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VOLUME 6. Fes. 1, 1908 NuMBER 5 
FEBRUARY 1—7 
SUN FULL TIDE. 
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2 Sts 6.58 4 58 10.55 11.30 
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“Tue reorganizntion of the’ Board of 
Trade was hinted at in this columna few 
weeks ago as a most fitting means of 
bringing about matters pertaining to the 
best interests of Manchester. Since that 
time there has been more or less talk 
along this line, suggested to a-certain ex- 
tent, no doubt, by what we had to say 
on the matter. 
The good such an organization could 
accomplish, —whether it-be called Board 
of Trade, Improvement suciety, or what 
not, —is more apparent as the town year 
draws to-a close and. town. meeting... ap- 
proaches. Some organization composed 
of representative citizens of the town, 
could accomplish much for the town, 
and might possibly be a means of cutting 
down some of the heavy appropriations 
could the matters be discussed before 
hand and the ‘‘whys’’ and ‘“ 
fores’’ considered before they come be- 
fore the town and are pushed through 
without hardly a word being said by any- 
one. 
In looking over our Exchanges, es- 
pecially at this time of year, we are read- 
ing constantly of the doings of Village 
Improvement societies, and Good Gov- 
ernment associations, Boards of Trade, 
and kindred organizations. In Brook- 
line the Village Improvement Society is 
where- ~ 
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a potent factor in town affairs, expendi- 
tures, appropriations, etc. 
too, there-is--an Improvement. Society. 
Last week they held their annual meeting 
and matters pertaining to the city,-- 
schools, parks, expenditures of various 
kinds, were freely discussed, by business 
man, working man, city official, summer 
resident,—the discussion was open to 
all 
Now Manchester has no such organ- 
ization. In 1906-07 almost $300,000 
was spent,—money that had been appro- 
priated at town meeting, a greater part 
of it with no other discussion than the re- 
commendation of the Finance Com- 
mittee, which, in turn, had recommend- 
ed such appropriations after a number of 
meetings squeezed into the last two or 
three weeks of the year. ° 
We are glad to know that steps have 
been taken the past week toward. calling 
a meeting of men who would be. inter- 
ested in such a matter, with the view of 
either reorganizing the old Board of 
Trade or of organizing a new society, 
one of the principal objects of which 
would be to take up matters to be 
brought forward at town meeting, to dis- 
cuss such matters that they might be 
more intelligently placed before the town. 
It is so late now that itis very doubtful if 
anything definite will be done for the 
coming town meeting, but we are 
pleased to know the movement has been 
started and we hope it will not be drop- 
ped. 
We have no doubt tbat the members 
of our summer colony would only too 
gladly cohere with the townspeople in a 
matter of this kind. 
Wecall attention to the communica- 
tion on another page from one of our 
summer residents on the matter of a 
new hotel at Manchester, which has been 
agitated in the Breeze for several weeks. 
The. writer-refers to the hotels at Poland 
Springs, Stockbridge, Lenox, etc., and 
to the fact that these hotels are open the 
year rounds, pratically, and suggests that 
an up-to-date hotel on the North Shore 
conducted along the tines of the hotels 
referred to could keep open the year 
around. We heartily second this opin- 
ion. ‘There is no question but what a 
strictly first-class hotel on the North 
Shore could be kept oren practically the 
year round. Hardly a week-end passes 
In ‘Beverly, : 
now but we see members of our summer 
colony down to their estates, and many 
of them entertain small house parties al- 
most every week-end throughout the 
winter. Why do they do it? 
Why do many of our summer visitors ° 
delight to come to the shore in midwin- 
ter and walk around from place to place? © 
Isn’t it because they enjoy the North 
Shore? Manchester is nearer Boston 
that Poland Springs, Stockbridge or 
Lenox, and why shouldn’t it therefore 
be just as popular place for winter 
visitors as these places? . 
But let us have a summer hotel first! 
There certainly is an opportunity. for a 
strictly first-class hotel. If it is a success 
in summer, perhaps its patronage would 
demand its proprietor to keep a_ partially 
open house all winter. It would be a 
grand thing for the town and it is to be 
hoped that our business men would look 
into a matter of this kind and that some- 
thing would be done to have a hotel 
built which would meet the requirements. 
THE following notice to mariners has 
been sent out by the department. ‘‘Sal- 
em Harbor approach—Baker’s Island 
light station fog signal.— The fog 
signal at the light station on Baker’s 
island, southern side of the main ship 
channel entrance to Salem harbor, has | 
been changed froma bell to a siren, 
operated by compressed air, which dur- 
ing thick foggy weather will give blasts 
of three seconds duration, separated by 
silent intervals of 27 seconds.’’ 
Siren whistle! Where have we heard 
that name before? Seems to us that 
must be the bewitching sound that dis- 
turbs our peaceful slumbers o’ nights. 
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