Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-01-16

the tallow candle age. Nevertheless the
one needful is City Hail. That is not
forthcoming
Will some one please wake up?
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Daniel may soon be sporting Devil
wagon instead Of driving the old fash
ioned quadrupcd that common folks use.
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1t is a pity that numerous required
Improvements in town are either cH-
tailed or altogether ignored because a
lew back number tax payers set up 4
magnificent howl when few extra cents
are squeezed out Of their pockets.
These same taxpayers fish out q wear
forever smile when improvements arrive.
They want to eat their cake and hav'
it too They expect to benefit at thu
expense of their neighbor.
This is "a view most unworthy of con
sideration for men who pose as live and
representative citizens.
A minority Of progressive citizens
must manage the town affairs and com
pei the ''sIow coaches" majority to fol
low suit and put up
Some of the business men of the town
are anxious to speed the slow gait OF the
place and introduce new iterests
With three electric and one steam
railroad line what is not possible in tlr
way of almost unlimited development I.
To strengthen the backbone of tbs
town, to establih solid permanency
the Board of Trade should immediately
Sit up and take notice" 1t must oilel
inducements to outside sources whicl
will see the advantage to be dcrivet
from locating here Factories of val
ous sorts must be established to supply
employment to large number Of people
This can be accomplished if proper in
ducements are offered.
PleasantviIle cannot hope to pose as
an aristocratic place, while its citizens
are good and substantial, most of its an
cestors, like adjacent southern Jersey
were, in oIdcn times, glad to eat fish
and dig clans for their bread. In face
Of such plain facts it is well to be per
fectly natural and honestly grow from
the levels OF clam digging to highel
standard of social and commercial life
PleasantviIle has numerous advantage
10 offer which aid in making it an ideas
town, both for those who build summer
homes and those who wish To permanent
ly reside.
The suburbs of the borough profits
from all prosperity visiting the latter.
Plcasantvillc Terrace has quietly forg-
ed ahead since its original inception until
now sixteen pretty, solid cottages testi-
fy to its steady development
William. NJ. Gor, one Of our most en-
terprising real estate men, has in charge
all interests of the Terrace. He enter
tains sanguine hopes of valuable benefit
| to be derived from the new Building and
Loan Association.
This institution is now forming, elect
ing its officers and preparations are on
| foot to make immediate comnlencements
on new buildings. Its members are ex-
clusively Terrace property holders. With
four thousand property owners, three
hundred members expect to build at
least twenty houses during the coming
summer. This will marvelously stir any
possible stagnation in the Terrace com
munity.
It is always interesting, affording an
open page to the study of human nature
to prowl about a town like ours, for
opinions for and against a certain rule
regulation, Board or Committee.
This week 4 canvass has been mae
as to the popularity and general opin.
ion Of the capability and integrity Of
the School Board All substantial, up
| right citizens, each, like all other men
possessing fraiIities, common to the hu
man f4inily, having good points, some
with fltends, some with foes.
The most aggressive member Of 9
Board usually TIE most progressive, thf