writer "R" says painted too lurid picture, and believes that had not ought to have painted any at all un- less could have painted picture of the town, using the prettiest view it presents. I belong to that class of peo- pie who believe that it won't do to boom ything that won't stand booming. If I could tell an outsider that if he would move in here next year, he would find good roads, land at a right figure for locating an industry, the people ready to take hold and push him along; and could rely on Canaan to do these things there would be sense in telling 1t, but what person in our village would so risk the reputation of his veracity as to say that Canaan is progressive busi- ness town. that we have many city peo- pie here h summer and that we hold out inducements for industries to To- | cate.
 R, who is 8 conservative, says have pleased the Jipgoes. hope so and If the Jingoes are numerous enough may be we can make war upon tue Spirit of | Settled-downness which is in control of the village. I am told Canaan has sd- vanced in 30 years. Iris not strange, and town that could exist 30 years and not advance or else collapse would dis grace geography. lingo as I am. really think Canaan will advance in the next 30 years, but unless on different principles than in the past. it will be very much slower than it's opportunity. If R will more carefully review the history of the car repalr shops in Ca. naan think he will find that the one great reason why they did not come hers was because the amount of dollars asked for as an aid and inducement was some thousands of dollars more than could be got out of Canaan folk. We will have to have a new boundary before we can count the Terra Gotta Go. in with our industries but the fact of their doing their teaming over our roads might be used as an incentive to pre- sent to the company if we want to ask popular aid in fixing up the roads Clay touways.
 l The idea of the farmers building macadam roads for our bankers and bondholders to drive over doesn't dwell with us minute. Why, we have DO million dollar people, and how many swell" turnouts do we see in our streets in year? I have an idea that it is the farmer boy who hitches up the young horse and that we see out driv- iug Sunday afternoon, and who is prob ably out many evenings when we don't see him. Are our roads good enough i for him? Are they good enough for oui other plair people who are not farmer b1ys Cr girls? Is Is not 8 mercy to the horses to draw hay. wood and other heavy loads through our sand? Do the roads suit any body? If we are going to make them better. make them good. that's my scheme. Don't patch them up bere aud there, but make re,y | good road as far as you can. This is an old question and I will not bother anyone longer with it.
 I stirred up the conservatives few weeks ago about industries and other things (so R says) and to some fellow Jingo, with the fire iu his soul, I will leave the uttsring of the ext war whoop. I see 'Observer" was on our line last week, and there may be a movement for cleaner village If not for more hustling one.
 My article a few weeks ago stated that Canaan was retrograding This beIng the opinion of outsiders and many townspeople. To R we can ad- init that we have advanced in the last 30 years but we say Canaan IS retro grading. Search the dictionary it you don't understand what mean.
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