The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-26
REDD1NG HIGHWAYS
A Vigorous Approval of Charles Burr
Todd's Protest.

To the Editor OF the Danbury News:
Gentlenen-Your reprint yesterday,
of !, an excellent emonstrance by the
well known historian and resident of
Redding, Charles Burr Todd, upon the
shocking condition of the main avenue
of connection between 1.-The Center
of Redding and it's two chief city
neighbors, Bethel and Danbury, has
called forth profound sympathy and
approval from a, large body of Red
ding's Oldest, most experienced, in
te11igent, substantial and industrious
citizens,s t'Redding Center Gas its old
historic name indicates) has been, for
centuries, the natural, geographical,
historical, political Center of the
town. Here, at it's cross roads. stands
it's town hall, where all citizens col
Iect for town conferences and votes,
and where the main business of the
town must be performed, and court
be held. Here, adjacent to it's most
beautiful park square, are its oldest
and most eminent churches and min
fsters whittier the largest audiences
assemble from all points. Here,
closely, are it's post office, academy,
grocery, its probate judge, it's best
known doctor, two eminent professors
and authors (known widely in the ed
vocational field. On this direct road
north, by the very shortest and most
direct outlet to Bethel and Danbury
with their express trains and SUI
preme commercial advantages) are
the home and large properties Of
three of Readings oldest and most
respected estate representatives to
Hartford, as well as Mr.. Todd's own
very extensive properties Gas one OF
Redding's oldest and most widely
honored natives). All along this di-
rect highway to Bethel, and abutting
onto it for outlet, as the one and only
most convenient road to town and to
Putnam Park close by, are strewn
some of the most extensive, best
worked and practically productive
farms as we'll as well kept residences
(and needless to say as heavily
taxed'') as any in the town. 1t is the
inevitable path over which has to be
steadily freighted, all year, the i'm
mense burden of farm produce and
exchange, as well as personal transit
and trade and postal services, for a
| most extensive list of citizens, inc1ud-
ing such names as Messrs. Cornwall,
Duncan, Miller, George Sanford.
Judge Sanford and his son, LemuePs
+ estates; Schan, Faverell, Bishop,
Warner, Professors Stimson and Abb
bolt, DR. and Herman Smith, Rep
reszentatives Gorham, Adams and
Hill, Thompson, Rache1le, Newell,
| Grosmek the extensive farms of Bar
nett Platt, Hinckle, w. Lounsberry,
| Deacon, George Williams, Albert Will
| lams, c. B. Todd, John Reid, Aaron
Reid, Bartran. Ward, etc, etc, all of
them representing serious, hOnOra-
| BILE and patriotic citizens as any in
| the town, and most of them either
older members or more vitality and
| steadily interested in it's solid . and
| central upbui1ding (and it's far. more
| essential and direct connection. with
Danbury and Bethel than the re-
mote and scattered little handful OF
| late boomers over on the extreme
| edges of the town, some of whom
scarcely consent to stay in the town
| over two months yet presume to sac
| rif1ce all the. rest of the community
and it's available funds to speculative
purchases. Meanwhile the great
! main central highway to Bethel and
| Danbury is left in the most shocking
disgracefu1 and almost impossible
| plight. Let the state commissioners
| examine for themselves the situation
J s@ t%%H dare risk their own reputa-
SaaE cend necks) in the endless bog
holes and ruts which destroy com
munication and depreciate property
| One or two New York gentlemen
| lately buying extensively and build
| ing handsomely beside this road are
reported to have said they would
never have come had they known its
! condition.
1T has been plausibly asserted thai
| Mr. Clemens was dubbed Easy
| Mark by some e1f-intereSted land
| spectators but it is no reason why
| the rest of the community should be
/ subjected to the same exploitation OF
1 few localists.
/ The whole nation is turning from
/ such methods to a juster, broader
| fairer all round and more farsighted
! policy and political method and in nc
| section will it be wiser and more well
| coined than by this body of sincere
friends of Redding and at present.
PROTESTING CITIZEN,
| Clean Up Sale
of winter millinery and long cloth