Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27

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DevelOpe the Marble Deposit.
Editor Rutland Herald In this
stand-still time of Rutland growth what
can be done to add to its prosperity? The
two anticipated railroads should be
built and they must have something to
do here. All the railroads in Vermont
might pass through this place and be
useless to us unless we have freight for
them. With these roads there will be no
place in New England as accessible from
every point, as this which fact, is one
very strong inducement to business men
to locate here. Many are finding fault
with our capitalists for not doing more
A few men cannot do everything; they
have made Rutland what it is In their
building up Rutland they have amassed
wealth Let them enjoy it. Be thankful
they have lived here; had they not,
you would have grumbled in another
place. There has been instances where
a few hundred dollars would have secur-
ed, for this place, some of the largest
enterprises in New England. Rutland
should have been, and should now be.
one of the largest towns in New Eng
land. We have resources in our midst
that are not equaled on this con-
tinent. l refer to the marble
deposit 1t is the best in America.
There are marble deposits in other sec
tions of inferior quality that have great
advantages over us in cost of getting the
stone to market, which makes a strong
rivalry, and we should see to it, that we
supply the market. There are a few
enterprising men coming wealth from
that deposit now; not only making
themselves rich but are enriching the
town. They have the most costly man
sions; control the banks live in the
best style; employ the most men; dis
tribute the most money; send off and
receive the most freights; drive the
fastest horses pay the most to the
churches are the most talked about and
sought after by the aspiring fashionable;
in fact, are themen of the town. If the
development of a small part of that
rock makes all of that wealth for the
town and for individuals, would we not
have more rich men and more wealth
and growth if this rock was all being
developed? 1t is clear as a mathemati-
cal demonstration that our wealth would
increase just in proportion to the work
done and money expended in producing
marble. 1t is not for the look of money
nor enterprise that this work does not go
on. Within a few years there have
been several parties, commanding large
sums of money, attracted here by the
prosperity of the quarries now being
worked and they were inclined to in
vest. but were given to understand that
there was no deposit of marble in this
county worth working, but those already
being worked. 1t was luck with those
first operators they happened to com
mence just the right spot and there was
no more beside theirs they were sure.
Several parties since have been Just as
lucky, and, they think, little more SO.
The owners of the last opened mine are
now as sanguine as were the first, that
there is no more good marble in that
valley unless they own the rock. I'm
questionably they are conscientious.
They have wished and talked this so
long that they have grown into the be-
lief of its truth and from pure SYM
pathy for others they warn all wishing
to invest that it will be a losing game for
them. The result has been discourage
ment. 1t is bad state of things. These
very men viii do anything to help build
up the town, except the one thing. Not
one among them would have invested
dollar in the rocky soil had the same
kind of influence been brought to bear
upon them that is now used upon every
one that is inclined to make new devef-
opments in the rock. There is market
for all that can be produced, and it is
the duty of every one of us to encourage
enterprise in that line. We can see
what those few quarries have done for
this town If they, in their infancy,
have done so much, what win be the
effect when the rock is all uncovered
and is being prepared for market? Moth
in America produces so much certain
wealth for the money invested as those
quarries do. They are the foundation
of what prosperity there is in Rutland.
and the work is hardly commenced. It |
should be carried to such an extent that
it will be necessary to build a canal in
order to carry off the productions. This
is no imaginative idea. The time is
coming when the demand and the sup
ply from those deposits will be so great
that water communication to them will /
be a necessity; and it might as well be
now as twenty-five years hence. To I
develop our resources those men that T
drive off every one wishing to invest in
marble rock must be prevailed upon to |
encourage such investment. IF it can
be done in other way they should he
bought out. The town can make money
out OF those quarries as well as individ-
uals, and then, with no one to discour-
age them, capitalists would come in and
develop those resources of wealth which
would build US up to position in Yer
mont such as New York city now occu-
pies, in New York State There should
be fifty more quarries within five wears.
producing, each of them, as much mar
PIE as the largest now does; and only
1 the dog in the manager" policy. mil.
mons OF money would be brought into