Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-11-28
W hole Number 1899.

closely connected with missions and theiF
progress from their inception, than per-
haps any other in the nation. 5-
Leaving Rutland by the Harlem Ex-
tension Division. with a brief stop at Wal
lingford, 80 miles southwest, my next
point was Manehester-30 miles from
Rutland This road was through a very
narrow and rich valley, between two
spurs os the Green Mountains. and the
scenery is grand and beautiful On either
hand, are the high, thickly wooded noun
tain peaks, and at their base lovely lake
lets, in whose clear, placid waters are
mIrrored the autupn-tinted foliage Of the
forests on these mountain slopes and as
we were whirled rapidly by, those highest
up and most distant, seemed in rapid mo-
ton, and in opposite direction to those on
the banks of the lake, making most per-
feet moving panorama or kaleidoscope
some receding and others appearing
surprising "Whipple's Dissoiving Views"
1t was a thing of beauty, but mot a joy
forever"
Manchester is surrounded by high
mOuntains-chief of them is Mt Equinox,
on the west, which is over 5000 f. high.
On this stands an observatory 80 f. high.
Government officers of the Typographical
Corps were making surveys and obserVa-
tiOns from three of the most prominent
peaks, occupying a triangle. As the
scenery is so beautiful, this great place
of summer resort, and the large hotel
which, by the way ! is said to rival in all
its appointment those at Saratoga-is un-
able to accommodate the tourists. But
they find their way into many OF the qui-
ct homes in the village or surrounding
country. The village is oyer a half mile
long, and the sidewalks are wholly of
white marble, which is as common here
as the granite or rock, in other portions of
New England In fact, the whole valley
is filled with marble shops, which usually
are beside the misunderstanding the
shipping OF the manufactured article very
easy. Ali along the mountain sides may
be seen the quarries from which the rough
material is transported by trucks or horse
railroads to the works, which are usually
run by steam; some are of great capacity.
The marble business of Vermont is GER
tainlY one of great importance-employ-
ing considerable capital, and is said to be
very lucrative business. -
Arlington, nine miles soCth, is small.
but has some important manufSctories-
chief them is the Car Factory. here
saw car trucks constructed upon differ
ent plan from those generally used-a
new patent Instead of having the axle
securely fastened into the wheels. the
wheels were loose upon the axle The
invention claims a decided advantage
oyer the other method when the train
makes curve, as the one on the outer
circle can make more revolutions than
the other on the inside; whereas, in the
old method, one must necessarily slide
someyhat. Here also, is Shoe Peg Fac
ory, turning out rs barrels-Mhen green
per day. These are put into large rollers,
winch revolye slowly, and are heated by
steam. BrImstone is put in them-pow-
dered-to bleach the pegs. The material
is the white birch. The machinery is Pc
culiar and about as noisy as power-looms,
but move with rapiditY of motion that is
truly wonderful. The factory employs
sixty men and girls when in full opera
ton. VIAFoR
Bennington, Vt, Oct %, 1874.