The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-03-01
What has that difference meant

to Ludlow? 1t has meant:
A cleaner town.
Streets free from the presence
of the reeling drunkard.
The absence of that sort of
thing in public assemblies.
A big decrease in the amount
spent for the harmful and a cor
responding increase of cash on
hand for necessities.
Less physical and mental suffer
ing, and less disgrace for those
upon whom, although unOfending,
the drink habit reacts.
Fewer object lessons for the
boys and girls of our schools in
the direction Of beastial criminal
ity.
The difference between ninety
two and eleven has meant even
more than this, and every man in
town knows that the "nO" vote of
1906 has been of inestimable value
to Ludlow.
Shall we change the cleaner rec
ord to something different for an
other year?
From the point of view of Lud-
lows best interests, this seems
almost a useless question. But
the present law compels a ques-
ton and an answer to it every
spring.
We believe that our people will
prove their appreciation of the
great change for the better during
the past year by voting an en-
phatic mo" on March 5 and again
refusing the open saloon a place
in the community.
Make your plans to "get there"
March 5.
Mortified News.)
1t is we'll enough for all of us
to remember that the only place
where money may be invested
with any assurance of obtaining
large dividends is right at home.
The outside propositions offering
10 to 25 per cent on investments
are delusiOn and snare. Wall
street, State street, Standard Oil
and Lawson have the money to
finance any safe 10 per cent in
vestments in gOll, silver and cop
per mining, or anything else in
that line.
The home investment is the only
one that really pays the big divi-
dend. Judicious investments in
home enterprises are bound to
bring large returns in the long
run. The citizens who invest
their money in encouraging the
development of a new industry
may secure perhaps direct an
nual cash dividend of six per
cent. This, however, is only a
small part of the real profit.
The capital is expended in
buildings, machinery, etc. Materi-
al is demanded, work is furnished
to builders and when the enter
prise is in running order steady
employment is given to a GER
tain amount of labor. Employees
require homes and consume
produce. Therefore the real es-
tate owner, the builders. the
farmers, the merchants and every
line of trade prospers, and pros
perlty means advance in the price
OF property, better homes, better
schools, a greater circulation of
money and prOgressiveness in
every feature of the town. In
this way large dividends are OBJ
tanned and it is really the only
way for the citizen of town to
secure large returns on small in
yestments.
OF course it is possible to 90
into wildcat" schemes right at
home. But there is little danger
of this if the citizens get together,
talk matters over and make care
full investigations, and then do
some wise hustling to insure a
new industry for their town.
And just suppose that every
town in Vermont of 500 inhabi-
tants or more was to start a new
industry this year! Where would
Vermont rank when the next U.
S. census is taken in 1910?
Wouldn't it be a sure % per cent
dividend payer? Think it over.