Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
FORMED GOOD OPINION.
Tho Edi+or-Mr MalOuey :

To the Editor--Mr Maloney:
 near Sir-As the work of myself and associates upon the speclai Thanksgiving souvenir edition or the Evening Democrat draws to close, desire to express our united apprecl"- tion for the never failing and cofd'al wecome which has been accorded us wherever we have been on behalf ot our special subject, In our long eA- De1ience all over the country Ill "ofh of this character we have had hnuSual opportunities to form opinions or clt~ ies and their peoples, and undoubtedly have acquired the "habit' offs compaF- ing one with another. In fact. amoo@ ourselves, We do draw comparisons or this and that place. One city is warm having a spirit of progress which puri- fies the atmosphere and permits q clearer vision. The public eye is in stinctive1y turned toward the promlsed land of the future. bearing in mind all the time that the foundations of to-day are but tho stepping stones of to-nor- row
 Other cities are lukewarm and in different. Let well enough alone Is the usual answer to the call for more fife. more civic pride, greater amOl- tons. city is much like an 1ndiv1d- ual. Tn fact, it is the individuals col lective.
 1 Another city is cold, having no pub 1 lie sentiment In favor of higher ideals 'No. never" is the unfailing response ! to the few-every community has q few publlc-splrited citizens-who are l bit optimistic and arc not ashamed to admit it.
 The cold city must be left to It's l fate. The leaven Of public spirit-in the very few-is insufficient to raise the mass of lethargic accumulation. The time will come when, if left alone, the entire community will be envclopeti by the icy mist and the spirit of pub lie sentiment will be driven out alto gether.
 The warm city is the home Of high ! ideals. To speak unfavorably of ones own city 10 out-of-town ears would be q crime. No citizen is ill with mis- anthropy That school of treatment is not. pra acticed there. Whatever of re- form ia ItcGed is r"""'"I 1ora!ly
 Home rule is the motto for that city.
 The lukewarm city is q hopeful sub
 feet. some local pride exists and tC
 say th1 least it is not actively discouf aged and it is decidedly possible to ad
 y1se public sentiment There is re
 sponse to a noble appeal. slow at first . but certain in the end. That city may
 easily ho1so to become one of the frs
 class. thoroughly up-to-date and pro
 Gressive. There is opportunity for { city as there is opportunity for man
 and the right kind of city will i'm
 prove it's opportunities.
 On behalf of myself and associates ] quite able to form a sound opinion ol
 this special subject, permit me to pro nOrEnco Waterbury to be a city of the
 first class Our experience has beer
 that q gentleman, a stranger here. cal
 find thousands of his good fellows an(
 10 Us they have given the right han'
 of good fellowship and accorded us y hearty welcome. True the subjeC
 We have had in hand has not interest cd everyone-what subject would
 but with truth and sincerity I sa, . that we have been well met and hand IA solnelv treated by all with whom W
 have come in contact and our pleaSan
 soiourn in your hospitable city vii
 inger long in our memories as q shOr l. stay of privilege in one of the most ell r terprising sections of America. To yOt 4 ny dear MT Maloney, and your abl c and courteous associates I tender ou | full appreciation for as agreeable an t satisfactory an acquaintance and assc 0 relationship as anyone could wish to CT z joy. 3. DANA ALBEH PATTEN.