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

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are cmphatlcally a tool using race and all
classes must depend on the mechanic, al
though the farmer had been in the habit of
assuming much dignity, and saying that
they were the foundation Of all. This was
a very pleasant idea for them to harbor but
they must go hand in hand with the me
chanic and the manufacturer, for without
them all the earth would have been a bar
rem waste and the command would not
have been fulfilled to this day. To
the question, what can be done TO in
crease and encourage our manufacturers,
the speaker would answer by dividing his
reply into two parts first, by legislation
second, by individual effort The Legs
lature could do something but not rs much
as the individual. Legislation had given
the privilege to towns to exempt from tax
alton for space of time, those who would
build up her manufacturing interests, and
it could do something more. 1t could so
adjust our taxation, regulate our currency
basis our revenue laws and tariffs as TO
aid the manufacturer greatly. 1t could al
so give laws to our railroad corporations to
restrain their rates of freight in the interest
of manufacturers, which was among the
most important legislation that could be
had. We in Vermont could not compete
with towns upon the seaboard or in the
larger cities where they have cheaper laws
Of transportation. Individual effort. on the
other hand must he started by men of cap
ital. This very fact that great enterprises
must he lnaugurated Is a necessity for rich
men, and there were two classes of these
men those who would not risk Il dollar,
who put their money carefully away ut in
tcrcsts and the others are the brave men,
the benefactors of the race, who risk their
capital to carry on the great enterprises of
the world. All human progress must be
secured by this class We have our heroes
not only in military life, but our religious
heroes, or scientific heroes, our CONNER
cid dni bdsihcSs heroes. In this develop
ing of our manufacturing interests, the
men who risk their money, may be termed
our business heroes. They have been
found in all ages of the world. Calico
rlskcd his life in Drawing the church and
state as a hero of science. Agassiz was Il
scientific hero also Martin Luther was a
religious hero. while Prof. Morse and Geo.
Stephenson were true heroes the lat
ter dared to risk his all to carry for
ward that enterprise which has bcnc-
fitted the world so much. lie may
be truly called IA noble hero, who would
have spent his last dollar for the good OF
his fc'lOw-mcn Numerous examples might
be cited of the business heroes who have
worked ioopcn up II pathway TO commerce
and start the gigantic railroad enterprises
throughout the world They often lose
their all and are buried with no stone TO
mark their rcsting-placc, while others have
sometimes achieved glory. by Illustration
of the true business hero the speaker would
refer to the early history Of Brandon. lie
had consulted the oldest inhabitant' on
the subject, who had told him that fifty
years ago mcnagcric or carayan was to
be exhibited in this pant of the state. The
travelling agent stopped at Brandon and
looked oven the ground, and also ut Sails
bury. He finally decided that Brandon
was not large enough and so exhibited in
Salisbury. There was man in Brandon
at that time who conceived the idea OF de-
vcloping some Of the water power ut hand
of the prosperity of this village. This man
was Deacon Conant. He appreciated the
extent of the iron ore beds here and at once
began the establishment of furnace. His
means were limited. but he invested his
last dollar, built the furnace and made
ready for his first blast He eagerly watch
cd for the result which was either to prove
his ruin OF make him rich man. 1t did
succeed and the business went on. Bran
don stoves were known far and wide
buildings sprang up in the village; large
numbers of workmen were employed the
area of the town was enlarged and Brandon
village was born. Without this start IN
manufactures Brandon might have been
Salisbury to-day. The speakers time hay
ing expired he was obliged to close
II. G. COPELAND
was the next speaker He had but one or
two ideas to offer upon the question. If
there was a way in which to increase and
encourage our manufactures. there was also
a way not to do it The latter was the way
that was practiccd the most at the present
time. If we could get our necessarics away
from home we were pretty sure to do it.
If the farmer needed n harness, horse
rake or mowing-machinc he was generally
sure to 90 away from home to purchase it.
That was the way not to do it. The farm
ers stood in their own light in this matter.
Every one could do something to encour
age manufacturing interests at home. They
should take a broad view of the matter,
whereas they reasoned in a selfish way. All
farmers could patronize home industries,
and by doing so would help to benefit the
place where they resided and in that way
the state Every farmer should make it a
Iulc " lliitl'iSc MS implements anu HCCtS-
saries Of life at home, thus giving an oppor-
tunity for profitable business to the man
ufacturer. 1t also was sure to increase the
price of the farmers produce by charging
the population. 1t was always best for the
farmer to encourage high prices, as he is
supposed TO produce more than he con-
sumed and the balance may be considered
in his favor,
said there was not as much encouragement
for person to go into The manufacturing
as there should be. He cited the instance
of man in Brandon, whose means were
small, who undertook to start the paint
works. All sneered at him and said he
would fail. The speaker advanced him
little money, but lie finally sold the quarry.
1t was too much the case that every inhI-
ential man speaks against these endeavors.
The same paint works succeeded and was
finally put into II stock company. They
had since been turning off 400 tons of paint
per month The speaker thought it was
the men without means who generally start
ed these enterprises. Wealthy men did not
care to.
CHARLES WIAsLoW
considered the most important may to en-
courage manufacturers was by legislation
1t had been successfully tried in Mainewhcre
the legislature had caused survey TO he
made throughout the state at the public ex-
pensc and had thrown out Inducements to
capitalists to invest there, and had also
agreed to exempt them from taxation for q
certain period. That was the first step to.
ward increasing the wealth of a comlnun-
ity. Whenever 1t looks down on manu-
fapttrin,r putnrDrieps and thrnvs hinlranrns
in their way, the men of capital leave for
more congenial spot and that town is dead
as far MS business went We must have Il
liberal feeling toward manufacturers. 4
manufacturing town is always n rich town.
1t increases its business not only in manu-
featuring sense, but also benefits the far
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