The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-01
The MeddLer
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Within the next few months surely by
early spring several hundred people who
at present know Of this town only by rcpn
tation, il indeed they have heard OF IL al
all, will become residents Of Brattlehoro
i How well they are satisfied with living
conditions here viii depend in great meas
urc upon that part Of the towns present
/ population that is active IN local trade. II
! Of course, bchooyes the town itself TO fur
I nish that section which Is 10 be the home
of tho new mill employees with all the adj
yantagcs that other sections enjoy, but
these advantages viii avail little unless
/ there is a spirit OF cordial hospitality 20 60
with them Battlcboros immediate need
Ills the ability 10 impress upon all new.
corners the dcsirabiity Of Brattlchoro as q
place in which 10 make permanent home.
| There is no buncomhc in the statement
I that il We are able 10 do this new indus
tries will come TO rs just as fast e We are
able 10 digest them.
And in creating this impression nothing
will PLAY % more important part than co.
operation. No town ,hlt is rent by fac,
tons whether they be political. economic
on religious, can ever hope 10 prosper for
the reason that its residents ate SO quick
10 tell newcomers OF It's faults that the lat
ter seldom stay long enough TO become acs
auuintcd with its virtues IN our conduct
from now on we must bear this in mind,
aud take pains 10 lct our boosts take pre-,
fcdcncr over our knocks This does not
mean that we should overlook our short
c1mings t1hc Mcddler would be out Of q
Job If that creed went into ciiegtl but That
we should be tolerant Of the faults that we
think we see around Ms and stand ready 10
believe oup ncighh0r when he says he j.
working toward the same end as ourselves
even Il his method be different from oms
And yet a Say.agood.worifor Battlchoro
policy viii amount 90 little unless We do
what we can 30 make actual conditions
coincide with our statements Hot air Is
short-lWed. and II we do not JOIN hands
in making facts back mp our claims the
frosty breath Of truth Will have a chilling
effect upon our boasts For instance, it is
very foolish TO pirate about what an eNpen
siyc town this is 10 live in; in the first
place. because nobody at present possesses
any data ON which fair comparison. with /
other towns can be based and on that ac-
count nobody knows that the statement Is .
true; secondly, because mere bowling about (
the high cost Of living will never affect the
market price OF anything but throat tab
lets. On the other hand. we can never
nope 10 settle I9ls question hy shutting
our eyes ana }e'nhs AZ lNe Top "l our
mugs Is laise whenever we near u
,aId lhat Ihils' cost more mere lIIl lh'y 4
10 IN pShk"sn or NahhaNce or ii'Ooheh
lr any other pace IN TINS matter the man
VINO is cphtlhualN seem thlhgs ana the
nan VINO steadiastly refuses TO see any
hIng are M about me same class. neither
: dong ms snare III nelplhg 70 h'lhg ABOUT
solution OF the pfohleih'
I,
In fact, right here is where the value Of &
hc gpt-together spirit becomes apparent,
t al OF rs, whatever our position in the
whether we be sellers or pur.
roach our various civic problems frankly, I
and with minds free from dis ]
rust we need have no fear about the out. Z
ONE 4 man who has Just become a resi- G
pnt Of this town said the other day: "The =
hing that imprcsscs me most about Brat I
leboro is the democracy Of its people ,
be freedom with which they intcrminglc. 7
heir apparent lack Of snohbcry and class /
reiudicc.' Let's try to make every new u
omcr gain this same impression. G
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Here is n pocm that might have becn
ritten cynrctslv for Rrattlrhoro's bapp6t
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