Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-29
AFTER THE STORM.


notwithstanding the great financial
disturbance that has been experienced,
during the few days past, the outlook is
not at all disconraging. While many
financial houses have gone down, and
many wealthy men have been made poor,
little money has been lost to the coun-
try. and no one of the great sources of
wealth, agriculture, manufacture, or COM
merce has suffered materially. If a fire
like the one which visited Chicago or
Boston had consumed millions of dollars
in New York, or any OF the great cities,
q material loss would have been sustain
ed, and business would have been cores
pondingly crippled; but when those who
deal in stocks bring about financial COM
motions among themselves, or are swept
into the vortex of financial ruin by the
doings of others, no money is lost to the
world-it merely changes hands among
the gamblers, and few others suffer- In
the present instance few banks and
trust companies have failed, and the peo-
pie will lose some of their hard earn
ings by them. Some of the projected
and incompleted railroads may suffer in
consequence of the failures, but the loss
will not be great to the country. We
have no pity for the distress that an oc-
currence of this kind brings upon the
stock gamblers every dollar that they
accumulate by their traffic, is a dollar
that some poor laborer has earned by
hard work and while they live in cost
ly mansions, and waste thousands in ex-
travagance, the poor fellows who dug
their wealth from the earth or wrought
it out at the forge, are living in novels,
and striving hard by rigid economy to
keep their children decently fed and
clothed. No man who does not earn his
Living or his fortune by the labor of
brain or muscle, in an honorable voca-
ton, deserves success and Of all classes
that flourish and fatten off the labors of
the people, the worst may be found in
the cities. Up to the present time no
great injury has resulted to our CONNER
cial interests from the failures of the
few days past Gold has not fuctuated
in value and no branch of Legitimate
business has suffered greatly. The i'm.
mense crops Of the year are being har
vested, and are on the way to the sea-
board. Cotton, wheat, corn and Other
staples are demanded in great quantities
by European countries. Our exports
are 100000 greater than last year
while we have not sent away as mucl
gold as we did then, by over $4,000.
900 per month. This shows a very
healthy state in our commercial affairs
and must in short time enliven bust
ness and make better times. 1t is be
lieved that 100000, 900 worth of foo
will be exported from the United State
in the year to come, and should thl
prove to be the case, the great food pro
ducing sections of the country will Sc
more prosperous times than they eve
experienced. Whatever tends to tn
prosperity of one section of the country
will in some degree benefit all other SEE
tions. Should the cotton grower of til
South or the grain producer of the Yves
sell all his cotton or his grain at rt
munerative price, he will be prepared
call on the North and the East for
large supply of our goods, and our mai
ufactured articles; this will make bus
ness good in New England. When a
the spindles and machines in Massach,
sets and Connecticut are put in livel
operation, we shall feel the move
business even in northern Vermont
there will be better demand for OF
butter, beef, wool, lumber and ever,
thing that we produce our lahore
will be better paid, and find steadi
employment. H
We cannot see why the omens are n
good for the future prosperity of all Sc
tions Of the country. 1t remains for e
cry person to take advantage of the Q
portunities presented, and strive hard
industry. and economy to lay by SON
thing when the times are propitior
for the necessities of the future.