Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-17
that Dole is still alive. and the physicl.
ans entertain hopes Of his recovery
Manufacturing in Rutland

Town grow IN population ana wealth., or
would be contented to see IL advance
little farther and then remain for an
indefinite period stationary, as most Of
the towns and villages in the State are
now remaining. Railway facilities have
largely contributed to its recent growth
but these alone seldom do more than to
aid In building up village to respecta-
BILE dimensions and but for the marble
quarries in the vicinity our village
would not have attained It's present i'm
portance in population and general
business. But with the help Of those
branches of industry that develope the
natural but latent resources surround
ing snch focal point as Rutland, rail-
roads become most powerful auxiliarles
in promoting the growth and expansion
of all the external signs of q towns
prosperity and glory. 1t would be hard
even to conceive OF permanently grow
ing town without the aid Of some kind
Of manufacturing stimulant to an in
creasing population. Banks for the dis.
count of money, and stores for accom-
modating people with merchandise, are
not the source of the growth of a place,
but rather the consequence of it. They
are mere parasites dependent upon the
population and business surrounding
them. They contribute very little to
the rapid growth of either, but are very
necessary for their accommodation.
What Rutland needs, and what every
civilized community that aspires to rise
above the dull and lifeless monotony of
rural life, needs, is something that will
take the hidden treasures from the bow
els of the earth, or the natural products
from its surface, and so shape and beau
tify them that they shall add to the
wealth and comfort, the moral, intellec-
tual and physical enjoyment of society,
something that will take the rough
elements of nature and convert them
into articles of use for the millions who
are fed, clothed, or made to enjoy life all
the better for their existence. The mar
BILE as it lies in its unquarried state, and
as it is wrought by the various processes
of labor and skill, is convenient illus
tration Of our point. We all know
what that has done for Rutland; and it
is easy to conceive what the sheep on
ho IF nirr1
contribute to the wealth and prosperity
of the town were the splendid water
power right in our midst used to its full
capacity in running machinery for man.
ufacturing the wool annually taken from
their backs, and exported to other and
distant points, to enrich other people,
and to build up and beautify other
places.
One hundred thousand dollars would
be small sum for the owners of real
estate in this village to raise; and yet
that sum invested by Joint stock CON-
pany would set in motion machinery
that in a few years, by careful manage
ment, would result in one of the largest
manufacturing establishments in the
country, and one that would not only
remuuerate the contributors and holders
Of stock directly on their investment,
but greatly enhance the value of their
real estate as well as the real estate of
others. Let one establishment be well
IN, oh
numerous other manufacturing enter
prises inaugurated. Building lots would
be more in demand than house room now
is, and industrious young men would be
seen rushing in to find profitable en-
ployment, and then would come as the
natural result increased demand for
banking and mercantile facilities. Me-
chanics would be in greater demand,
aud there would be few eide hands to
do Satan's work"
In this way large inland cities have
been created, and there is no earthly rea-
son why Rutland should not in ten years
from now contain twenty thousand in
habitants. There is water power here
sufficient to make it Lowell in manu-
featuring, while we have all the facili-
ties that have made Worcester in Mas
sachusetts, a Rochester in New York,
and greater than have created Man.
chester in New Hampshire.
Burlington, after sleeping nearly twenty
years over her beautiful location, indulg-
ing in pleasant dreams about the placid
lake by her side, and flattering herself
that she was always to be the metro
polls of Vermont, at last awoke to see
that "it Dos all dream" and few of
her leading men invested from their
abundant resources in manner to put
the village, now city, upon the royal
road to prosperity, and make every resi-
dent within her limits proud Of his citi-
zenship.
The facilities of Rutland are fully
equal to those of Burlington. What we
lack in water communication is more
than made M nv suneriOr rail way trans