New-York tribune., 1903-03-10

Hartford March Cspeciasl.-The question OF oi-
<idi.r the town Of Eor~aIk into two 10 10 come UP
Sefcre the House OF Representatives on "eonesoa!
nm proposed bsli provides for the separation OF sne
80 ..,tss AZ Norwa;k and South Norwalk. and
,va,,Jd pernanently hx them In separate towns Ine
centres Of the two places are about 4 mile Apal1'
and the intervening region Ii built up so ina 49,
a M keoeraphIcal division On the SUBJECT VI ~.
proposed division John s. Seymour Iorl,.. -. ~.
states Commissioner OF Patents. Tnc spe"us I'Io
sr1.rDprs ir NorWalk expresses the following views
ne 1as state Senator in 1881 and Insurance Sonl-
missioner In 1es9 having much fanihAr''S ~ "
.4strs oS the state. Mr.. Seymour says
..E>rorn trivial disputes about the locauon ol .n
- xz.,.se the closing time Of the hien schooi
rrits ,ocstson the water system. and the hhe, ma
.s,s PRODUCING no more than the ordinary Hicuo'
has arisen q contest which Is sHeo i' ' 80
Ia,ure and in which outsiders have oeen enls'so'
" - - ,-.i,,dice Of permanent interests
.s,.rting from New-York, Ncrwalk Is the near
-. - .Ir,o~+ fhe only nearby town Nhich tnroueh-
ont fts history Of two hundred ano MY ! e.
preserved Its Eew-Ergland character me- -,
historic green in which avenues now cen.ie ~ ~,
-,.1- .he curves of the paths that useo 10 ieau
eror, ali sIdes to the meeting house lhere or W |
.ttas Of the homes of its distngulsheo iou rrt
.t.u ~vear,ne the simplicity OF Puritan me. -
trsditiou hangs about the spot where Sr
Fitch and Governor Bisseh ana iie
Chief Justice Buter lived. -o., ,,,or
.s>cor<rsIk has just celebrated It's 2"o'h ah ANN,
ssrv throughout which harmon! anu eo0
-. ZION and the blessings of q united town were
-. oo,,Ad hDtb IN sermon ard in song Inc
..ct that the town has had no frothy oulioils o
hooo. though maintaining STEADY ra'e VI , ~
crease up to the average in the Eest' Is no' ~
,..t ~ its merits Its public water supply Is
.hun6ant and heaIthfu its sewer system soho anu
= -rn,ehensiye its death rate lower than o'ner
cities in the State. and nearly as 10" 40 "ie w
5istrIetS OF IGtchfield. Eorwalk ano the SURF
,nr tesrns have the charm OF an unoeVelopeu re
-. - untold through progressive changes
.nS more important still, there is specLai SCI
to unfold With rapid transit IN new iolA ~
Scot,e Its increase Of hundred Thousand a Se6L
10 reach out for the delights OF country me
with improved transit between New ofk aho MI
Iii there Is no place which, for beauty OF sur
roundinSs historical interest. good ar access
hI,t,, Yachting simplicity Of life without the ne"
ness and confusion Of suburban growth can equai
Norv4Ik. -
NO REASON FOR DIVISION
"s,d VET g demon Of unrest has seized upon the
,-inds Of few men to divide this historical town
across its two main avenues. and ali "llnou' d
single reason Neither strong sectionai Ieehns HUT
any sznount Of hasty animosity can be sufncient
reason for distnemberfng town which on the sur
face of fhe earth Is one spot with Its two business
centres completely built together. Nor is there
more Of difference in sentiment tnan oroiHarliy
obtains in every town with only one business cen
tire To state the supposed reasons for secession
-v-oulS raise a laugh were ii not that there is a
IsmentabIe side to the matter. There have been
iocal differences but through them all there has
been progress toward that kind or fusion "nicn
constitutes prosperous city, and now, instead OF
following a prudent policy. there are rev not
headed people who full of agitation
Some speak Of the disaster threatening the town
as a trivial matter following precedent in the
State az Though q score OF towns formed by di-
vision OF other towns in the last hundred years
r-eaented any parallel this: but in every one OF
those cases the parts Of the town were widely sep
srated and both agreed to and desired division
the legislature merely recording the will OF
one of it's seIf-governed communities. Here the
mind and conscience OF the town in all its regions
are against disnemberinR IT. Its older families
and more substantial interests are against it. Its
two hundred and fifty years OF history and New
England life church and family traditions, are
against II. II is virtually united by naviga-
Bile river. by two splendid avenues by q network
Of streets by street railways. by business and
social ties; and to tear asunder the two regions
that nothing divides but passing feeling and the