The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-08-07
Eetters to fbe Editor


A1EStSES W lux GMAt0E
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"our Park on Parade"
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE
1 have read with pleasure and profit
the article in your last issue entitled
(" Our Park on Parade" and / beg to
be permitted to express my sympathy
with the position taken by "A Morris
town Woman, and will add that when
the women Of our city interest them
selves in public matters pertaining to
the beauty, health and general welfare
Of the community all reforms and inn
proyements desired will be carried out.
1T is not easy to carry out all reforms
where ordinances are a necessary feat
ure, because of the peculiar nature of
our town charter; but some Of the
things referred to BY "A Morristown
Woman can and should be improved
The suggestion about the railroad
property near Memorial Hospital is a
good one, and If the good lady will
communicate with me | will offer a
suggestion that may bring this about.
Concerning the care of the Park
Formerly it was the custom to have
one OF the employees of the city look
afterit and see that the Park was kept
clean. At present the police officers
do what they can in this way, and it's
appearance would be far worse if this
were not done.
Efforts q 10 taofv,r< ,,,oIo Iaxx f1,k, (ffvxio
Association and others for the general
betterment of the whole community,
and these will all be accomplished
sooner and better by the help Of the
women of MOrriStOwn. I never knew
accuse to fail when earnestly espoused
by women.
Respectfully,
IRA MowERY.
Budd Lalxe-Its Present surroundings.
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE
At this time OF the year we know
your boys. have to sweat setting type,
and your readers while sitting in the
cool shade and taking iced lemonade,
ask Where is the Jerseyman ?" They
are something like my father an old
fashioned Presbyterian who after 60
ing to church, and dinner later, would
ask for The Jerseyman, and when it
was handed him would remark, " / be-
lieve The Jerseyman is a good reli-
gious paper" This was in Mr.. HILLS
time, and my father was an original
subscriber The Jerseyman now pub
fishes much Sunday-school matter and
thus, l think. broadcasts more reli-
gious seed than it did when first issued
in 1925.
The lake shore has recently added
largely to its temporary population,
filling all the boarding houses and Gre
ating a tented colony. One would
scarcely consider the Americans a de-
generate race should've view the north
east shore lined with children bathing
in the shallow waters whose sandy bot
tom stretches out nearly a thousand
feet before tie deep water is reached.
Every visitor seems to be at the height
of enjoyment. Every night at the
Forest House sweet voices, instru-
mental music and dancing hold sway
until low twelve.
The lake is now higher than it has
been for years end, conseq uently, the
fishing worse.
There are some brainy people whose
reasoning powers seem at times to go
awry. There is a statute to protect the
beaver, but by such protection we lose
the fish; for beavers live on fish and
construct dams to catch fish, and the
waters they inhabit generally furnish
poor fishing. Some of cur fishermen
say they have seen beavers in Budd
Lake. We know our Fish Commission
sioners have put thousands OF fish in
the lake, and no one takes them out.
Now, the question is, OF what earthly
or watery use in protecting the beaver
and pay commissioners to furnish fish
to feed them? Better repeal the law
and convert the beaver to practical use
as was done in the early days OF the
Colony.
The Spiritualists have their tents
and preaching, and some say the spir-
its Of the departed hOverover the tents
of the faithful. / have never heard
them preach, nor have l seen theif
spirits, having satisfied myself years
ago that some spirits" are fair to
taste, but If tasted in ignorance or in
large quantities the faster would see
evil spirits when l could see nothing.
So it is evidently a condition of mind
and matter.
Budd Lake, July 30. e. G. B.
The committee on the new state