The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-10

lHc Dostuh DdiIy 0"H|Ndt, OF thursday,
contains the following letter, under the
head of Vermont" which we deem of
sufficient importance and interest to our
readers 20 reproduce.
RUTLAND, Jan. 3, 1874.
The Patrons OF liusbandry have com
menccd work in earnest in this State since
the meeting of the State Grange, held at
St. Johnsbuiy in December. You are
aware that our mountain range cuts our
State into two divisions from the north and
south lines. While the Patrons have been
organized on the east side of the mountain
for two years or more, no work has been
done in Western Vermont until the last
few weeks. On Saturday, December 20,
the first west side Grange was established
at Burlington, and embraces some of the
foremost business men and agliculturis,s of
Chittcnden county. Since then Oranges
have been organized in Brandon, Dandy,
Casteton and Rutland and other towns.
and will multiply Tally until the new order
of reform will be fully organized in the
State.
While Vermont is Il large producer of
cattle, horses, sheep, cheese, butter. etc,
she consumes largely Of the cereals of the
West. Her farmers and manufacturers are
directly interested in cheap transportation
both of her products ont of the State and
what she consumes brought from abroad
She is therefore directly interested in the
success of the movement Of Patrons of
Iusbandry and their order She adds to
this the desire to accomplish through them
reform in taxation of the real and per-
sonal property Of the railroads throughout
the state. The railroad managers have
heretofore escaped all taxation, and the
whole burthcn has thus been thrown upon
the other real and personal property of the
State. An impetus has been given to this
matter by the publication of series of able
letters in the Rutland Daily GLOBE on the
subject of Equal Taxation and Patrons
of lIusbandry, ETC. supposed to be from
the pen of Hon. S. NJ Dorr of this town.
They have presented the whole subject in
very dspassionatc way, and have COM
mended themselves to the judgment of the
thinking men of the State.
Mr.. Dorr is "A gentleman who has been nc
lively identified with the business interests
of the State. His first public appearance
was as a member of the Council Of CensOrs
for 1862, in which he introduced and urged
amendments to the Constitution abolislling
the Council and transferring the power of
recommending amendments to the Consti-
tuition to the Legislature, and substituting
biennial Tor annual sessions of the Legisla-
ture, and electing all officers for two years
to correspond to this change. lie failed to
accomplish tins reform in That Council, but
the Council of 1869 adopted his suggestions
entire. Mr. Dorr subsequently served with
credit to Rutland and the county two terms
each in the House and Senate, and was
hOnorcd with the position of Presidential
Eector on the Lincoln ticket from the
First Congressional District of the State.
lie was also earnestly identified with the
establishment of the Vermont State Re
form School, and through his influence the
subject was brought to the attention of the
Legislature, and through it carried to sue
cesstul organization. Mr.. Dorr is II practi-
cal farmer as well as Il business man. lie
weds strong and ready pen and has
many friends who would be glad to see
hm in the Executive chair to give direction
and counsel to the reforms that must be
wrought out in the State through the next
general assembly. EXCELSIOR,