The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-04-18
s. Ianz.mnr Arnl lob. 1871
Respectfully Your

Sc JoHN.mEr April loth, 1871
NJ. Editor
Dam sin have at last arrived in
st Johnsbury where propose tomake
short soiouu End tito be one Of
the most enterpn-iug towns nnorihern
New England Tho site is Of remark
able beauty. and art and taste have
heightened It's natural attractions.
The public library, the $40 900 gift Of
Hon. Horace Fairbanks 10 the town, is
not surpassed anywhere for the beauty
Of the building OF the excellence Of It's
literary contents Gas works aud
water works constructed by the en-.
tcrprisc and public spirit Of the Fair.
banks Co, add to the substantial at
fractions Of the place. The s. Johns.
bury academy oarding house. costing
$4,000 is the gift Of the venerable
Ihaddeus Fairbanks TO the csusc Of
cducati IN
A Soldiers Monument Of the highest
artistic attractions attests The lihemlity
Of the town and the skill Of Mead the
artist
The place has FIVE excellent water
powers on the PassumpsIc, and several
on the Moose River chiefly improved.
The Fairbanks Scale Works are To-
Gated here, and occupy ten acres and
fifteen large buildings, with several
floors each. Six hundred mechanics
60 horses, and numerous cattle are en-.
ployed Over 81 600 scales OF 500 dit.
fcrent varieties are made and marketed
from China to Oregon and from Nor
way to Cape Colony Annual sales,
81 500, 600, 800 600 feet Of lumber arc
used and 5000 tons of American iron,
also 900 tons of Scotch iron. Their
transportation IN and out, 1900 tons,
will be done by the Portland a Og-
densburg Railroad There are other
important manufacturers in town. The
Steam Mill Company use lumber, iron
coal, and turn $l20,0 900 Of goods Buz-
zels' machine shop, sales $50, 900 Col
by, Gray II Blake, sales $50, 600 (;
Paddock's machine shop, sales $685.
600 Ely, Balch & Co., hoes and forks,
sales 10000 etc. Total sales OF
manufactures of the town $4,000 900 ;
merchandise, $l,5OO,OOO Portland
& Ogdensburg stock 1878 goo. Popu-
Iation Of the town about 5000.
There are only two hotels in this
place, the st. Jolnsbufy House and
the Avenue House, the former is loca.
ted on Main st. about onc-third Of a
mile from the depot, and the latter on
Railroad St and Eastern Avenue, the
most business part of the town, and
within few rods Of the depot, where
have taken up my abode, and find
every comfort which traveller could
desire. The travelling public will re.
greet to learn that the very popular
proprietor of the Avenue House, o. G.
Hale, on account Of ill.health, feels
compelled to sell out this excellent ho.
tel and retire to a more quiet pursuit.
II is the estpiece Of property in town,
as there is an income Of So, 900 per an
mum on tencments stores, saloons,
&c rented outside Of about eighty
rooms fer the hotel This affords a
rare opportunity fcran enterprising ho-
tel man, as il will be sold on the most
reasona lie terms
Something of an idea may be gath
cred Of the business done in this place
from the fact that little over 81 600
passengers were taken and left at the
depot the past season
There is to be erected this season,
in this place, large union depot for
the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers,
Massawippi Valley aud Portland &
0gdensburg Railroads. The opening
Of the J. a O. r. Il. will bling the
east and west 70 this place in the
morning 10 do their trading, and re-
turn IN the evening
+. a 7 Fairbanks & Go are making
'arge additions 70 tbcir works and
building is going on rapidly this season
The p & O. Il r shops are located
here aud have already commenced op
eraiionr.
The sugar season has Just commcnc
ed, the farmers anticipate short but
good harvest
The snow Is rapidly disappearing
and an early spring Is anticipated
More anon
TH2wLEn
Essf DaRslf. Abril 18th 1872