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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
9
A stream of mixed reports on a proposed 2 tax on net earnings of corporations and on income from bonds and savings banks creates uncertainty. Analysts note potential shifts in investment and fears over tax fairness, with opinions divided on which earnings would be taxed and how the policy would affect markets and government revenue.
The article cites Senator Beveridge criticizing high duties as harming American buyers and enriching tariff beneficiaries. An Ohio cash register selling for 250 dollars in the U.S. costs 135 pounds in England, while a 300 dollar model costs 150 abroad, illustrating how tariffs depress domestic patrons. It also promotes Williams' Root Beer as preferable.
Local notes report summer cottage rentals rising after school closes, with the Darling family in New York taking Johnson cottage and Light rented for the season. Supplies for the coming school year arrive. several teachers and principals reassigned across town schools. Graduation for 8th graders set for Perry's Hall on the 23rd with about 18 graduates moving to Bridgeport High School.
Judge Peck chaired a Stratford town meeting to address growing school enrollment and street curb proposals. Fred S. Beardsley outlined the school board plan for four new rooms to accommodate 5th to 7th grades and anticipated high school crowding next year, amid general concern over Main Street and East Broadway improvements.
Town residents clash over funding a new high school and the number of rooms needed. A joint committee will study options, hold public hearings, and report in two weeks as a town meeting approaches. A lawn fete at Mrs Rogerson’s drew local and regional visitors.
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