Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02
EiCOnderOga.

Emotions OF surprlHe, JOY, grief, terror,
| indignation and wrath followed each 9TH
er in rapid succession here FOR some weeks
past. The causes which have led to this
Juror of excitement in our ancient but
honorable town are various and as differ
ent in their nature as the passions to
which they have given rise. First in the
scale stands our "water power" and back
of that our railroads.
When the fact became known in Low
ell, some six months ago, that we have
the greatest natural advantages for manu-.
featuring purposes to be found on this
planet, and also that we ere soon to have
no mean show in railroad facilities, a COM
pany was formed with the intention of
building a large cotton factory in our
midst, Accordingly at various times dur
ing the summer just pact strangers could
be seen walking up and down our noble
ally measuring, in quiet sort of way,
the distance from some precipjtous water
fall to aneighboring boulder in the stream
below, and on one occasion, even inquir-
ing of small boy about the rise of water
in the spring.
These facts were seized upon by the
more acute and far-seeing portion of our
community as certain indications of the
lawning of brighter day at no great
distance 10 the future. Old fogies, how
ever, would only make use of-"The day
fer Ticonderoga is past " or SOME other
eradite exdression rendered emphatic by
the characteristic shake of the head or the
the significant ugh !"
But events soon proved that our wild
est copjestures had not been without
foundation, 'and that our brightest hopes
we're likely soon to be reaiz ed. This
company had selected site for their fac
tory, Owned by two indiVid uals, and
through the Intervention of third party
lit was deemed necessary to have q third
party in this case) it vas suppc sed that
the terms of sale and TINA of closing the
trade were fixed.
Promptly at the appointed hour came
our Lowell men, only to learn that the
more desirable part of their cont emplated
purchase had passed into the ha ads of
Grabite company, only few hours pre-
vious, and being thus sold" them
selves, their only course was to leave
for Lowell in disgust.
The feelings Of our citizens at this IN
toward event c II be more easily imagin ed
than described. Some, it is true, affected
a smile, but it was only to repress "heln''
less wrath of tears" Others bit their
lips and maintained an indignant silence
while it is to be feared that few 'Wsxed
profane at this sudden and unex .pected
transition of affairs. Even our good
housewives declared that they would
rather have lest all their sit7er spoons
than that such despicable 1ran action
should occur in town.
These being facts, is it at all strange
that society should at once re solve itself
into two distinct factions, Ora bite and an
ti-Grabite ? And that the former should
withdraw all patronage from the latter,
and the latter have no dealings with the
former?
But "let us have peace" After an ab-
'ence of about two weeks, the Lowell men
we're prevailed upon to return and make
! survey of the remaining power, which
las resulted very favorably to US. They |
nave purchased and gone to work with a
will. They will have about two hundred /.
ooms running by the first of next July |
Nor is this all Another Eastern man, a
Mr.. Lincoln, has been here and formed |
,opartnersbip with Mr. Geo. Weed, and
building an establishment for
he manufacture of barrel slaves and
heading. They will turn out material
or about six hundred barrels per day.
Still another. Hon. G. Fl. DeIano has
lbout given up going South, and has en-
cred into partnership with Mr. Clark P.
ives, and they have already troke ground
or another factory. Sash, doors, blinds,
nouldings, ETC., is to be their speciality.
And another. A firm from Whitehall
has bought Mr.. James Treadway's new
WOODEN mill and are going into the turn.
ing business. The remainder Of our