Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
MILFORD, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926

THE MEhOI1kA4NA 1 - A
Street are complaining to MILFORD
Town Council against the practlce
by fish peddlers, who use the curD-
ings in front of business houses as
selling places for fish. In this the
merchants are absolutely Justlneu'
and the members of council shouIu
Immediately give the relief that tney
ask and demand. The business men
in Milford pay heavily for the prlvl-
lege of doing business, not only IN
the State, but in the town as Well
They employ labor and bring other
revenues to the town which would
not be forthcoming should they
closeup shop. On the other hand'
the fish peddlers pay no revenue
into the town for the privilege OF
selling their wares, nor do thelr
trucks add anything to the beauty
or health conditions of the town.
The fish peddlers are selling their
seafood at prices high enough ana
the volume of business is sufficient
" large to justify them in renting
property, and properly equip WIN
refrigerators and ice bins for hand
ling the fish business in Milford;
thereby relieving congestion on
Walnut Street and the other busi-
ness arteries, which at the same
time would provide more sanitary
conditions for distribution OF the
fish supply in this town. Town
Council has the authority to see thaI
the nuisance is removed from the
business section; in fact, to keep
them from the streets altogether II
the trouble cannot be remedied in a
manner suitable to all parties. Hot
weather is coming on, the mer-
chants are rightly filing complaints
and Council should act Immediately
to drive this nuisance from Ihe
streets of Milford. Let the fish
peddlers provide a fish market TO
which the people of the town can go
for their seafood. This will solve
the problem, and place the busl-
ness in responsible hands. Charge
all fish peddlers an annual license
for using the streets in the incor-
norated limits and keep them out
of the business centre of the town
at all times. They block traffic now.
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PROSPERITY is desired by all
real people of any real community
They all agree on this point put
few realize that the solution of the
problem is up to themselves. TAX
is helpful when directed in the pro-
per course to create public interest;
hut talking will not bring active
work for results, unless there is a
desire backed by the earnest work
of all the people; who can help 10
start united effort to get peIJer
moral laws, better enforcement OF
all law and maintaining health con-
ditions which will benefit themselves
and the entire community. If you
are willing to back your talk Win
effort. then much will be accom-
plished
Always keep in mind, that a town
or community, which is vitality con-
cerned about it's growth and the
prosperity of the people, is not one
which is self-satisfed, so far as IN
dustrial development is concerned
Tt must also be kept in mind that
the individual. as well as a concert
ed action by many, is necessary IN
putting forth effort to aid in estao-
fishing old business to expand; or to
bring new enterprises and industries
to the town. Each person must act
as if success depended directly upon
their individual efforts.
Newspapers, business houses'
banks and public service corpora
tions can only expand within a
community as that community eX-
pands. Hearty cooperation OF all
must prevail, if the community is to
fully capitalize it's possibilities.
Milford now needs an awakening
as to the future welfare of its bus
mess. Not all the dead ones are in
Heaven-for many live in Milford
and other towns, who have slowed
down to the stopping point-and the
worst part of the whole thing is,
tbev have not realized that fact
Softly that lazy feeling which comes
with even a moderate success, to
most business men, has atrophied
their efforts to do things for them
selves. or the public welfare. Does
this affect me, should be inveshgat-
ed by all who have not given it con-
sideration.
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