The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-08

agement OF their tenements that has been
attained in the large cities OF the country,
In Providence In 1905, Is per cent OF the
families, 30.93 per cent OF the people lived
in tenements OF less than one room per
person. In WoonsocSet in one tenement
house every bedroom was used by thiee
persons or more. Another tenement hau
three rooms with family OF four persons
and six roomers, another two rooms Whe,e
eight Hungarians were living WIN onis
three beds. In one tenement is people
lived in three rooms and in another ~ ~
four rooms In Providence IL persons III
one tenement were living in four rooms,
six persons belonging TO two families We're
living in two rooms, a family with four
children and seven boarders occupied three
rooms and another family Of four with
eight boarders occupied four rooms, !
mention these things TO show some OF the
problems we now have and which with your
increased industrial development you are
apt TO he confronted with.
What is the remedy! stop indnstila,
developments BY no means. we shoulu
no more stop industrial development than
we should stop growth, Industrial devel-
opment so far a. practicable is necessary
for tho highest growth. II is important,
however, that you should clearly see the
problems at the outset and then you can
guard against the evils that threaten you,
A wrong long persisted IN is apt to be
considered a vested right. That you under
stand the true secret OF happiness Is shown
by the statement in little leaiiet that you
sent me referring to existing conditions IN
Brattleboro mo very rich-no very poor;
hence an ideal place for home or business.
That should be AN ideal toward which we
should all aim How can you preserve that
ideal condition. BY insisting upon hlgh
standard Of living and living wage, by
properly assimilating the newcomers that
are attracted by your growth and develop
ment, by proper housing conditions, by
suitable educational facilities, Fairgrounds
and parks and in general. not only by laws
that will properly regulate the relations be
tween employer and employe, but by an
aroused public sentiment that will see that
Justice is done TO all.
Your interests are our interests. The
prosperity and growth and development OF
Vermont mean much TO Rhode Islanders:
We are but a short distance apart and
what is advantageous to the one rebounds
10 the benefit OF the other. The New Eng
land states are closely connected historl-
cally, geographically and by ties OF com.
mon interests Not only should we New
Englanders compete for the markets oil
should have constant interchange OF our
products among ourselves. Down in Rhode
Island we need your farm and dairy prod.
ucts and many Of your manufactured
goods. In return we can and should sup
ply many Of your needs. To bring Yer
mont and Rhode Island more closely to-
gether the Grand Trunk railway, furnish:-
ing direct railroad connection will be OF
inestimable advantage. By this connection,
we will get not only a direct connection,
but railroad competition. You will have a
direct outlet for your goods upon Nara
gansett bay from which goods may be
shipped advantageously all over the world
You will have the further advantage OF get.
ting your raw materials and your fuel, IL
they come by water. 10 your factories by
direct rail connection from the headwaters
Of Narragansett bay. You will be furnish.
ed direct connection with one of the most
prosperous and active industrial and busl-
ness communities in this country and will
be placed on a direct through line between
Providence and the thriving Blackstone
valley and Montreal and the far west, Such
a connection will be of tremendous advant:
age both to Rhode Island and Vermont and
will tend to cement the two states more
closely together
Rhode Island sends her greetings to. you.
The efforts that you nave maze ana ale
going to make to boost Brattleboro, to
make it and keep it beautiful, to develop
the town and to increase its business spell
success. And whenever Brattleboro Boost
ers come down to Rhode Island, while on
account of the unfortunate outcome Of the
last election | cannot receive them officially
and give them the freedom of the state, ]
shall endeavor to give them a royal recep, |
ton.
The guests present included President w: |
b. Gaines and Secretary John C. Lee of
the Greenfield board of trade, President c. |
II. Webster and Secretary c. c. Stearns of
the Mortified board of trade, Vice.Presi- |
dent NJ. d. White and Secretary f. W. Col |
ton of the Hinsdale board of trade, Sec
rotary C. G. Leonard OF the Springfield.
Springfield, Mass, formerly of Brattleboro.