The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-16

put Ill inc charges ana nfc, Dut WITHOUT ell
fecting anything They grew frightened.
The furnace smoked away for two days.
John Conant was n bankrupt unless it
proved success. There came out the
heroism. The neighbors were in strong
sympathy with him and the whole town
was reused over the important crisis.
Finally John Conant thought of one
more effort. There was n man in Fair
haven who was perfect founder lie was
sent for, and on coming took a diagnosis of
the situation and began anew in his own
way. In thirty-siX hours there was life in
the furnace and the patient was declared
to be cOnyalesccnt. The Conants began to
be encouraged, and in three days the crisis
was passed. The speaker said he never
saw such an excitement in Brandon. The
furnace was pronounced to be in good
working order and in complete operation.
This was good instance of what Brandon
was and from that we can see what Bran
don is. lie considered that we were too much
accustomed to attribute all the honor of
such an enterprise to one man All should
be recognized and as well as Esquire Con-
ant done in starting the business. others
have kept the ball rolling which has since
made our town what it is. Not all the
praise is therefore due to him. He was at
the bottom Of it, but other men have built
up our town until it has assumed new air
This instance in the history of Brandon he
considered as a skillful selection of sub
ject bearing directly upon the question.
L. II. GRIswOID.
said the question was of much interest to
all the farmer, the merchant and the
capitalist. AS had been stated one princ-
pal thing to be done was to induce capital
to come here and TO DO away with this
species of jealousy against any new move
ment. 1t took men of wealth to start all
great enterprises and wherever we may ge
and find manufactures there we find a
wealthy community, With marked effect
for miles around on the agriculturists.
Wealth concentrated gave laborcrs pay and
transports its influence TO the producer
without the fee for railroad transportation.
There was no such thing as being too lib
cral with manufacturing capitalists Should
quarter of million be planted in oul
midst in manufacturing interests il would
add tcnioli to the welfare of agriculture
and of business of every kind. There was
no state in New England which produced
so much to the acre as did Vermont If
we had the city Of Lowell here there was
no man so blind but would see that our
farms would he doubled in value He il
lustraicd his principle by pointing 10 Port
Henry There potatoes sold. 81 few years
ago, for forty cents. noW selling for seven
ty and eighty cents. The farmers have a
home market for their produce at the
highest price and better even than any in
New York or Boston for them.
lie then referred to the Addison railroad
which the tax payers of Brandon rcpudin-
tod in n pifrropllNs c,ipit
ted soon after \ community is ALWAYS
indebted to the man who puts his money
into an enterprise to benefit himself as it is
always sure to benefit the town afterwards.
All should sustain him. The speaker re
membcred how difficult it was when he
first came to Brandon and what a strong
prejudice there seemed to be against the
| Howe scale works by those who did moi
like the president and We're Jealous of his
success. He also spoke of what manufac
lures had done for Crown Point. her real
estate being doubled in value in twelve
months.
col, II. II. MERRITT
was happy that lac was well acquainted
with the state and had travelled over Il good
portion of il since the last meeting. lie
spoke of the change in the site of public
highways from years ago. Then they were
buiit on the hills ana NOW they changed &c
the valleys. The inquiry before the meet
ing was, what should be done etc? Yer
mont stands to-day as she did yesterday
and as she did in 1870. 1t had then pop
uiatlon OF some 3oo,OOO inhabitants and
was now little improved IN that respect
Perhaps the state was better, but he doubt
ca II. lie Then facctlousiy referred to tho
tide OF emigration from Vermont, saving
That Tor some cause all the smart mcr
raised IN vermont nave emigraicd either
west or south ana large majority of the
surplus money in the state had emlgrated
IN the same direction, and was doing {
thriving business outside OF Vermont. He
knew OF but little attempt being made tC
change the condition OF the state from it:
commonplace manners and customs. Tho
farmer calculates to raise enough in The
summer TO last nm through the winter
the great wafer power or the state was
ousliy engaged IN emptylng itself into Lake
Cnanplaln on the west ana INTO the Con
necticut river on the east. The people out
SIDE OF the state consider us as people toe
lar removed from civilization to he any
thlng more than ldiots or consummate fools
although they IKE 70 come mere ana buy
| orr COmnuuity said the (OlDupl and scr
how many competent young men we have
to start in business for themselves. Where
are they! Emigrated. They could moi
stay. Their talents ii they haG
any, were not appreciated here. He
believed in the quotation that . A
man was not without honor save in his
own country" This was the general char
acter of every town in the state. No in.
| 80. /,
man starts anything new he is Kissed
down, and men from other states don't like
to bring their money into such place
Should the speaker endeavor to invite
capital into the state, he would draw mar
of her advantages and facilities for manu-.
featuring purposes. and take it to men OF
capital, explaining its points. and then &c
to the legislature, or send some one. with
| Instructions to do what, in their wisdom
could be done for successfully inyeiglinn
foreign capital to come here. The soil OF