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VOL. XV. 
January 5, 1917. No. 1 
On Monpay HERMAN A. MAcpdOoNALD of Beverly 
Farms completed his second term of four years’ service 
as mayor of Beverly and at the close of the inaugural 
services the board of aldermen passed a vote of thanks 
for his efficient service and for the progress that has beeii 
made in the work of the city during his term. Mr. 
Macdonald retires to private life after six years of credit- 
able service first as representative from the old twentieth 
district and later as Mayor of Beverly. He was defeated 
for his third term by a narrow margin and if, as there 
should be in a city of Beverly’s size, there had been a 
determining primary to select the two from whom the 
voters on election dav could choose their mayor, there 
is no question but what he would have been re-elected. 
:e has given his city a clean and successful administre 
tion and goes from office with the good wishes of a host 
of friends. 
Aw Errort Is Now Bretnc Maps to have the amend- 
ments to the constitution reported to the people so that 
they may be voted on separately and each amendment 
considered on its own merits. Effectually, this will be 
a conquest for the conservatives, although advanced by 
the progressives. It simply means that instead of the 
legislature reporting amendments from time to time for 
the consideration of voters the constitutional convention 
will report a series of amendments to be considered all 
at one time. The difference only being that a constitu- 
tional convention will report a large number of amend- 
ments to be considered all at once. It is an open ques- 
tion among both the progressives and the conservatives 
whether tne new plan will work to their partisan advan- 
tage. The results of the campaign will be watched with 
interest. 
Ir Is None Too Farry for the owners of summer 
residences to begin to make plans for summer occupancy. 
Two more months and the building trades will have all 
that they can do to keep them busy and many plans made 
late will go by the board because there are no workmen 
to carry them out so late in the season. It is a wise 
owner that looks his property over early and gives his 
orders to the contractors. Orders given now will prove 
advantageous to all. It will afford workmen work at a 
time in the year when work is needed, it will relieve the 
“essure on contractors when the work comes in and it 
will guarantee to property owners satisfaction by assur- 
ing that the work will be completed before the summe; 
days have come. 
TuHerE Is No Conso.ation in the thought that in- 
vestigations of the high cost of living are to be numbered 
also among the luxuries of the expensive times. 
Now Tuar THE Stare and national elections are 
over, all is quiet along the Potomac, until the time for 
town meeting and for local politics to warm up. 
Jan. 5, 1917. 
ONE OF THE INTERESTING and profitable changes 
brought about by the war has been the revival of the 
shipping industries and their allied trades in New Eng- 
land. About two years ago the shipping interests in the 
New England states were thoroughly discouraged and 
there were signs that the industry had nearly come to an 
end. ut since the outbreak of the war there has been 
an unprecedented revival. The unusual number of craft 
on the ways at Essex is only an indication of the industry 
all over New England. Schooners that have been “‘tied 
up” for the want of a financially remunerative cargo 
have been commissioned and fabulous earnings made. 
Within the last two years scores of wooden sailing craft 
have paid for their cost of building in one voyage. There 
have been many hard years for the ship yards and for 
‘the captains and owners of coasting vessels and no one 
begrudges them their unlooked for boom. Whether the 
revival is permanent or not cannot now be forseen. No 
one can tell whether the great steam craft relieved from 
war duty will effectually displace again their inferior 
rivals. This remains to be seen. It is evident, however, 
that the present is a day of dreams and prosperity for 
the fortunate owners of coast vessels. 
THE BRokERAGE Housrs are making all sorts of 
forecasts concerning business opportunities and changes 
for the coming years. No two of them seem to agree 
upon the lines of future success, but one thing has been 
demonstrated to the satisfaction of everyone that the 
old line conservative American industrials weathered the 
flurry that followed the so-called peace movement and 
varied in price but slightly, while the war industrials and 
the line business enterprises having stocks upon the ex- 
change were seriously affected. A word to the wise is 
sufficient. The risks, not to say a word about moral feel- 
ing, should warn conservative investors to avoid all high 
profit war stocks. ‘Safety First” is the word to be 
passed along the line. After the war is over there is cer- 
tain to be a great crash that will effect every munition 
stock on the market. The novice in investment lines 
should beware and place his funds in safe and sure 
American. industrials. 
From An ANALysis of the causes of the fires in 
Massachusetts in 1915 the National Board of Fire Under- 
writers has classified 26.6 percent of fire damage that 
year as strictly preventable. Fires which started from 
partly preventable causes represent 41.3 percent of the 
total and 32.1 percent were of unknown origin. It is 
estimated that at least half of the loss occasioned by 
electricty, sparks from fires and spontaneous combustion 
was preventable and that all other causes had some degree 
of preventability. When it is considered that the 67.9 
percent of strictly or partly preventable fires represents a 
total of over six million dollars the value of preventative 
measures is appreciated. In each case the board investi- 
gated, preliminary inspection would have shown the ele- 
ment of danger, which might then have been: easily 
remedied. 
BrveRLY Farms Has At Last a very much needed 
public library. It has been completed and it is now in 
use. On Friday last the Commission appointed by the 
Mayor of the city turned the library over to the City 
and he in turn turned it over to the care of the Public 
Library trustees. The commission was well chosen and 
has done its work throughly and well. The library is a 
model one for a small town and fills a long felt need in 
the community life of Beverly Farms. 
Tue Dove or PrAcE has a broken pinion. 
