Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-04

tner IN Itself or IN the gate, which Is the |
case with many good wheels. 1t is CON-
paratively cheap has large discharge
apertures, and is not liable to clog with
foodwood or debris it is so constructed
that if anything too large to pass through
the buckets gets In, it can be removed
without difficulty, at an aperture left
open at the center of the wheel One
superior point in the wheel is its ability
to give as good a percentage of power
with very small amount of water, as
with a fuel gate-a thing of great con
sequence on small streams. These wheels
are popular at home, many of them be-
ing used in this vicinity, with an increas-
ing demand abroad. They are being
sent to Maine, New York, Canada and
elsewhere. That they give good per-
centage of power and stand a good work
ing test, may be inferred from the fact
that they are being used in place of, and
beside the most popular wheels in the
country. We are glad to see Mr. Buz-
zell prosper in the manufacture of this
wheel. for we have watched it from its
first introduction to the present time.
and know from millwright's expert
ence that it is one of the best wheels in
use.
The portrait of Hon. Horace Fair
banks, which the citizens of St. Johns
bury have procured at cost of $1,000,
will soon be placed in the Atheneum,
and will be one of the most interesting
objects on exhibition, both on account
of its merit as a painting, and because
it is good likeuess Of the 0onor Of the
Atheneum. the library and paintings
it contains. / he people of St. Johnsbury
desired to make some suitable testimoni-
al of their gratitude toward. and obliga-
tions to Mr.. Fairbanks for his muni6-
I
way than to obtain, while it might be
had, a good portrait to be placed in some
appropriate place in the Atheneum. St.
Johnsbury was extremely fortunate to
have been made the home of men, whose
inventive genius, prudence and enter
prise founded and built up permanent
and extensive business, and whose liber-
ality has made that town one of the
most desirable places to reside in, in the
whole state of Vermont. The manufac-
ture of scales is doubtless a very profta-
bic business, but the Messrs. Fairbanks
have not boarded or concealed their pro-
fits, but have shared with their towns
men and employees. They have employ
ed class of faithful and intelligent men.
who in character and numbers would
make respectable community of them
selves. These generous manufacturers
have provided fer the intellectual and
esthetical wants of their town, by fur
nishing excellent school buildings and
academies by the gift of the atheueum
above mentioned. with its extensive H.
brary and its picture gallery, where may
be seen some of the best paintings, If
church denominations have been unable
to provide suitable places of worship,
they have contributed generously toward
this object if the village has needed
water or gas light and could not afford
it, the Fairbankses have furnished these
necessaries at Il reasonable rate. These
men are trying to start up different
branches of business outside of their
own. that shall be advantageous to st.
Johnsbury, and they have something
more than a selfish interest in laboring
so hard for the completion of the new
railroad, and ought to receive great cred
1t for what they are doing in this direc-
ton In short, wherever and whenever
anything for the good of their fellows or
| of their town could be done. these gen.
tlemen have been ready to contribute ;
and it is eminently proper that the citi-
zens Of st. Johnsbury should make fit
, acknowledgements for the benefits re-
| ceived.