Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-28
THE MAN WHO TALKS

B. public utility If any organism, what ever it be, is not fed it will die-of starvation.' And that is exactly what is happening right before our -eyess The trolley system of Connecticut is slowly starving to death. The. trolley is a worker, and the people must decide whether the worker is needed. If it is, then the people ought, to support it; if not, they are justified in letting it starve to death. Some people are saying by their lack of patronage, NO, it isn't worth feeding" while others who do patronize it say, Yes. it's a necessity, but we are now. giving it enough to eat" Now while takers are talking ,-and in vestigators are Investigating, one strik- ing fact remains: Because of lack of nourishinent 45O miles in the country at large have been abandoned, sos miles dis mantled and junked, and 4,So2 miles placed under receivers management
 Before we let the trOlleys starve we ought to look at the whole question broadly. Is it fair treatment to those who have built homes in the suburbs, be- lieving that the trolleys were a fixity? Will the jitneys accommodate these peoe pie at the present trolley rates? Is it fair to starve the trelleys in view of the large investment in roadbed and rolling
 
 be a reliable substitute, running all the year, and will add the same amount of property to the grand list as the trolleys do? In case of accident, or death will they be able to meet compensation as the Connecticut company has? To meet the needs of the travelling public has anyone attempted to figure out what will be the wear and tear of our streets2 Have we counted in the. greatly increased liability to accidents which will surely come from greatly increasing the number of jitneyS: Will the travelling public be at the mercy of irresponsible persons in fixing fares? Before we consent to the starvation of the trolleys let us think twice.
 This time just one month ago the re- zion of Sandy Hook was the exposure of the eyes of two continents As in former contests, Sir Thomas Lipton proved him- self an ideal sportsman. There was no whining or whimpering about i'll luck or compla ming of unfair play on the part of his opponents This doubtless explains his great popularity among sporting men at home and abroad. This great interna- tional race seems to have been perfectly straight and clean throughout, and of course we all rejoice that the prize cup will remain here." Two things are wor- thy of notice: First, as Sir Thomas said, "The best boat won," and, secondly, it was the best skipper back of the boat The old saying is true that it is the man
 behind the gum that counts The great est thing any nation can do is to pro- duce race of winners.
 The old maxim, Make hay while the sun shines" admits of wide application In these days of large wages-larger than ever befere-it is the time for saw ing. While it costs more to live than ever before, still money has been more plentiful. In this matter we see the force of natural law. If an unusually large wave comes breaking upon the shore, it is always followed by a corresponding depression. Money punched up in heaps is the period of imitation, but when the wave bre aks and goes back-as it surely will--then We have defiation, or the pe- riod of financial stringency. Those who have wasted in the days of imitation are the first to get into the breadline when deflation comes. The difference between saving and wasting is elear-when you save, the money invested if wisely done goes to increase the productive wealth of the country and yourself to the extent of the dividends received. But if foolishly squandered or put into bogus investments, it impoverishes yourseif<and does not en- rich the country. It is the nature of waves to break sooner or later leaving in their wake bursting bubbles. .4 .7 ..
 There is one thing in these days of rare financial opportunity that man with property, even if he is not a mill lionaife, is morally bound to do, and that is to make his .mohey yield as much as possible. Of course, safety is the first thing to be considered by all investors, big as we'll as small But that word safety is overworked to the detriment of the small investor. His fear of losing his money is so great that it paralyzes his judgment. Consequently he stuffs all his earnings into a savings bank under the false assumption that it is the, only safe place. He has to knuckle down to the paltry and inadequate 4 per cent. that most savings banks still pay. Now there are other places of deposit fully as safe and far. more remunerative than savings banks. Bonds and stocks, both preferred and common, in real estate, textiles, some railroads, iron and steel, automobiles and tractors, and some oil companies, are as secure as savings banks and range from to per cent. interest. Investor, why not give yourself fairer deal?
 The functional power of the eye as an asset in education is being more and more recognized. To visualize ideas tends to fix them in the memory. We are none of us as yet so far removed from the kin dergarten stage of development that we can exchange wholly the concrete for the abstract mode of teaching. Our leading educators are beginning to sense the great possibilities of the motion picture by Introducing it into the public schools fer teaching certain subjects. To repro duce on the moving screen the person. ages, costumes manners scenery and events of the past is the only way to make history real to the boys and girls of today. In this year of the tercen- tenary celebration of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers the pageants that are being staged are connecting the stirring events of 1920 with the life of today as could be done in no other way. Let us all learn to see more of the best things {!
 The beautiful story of Nehemiah shows the value of accurate information before starting a project. When the young cup-bearer came to Jerusalem he found the temple and the city generally in a sad condition. Worse still. the pessim- ism of the people wGsS well nigh hopeless. Like wise young man he gave out no advance information of what he pro- posed to do., But when the people were sleeping at night he went about the di- lapidated city and made careful survey of the wreckage and then came before the people with an accurate statement of the repairs necessary and the probable expense, they shouted with one accord : Let us rise up and build" Patriotism. enthusiasm, courage, mixed with an in teiligent mastery os details usually win out.
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