Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-10-21
PEOPLES TICKET,
FOR PRESIDENT
VIM. HI. III HARRISON.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
FRANCIS GRANGER.
BURLINGTON AND IT'S VICINITY.

| The extensive improvements now making at tn
Lower Falls on Onion River, in the neighborloo,
of this village, destined 10 con fer upon us al
the advantages, with but few of the evils of man
ulacluring town. Though near enough to derive
whatever benefit may result from the growth Of the
place, the creation Of a home market, and III,
general impulse which the employment of numerous
abonrers and the investment large capital al tn,
Falls must give to bushes of every description, al
the natural outlet and port of entry of the whole
valley of Onion River, we are yet sufficiently re.
mote to be out Of the immediate sphere of most OIL
the Inconvenience, to which all mere manu(acur.
ing villages are more or less exposed.
| We have therefore abundant reason 10 congral,l-
late ourselves, that the extraordinary and long
| neglected advantages Of the waller power at the
Falls have been al length appreciated by persons
possessing enough of both capital and enterprise 10
turn these advantages to the best account. The
fall at both dams is about 81 feet, and The water
power is computed to be sufficient TO drive one
hundred thousand cotton spindies, or TWENTY
FIVE FACTORIES Of the largest class. Great as
this power is, we have good reason TO believe that
it will be very soon appropriated, the owners of
both sides Of the river are making every exertion
TO proceed as rapidly possible in the erect on
of variety Of manufacturing establishments. Upon
the Burlington side, in addition to the saw mill ,
Touring mill and paper mill, an oil mill and saltinet
factory were put in operation last season, and the
present year there has been erected an extensive
building filled with series Of the most ingenious
machinery for the manufacture of ships blocks,
doad-eyes, SC. besides newly invented machines
for saving out and finishing barrel slaves. The
block factory is The only establishment of the kind
in the United States, or indeed in the world, (the
block machinery of Brunei being entirely different
from the American, and in the opinion OF competent
judges greatly inferior 10 it both in simplicity and
efficiency The machines are chiefly coniryances
of Blanchard, the celebrated inventor of the gun.
stock lathe, and the company at the Falls are the
the owners Of the lands upon this side of the river
intend TO erect two large cotton or woolIen factories
in the course Of the next season.
The proprictors Of the Colchester side common.
ced las year by the expenditure of large sum in
building dam and canal, and eScavaling and graz
ding their grounds. The present season they have
continued these operations, have prepared various
sites for factories, haye built and put in operation
a saw mill capable of cutting 800 900 feet of
boards per annum, with a planning machine and
lalhes, and are now building broadcloh factory
$50 feet in length, and plaster mill and machine
shop. They are also making arrangements TO es.
tablish cotton warp, and sallnet factory, and an
iron foundry.
1t is not easy to imagine site better calculated
for the purposes which the proprielors of this
water power have in view, than the place in ques.
ton. To say nothing Of the accessibility and easy
application ofthe power, and The absolute security