The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-09

MIR. wAEREN ELLIS
said the question was one Of great interest
TO Vermont. lIesthought manufacturers
were dependent on the farmer; the latter
was the basis on which to operate He
thought the farmers were not complain.
Ing people. That they had things which
were not SMOOTH as well as other classes,
was well known. The farmer appreciated
railroads as much as anybody else so far
as he knew the railroads had no quarrel
with the railroads he wished that question
understood In regard to Gaysvillc, which
had been mentioned; the manufacturer
found that transportation cost him so much
that II took all his profits, and it was neces-
sary for him to leave. He believed there
was law which exempted manufacturers
who came into the state to establish, for
five years. When they became paying in
situations they should be taxed rs well as
farmers. Vermont should offer encourage
ment to capitalists, but he preferred to
donate certain sum instead OF cXcmptinr
them from taxes
COL. II. II. MERRITT
considered the question as being in the
superlative degree. What the farmer suf-
fered most from this want. No STATEN the
country was so well situated geographic
ally for manufactures as Vermont Maine
had more rivers, not so many falls, it had
the Saco, the Androscoggin, the PeAobscot
and Kenebeck, while here in this part of
the state, the Battenkill, the Otter Creek
with their numerous outlets and ponds, the
Otter Creek giving above all others great
advantages in that direction. At Suther-
land Falls there was water power suffici-
ent to run machinery for ten miles north Of
the falls and in Middlebury there was
| lo al, -,
Ncshobee was well used for this purpose
at Brandon. When we struck the Onion
river there were falls every mile, while in
Winooski were large manufacturing priv.
leges. The Lamoillc had less water power.
AT the north end of the state were found
the Nlssisquoi with falls at Richford,
Berkshire, Highgate and Swanton. 1t
might well be asked why were no, these
privileges used In many instances
they had been held from capitalists to the
the detriment Of the state The town of
Fairfax with its mill privileges might have
been the city of Fitchburg or Lowell had
it been used to good advantage If Yer
mont shnnF only make an effort TO invest
capital IN manufactures lis population
would treble in five years. lie hoped that
the little kinding which this discussion
would make might do some good in that
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want Of manufacturers than from any other
cause. Brandon would be desert were it
not for her manufactures people would
be inquirng for ticket to the West or the
land of Goshen.
MIR. JOHN CASE.
Held an entirely different opinion upon
the question than any who had yet spoken.
The question was whether this wait CON
st
He commended that the farmer was not
benefited by manufactures Let large
manufactory be established in Brandon Il
cotton mill for instance. 1t brings money
into the town and gives labor to many but
does it benefit the farmer That manu-
facturer hires all the help far and near and
absorbs all the labor in this community.
The consequence is the farmer has TO pay
an advance for help. Docs the farmer get
a sufficient price to pay him for this added
expenditure: lie thought not When
the farmer paid fifty cents day for labor
he made more money and received more
help than he gets now when he pays 81 80
a day. He instanced Massachusetts as an
example Of the benefit of manufactures. 1t
was good thing for the state bu, certain
~ did not benefit the agricultural interests.
She was far bchiud Vermont in agriculture
factories had absorbed all the labor and the
Count afford i6r help One half of the
farming lands in Massachusetts, went begg-
ing to-day for purchaser. 1t was nice
thing to have manufactures in town; it
increased her population and wealth but
does not benefit the farmer.
Mr.. II. \. SUMNER
thought the more manufactures we had
a.
estate. Then too. we should find a market
here at home for our produce, and thus
save transportation to find n market else
where. His doctrine was to increase our
manufactures and that would double our
population and our trade. In regard to
Massachusetts as an agricultural State the
soil there was not as good as in Vermont.
New Hampshire had increased her grand
list Ss2S, 900 by manufactures, while Yer
mont had increased hers about $1,000 He
did not ask pity because he had to pay more
for help for he had got more money TO pay
since manufactures came into town. Real
estate had also advanced TO large degree.
Then as regards mechanics they were
greatly benefited by manufactures.
Mr.. NJ. y. JUNE
referred to the fact that steam often took
the place of water, and was one reason
| why the latter was not thought so much
| Of He believed it was for the interest of
| Vermont to increase her manufactures,
and instanced Rutland which had been
greatly benefited by manufactures. pro-
duce sold higher and it has an influence
even in Brandon If manufacturing inter
ests gave opportunity for farmers to find
market here for their produce there would
be no trouble with railway transportation.
He thought it was beneficial to encourage
manufacturers by eyemptng them from
taxation, although many would take adj
vantage of the law to hide Their capital
| from tax, which served to throw the bur
den of taxation upon the farmer. The
latter asked only justice in the matter and
were willing to bear their share.
MIR. JOHN MoKENNEY
wished TO correct the idea that farmers
grumbled because they had to labor. He
thought the majority OF the arguments
made were in favor Of an increase of man.
ufactorles, but on many points he was I'M
decided. In regard TO Massachusetts he
had brother who lived Il few miles out Of
Boston who said an acre of the speakers
land was worth ten of his own, yet he made
more money off from his ten acres than the
speaker could make from his one hundred.
They went into market gardening more
than farming, and thought if we had more
manufactures here we ought to be able TO
make more than they did in Massachusetts
| when our so good.
MIR. WM. 4. WILLIAMS
thought with others who had spoken that
an increase of population was always be-
neficial to the farmers interests, by giving
them a better market for their produce
MIR. 5. u. JENNIE
said he wished to correct statement made
that the state had a law which exempted
manufactures for the space of five years,
from taxation. The law was that towns
might do so by vote. The talk during the
| discussion seemed IN him liko n fhoolorical