Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-25
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS.
WHY A NEW CONCERN DIDN'T
 LOCATE HERE.

Some of the Reasons Giyen-f1gufeu
 On a Saving Proposition-Was It a
 Wise one?The Rent Question-A
 Local Candidate.
 An Oakyille man, an owner of con- siderable property i'll the village, with whom the correspondent is intimately acquainted, stated few days ago that he nearly succeeded in getting manu- facturing concern to locate here. The Oakyille man offered to give them rhe land for a factory if the officials of the company would purchase building lots of him and erect cottages for their employees which could be rented at a good margin. The officials of the con- cern looked the field over carefully to the most minute detail, especially the transportation and freight rates. They concluded that it would cost too much money to bring their coal here from the mines. As an illustration, say that concern employs 1000 hands and uses 10000 tons of coal each year. In selecting a location for a new plant the fact that saving of $1 per ton on coal, or some pecuniary advantage no greater than that. could be effect ed, has often been sufficiently strong influence to determine the location. Ten thousand dollars year saved, or S1o per man employed. is of course 'ex- cellent hnanciefing. When the works are established the men or women, under modern conditions. might easily pay more tkan the S10.00O for trolley fares alone. They might pay extra several times more than that for meat, groceries and clothing. They might pay it in doctors bills and in time lost by sickness. They might pay it sev- eral times over for beer and and its ac- compartments, which they would not in some other location perhaps. The service rendered by the class of work men eventually secured might be easi- ly worth several times S10 a year less than if they lived amid other surround 1ngs. Thus the saving of $10.000 year might easily entail loss of S100,- GOO year in actual cash and as much more in the grade of service secured, the lower general tone of the establish ment. the constant irritation and dis satisfaction.
 Either Miss Lipke or Mrs Forrest will officiate as organist in the Union church next Sunday.
 On the evening of October 9 a mas querade will be given in Judas hall by Charles Hubbell and Adelma Ther- ault. Two prizes have been offered, one for the worst looking costume worn by a young lady and one for the best looking costume worn by any gen. tleman.
 Eugene Skilton, who has been on the sick list for some time, has gone to his former home in Sharon for a brief visit.
 c. D. Warner is out again, after his recent sickness, and has started his cider mill in operation.
 Now that eletcion time is near. inc Watertown road machine has been sent down this way to scrape over the roads and make people think that they ought to vote.
 For the past few days a number of boys have made it especially unpleas- ant for Barber Kurtz by creating trou- .ble about his shop. Mir Kurtz feels that inasfnuch as he minds his busi- ness he is entitled to be let alone.
 Amateur theatricals will be tried here this winter.
 Victor Roberts, who was injured by an elevator ill the pin shop Monday, IS improving nicely. The inflammation is considerably reduced and his injury less painful
 Now more than ever the cry for a public waiting room of some tenn porary character at the end of the trolley line is made, and the travelling public who patronize this road demand suitable accommodations. Cold, disa- greeable weather is approaching and winter will soon be here. Waiting for cars will then be most unpleasant. i. Something should be done at once
 The rent question is still on deck. i and serious problem at that There is barelytan available tenement to be procured. Oakville wants twenty or thirty tenements- Somebody can make some money. It's good speculation.
 Oakyille wants one of those select men. The mice are at play and plan ming is going. outright under the cats nose- ASK the local voter what be thinks about the seleetman proposition. The Oakville candidate for selectman will be kept quiet. It won't be neces- sary to mention any names He's a vote-getter and the boys are going to push him strongly. Keep your eyes open.