. Connecticut of to-day : its chief business centres. Illustrated. 1890. ament of the Puritan founders of this section of the country, his descendant of ayounger generation is bv no means inclined to pin his faith on the system of all work and no play ; nor, ashas been invidiously ascribed to the founders of the Puritan colony, simply to worship God in liis own wayand find fault with other peoples. To-day the New Eniilander is essentially an amusement-loving and amusc-ment-cnjoving individual, and in consequence Meriden is well urovidcd with places where licr hard-workina 152 MERl D E N. citiz
. Connecticut of to-day : its chief business centres. Illustrated. 1890. ament of the Puritan founders of this section of the country, his descendant of ayounger generation is bv no means inclined to pin his faith on the system of all work and no play ; nor, ashas been invidiously ascribed to the founders of the Puritan colony, simply to worship God in liis own wayand find fault with other peoples. To-day the New Eniilander is essentially an amusement-loving and amusc-ment-cnjoving individual, and in consequence Meriden is well urovidcd with places where licr hard-workina 152 MERl D E N. citizens can obtain rest and enjoyment when tlie labors of tlio day are over. Foremost among these are thevarious social societies and clubs, prominent among which rant the Musical Association, Charlotte CushmaiiDramatic Society, Meriden Rifle Club, and numerous other coteries which tend to make up the complement ofMeridens social and recreationary attractions. a place of residence aiso Meriden has many attractions. The location is a deliohtful one. atiu its. eligibility in this regard has had much to do with the development of its resources. The sanitary condition ofthe city is in the highest degree croditable, and as a result the death-rate is low. Rents are reasonable and thesavings banks furnish the means for the easy acquisition of homes, and it has been aptly remarked by a fluentwriter on this subject: To the hard-worked man nothing affords greater relief, gives greater strength for thedaily struggle, than the ability in one moment to turn his back upon the din and turmoil and dust and con-fusion,—the inevitable concomitant of busy quarters,—and from his hill-side cottage breathe the pure air ofheaven, with one of the most perfect of earths pictures stretched before his eye. Meriden again unites thebenefits of town and country. Her population (some 20,000) being considerable, is suited for social intercourse,and for all the purposes of the concentration of m
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