Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-20
BUSINESS MEN.
Will Hold Big Meeting To. Night to Make Arrange.
 ments for Fourth.

There will be big meeting in the headquarters of the Waterbury Busi- ness Mems association in the Jones' Morgan & Co.'S block tonight at 8 o'clock. when parties interested in the blowout to be given here on the Fourth of July will, get together and exchange opinionSE about one thing and anotter in tha. i.ne. It is un- derstood that definite acticn will be taken on the matter of fireworks. 4 great many would like to see this feature of the program eliminated un- less it can be conducted in such a way that no damage will result to pri- vate property, but this appears to be very difficult Like others, people who have their property on Pine hill under cultivation don't want it trampled under foot, something which could Rot be avoided if crowd should be attracted there, so that it looks now as though the only thing to do about the fireworks is to let them off, on the public squares.
 "Humph," said man who lives on the outside when he heard the fire works were likely to be let loose at his door. T wonder how the business men would like to have the stock in their stores ruined. Is there one of them patriotic enough to make this sacrifice in order that we might have real Fourth of July celebration? :? Let them take this into consideration. My crops and my neighbors are our stock in trade and we can't afford to have them ruined. If anything of the kind should happen I suppose we can collect damages but we don't want to do that" This Is the way most people who have anything that could be damaged look at it and for this req son it is very likely that the committee will not do anything which would work hardship to anybody. The in- tention Is to entertain the public and 1t is safe to predict that the manage ment will see that proper safeguards are thrown around everybody's inter- ests so that when it is over nobody will have cause to regret the occasion. One man suggests that the fireworks display be conducted on Ralph Blakes- lees farm in the eastern section of the city where all the boys and girls would have chance to indulge in a game of hide and seek in his potato lots. romp through his cornfelds, roll in his meadows. tumble over his fences and chase his cows and pigs with the broken wires and posts, and keep after them until everyone of them is driven off the premises and to the eyes in grass on his neighbours property. Blakeslee is good fellow and won't kick even though, he might not recognize his farm the next day or get all his cattle and hogs together until next fall. Let us all go to the meeting tonight and vote to hold the fireworks display there.
 A committee consisting of James s. Galley. W. c. Langley and R. N. Blakeslee has been appointed to ar range for special rates on the rail roads corning into Waterbury on the Fourth. The committee should also see what 1t can do toward getting the rates advanced on outward bound parties. The action taken by the al- dermen last night in voting S200 to- wards the fund gave the thing quite a boom. not only on account of the financial aid it means but also because of the gracious manner in which 1t was done. We have gone so far now that there is no such thing as turning back and everybody should put his shoulder to the wheel and make it the biggest affair of the kind ever seen in If we do our best this time residents of other towns win be giving excursions to Waterbury next Fourth of July.