Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-28
Correspondence.
For the Standard.
Sr. JoHssBURY, F eb. %, 1856.

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Mr.. EDfToR.-The business of this
place. which suffered not little during
the hard times of last year, has fully re-
gained its former vigor, and in some re-
spects is even more active than ever be-
fire. Two foundries at Paddock's vii
lage," that nearly suspended business, are
again in active operation. The Caledo-
MIA Machine Shop has been placed under
a new administration, and will do larger
business than it has hitherto. Near this
shop very heavy dam has been thrown
across the Passumpsic, to take the place
of that which was carried away by the
freshet last fall. 1t is much stronger and
higher than its predecessor, and supplies
water power enough for half score of
mills. How many it will in fact supply
remains to be seen.
The scale business, always the lite OF
the place, was never so fourishing as
now. Usually there has been such de-
crease of this business during the winter
months that theRnanufacturers have dis
charged quite number Of their hands,
but this winter, instead of discharging,
they have been constantly employing
more. They have now as many as two
hundred and seventy-fve men in their
employ, and are still wanting to engage
more, as molders, carpenters, agents, &c.
They have just put up quite large adj
dition to their foundry, to make room for
the additional force they have engaged
and are designing to engage. The pres
ent appearances are that more scales will
be made here in 1856, than were ever
made before in single year. Consid-
ering the great and constantly increasing
competition in the scale business, this is a
very satisfactory evidence of the merits
and regulation of Fairbanks scales.
The extension of the railroad north
ward will deprive this place of the ad-
vantages which it enjoys by being the
terminus of the road. At this, however
we are not disposed to murmur, knowing
that the country North of us will gain
infinitely more than we shall lose by thu
movement. A very mistaken impression
as to our sentiments on this subject ha
been created in your county, by the gros
misrepresentation of persons who wishe
to make capital from the prejudices the,
might so excite. From pretty genera
conversation with our citizens, / am sal
isfed that there is but one sentiment o.
the subject, and that is desire that Or
leans County should have the benefit c
the road as soon as possible. Certainly
: not more than one ii hundred desire
i anything else. Not even one In huI
V bred is disposed to hinder the progress
t the road. That they should labor yer
energetically or subscribe literally IL
wards the extension could hardly be ez
pected. They have already sunk goo
many thousand dollars in bringing til
road to its present terminus, and as the
are to be the losers by its extension, the
do not feel called upon to pay for the los
y More than forty thousand dollars wei
subscribed by citizens of this town to G
. the road to Wells River, and their fl
proportion to get the road from thel
j" here. That they should contribute t
- wards the extension of the road fro
- here is not to be expected more than til
'7 the citizens of Wells River should ha,
III contributed to extend the road from thel
y which it is pretty well known they 4
not do. One firm here has however su
p scribed in good faith five thousand d
to lars, and there are probably number
n, other subscriptions in town of which I E
al not cognizant. But those who have l
y subscribed, as well as those who ha'
a. will not fail to bid a hearty God spec
Is. to the first train of cars that leaves Il
st place for the North.
II A. D. S-H.