Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-18
as YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from . Reporters
 Note Book.

Note Book.
 Some marked changes are to be made on West Main street within short time. When the street-is paw ed from the monument to North Will low. when the Elks are quartered in their handsome block built on the Humphrey corner, the improvement in the street will indeed seem big. There Is no question 1t will soon be one of the leading streets. in every way, very wide with nice pavement with business, fraternal and residen- tial buildings, and a few churches intermingling. strangers on their way from our new station should be much impressed with Waterbury. The As You Like It man understands that the building which the Masons are plan ming will not be started until the building line question is settled. Eat the plans of the Elks are about com- pleted, and 1t is only question of a few days when work will begin on the pavement.
 The As You Like It man has often wondered why some enterpris- ing amusement company or corpora tion has not taken steps to build a park in this city. Undoubtedly 1t would take big amount of money but in view of the manner in which the people of this city patronize the resorts of other cities, there seems no reason why these things would not pay at home. True there is not much water, not any large sized lake which could be had, still if the enterprisers took the trouble to look around there is a probability that their efforts would lead them to something which would start them on the right way. Some park with it's roller coasters, its switch-backs, Trips to the Moon" and other harmless amusements which are always well patronized by the people of small and large incomes would be the means of leaving much money in this city which now goes out of 1t.
 The big majority of the residents of tf.S city are most certainly pelased with the action of the police depart ment in curtailing the reckless driv- ing of motorists and undoubtedly hope to see the crusade continued. Part of the work of the department is all right as far as 1t has gone part of 1t not so good. Instead of de- voting so much time to visiting au- | tomobilists to see whether they have licenses, it would be better for the public if the patrolmen were ordered to watch machines on the streets of the city. Especially is this true of machines passing trolley cars that have stopped on the streets to allow passengers to alight. All drivers should go very slowly while passing a trolley car that is standing, other wise they are likely to figure in some very serious accidents. Drivers who have not enough regard for the pub lie to slow their machines at danger ous points weserve little sympathy.
 They vii be eating their rubber l tires off their automobiles before election day." was the remark of a foreman in one of the local factories during the week, in speaking of the depression in business. But the re- mark was trifle exaggerated. True as yet there has been no marked im- provement in the factories but the manufacturers are anticipating a rushing fall trade. Although busi- ness at the summer resorts is not as good as in. some years past, still a large number of the people of this city are taking their usual vacations. There is a scarcity of money but the crowds are almost as large as during other summers. A year ago the shore resorts were hit hard by the weather; this year bye dull times. Many more summers like this and some of them might have to eat snow- balls. Waterbury with its new troll ley lines and its refreshing bathing pool is much more agreeable to those unable to take a vacation than 1t was a few years ago.
 There are more than 37,500 free delivery routes now maintained by the post office department, and over 250 of the carriers are women. Every now and then a deed of brav- cry is recorded of some of these female carriers, and in his last re- port the officer in charge of the rural delivery service gave prece- dence to a woman over all carriers in the service in point of bravery and devotion to duty. In three years Miss Etta Nelson, of Pit.sfeld, Me, has not been found wanting in the discharge of her duty. She travels every week day over twenty miles of rough country road. and has had many adventures. from being at- tackled by a bear 10 having her horse run away when frightened by an automobile. Miss Etta Bolton, of Alabama, was until recently the only woman mail carrier in her state. Once while she was crossing a swollen stream the bridge gave way, and she had to swim to land: after which she succeeded in rescuing her ! horse and also the mail pouch which was being washed away down