Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
AS OTHERS SEE US.
What an Albany Business Man Thinks
of tho Manufactures of BurlingtO ton
and the Cltys Prospects.

We had the pleasure. of an interview, the
other day, with Mr.. w. Ii. Robertson, Jr,,
the business agent of the Albany branch of
the great commercial agency of r. G. Dun &
Co, and who travels for them to a large
l. Imber of the more important cities in YER
sides occasional trips over the states North
and West as far as Chicago lie said he had
spent part Of the day "under the hill' and
that he knew of no place that did such a
varied amount Of wood work as was done in
Burlington. We expressed little surprise
and he went on burlington manufactures
shoe lasts, boot trees, boxes, shade rollers,
venetian blinds, cabinet cases, telephone
boxes, reirigcrators, bureau creamercs,
diamond dyes cabinets, sash and blinds.
doors, mouldings, cave, spouts, gilt wal.
nut aud composition finish picture mould
iDgs--"
He was apparently going on with the list
indefinitely when we stopped him to
say we would withdraw our sur.
prise. Then in addition to all,
continued Mr.. Robertson, look ut your other
manufaclures-cotton cloth, calico cloth, cot
ton yarn, Diamond dyes, kidncy-wort,
Downs elixir, steam fire engines, locomo-
lives, steam pumps, marble, slatuary, screen
door corners, castings, shirts, butter color,
candy, cigars, silver plating, guns, tampco
brushes, sap spouts, ovens, stone ware, car
rages, crackers, paper boxes, books, and so
on.
All these manufactures, said Mr.. ROber-
son, arc Iun on an extensive scale, many of
them having reputation not limited even
To la tnI Ctus htt mir VT Iintf
to foreign countries-and all in healthy
inanc, condition, not failure for years in
one OF them.
Furthermore" continued he, "you some
times appear 10 think that Burlington is a
| slow old town Of only ten or twelve thou.
| sand inhabitants, while it is in fact one
of the most widely known places (the
great centres excepted) in the country.
| You turn out hundred well fitted doctors
annually, and what is more to the point, the
medical faculty is not so anxious to gradu
ate them that it is not willing to take of
hides enough of ambitious, but untitled doc
tors to make diplomas of If properly tenucL
and magniicd on Buffers Massachusetts
plan for all the graduates passing. Yor
send out from the academic department Of
the University fine scholars to adorn all the
professions. Your public schools have /
reputation surpassed by none, while til,
Rock Point school aud the St. Patrick,
academy are training class that could no
be as well trained in the public schools as il
these more closely supervised institutions
There, too is your free library that fad Il
undergoing occasional fire, as appears from
the papers | get from your city. Very likely
it is not appreciated, but you never mind, i
will come out ahead in the end AID be
source of pride to lhc city ms well as OF grea
educational advantage"
Moreover" continued our interlacutor,
Burlington is known us the home of Senate
Edmunds, one of the best known and mos
highly respected statesmen In this country
George L. Marsh was Of you and gave Crcdi
TO you. His reputation as a Burlngtona
is worth fortune to you. Already you hav
by virtue Of this began to gather in the re
sults-ihe donation of the Marsh library
and as necessary 10 its proper protection
there has just been $40 900 given you t
build library building on the Universt
gounds This is only the b, ginning Of goo
things that are to come for You know 'mOI
requires more while with less you coul
get along with ,ss. This is shown by til
work on the college it2clf. The man VIII
had given $50, 900 to the college year {
two ago seems to discovered this mal hcmal
cal rule aud to have added $50, 600 for til
college bulldogs and still more recently
SEQ 900 for the Medical college building. II
other gifts TO your various charities hay
given you wide reputation abroad, (of couri
, everybody knows | mean John Howard
G Home for Destitute Sl25, 600 Opera House
y Episcopal church $4,000, Oncudiug "a
T tory. This gives you reputation, for il HI
. heen generously advertised; while anoih
..hilanthropist who has given still mo
largely than he seems 10 have almost be-