Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-01-11
SaIutatOry.

DdIuttllOIy.
We doff our hat to the public
generally, and the citizens of Es-
sex County particularly, and trem-
blingly assume the plural pronouns
and ask admission to the corps
editorial of the State. In present
ing the first number of the HER
AID to the reading public we hope
not to be spared from candid crit
icism, since it is by having our
faults exposed that we soonest
learn to correct them, and the
sense of failure stimulating us to
stronger effort, to achieve success.
Having assumed the editorial di-
rection of the HERALD, we prom
Use the public that nothing bat &C
tual want of ability shall prevent
lis from doing it justice, and while
we solicit the forbearance and
friendship of our brethren of the
quill we at the same time declare
our intention to conduct this de-
partment in accordance with our
own views of the needs of our pat
rons and in the interests of our
own section of the State. That
every enterprise Of a public ma
ture should be received with cold
ness by some, is but natural, and
from this rule we believe this en-
terprise will not be anexception ;
still we think that the citizens of
Essex County will generally be
gratified if in this undertaking we
are successful, and on the other
hand would regret our failure.
We consider it proper in this,
the first number of tie HERALD to
give some of the reasons which led
to its existence. Essex County
heretofore has been obliged to de.
pend for its local news on sources
outside its own limits and entirely
distinct and separate from it in
local interests, and though the full
reports of all incidents of general
interest may have been faithfully
chronicled by the papers Of Gale
donia, Orleans and Coos, we have
ever felt that we occupied a place
of secondary Importance, and tina
for want of the means of more
intimate acquaintance with the
State at large, we did not possess
that degree Of consideration anC
respect which as a county we are
justly entitled to claim. Possess
ing some of the finest agriculture
advantages in the State, al
abundance Of water power, excel
dent means of communication will
the principle markets of New
England, we are yet somewhat be
hind, ASA whole in the development
of our resources. The citizens O
this county are not one whit be
hind the average in other countie
in all those qualities which go t,
make up a good and respectful,
community, and the advantage
which Essex offers for profitabl
business ventures, ought, and W
believe will attract to it the car
ital and enterprise necessary 70
the development of its sources c
wealth. The large extent of tin
bered lands in the county, the cor
stantly increasing price of thi
kind of property, the excellen
facilities for manufacturing an
marketing the same cannot fail t
be a source Of much profit to tn
county in the future. And W
predict that no other county i
the state will show as much &C
vancement in manufacturing ell
terprises and as much proportion
ate increase in wealth and popul;
ton in the coming ten years, a
Essex. That the HERALD may
a measure contribute toward a
the material interests of this Sc,
ton of the State is our earnes
hope.
Essex, from its peculiar sit,
alton, being separated from tn
business centers ON the west b
natural barriers, is more essentia
ly an independent county than an
of the others, and we venture
say that less is really known b
the people of the State, concern
ing her natural advantages as
field for business, than of any othe
county. And if there is any or
county in the State which needs
we'll conducted and able loo
newspaper, it is this. We hope
be able to give you such a paper ;
you need, but to do SO, we mu.
ask your aid in the way of patro
age. The local department bein
not fully organized as yet, in tn
number we have been obliged
depend upon our exchanges f
locals. We shall engage the ser,
ces of correspondents in ever
town. and we cordially invite a
persons to give us early reports
any news of general interes