Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-14
RAISE A SHAFT.
Ts the Memory of One of Waterbury's
 Soldier Dead.

So much has been said about beauh-
 flying the square at the junction or
 Grand and Bank streets there does not
 seem to be anything to offer that read
 CTS of the papers would consider new.
 There are some people who claim that owing to the large amount of business
 that has come into Grand street re
 gently and what may be expected
 when the union station is opened there
 will be none too much room there ana
 that instead of erecting fountain or sta ute at that point as had been talk ed of it may be found necessary to re- move the huge elm tree that mas been there so many years and Is aDout tpe only relic of Olden times now remaln- ing in that neighborhood. The tree will not go without fight being made to save it. and aesides Mayor Elton IS on record with tLa statement that the present body of city officials are not Tn :. favor of cutting down trees where they can be saved, so that it is not likely to be disturbed during the regime or the business administration, anyway which according to the wise heads is nearing the end of its career, though, ito be sure, the public mind is tckle land many who are now clamoring for 1.-the political scalps of everybody con- ,nected with the present city govern ment may forgive and forget before tnext fall and make another wild dasn flor John P. Elton, if the machine can tget him to stand for renom1natlon
 But that's another matter. That DE tree should be allowed to remain where it is and in addition the city should erect as a companion to thls monster suitable statute in bronze Of some of our distinguished soldiers or Etatesmen, and as has been stated herein before the non, ior could not be conferreo On more worthy person than Colone
 uJohn L. Chatfeld who fought his ias1 Eight at the storming of Fort Wagner and who was probably the best type o1 the modern soldier Waterbury car lpoint. to. It has been said that if tht Fveteran association. Chatfield Guards would take this matter in hand the city government would cooperate witt it and it is safe to predict that the public would not be slow in falling ill
 to line. Why wouldn't this be a nlct thing for the association to consider d
 its annual outing at Savin Rock: I( be sure there are others. but, somehow when Waterbury people get talklns about local soldiers the name of Colo mel Chatfeld, comes first and is dwel
 upon more than that of any other There are people who claim that Cap tain Neville had more brilliant wal
 record although many of his townsmer appear to be ignorant of the fact. B' that as it may it would not detrac
 from his record if monument should be raised to somebody else and instead of putting Neville in the shade tn monument to Chatfeld in place wher
 everybody would have chance to SCI
 it. it would tend to prompt the remem
 brance in similar manner of Nevill
 and others. Every other man vol
 meet who has the public welfare a
 heart never tires of talking about tn
 necessity of instilling patriotism int
 the youthful mind both by word an' example. What better object lessor
 could be put before young Americ
 than a few monuments to the mem
 mory of men who shed lustre or them
 selves and their townsmen at tim
 when it required something beside
 talk to maintain the honor of the nag