The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-24

that have been fioated down from the i'm
mensc forest of northeastern Vermont and
northern New Hampshire, and waiting to
pass through the canal and locks, and on
down to Holyokc, Springfield or other mar
kets below, We arrive at Bellows Falls.
This place. with railroad communication
in four different directions, and an almost
invaluable watcr-power, is just beginning
to awake from its Rip Van Wrinkle sleep,
and bids fair 10 be one of the principal
manufacturing places In Vermont within
few years.
1t needs but hasty glance, as we hurry
through Keene, TO convince us the business
man and capitalist of that vicinity realize
the true element of permanent growth and
success Of any place, by encouraging and
establishing manufactures. Keene wag-
ons and sleighs have gained such an envi-
able reputation, that they are sold from
Maine to Texas, the Carolinas to Califor-
mia, and their manufacture employ hun
drcds of steady workmen, aud furnish sup
port to their numerous large families. Be-
sides this branch there are many cotton and
woollcn mills boot and shoe factories. tan
neries, soap and glue factories, chair and
furniture shops, foundcries and machine
works, brick yards, etc In fact, Keene IL
live, enterprising, growing place, and is
on the true road to prosperity and success.
Passing down through Marlboro, Troy
and Fitzwilliam, with their numerous gran
tic quarrics and finishing works, reminds
one of Rutland's more extensive marble
quarries and mills.
The brief stop at Fitchhure gives ample
time to see that that thriving city has even
more fully than Keenc, adopted the manu-
featuring principal in the problem of
permanent growth and success. The Put
nam Machine Company, whose very extern
sivc works are adjacent to the railroad,
are, believe, among the oldest and largest
of the hundreds of different manufacturing
establishment in that rapidly growing city
noticed that where as child twenty six
years ago with other school boys with
paper hats and wooden swords and guns
played soldier and had muster in pas
turc, now stand massive granite and
brownstone blocks of residences, and down
by the river where gathered wild grapes
tories giving employment to thousands of
honest mechanics who, with the farmers of
the country, arc the true nobcmcn Of this
grcat.and growing nation
Here are two examples for Rutland
which the business men, capitalist, far
MGR, and all citizens should contemplate il
they desire to prosper and keep pace with
the times. Kcene and Fitchburg, besides
thousands of other places in the country,
which are on the sue road to success, have
not one half the natural advantages OF
Rutland but what is more, their citizens
are harmonious not jealous and envious
of rivals They have enterprise and
pluck they encourage and help eacl
other and all who come among them with
a desire to be honest, increase the business
of the place and contribute to its genera
welfare and prosperity, and the happines.
of the people.
Arriving in Boston just in the cool Of
the day, we are met by kind friends, be
meath whose hospitablc roof we enjoy
many social hours, and make preparations
for weeks trip of 'Blue Fishing" will
party of half-dozen genial friends, il
"Buzzard's Bay" and about Martha's Vine
yard and Nantucket. After this trip o.
sca-bathing, fishing, camping-out on Birt
Island and few days of rest, l am il
hopes of returning to Rutland and putting
on the "business harness again, in som,
respects new man. ID.