The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-04-11
NEW MILFORD.
WHAT NEW MILFORD NEEDS,


Editor of The BEE: Having noticed
in your issue of The BEE, last week,
an article calling the attention of New
Milford's business men to awaken to
what should be done to keep pace with
those of adjoining towns, it seems
that there are two suggestions that
will interest goodly number of its
residents. The first and principal one
is the trolley system. We are out in
the cold and way behind the times in
trolley accommodations. While there
are those who may be decidedly an
tagonistic to anything in the way of
progression, yet after the trolley had
been introduced Il short time they
would be the very ones to speak IN its
praise really more than its promoters.
'The writer thinks that trolley line
from New Milford to New Preston
and the Lake would be one OF the
greatest cOnvenienceS of the present
time. And a line can be very readily
and easily built and without much in
| reference to the highways or carriage
driving. There are two separate high
ways leading to the above named place
| the greater part of the distance and
! plenty of room to construct trolley
road wherein it would not be necessary
to interfere with the carriage road.
Business men and citizens generally
would find it a great convenience to
both New Preston and New Milford.
The idea of stage routes at this day
and age are like the old toll bridges. Il
| back number and behind the times.
Just for a moment consider the con-
| venienceS: The more frequency of
getting the mails to and fro from place
| to place; express, parcels, freight,
banking accommodations, passengers,
etc. Well, now if a line was in opera
tion from New Milford to Bee Brook
station on the Shepaug railroad, we
think trolley line would pay the year
around. Litchfeld people and those
this side could come by rail to said
station and connect with the trolle y
and get to New York four times daily
for all points south and east, and
three or four times daily going north
and west. Whereas the Litchtield
people can only get to the same points
twice daily as the schedule is at pres
ent. 1t seems to the writer hat the
trolley is what is needed. Now, bust
ness men and citizens generally, don'i
for "a moment think that it Wuuiu
harm any of your interests. Let nlt
ask you wherein any place is injured
by railroad facilities? What is it thai
has built up thu great city of New
York: Why. it j, because She has );
different railroads. How is it will
Chicago? She has - different railroa
lines. Look at Bridgeport, New Ha
ven, Hartford, and in fact every grow
ing city or town. All of such place
you have Il chance 10 get in AMI tht
same to get out. Don't think it vii
hurt your business t. have d trolley
| believe you will find it to your in
terest to have one. and right here is ;
chance for capitalists to accept of The
opportunity.
Item number two is not as impor
tant d one, but if you wish to keel
pace with your ncighbDrS and friend
New Milford wants one, and that i
nice place for entertainment, al
opera house. New Milford has wha
is now called the Roger Sherman hal!
, better known as Town hall. 1t is
: new building and could beat small eX
$ pense, made into fairly good theate
by an enlargement of the rear end q
the building sufficiently large for drcs:
ing rooms. And by taking he WhO}
width of the hail and utilizing tn
present dressing rooms all for n
stage and scenery would add to it
:, beauty and convenience. AS it is I,
present no first class entertainment
can be accommodated, and they cannt
be induced to come here. If we wis
to see anything of consequence {
merit we have got to visit Bridgepol
or Danbury or New York. Now, i
order to have our village well spoke
Of, a good, nice opera house is just ;
l. essential as church or any utht
n public institution. to call people t.
e gether and make the dull hours plea
I ant and entertaining. Yes, New Mi
: ford should have il better opera houS
/, While it could hardly be expecte
n that the taxpayers of the town wou
). deem, it of sufficient Importance
!; vote for any outlay on the present hal
y. yet we have private citizens he
J. abundantly able to build an OpeI
l. house which would be an ornament
y, the village. There is nova fine oppo
- tunity existing on Main street co
- veniently situated, to erect one. v
- have beautiful library building. ;
q ornament to the town, left us by ;
:. esteemed, worthy citizen. Why can
- we encourage some one who has Il
- financial ability and who would like
~ leave a hands )me memorial to tn
81 memory by the construction of Il ii
u opera house. Say, Mr. Editor, |
90 iterate the fact, was much intere:
u, 90 ed in Pro Bono Publico' s article. Car
" you persuade him to dip his pen in t
PC ink bottle again: Progression.