Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
In Defence Of Mr.. Hooker.

Editor Of The Vermont Phpnix."
| noticed in the Rcformcr of last week
an article attacking James r Hooker i'm
a way that is not warranted by facts
| The intent and purpose Of this article is
| evident 10 every sound minded man but
the result will be different than is OK
pectcd. The article states i'm brief that
the real issue OF the election of select o.
men Is the welfare OF the business in
t"reSts and the growth Of the town. and To
| insure this ii is essential to have a
| strictly business man at the head Of Its
| government and recommends w II. Vim
| ton for that office No one can claim
but what Mr.. Ninton is one Of the best
men who could be chosen for that office.
but he has served the town well and
faithfully, and, 1 am told says that he
does not care for the Office again The
writer Of this attack is evidently salts
fed with the other two members Of the
board as he says nothing whatever in re-
gard to them.
On the other hand. Mr.. Hooker is n
Young man who has as large If not
larger, business interests in Brattleboro
IMAM any other man. as he has charge of
and a personal interest in one Of the larg-
est estates here. besides being con-
nected with one of the largest Industries
the Hooker. Corser e Mitchell company
Does any one doubt for a moment but
what he would do all i'm his power to pro-
mot" the business interests of the town
ltas not Mr.. Hooker like his father be-
tore MIN, been one of the first men to
contribute toward any new business en-
t"rprise? In fact point out any man
OF Mr.. Hooker's age who has contributed
as large amount of time and money to
promote the interests both of our town
ana village
claim the present board Of selectmen
mas given us good service. Can anyone
name wherein the town has suffered dur
ing the last two years by their blundersp
II they have made n mistake. WHY single
out one man and let the other two goo
70 this. have had but one answer
THE water question" But. why should
ms be brought into town affairs? or If
was the present board would surely be
elected)
In regard to the road from South Main
TO Vernon street, this matter was taken
up several times with the cemetery as
so'latlon, ana the seectmen had been
unable TO come to anv agreement when
Mr.. Hooker left for Europe Later the
BOARD or trade took up the matter. but
not uhtll after several meetings was any
agreement reached and this was finally
mace by Mr.. Hooker. Soon after road
was lald out and II it is not what II
should be it is the best place that the
selectmen could get from the cemetery
association. Does the writer of the at
''' -"is iiooheI cain tnat the
lectmen had right to lay a road through
me me cemetery without the permission of
the ASSOCIATE
IN regard to new Industries in town
IS II not the business of the board of
trade to look after these matters rather
than the town officers? For that matter
every business man should 10 what ne
can nut the board OF trade has money
10 90 with, which is paid in for that
purpose, and, there is not one dollar al
lowed the selectmen outside of town ex-
Can the Cabinet company show whore
thev have suffered n loss of helm owing |
10 the construction of the road Does |
NOT nearly all the help walk to the fac |
tory and Is there not now n good path |
through the cemetery which is used more |
man the new road is to-day?
i nave not doubt but what any board |
or selectmen elected will do all in its |
power TO promote the best interests of |
l we Town hut no one man should be
singled out for attack unless he is known |
to be guilt
L. f. HOLDEN.