The Newtown bee., 1902-04-04
Ten Pages.
COUNTY
NEW MILFORD.

NEW MILFORD. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ORGANIZED
 EFFORT.
 Business Men of New Milford, do any of you remember that we once had an organization here a few years ago called a Board of Trade? And that a fund of about $200 still exists lying in one of our banks, which was left by the old board during the days of the hard times from 1892 to 1897, having at that time really nothing to encour- age them, and owing to such discour- agement thought best to throw up the sponge? The facts are that while New Milford has grown in the number of buildings every year above mention ed, yet it has not grown in the way of that is bringing more em- ployment of labor or that of bringing much more money in town. Competi- tion is greater in the few kinds of busi- ness that we did have at the above dates, and no new industries have been introduced. The writer thinks it is time to wake up and see if something can't be done. Just bear in mind that "the Lord helps those who help them selves." There are buildings here al- ready standing that are well adapted for manufacturing purposes and are on the market at fair prices. One of them is large, exceptionally nice building and conveniently located close by the Consolidated railroad, and suit able for most any manufacturing con- cern. There are also buildings small CT that may answer the purposes of smaller concerns which can be easily fitted to the needed requirements. It looks to the writer that New Milford merchants and the enterprising busi. ness men should accept the situation of affairs as they are at the present time and awaken to their interests in every way in order to keep pace with our neighboring towns. Just for g moment please consider what beau tiful town New Milford is, The fine churches, the schools, the railroad ia cilities, the up-to-date stores and hotels, the fine drives about the town the handsome park and pretty streets of the village. The residences are all nicely kept in fine appearance, painted etc., and notwithstanding all of these qualifications there appears to be { lack of interest by the citizens, an6 especially of the business men anC other capitalists of the town, in not introducing more business in the way of manufacturing. Besides, capitalists are sadly behind the demands for cot tages at reasonable rents. Look al the situation as it is. A whole trair load of people arriving at the New Milford railroad station every morning and returning to their homes in al adjoining town every night in order to meet the demands of what few manufacturing concerns we alread. have. Many of them would locate il this town if the desired rents could b' obtained. Is it good business tha these facts are as they are? Othe towns near by are gaining in popula tion and business in every way whil' New Milford has only just held it own in population during the last | or 15 years which almost leads us t. think that we have ''gone way bacl and sat down." Gentlemen, bushes men, isn't it about time that al earnest effort should be made to ge out of the rut we are in? Brace up "United we stand. Divided we fall. We have, as we are at present situated ] stores enough; markets enough; com petition enough. The farmers ar doing splendidly by us. Yet the can't do it all. We need more patron age and the writer sees no other wa to increase it only by the introduction
 of manufacturers with capital an giving employment to the laborin classes. Do you?I[Pro Bono Publicc