Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-23

The elements OF great prosperity exist here
in abundance, and they are steadily coming
into action. No doubt more effort on the
part Of our capitalists would hasten their
active influence. We believe they are be-
ginning to see that, and to be disposed to act
accordingly.
Burlington and WinoOski ralis-Infucncc
of itai!roads---- " echanicai Intcrcsts----
WOUlCn and Cotton FaCtoriCs----Limc
QuarriCS, SC.
BURLINGTON, Vt, Sept. 3, 1888.
Descriptions Of the unriyalcd scenery and
picturesque beauty of this place, of its elegant
residences, cultivated society. literary alyan-
tagcs, &c.. &c, have been 50 often written.
that anvJhing further on these topics would
be necdI IS | propose to give vour readers
some information which may not be without
interest and value, concerning the more rrac
teal matters Of business, manufacturing in
dus.ry and general material progress Of the
town and its vicinity.
Ten or fifteen years ago, Burlington. as a
place Of business, depended mainly ON its re-
tail traffic, and on the trade it carried on,
upon somewhat larger scale, with the small
villages in the northern and central Parts Of
the STATE. more remote from the Lake which
was then the Only channel OF communication
with the larcp cities. The latter traffic was
ucrfuncl by larre covered waroon4. drawn
ty E,ur. six ar c;rht horses which carri ,I
Into the country IilIaocs hsayy loads Of NOR
chandise. and brought hack butter. cheese,
wool, and other products ola grazing district.
Tens. dozens, and scores Of these wagons
would frequently leave the town in singh
day; and, Us they wound in a long line
through its streets, they gave an appearance
Of Great animation and Of business to the
place. The stcam5olts and ylo,ps on the
lake landed larre carga., of ,-opds at the
wharycs. from which In. whole Of Northern
and Central Vermont MAS thu: su1l,lirG.
The construction OF ,.lerallIl oir~ilroud.
connecting burlington Directs. with Boston.
Now York. Montreal a.I ta.l,u,' lIi,e. has
cnn,,rtcIv chourrd tLo ,rl.,Ia c,tl,.s,. Of IL.
business. The LAX, j. n, lona,r the only
means of reaching thcs. ..rcat markets. The
VILLAGES back from its llaroin ar, now tray
crsed bv railroads. and are themselves put
into immediate communication With Boston
and New York. Butter. cheese. &c. are no
lorrer sent La Bulinrt,n for shiplnent. hut
are taken up directly from the farmers door.
or ut least from the nearest drpot. and sont
to market. and the suprlies Of ,ucrchanli,c
required are returned in the same way. HALF
-IDZpn FREIGHT ears. rlISlinp swiftly and I'M
needed along the iyoa track. carry away n,or,.
ro,ls than three times A., many 1ll-la5hiourl
wa rors. drawn hv holro hundred horses
The local traffic of the Lake hats fallen of, and
the whuryys are comulcteIv deserted And a
very Llrre ,rorortim OF the retail trade,
which used +, hc carried ON with farmers
tron tbn c,untrv has hncn transferred from
nurlinrton to the VILLAGES scattered along the
railroad line. and connected by it with the
m,rknts nr tho East and Snuth
rho rnsnIt of oU this is that olthouoh the
,ctn,l busincss If Hurl;notnn ho, LARGELY in
creased its rjS;LIe traffic IS much less than il
was trn vnors oro Tho Railroad does in 4
Jav and without ATTRACTING notice. what tha
I old style of trnnsrnrt did in week. ,nI,r
cyeryhndv's observation. and with rroli.,ious
show of business The wbolcsalG traffic of
the tovn with thr interior is far rrratcr than
ever before lint il is in few hands. is err
riad ON without n,uch show. and has les, effect
in increasing Labor ottroctiun r,nulotipn.
and RAISING fbc yoluc of uronrrty. than TN,
retail trade which if has surcrsedod. Prom.
crty. merchants il nn,rrthrlcs, Lirhcr than
il wns before railroads were projected though
| il is mucb I,wrr than If was du,inr t6r
! c.vrrisb nnri,d nf innntinn which urrraIcd
tbr;c con- itrncti,n
pnt tho Ii,ninnti,n or thn rnt,il traffic ot
the tnwn has turned nullic attention 10 tn,