Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-19
correspondence of the Burlington Free Press
The Vermont Exhibits.
PIN ADEJ pITIA III

can be seen here than those of the Fair
banks and Howe scale companies, which
have been fully described. | will pass on
to another exhibit, second to none in the
main building, that of the Estey organ
company. 1t is about three ourths OF the
way down, on the right hand, as you 90
in from the main entrance. Estcy d Co
have in their space eight organs, six of
them from their regular stock, and the
other two finished for exhibition here. A
larger space and more open location should
have been allotted to this company, as their
exhibit richly deserves. The organs on
exhibition consist Of one styled = he Gem
of the Parlor.'' nine stops, medium in
sEe. with four sets OF reeds and voX hui
mana; one more rich in finish, with the
same reeds and stops: one eleven-st"p or
gan, same reeds with harmonic at
tachment-ca,e Of solid black walnut. oil
and shcllac finish; Boudoir organ,
equally well finished same reeds. and. in
addition. grand organ knee swell; one
" Harnonlc,' designed for iar-e Darlors,
churches and lecture rooms, seven set, OF
reeds with voX humant. harmonic attach
mcnt, twelve stops and an improved knee
swell-casc OF very elegant pattern and
finish; one " Two-manu,i Pedal Organ
of great variety and power. for halls,
churches and music Conservatives. sin
teen stops, ten sets OF reeds, voN humana
md manuel coupler; and one 1.-Two man
uel organ. pipe-organ top, i large and
beautiful instrument Of superb design and
finish. Prices from $40 to 5000.
Besides the Est"y organs we find in the
main hall II large grey monument, Il head
stone and some designs made of st.
,John,bury granite, and exhibited by the
company of that name. Next TO this Is :,
large marble cabinet with glass front,
, >howins thirty-one designs Of fancy
flooring of different colored marbles.
This is the property of the Burlington
manufacturing company Near it the
same company exhibit monuments Of
North pi,t>ford and Morlh marble, and
posts Of Moriah. Dore and L"parto mar
bis \ little way of is a little marble
: enclosure, inside of which the Rutland
nnrble company have quite Il nice colec
ton of marble specimens. including scE-
rral small polished cubes, two ur three
large ones not polished, grey pedestal,
posts and two fine btl-t> of staluarv mar
bc. one being Il bust of Lincoln. In 4
! show case near the farther end of the main
building, we notice several pieces Of rich
hroadcloth and other wooden goods made
bv the Burlington wooden company. |
~aw no finer looking good, of the Kind in
the building.
Going from tue binding into the An
, neX," we found among the carriages thcr"
! T., very neat bu rgv and 4 Sulhv. made by
f. c. Gilman of Montpelier. the wood
parts being made of natural woods without
paint We also found five childrcn>' very
, nice carriages. and photographs of other
STYLES. the exhibit Of the Montpelier man
uf.cturing company, and the finest one Of
the kind here.
In machinery hall. | noticed a good dis
play Of machinery by Jones X I.amson OF
Windsor, consisting of screw machines.
press drills. etc. Further along, III tie
j same buildng. the Lame mlnul .cttIring
company of Mont prlier, show one or two
improved bcd pl .ners. L pony pltnrr,
matching lnatchincs and turbine water
wheels lhi, company also have in "prr-
.tion ut the - SAW mill. heavy No.
o.. double circular saw mill, ana a light pur-
: cable SAW mill In eleven years the LIN,
manufacturing company have sold twenty
one hundred saw mills of all sizes; tn
,r,tent, on devices for operating carriage
md " dorrinr." etc. In that time they
= have hrcumr the most extensive lr:tnu-
t.,cturcrs Of the Kind in tn, country. DuI
V - business has been in the Last Two wear.
thrv have sold over two hundred planning
machines. Their exhibit here is It cr,,iir
) . New England ~ we'll n to thpir owl
state
Last but not least, in machinery hall, i.
.hr"bi~" Gould steam fire ,ngn, of i
) Nichols X Go. This is not 50 @audill
r, mi he'd 4, two or three similar machines
q but has a substantial and fine appearance
II md attracts much attention.
In, lfur:l1 hall the only hihi
from Vermont noticed. aside from scales
was a lot of pure, and white maple sugar
+ by Mce>rs Judd Of Stanford. | was tolt
that there vas another remarkably tin'
- exhibition Of >.~ar by Mr. William Ni.hI
T. Of Dummcrston
: In the government h"ildil4 ~. sui
tcroe> 4 lot OF marble specimens, owme,
! ~ Lieut.. Col. q. II. Gilmore. anon
which We found piece, labelled u follows
Walker Bros, HlrI'n.ton, one block q
d tutlanI one Of Chunp!.tin. inl pnr @
Isle IA Note: burlington manufacturing
company, sixteen small blocks and tiv'
# .tr.r ones OF rs many different kinds
81 Eithmond quarry company, Brandon. on'
block Richmond. In another part Of tn
building j. 4 largc rough block Of >nuv
- whit -irtu.rv III tribe, owned by >hri!ol
y x >l:l>on "f Rutland Near by -. l.. keu
= X Co.. of Dorset. lIaVt Two itr1c cube
e Of polished u:ub!, Il. H., inulrdi;,t
locality, the Rutland marble cOmpcln'
nave cioht l,rgr polished cube, aul MIN,
= large slabs. polished. showing the ditirrcn
j. colors and qutli,ip> of their prolur :
, RIGHT there, also. George Barney Of Swan
.on. o\hihi,S a beautiful specimen Of Nv
on,isc, one of black, and !. miniature III
= floor Of Champlan Vermont black an
white. tt>>cIla,,l pattern. \ cube ,
Barre. Granite is shown hv j +. Parker
II or R,rr.. Very near thcst. /, 4 very ME
block owned by the Richmo al quarry CON
:, p,nv. Brandon. with moulding and wr,;u
carved On one end 4 somewhat ,lllrp
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