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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



THE ROAD WESTWARD FROM BELLTOWN TAKES YOU TO MOST ATTRACTIVE DOMAINS 

 OF NATURE, AND APPEALS TO THE IMAGINATION. 



for its fine view of Long Island Sound 

 while riding over it in a southerly di- 

 rection. 



Notwithstanding the fact that the 

 town has not a full equipment of road 

 building machinery, the eight miles of 

 native stone roads have been con- 

 structed at an average cost of $4,200 

 per mile, this amount including the 

 price of the stone crusher. Since the 

 annual town meeting of the year 1910, 

 $5,000 have been appropriated for per- 

 manent stone roads and from $2,000 to 

 $2,500 annually for the maintenance of 

 the stone crusher. The above price 

 per mile also includes the installing of 

 drain pipe, the widening and rebuilding 

 of stone bridges and the blasting of un- 

 sightly stone near the gutter line. 



■Mr. Michaels is a man familiar with 

 the road conditions at all seasons of 

 the year, and thereby eminently fitted 

 for his task. He has made it a rule 

 to engage stone in advance from prop- 

 erty owners nearest the section of road 

 needing improvement, thereby saving 

 •expense of hauling from a distance. 

 After the Selectmen approve the 

 Michaelizing of the road, work starts 



in proper season under Foreman Sam- 

 uel Ferris, a thoroughly reliable and 

 practical man and a road builder from 

 boyhood. The engineer and other em- 

 ployees are worthy of commendation. 

 That the town of Stamford can boast 

 of its durable roads built of native 

 stone at a low cost is due to the co- 

 operation of property owners with this 

 force of practical men. 



A Good Neighbor. 



Why not neighbor with Nature, she's close at 

 your door, 



And her latchstring is out through the year; 

 She has all of the cardinal virtues, and more, 



And would be all you wish, never fear. 



Her domain is so wide, and her aspects di- 

 verse, 

 She would satisfy every taste, 

 Her ways would be soothing, and ne'er the 

 reverse, 

 For she works without rest, without haste. 



Pure enjoyment and growth would e'er go 

 hand in hand, 

 If you put yourself under her spell; 

 You could wander with seeing eyes all 

 through the land, 

 And your verdict would be, "It is well." 



— Emma Peirce. 



