Evening star., 1911-08-28
Work Under Same Name.

AssS~~eSs
The French population are mostly Ca
nadians, and while the numbers remain
the same year after year. there are con-
slant changes among the inoivlouais.
Members of the same families change
places. The eldest daughter will come
from a Canadian home and stay year
or two. Then she will be relieved by
younger sister. who will continue to DO
the same work. in the same place, un-
der the same name. year or TWO Iater
the elder sister will reappear, or some
other, member of the family will come to
take the job. This rotation Is continu-
Gus. but the French-Canadian operatives
are SO reliable and competent that no
questions are ever asked. and the same
name remains on the pay roll indefinitely.
although it may be applied to dozen In
dividuals.
doubled four times since 1880. and the
town continues to grow in wealth as WeiI
as numbers. Last year there were ll,1W
iation OF 110.OOO-that is. 10 per cent of
the Inhabitants. including men. women
and children, are real estate owners:
| There swere 1.179 new houses and build
| ings erected in 1910. at cost OF s'O31,-
337. and the total assessment OF real es-
tate was $S3. .9tB.0 .051. an increase of more
| than 100000 from the previous year.
New Bedford Is q city Of homes and
Il trees and CnOTCQeS.
| in the older part -of the city are actual
| tunnels Of foliage. There are no very
| fine residences, but many comfortable
| and attractive mansions. Most of them
have been standing for century, and
| from them have gone out q procession of
| young men and women carrying New
Bedford habits and ideas to other parts
of the country, where they have exer-
| ciSed an influence for good In both moral
and material affairs.
| The first citizen Of New Bedford in this
generation-it might be said that he be-
longed to the previous generation also,
and 1t is to. be hoped that he may be
counted with the next-is William w.
| Crapo, who exemplifies a combination of
the rarest qualities that men possess. He
has been successful in business; he Is
| scholar, an orator, a statesman and, be-
yond all, is an ideal American citizen. He
has been a railroad president, has man.
aged cotton mills, has directed the af-
fairs of banks and other financial or
/ ganiZations, has lectured at law schools
and universities. has served his district
with great credit In Congress. and has
been a leader in every important move
ment that has taken place in this part
of the state for half a century.
Home Of Notable Men.
New Bedford has been the birthplace
and home Of many other notable men,
and it's influence has been as widely ex-
tended as that Of any other town In New
England. 1t was founded by religious
exiles. by Quakers and Baptists. who
were driven out of the Plymouth colony
because they did not agree with the
majority as to the plan of salvation. John
Cooke John Russell and Anthony Slocum
were the original settlers, and Capt.
Miles Stondish belonged to the syndi-
cate which, in 1852, purchased the ter
~ nn In Rit nd
suburbs from Wasamequin and Wam-
lsutta, chieftains Of the Indian tribes,
who owned the land. The former is also
known in history as Massasoit The con-
sideration received by those gentlemen
was thirty yards of cloth. eight moose
skins. fifteen pairs Of breeches. eight
blankets. eight pairs of stockings, eight
pairs Of shoes. one cloak. fifteen axes.
fifteen hoes, two kettles, one iron pot,
SO in cash and 10 shillings' worth Of
another commoditie,' which Is supposed
to have been rum.
John Cooke was Baptist preacher.
and the Puritans punished him for ad-
herring to a doctrine in which they did
not believe. They left the old country
In order that they might worship God
according to their, own way, but would
John Cooke was fined 10 shillings '.for
breaking the Sabbath by unnecessary
travelling thereon to keep an appoint
ment to preach. which is an example of
the toIeralIpn pracuccu IN the new coi-
ony. But the Baptists were quite as in
flexible as the Presbyterians. They. too.
insisted upon worshiping God in their
own way. and refused to pay taxes to
support the Presbyterian ministers. In
1922 the assembly of Massachusetts as
sessed the Baptists of Dartmouth E1O0
and those OF Tfverton R72 "for the sup
. port Of ministers, whose selection was
subject to the approval Of the general
J court
Refused to Pay Tax.
These two towns were the only ones
! which had not received orthodox minis
ters. and the object Of the legislation was
, to force them into line. The people OF
Dartmouth. in town meeting. voted that
they would not pay the tax. and con-
tributed f70O to fight 1t. They authorized
i. that expenditure to protect the selectmeu