News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-10-27
VOLUME SEVENTEEN.

II,N eIltlo uJOl ito hbONhAh JNUh
that is, sixteen years have elapsed
since the Lamoille News and the Ver-
mont Citizen were consolidated. At
the time of this union the News had
had an existence of four years and
the Citizen nine years-the time from
the first issue of the Citizen to this
time covering period of twenty-five
years. We wish to speak, however,
more particularly of the period COW
cred by the News AND CITIzEN-the
past sixteen years.
Sixteen years ago several Of our
towns were burdened with a heavy
railroad debt, and farming and manu-
featuring interests were very generally
depressed. There was little or no bust
ness activity anywhere. Prices were
low for all commodities and the stu
alton was anything but encouraging.
To-day finds the railroad debts in
nearly all cases paid, while farming in
terests as well as other industries are
all on the upward grade. Every vii
lage within our borders shows mark
ed improvement over what it was
sixteen years ago. At that time not
a village was Incorporated, while to-
day finds all the principal villages in
corporated. In three of them sub
stantial and profitable electric light
plants have been put in, while Others
are seriously agitating this question.
In the town of Stowe a fine electric
road is being built, which in the near
future will play an important part in
the further development of the re-
sources of not only that town, but
of other towns, because as sure as the
road is built it will be extended to
other parts of this county.
In every village the growth has
been of such a healthy character that
to-day finds our county leading
many, and excelled by none, of our
sister counties in the enjoyment of
an era of prosperity.
1t may be egotistical to say that
the News AND CITIZEN has had any
direct influence in bringing about
these results. Yet an inspection of
the files will show that always and
on every occasion have we advocated
that which would bring these things
- to pass, and we believe it will be ac-
corded to US that because of the
stand we have thus taken we are
entitled to no small degree of credit.
During all these years the News
AND CITIZEN has been under the di-
rect control of the present manager,
and it is needless to say that he has
labored faithfully and earnestly to
advance the best interests of the en-.
tire county. That these efforts have
been appreciated in all directions is
also true--nntwithsta there
may now and then be found one who
because our decided stand for the
public good may have thwarteC
selfish interests, are not in exact
accord with us. But where sucl
an one is found there are scores
who are friends of the paper because
of this attitude, and they not only
take pains to so express themselves
but give US substantial aid by theil
influence and patronage.
So much for the past. AS to thu
future, all that is necessary for us tC
say is that no backward steps will b.
taken by the News AND CITIZEN. l
will continue on the lines it has here
tofore followed laboring for tn
greatest good possible to its constit
uency. LamoiIle county, first, las
and all the time, will continue to bel
motto. We solicit a continuation O
the substantial support heretofOr
given US. We have every reason t.
b eIieve it will be continued. Th
people have become attached to thi
paper, and so long as it continues t.
voice their sentiments it will meri
their approval and receive thei
hearty support.
The reduction of the price to ID sir
ole dollar means that larger list {
subscribers than heretofore is nece'
sary. To bring this about we urg
our readers to help us by showing til
paper to their friends and neighbor
and suggest to them thatat this 10
price no well regulated household ca
afford to be without the county new
paper. We appreciate all the goo
things that have been said about I'll
News AND CITIZEN and we sincerel
trust it will do nothing to forfeit I'll
high regard in which it is held by I'll
people of Spunky Lamoille.