The Newtown bee., 1900-10-19
Town Torres.
DIR GORDON MAKES SUGGESTIONS
LET THE BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE TO SEE
IF SOMETHING CANNOT BE DONE TO
BRING SOME INDUSTRY HERE.

Editor OF TIE BEE, Dear Sir: It ID
with regret, not due to any PEI sonal mo-
tives, that I learned of the removal OF
the Rubber Co.'s business awav from
Sandy Hook. After carefully consider.
Ing the situation, as it presents itself,
have come to the conclusion that this is
not q time for lamentations and tears,
but rather for prompt, judicious, united
action upon the part of the business, pro-
duential citizens Of Newtown.
And what are we to do in such q
crisiss Organise. And why organize
Because In organization there is possible
unity ct purpose and In unity there is
strength; therefore. let the Intellectual
manhood OF the town be concentrated in
An organized body of our most II huential
citizens. For what purposef To guide
our little township through the industrial
rupt II, commercially, socially, and
otherwise. And how are we to accom-.
plish this tremendous and apparently in
surmountable taski By workiuR in
unity for common cause for the com
mon good.
First, By organizing, electing a presi.
dent, vice president, secretary, treasurer
&nd executive committee, Of what will
be known as "Newtown's Board OF
Trade" or "Newtown's Business Mems
Association" or "Newtown's Village In.
dustrial Association" or Whatever YOU
may wish to term 1t. Secondly, BY en-
listing under our banner the IL fiuence of
sister organizations in such cities as
Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven (
for will not the wholesale merchants
Of those cities, who are members of elm.
liar organizations and who have supplied
our local merchants In the past, be affect
ed to greater or less degree, and will
they not therefore be willing to extend
to us helping hand in this our hour of
Thirdly, by endeavoring to IL fluence
the United States Rubber Trust to leave
its boilers, engines and turbine wheels
as they are at the present time, in order
not to disturb the motive power Of their
vacated factories, so that they will be in
q position to harbor more readily some
other industry.
Fourthly, by opening negotiations with
the railroad companies In reference to
the transportation Of coal and raw ma.
terial, at the lowest possible rate, for the
benefit OF any industry that may choose
the buildings, 10 soon to be vacated, as q
suitable place for their business.
Filthy, by influencing the town at an
annual town meeting to reduce, II neces.
saTy, the taxes on the factory property,
thus enabling the United States Rubber
O.. to lease their property at the lowest
possible figure.
; Sixthly, and lastly, by making a su-
perhuman effort, assisted by the city or.
Ranizations above enumerated, to induce |
some manufacturing interest (woolen
mills, preferably. on account Of the en- |
pfoyment that could be afforded to those
OF both sexes), to locate here.
Now that the Newtown fair is over, |
and the town elections past and gone, |
thus enabling some Of our best citizens l
more time to devote to the cause, as Il
have outlined, let Us prepare to bring |
order out Of chaos and to carry out some /
plan Of action, not on political lines, but |
rather on q sound business basis, and,
when organization is perfected, let q fee
TO be known as an initiation or member
ship fee, be charged each member, the
same to revert to the treasury of the
the fund to be used in Judi
cially furthering the cause we all have
at heart, namely, the sDatchiBg from the
The name of our staid old town.
Hoping that nv humble communica-
lion will meet with the unanimous ap.
proval OF our we'll thinking fellow
townsmen, and that they, and the press,
irrespective of any business, social affil.
lations, or selfish motives, will see fit to
lake prompt and immediate action in q
matter which 80 vitality concerns such q
large percentage Of the citizens Of New
town. I remain as ever, An humble
citizen Of Newtown,-[J. W. Gordon,
A. B., n. D.