Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-08-25
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the towns aud cities ot our siai"' i''N
!, encouraging aud always ju>tiiiahl-,
a,.,.u to an, extravagant extent. We oi
I.ls,,d- Bond at this present tim" are
perhaps not so fortunate as some towns
in tins regard, but If the su9t factory
does close down. A. i nov feared. the
HERALD has sufficient faith IA the pub
lie spirit and enterprise OF our citizens
and business Mems Association, tia
tits building Nill not long ,tand c'"Sed
In ali other enterprises ct the town. Su'h
., the railroad. the mills, the canning
factory and the workshops, business Is
hummilg. The man who has tal'n III
his town. who believes it has something
of r,od before it. will not stand on the
corner of the streets aud denouuce us
institutions. brlitte its enterprises decrl |
it's public spirited aud leading citizens
and find fault generally with what l. !
ming on. rs "A certain few have done
recently. declaring Island Pond had seen
its best DAYS. This latter we indignantly
DENY. We believe our hest days are yet
70 come. The man who has faith IN ms
town will not discourage the young man
who is DESTROYS of planting home from
making Investments in town, OF eS'ao'
fishing himself in business. lie won |
ln,k at the future of his town through
the iaundiced eyes OF chrome grUm'
bier, or Judge 10y the standard OF as,
appointed ambition. When ma"
deuounces his town right and lett and
threatens to leave it if he can sell the
little real estate or personal property he
has in it, the sooner lac goes the better
for the town. Every public improve.
ment is opposed 10y this class OF men,
whether it be the bettermeut OF our
schools, the furnishing an abundant
supply of pure water, the establishing I
manufacturing interests, the organza-
ton of associations to promote the moral
aud material welfare of the people, aud
all things that reach out for the uphtt
ing of community, all come for the
denunciation of Mr.. Grower. lie sees
more prosperous town beyond his own
always. Somewhere else is better than
here. Such an one goes ont Of town to
trade, and if he has surplus money, in.
stead of investing it at home he sends
it off to parties unknown to him or sill. ks
it in some worthless scheme promising
large dividends. He is absolutely selfish
and refuses to see the merit of any
scheme that does not Indirectly benefit
him. A score of such men, active IL
their denunciatioms and fault finding, i,
enough to retard the growth Of any
p town, if not to SOW the seeds Of certain
decay.
In striking contrast to this chronic
grumbler is the man who stands up 10
his town and speaks hopefully of it
future. He makes it the subject o
cheerful remarks; he writes about i
the words OF hope and confidence
attractiveIy sets forth its advantages
sells all he can at home and buys all h
can at horne tries to invite trade III
stead of sending his townspeope t
other places to trade; takes Il persona
interest in all movements tending t
develop the resources of his community
will not double up Oh the price of hi
real estate if some manufacturing o
other large corporation wants lt,-an
whenever he travels is so proud of hi
town that he will leave an impression i
the minds of strangers that there is II
town in the state like it. He will see i
public Improvements something deSlrf
bic, if it does add to his tax bill. Sue
Il man is an inspiration and blessll
to his town. He is not unknown j
Island Pond. Multiply him by twent
and you could no more stem the tide {
the progress of the town than you coul
turn back the resstless waters pourin
over the dam at the iron bridge after
freshet.
Success come to a community whe
its people thoroughly believe in it an
their works show their faith. Th
tramp is an outlaw in every civlize
community, and the chronic grumble
ought to be. The man who is of al
permanent good to the world is the OF
who plants himself in a home, become
useful and interested member of 81
cety, is active and public spirited
encourages every laudable enterpris
and sees in his town grand possibilitlt
for the future. SO we close as we hega
and epeat-''Back up your town."
A Latter Day Father.
William Travers jerome, a good al
useful citizen of that demoralized lit
borough, Manhattan, New York, is ju