The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-02

were for marble structures, n majority of
the balance being for iron fronts. There
was hut small amount of marble in the
ever IL came in contact with the flames it
so resisted their advance that builders have
had their faith in its permanency wonder
fully strengthened. Not only will there
appearance of the new Boston, but the To-
cations of some of the different kinds of
trade will tend to impress the visitor with
the idea that he has lost his bearings. Old
Pearl street was monopolizcd by the boot,
shoe and leather trade, hut already ten
millions of the capital formerly on that
thoroughfarc has been provided for in
Webster block. now building on Summer
and High streets. This is the site of Dan
icl Wchster's Boston home. Osgood Il Co.,
the Itdntc Mohthy publishers, now on
fremont street, will have Il position very
near the centre Of the burned district. The
publishes of the Pilot has already erected
fivc-story building on Boylston street,
and, as soon as ii can he finished, will oc-
cupy il for disqualification of that paper.
1t is probable that many of the wholesale
merchants who have bought and rcmodcllcd
dwellings ON Chauncy, Essex and other
streets will remain where they are.
am not especially inclined to feel glad
over the misfortunes of others, but | do
take Il degree of satisfaction In whatever
| tends to promote the development Of the
resources of my own country, and the
| scarcity Of foreign marble in our market
| will have the effect of increasing the de-
mand for the American article. lnforma-
ton has recently been received in this city
| of the loss of Il vessel off the coast of Ber-
mlida with cargo of eight hundred tons
| Of Italian marble ON board, and another
vessel which is due here now, with three
hundred tons, lias had to put into Barcclo-
ma. in lcaky condition. Tho effect of
| these mishaps already has been to occasion
an advance of about fifteen per cent. upon
manufactured articles.
The subject which has vcXed the law
makers of the State, at the present session
| of the Legislature, has been the disposition
| to he made of the lIoosac tunnel. The big
bore has caused no little trouble since its
inception, meeting with much opposition
ON the score of the expense to the people,
| which has not been small, twelve million
dollars being invested in that hole but
the anmus Of the objections urged against
ii has undoubtedly sprung from railroad
| corporations. which see or think they see,
lcsscning of their cash receipts in conse
qucnce of its existence and now that day
light is to be so soon let into and through
the mountain. there is squabblc among
railroad men and railroad theorists not eX-
ccpting Mr.. Crane from among the latter,
as to who shall own or have control of the
tunnel. The railroad committee have held
great many hearings upon the subject.
every person who has had anything to say
upon the matter has been patiently listened
to, so that | have no hesitation in saying
that il there has been in existence n plan
OF an idea that has not been presented to
| The members of the committee il is not
| Their fault. AS II result of their consdera
tons, they have presented to the lcgisla-
turc two reports, the majority one recon-
mcnding that the State retain the tunnel
together with SO much of the Troy and
Greenfield road as may he necessary for the
purpose OF maintaining the approaches to
the tunnel. The committee state their
reasons at great length, and fix the tariff
tor the use of the tunnel and its approach
| cs, which they estimate at eight miles. at
| eleven per cent of the gross earnings of
the entire road from Boston to Albany. a
distance OF 1S0 miles. The minority re-
| port advises the formation of a State cor
| poration for the management of the Troy
and Greenfield railroad and the IIoosac
| tunnel, and the leasing of those roads.
which constitute the direct line. While it
Is admitted that there are many reasons fa-
Norablc to State road, il is not at all like
| ~ that the experiment will be tried ON so
extensive scale as the one mapped out by
the minority report. 1t should also be
stated that the majority report provides for
the consolidation of several lines of road
under one management
People must eat. or at least they think
they must, and AS the vcgetarians are n
small proportion of the great whole. the
amount of animal food consumed in this
city is something enormous Great com
plant has long been made that the slaugh-
ter houses, which are located on the banks
OF nearly every stream in the vicinity, have
had delcterious influence upon the health
OF nearby dcnizens, as well AS upon those
at more remote distance, inasmuch as the
water from some of the streams which re-
ceive the slalightcr-housc refuse is used for
culinary purposes. To do away with this
difficulty has been bone of bitter conten
ton Tor many years, but the construction
OF Il huge abattor at Brighton appears to
be the key to its solution. 1t is probably
the most complete establishment of its Kind
in the world, embracing every device that
ingenuity could invent. Not anything is
allowed to 90 to waste, all refuse and offal
being converted into something useful be-
fore leaving the place. 1t obvates the ne
cessity for large number of slaughter
houses in different localities, thereby rem
dcring desirable many hitherto objcctona-
BILE places, and enhancing the value of real
estate.
The number Of immigrants arriving at
this port is proportionably larger than ever
before, every steamer bringing its full com
plemcnt The most of them continue
their journey TO the Western States, IA few
skilled artisans stopping in Eastern cities,
where there is always demand for their
labor, at fair wages. 1t is gratifying to
note that the export trade of Boston is rap
idly increasing The returning steamers