The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-21

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increasing the value of each, and exeris
healthy influence among his surroundings.
AZ the farm has now become matter OF
fact institution, the sooner II Is put into a
thrifty, productive state the bettor for all
concerned, and acting on this principle
accepted the latter method as my "base"
of operation. Stock was bought at aver
age prices for for the double purpose of
supplying food for the inmates and to con-
sumo the coarse produce and the result
will be large quantity of first quality of
manure to be returned to the soil in the
spring.
Among the improvements on the farm
are the clearing meadows of boulders and
surface etone, and building from eighty to
one hundred rods of heavy, three foot and
half double faced stone wall, substantial
enough to set a building on, that will stand
until the present generation OF taxpayers
are beyond the reach of the collector. Also
draining and opening some hundred rods
Of ditch and making cess-pool, which
will be noticed in another place. clearing
the banks of the stream OF brush and
building some hundred rods of new line
fence that properly belonged to the select
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mense amount of labor to accomplish, but
who can estimate the increased value OF
the crops for coming years?
There should be tillage land enough near
the buildings to keep the working force in
constant employment in raising produce,
etc. Suppose, as some assert, that they
cannot get in return dollar for dollar, nc
one can estimate in dollars and cents the
moral effect of well directed labor on this
class.
The beterments and improvements on
| the farm alone have increased its value In
| the estimation OF disinterested business
men from adjoining towns, who frequently
pass and repass on this great public high.
way, to be, at least, enc thousand dollars
| all other things being equal.
In the additions and repairs on the house
| The overseer has carried out the plans &C
admirably conceived, so far as they went
and commenced by Col. Putnam, but which
he was unable to finish, winter closing In
upon him. In addition to the above there
has been excavated and built 26xlS base
ment of stone and cement, the south enc
| being used tor store room and vegetable
cellar, and the north for a kitchen anC
wash room, with cistern Of seventy-fivt
| hogsheadS capacity in the same-the whole
work being done, including the stone ant
mason work, by the inmates without any
expense except for material, stone, lm'
and cement, not particle of wood worn
| about 1t.
| The water closets are so arranged that
the contents of the wash room pas!
through them and thence through an eigh
inch Ripley cement pipe, one hundred anC
twenty feet with ten feet fall, into a cess
| pool of seventy-6ve cords capacity. Int
this is thrown muck and all garbage from
about the premises, which will not ONLY
free the house aud surroundings from al
that is offensive and impure, but will fur
nish any quantity of valuable compost t
be applied annually to the adjoining mea
dows which will be of great utility in in
creasing both quantity and quality of grass
The additions and repairs arc now com
plete, neat, clean and comfortable, ant
will accommodate seventy.flve inmates ant
will not cost ten dollars for ten years o
until O new coat of paint is needed, ant
will compare favorably with any similar in
stitution In the state.
The discipline and good order OF the es
Enlistment has been remarkable when W
take into account the number sheteret
there, the sexes, different ages and grade
of intellect and nationalities. There MAJ
have been an occasional oath and passag
at arms, but that is the exception and no
the rule, and all who are able to labor hay
done so cheerfully, both inside and out
and have rendered valuable assistance il
the great amount of labor that hes bee
done there the past season, and the fac
has been demonstrated beyond doubt tina
pleasant word, a good "squarc meap an
comfortable garment is greater stimuli
to action than an oath and kick. Tom Nc
Mann as stone mason and wall builder
James Hagan in care Of stock and hors
teamster, Mike Brislin on the farm, an
others deserve special notice. Tom Grow
ley sustained his reputation as boss garden
er. Toms ambition was in his cabbag
patch, but the "best laid schemes OF mic
and men aft gang aglee." The "blood
wurrums" made o raid on Toms patch an
he made war on them and like the issues c
the late presidential election it was doub
full on which banner victory would percl
Tom never swears, no never, but he We
often heard to express silent wish that Ii
"vagabond thaves' were somewhere in tn
vicinity Of Gen. Newton's great explosion
Tom, however, came of victorious to tn
tune OF two thousand beads.
The overseer rented the Mrs. DaniC
| Wing farm, lying adjacent, for two rel
sons First, for the house to put som
families in from Rutland village, wher
they could he supported cheaper from tn
farm than from the groceries and market
in Rutland. Second, there was not avail
able tilage land enough for the workin
force we had and supply the need Of tb
establishment. AS the right or prophet
of the transactions has been severely quel
tened we will let the following figures d.
eide:
DEBTOR.