Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-03-13
DECLINE AND FALL or TIE CITY
OF DOGTOWN.


Z Dogio~n Is bcauliia. place inihe interior Of
this SLATE. There Is p.enfy Of land around ~, so
thsi nothing cen hinder it from growing IN every
direction, and iius become ctea, ciy In lact
DoR:o~n has already ouc-sirry church, par, Of
srhool-aousc. aud an elegant pound
Doclnrn Is finely aud alvnntagCausly FiiuHtcl.
Il stands on Eel River, stream Of water which
runs into ncotncr stream, aud that into third
which runs into Connecticut river, which running
into Long leland Sound, finally reaches the At
lantic who does not tcc, therefore, that Dog
town may 5ecomc great seaport The terrific
~ Ia The ncighborhood Of Doglown is remarkable
ior Us fertility. balLg TINT part Of II vhich is coy
cred with rocks, the salt meadow, the pune woods.
the clay ponds aud he saamrs. 1t Is past doubt
Therefore that bc territory If well cleared, dram
cd, peopod and cultivated, would become per
fec, garden, abound,ng With tho richest produc
tlons OF nature. and eGarding mine Of wealth TO
the country. As 10 the facullies of communco-
ton with the great Atlantic cities and commercial
mar;s, they are admirable. Dog'own has Boston
side and New York on the other. Mont
real and Quebec on the NORTH while in the cast is
The rich and thriving state Of Munc, with Bangor
and Owls Head TO boot. Railroads can be made
to connect Dogiown with all these places, and
they viii certainly furm such a connection, when
they are built That the place will be great TO-
Gus of trade when this is done, nobody think
viii deny. The neghborhood Of Dugtown has
oil the advantages that be desired in young
country. There will be many towns within
thirty miles Of this place, as people choose TO
build The population cannot fail TO increase rap.
idly, for man can get married for seven'y-fve
cents, town clerks fees included. The attraction
for settlers must therefore be considered very great.
The Dog'owncrs are remarkably Industrious for
they get ahving, although constantly grumbling
Of hard times. They are moreover ingenious, for
/ they manufacture axe handles, wooden hoes birch
brooms, and white onk cheese and invent mouse
/ lraFs and washing machines. Last of oil. the in
hahauts Of Dugiown are literary and intellectual.
for they talk good deal of the march Of improve
mcnt and the minister and the lawyer take the
Penny Magazine between them.
/ All these attractions together form conbina-
ton truly wonderful. Bot the reader wll be as
furnished wn," '~T-.... h'.- 'hat tho inhabitants
Of this favored spot lived great many years with
out tho smallest suspicion of what have 5ccn
describing. They thought very little Of themselves
or the town they lived in, and continued to vege-
tate from year 10 year without imagining they
were better off than other folks. In feet, the
world nigh, have continued TO this day in utter
I ignorance that Dogt0wn Ans such a wonderful
. place, but for an accident an accd' NJ call i,
4 for the Dogtowners have lived for many years
without opening their eyes, the fact that they DAD
open them Of sudden cerain day in the
year of grace 1894 must be considered purely
, accidental Some people arc inclined to nscrihc
II to the approach of thc comet, which had pow
eriul Influence in opening peoples eycs,-to say
nothing Of It's effect in driving them stark mad.
But that is neither here nor there The people Of
DoctcSn opened their eyes aud saw that was O.
nough they saw in an instant their immense adj
I van,ages, and were astouishtd that they had new
/ or seen them befIre. They their advantages,
! say aud were determined TO turn them to ac-
count.
S,raigbiwoy Dogtown was all alive every bo-
dy was confident that Dogtown must become a
great place and as every body told every body
else 20 there was 20 doubt about The matter Es-
cry man went to buyiug land who could pay for
A. anJ those who could not pay, bought upon
credit sure of selling II at ten times the cost with
IN year. Nothing was talked Of but the IN
mense odyon'sgcs Of the place. The riches OF
Dogtown were indeed immense and how they
could be overlooked SO long was mystery that no
one could understand. The land within the limits
Of the town WAS computed at 100 900 OOO square
feet, which at only one cen, per square foot " hcL
Is cheap enough 10 al, conscience. would amount
to :, 200 600 dollars. Whist a sum Bn, this wos
at hc rate Of enc fec 10 every I've feet square, O.
quadrangle oftwcuiy five feet this gave COM
puiaton Of 10 400 900 trees and as each tree
ou an average contained seventy f,e cubic feet Of
4, timber, II follow that there was actusilY withn
the town $50 600 600 feet Of timber. worth on the
'oNcsl calculation Gyc cents per foot which would
amount 90 80 600 600 dollars. THIS added 10 ;lc
Nbluc a. The land a. above, made grand total o'
forty sS millions tao hundred thousand do.Iert!
TIE mention Of tbesc sums almost drove The
good people ~ Degloan distracted with Joy They
eouid hardly believe their eyes OF cafs bot there
2 It Nas in back snd white. isures could not !c.--
They we're sm.Lri 10 ihuk Of thlr oan stupidity
and that al snecstors 10 letting ioriy siN millions
two igndral Thousand tollsrs Doe Totally Idle uua
unpfollcu,e, b.t they were determined nlt o.
a..o~ their wealth 10 be neglected uuy longer. 4
grand scAsme Of .cculltau aud improvement, ~
started and 81. rgshc. heal.ulg alo %. Every
. msu 10 Dogiown vss C3@ ucA, or aAat uas ne
e same iAng, sss saro ~ beng 60 before long -
lmmCusc tracts aCfc boo. ost Lui.-la. iD,s. las
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