Excerpt from Annual Report of the City of Keene, 1885: Containing Inaugural Ceremonies Gentlemen of t/ze Cz'ly Councils: The prudent farmer, when the Opening season approaches and calls for a preparation for the necessary labors in the several departments of his industry, looks over his fields and forests, his herds, flocks and buildings, and comparing their condition and wants with his capital on hand in the form of fertilizers, ready money and physical power, layshis plans for the year; and if he is endowed with ...
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Excerpt from Annual Report of the City of Keene, 1885: Containing Inaugural Ceremonies Gentlemen of t/ze Cz'ly Councils: The prudent farmer, when the Opening season approaches and calls for a preparation for the necessary labors in the several departments of his industry, looks over his fields and forests, his herds, flocks and buildings, and comparing their condition and wants with his capital on hand in the form of fertilizers, ready money and physical power, layshis plans for the year; and if he is endowed with sufficient foresight, can. In his mind adapt his meansto the ends required with enough exactness to enable him. To run smoothly and pleasantly during the year, and come out at the end with a perceptible improvement in his material circum stances. And somewhat so should it be with us, gentlemen, who have been selected by Our fellow citizens to manage the various affairs of the city during the coming year. In the beginning we Should carefully canvass the work before us, and in view Of the requirements'of the city and the means supplied to meet them, take hold Of the business as if it were a private enterprise, and give our best thought to it, so that at the end we may witness the good results Of our labor. Parties and cliques should be unthought of and the importunities of per sonal friends unheeded, when they come in conflict with the public welfare; and 0ur.wh01e aim Should be so to manage that not a dollar Shall be drawn from the pockets of the people for any purpose that cannot be pointed to as upon the whole necessary and for the benefit of the city at large. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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