The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-13
RUTLAND's OPPORTUNITY.
The Removal Of the Shops Of the Brandon
Manufacturing Company. Will Rutland
Secure them

The Removal Of the Shops Of the Brandon
Manufacturing Company. Will Rutland
Secure them
The question of what can be done TO give
new impetus to the growth and pros
perity of Rutland to add to its business in
terests, to make times, "lively," to create a
demand for labor, increase the value OF
our real estate, and add greatly to our pop
ulation is, we are glad to learn. receiving
the attention of our business men and citi-
aens generally. 1t is conceded that all this
can be accomplished by the introduction
of new and additional manufacturing cstab-
li.hmcnts 10 our midst. This is too plain
for argument, and needs only to be stated
to gain general assent. The necessity be-
ing conceded, why not take immediate
steps to secure such manufacturing estab.
lishments? This is the question that Is be-
ing asked, aud our citizens are considering
practical answer thereto.
1t is known that with the change in the
direction of the Brandon manufacturing
company, the matter Of its removal has
been more or less considered. The COM
pany require new and more extensive
works. These, it is understood they will
have in any event but in connection with
with their erection, they are considering
whether it would not be the better course
to remove, also, to more central location.
If they remove, it will be to place offer
ing the greatest inducements, not only in
location, but in other respects. IL is con-
coded that, of all places, Rutland ia the
best located, but unless some action is
taken on the part of our citizens there is
danger Of our loosing this opportunity.
Already Brandon has made liberal offers
for keeping the shops at that place. Bur-
ingtcn has sn eye for them, and Worces-
ter and Holyoke, Massachusetts, as well as
other towns, aic moving IN the same d.
rection. Not one of thrse places, confess
edly, are as well located for such an estab-
lishment as is Rutland. Certainly none of
them have greater interest to secure it.
Rutland, we believe, can have these shops
if she SO wills. 1t will require some move
ment on our part to obtain them, possibly
some sacrifices. 1t may be that some pc
cuniary inducements must be held out but
if 30, every cent go contributed will return
to Rutland more than hundred fold.
With the advent of these shops, we should
see business at once revive, real estate adj
vance, labor in demand, our population
largely increased, and gcueral prosperity
at ,nce replace the present general depres-
zion.
Is it not worth making the trial for
Those who have watched the growth of
Rutland from lS49 up to few years ago,
and have noticed the stagnaiion, if not de-
cline, since, will need no urging to make
ihem put their shoulders to the wheel, that
Rutland may, once more, take a rapid
tride in advance. Our citizens are fully
awake to this matter, and 1t only requires
concert of action to assure success. A
citizens meeting to consider the matter has
been suggested, and we trust that one will
be called at an early day, that 1t may be
ascertained just what is necessary in order
to secure these shops, and, when ascertain
ed, Tia. whatever is necessary may be done
and done promptly.