The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
BARNUM, PROPHET
 AND BOOSTER, IS
 SEER IN SPEECH

been erected here will be supplement. ed by others, but let us hope they commemorate the triumphs of peace
 instead of war. None of us can req sonably expect to have our names ut tered on that occasion, for time swal- lows up nearly all things but if any old book worm, some second H1nckS, on the Fourth of July, 1876, shall hap pen to remember having read my name, I hope he will cry out, "Old he originated and named this beautl- full Seaside park, this healthy breath ing place on shore for our 100000 in habitants. I shall not object if he adds. 'fThe old fellow seems to have taken a pleasure in filling up swamps and rnudholes. in laying out new streets, planting trees and encourag- ing manufacturers and other indus tries.
 Of course if he mentions Barnum at all, he will say "He discovered and proved by the highest scientific au- thority that ozone abounded in Sea- side Park and its vicinity.
 One can easily imagine that at an early day, Bridgeport will be pop ular watering place, and that scores of summer hotels, of which the Wells house at Black Rock is the pioneer, will line our shore from Fairfield beach to Mills clambaking mansion, and eventually to Stratford, for long before the next centennial, the Strat- ford salt meadows will be thoroughly dyked, drained and filled up rendering mosquitoes great curiosities in these parts. The principal hotel will prob ably be called the Ozone House. Then will come the Wheeler, Bishop; Per ry, Sherwood, Loomis. Stanton, Nal lory, Spooner, Sanford, Calhoun, Wood, Lyon. Alvord, Wordin, Benham, ktef- CT, Hawley and other hotels bearing the names of their chief owners or projectors.
 Golden Hill, Park and Fairfield ave- nues, West State, South Broad, South Main and Lafayette streets will De studded with palatial villas; Seaside Park will be environed by mansions and summer cottages. while setting back to Toilsome Hill and Trumbull and following the lines of at least three railroads as far east as Strat- ford and west as Southport will be hundreds of huge factories which con tribute so largely to the wealth and growth of a city. Railroads will take the people to New York in an hour for $1, with return tickets for $1.25. Railroads, express, telegraph, steam boat and gas monopolies with water ed stock will cease their extortions. Our wharves will extend west 10 Black Rock and that noble harbor will accommodate most of the largest ship ping.
 But the prosperity of Bridgeport can only be accomplished by united ener- gy, liberality and faith in the future. Away with the moneyed man who dare not invest a six-pence unless princi- pal and interest are returned to his pocket before he goes to bed. You must SOW before you can reap. Sow judiciously, hopefully and prodigally and see that you carry no misers and skinflints Pull all together and already the most pleasant, healthful and prosperous city in the state, will at the next centennial eclipse all oth- CTS to such degree as will astonish and delight the inhabitants thereof, and reflect credit upon those who now in this day and genera tion put their hands manfully to the blow with out dreaming of looking back"
 Then the bands played Yankee Doo- dle. The president of the exercises was MT. John D. Candee. The other speaker was Dr. George l.. Porter. The grand marshal of the procession was Col. s. B. Summer, father of Attor- ney F. Stewart Summer The first musical organization in the process sion was St. Augustines band, Col. R. B. F'airchild was in charge of the mill itary division Park Commissioner Frederick Sailer was the marshal of the Third Division, composed of Ger man organizations. Patrick Cough lin was the marshal of the fourth division which was headed by the Sarsfield band and contained a half dozen or more Irish societies. c. E. Dart was the marshal. of the Fifth Division and Eleazur Parmley of the