Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-06
Mannfnciurcs and ArrIcnlinre.

From the able address delivered before the Rut-
land County Agricultural Society by Col. ". G..
VEWry, Of Rutland we make the following cx-
tmcts
The advantage Of increasing our manufactures
ia mo- chimcrn II Is demOnstrahle 10 various
ways perhaps not better than by citing am cx-
ample,
New Hampshire has about the simo extent
Vf territory as Vermont but about 100000 acres
less Of improved land It's soil is much inferior
as class less intelligent, as au agricultural
state it is in all respects vastly inferior 90 YER
W0nt, and possesses no greater natural adyanla-
gos for manufacturing industry In 1910 the
population of Vermont was greater than chat OBJ
New Hampshire. Yet to-day, Notwithstanding
all the advantages in favor of Vermont, She is OUT
suippelby New Hampshire in population hy more
dmn 10000. probably moro than 10000. Her
per cenage of Increase OF population from 1900 90
1860, was eight times more than that OF Vermont.
With her 400 GOO acres less OF improved land, in
1850 her valuation of real and personal estate was
e33, s33,6oO more than that OF Vermont. AZ Che
same time The cash value ol the mrns oil vermont
was 2l,s2l,9l2 more thnn that OF New lamp
shire. Horses, cows and sheep Vermont had
nearly double Valuation OF live stock was about
five millions more. In nearly all ogiculiumi
products Vermont greatly exceeded New Lamp
shire. Oats She produced about two million
bushels more wool, nearly two million pounds
more potatoes, about two million bushels more =
butter, nine million pounds moro cheese, above
I've and half million pounds more bay, nearly
threc hundred toms moro maple sugar, over eight
and half million pounds more need not trace
statistics further 90 show The natural productive
superiority ut Vermont over New Hampshire boz
mrm produce. IL also maintains an equal. 10
not greater superiority in value Oh. mines. And
yet, MS | have stated we ure out-strippcd hy
TINT comparatively sterile and barren State by
probably more thau 10000 in population, and
according 90 Che lust census BIZ more than
s33,0O000o in property, and this is due solely 90
hoI manufactures. We hive also lately seen Jaat
the people Of New Hampshire pay am income uI
scycnty-two cents per head. while i'm Vermont we
pas bot iJrty--cyen While we are at clmp1r-
'qtiye stand sill, New Hampshire, in increase ul
business and population, Is marching well nigh
p0ri passu. with the most thrifty OF the older
states. Her manufacturing cities are riWling
the largest In the country.
What then is the remedy2 | answer. it is TO-
increase our business hy uyailiug ourselves oi the
wonderful opportunities that nature has So pro-
iusely supplied 60 us We must become some
thing besides an agricultural people we must be-
come manufacturing people also. Our mountains
and valleys are a treasure house of valuable mines
and are ribD0ncd with perennial streams, sufficient
% move the machinery o. the world. With these
developed and appropriated our farms would be-
come like gardens; our youth would find here the
activity and promise OF q new country combined
with the advantages of the old Vermont would
become not only good State 90 be born in, but
the best Of States for all purposes 20 live in
Two acts are 70 be kept in mind First, that
~ agriculture alone We cannot compete with the
fertile regions Of the west, now that steam has
practically annihilaed distance, and made all see
tons So equally near the great centres. Second.
that however admirably our State may be adapt
ed to agricultural products it is still better fitted
Tor manufacturing industry. Mind you, ! am
not advocating the advantage of manufacture
over agriculture, but the advantage of both to-
5ether over agriculture alone. My belief is as
others have well said, that they are not auugo-
listic, but intertwincd and dependent upon each
lther that each helps the other; and that in no
way can our agricultural interests be more aided
han BY increasing our manufacturing industry
Agriculture gives to manufactures food and raw
furnish 30 agriculture
ubrics and a home market. lt is only by their
action side By side, the nearer togcth-
II the better, that States have attained the high
st degree OF independence, wealth and power.
We can, 70 the extent of our representation,
lelp 20 secure protection. We can modify our
'wn laws 80 as to adapt them TO the encourage
nent OF manufactures. We can invest some OF
lur own capital, and thereby more readily secure
orelgn capital. We can build additional rail-
Dads, and thereby make ourselves more accessi-
Die to the outside world. We must rid our
minds OF deal Of prejudice and become more
lberal m our views; we can temporarily exempt
manufacturing property from taxation when that
will secure its establishment Indeed, to say that
ne cannot effect this change is to admit our in
erlority The manner Of producing the desired
esults Is OF little consequence 70 consider to-day
The resolution to produce them is what We first
need.
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