The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16
Waterbury,.

change, and people from all parts OF the country
can now order their boots and shoes by wire
from one of the best assortments in this portion
of the state.
Asa result of recent changes in hotel prop
erty here, it is possible that Charles Keene will
90 TO Middlesex and run " the hotel property
which the Barretts recently exchanged with
Mr.. Collins for the Waterbury hotel
THE donation visit at the home of Mr. c. Z.
Wyman, for the benefit of Rev. w. j. johnson,
was fully attended. Among the results were
over $50 in money and some articles Of silver,
the latter the gift of the Good Templars.
THE butter market was shade lower than
last week A good amount was brought In.
The receipts OF maple syrup and sugar were
large. More maple syrup was shipped from
Waterbury station last week than in any one
week for years. For qutations see market re-
ports on eighth page.
SHERIFF ATHERToN corralled some fifty
breakers of the governors Sunday in his sugar
place on Friday. For the traditional prison
fare, sugar on snow, boiled eggs, with the
rigid Accomplishments OF such occasions, were
served out. The company were, for the most
part, old offenders, and kept the officer pretty
lively.
B. F. PICKETT has engaged with the st. AL
bans Manufacturing Company, for a year, to
sell the common-sense drying apparatus
made by this company. The apparatus is the
invention Of Levi X. Fuller Of Brattleboro, and
soned material in six days. The company evil
IDENTIFY has the best thing out for this business,
and Pickett will be able to make 1t 80 appear.
EASTER was celebrated by appropriate ser
vices at the churches. The floral decorations
we're worthy of note At the Methodist church,
Mr.. johnson preached his farewell sermon, the
occasion attracting a large gathering. II
rumor shall have correctly anticipated the &C.
ton Of the conference, and Rev. Mr. Miller,
for three years past at Montpelier, succeeds
Mr. johnson, the society here will be assured
of good pastor and man active in all good
works
THE Fast day vacation brought home the
boys and girls away at school With Miss Eva
Wyman came her friend, Miss Hattie Newcomb;
with Miss Jessie Ashley, Miss Nina Hull, all
attending the Methodist school at Montpelier.
Frank L. Knight reported from st. Johnsbury,
and was greeted with q surprise party arranged
for the occasion. He is now detained at home by
another surprise, respecting which mum(p)s
the word. Malie Washburn came from Rock
Point near Burlington, spick and span in his
new regimentals and Frank Graves from the
University of Vermont with his chum, Charley
Farnham, son OF Ex-Governor Farnham. The
young people have observed the austerities due
to the season of fasting.
SOME notable real estate changes have been
made in this village during the past week.
Benjamin Barrett and his son, F. A. Barrett
have exchanged their store and hotel property
in Middlesex village with Mr.. Collins for the
Waterbury hotel property, and will occupy the
same about the first of May. Rumor has it
that the Middlesex property was rated in the
bargain at So, 900, and the Waterbury at $13,-
600. The famous Bstchelder farm property
comprising about five hundred acres and
which for many years has been owned by
Bradley Barlow of st. Adams, has been con-
yeyed to G. c. Warren by George W. Hendee and
A. B. Jewett, acting in behalf of the Barlow
estate. The consideration is conjectured to be
$4,000. 1t is fine property, and it is cause
for congratulaton that it has at length passed
into the hands OF one so able as Mr.. Warren
to own and improve it. Pin. Woodward, hav-
ing rented his farm ON Woodward hill, has
bought the double house and lot nearly oppo-
site the old reform school site. Price, $500
MR.. G. ii. CONVERSE of Boston, hide and
leather commission merchant, proposes to buy
the tanning property of c. c. Warren, invest a
large sum in rebuilding and in the business Of
tanning, provided the town will exempt the
property and capital from taxation for a period
of ten years. Mr.. Converse finds the advan-
tages afforded by city locality in the matter
OF freight offset by the facilities for obtaining
bark in the country. and he prefers this town
as place OF residence. A town meeting has
been called for Thursday, April a. to consider
the matter of granting the exemption. An
opportunity is offered for re-establishing a
thriving business which the town cannot afford
to lose. This matter of granting " exemption "
from taxation is somewhat misleading in the
way in which it is commonly stated On the
face of it, it looks like dbdting taxes on prop
erty already in the town and subject to taxa
ton, and so throwing upon the Taxpayers of
the town generally the taxes so abated. The
practical operation of the exemption asked for
in this case is quite different thing 1t may
be abating taxes on small amount of real
estate, but unless this real estate is utilized for
the business of tanning, it is of little account,
and in its neglected condition will be so nearly
valueless that it will be very inconsiderable
item in making up the grand list of the town.
The taxes on it, If it remains nnimproved, will
be mere bagatelle at the most The capital
which Mr. Converse proposes to bring in and
invest in the tanning business is not taxable in
Waterbury now, so the town will abate none
OF its present revenue by exempting capital
from taxation by way of encouraging it to
come into town. On the contrary, the town
will gain in taxable resources by this very ex.
emption. The tannery will employ laborers,
and will thus add to the number of taxable
polls. The laborers will want houses; 80 there
will be demand for rents, and an increase in
the price of rents. An increase in the rental
OF property adds proportionatey to its taxable
value and to the value of neighboring property
Every property-holder knows the difference
between several houses in community seek
ing tenants, and several tenants seeking houses
In the former case, the property can hardly be
given away. In the latter, it is worth having
and keeping. In these and other ways the ex
revenues Of the town, must add considerably
to them in the immediate present and very
greatly in the near future, when the period o.
exemption shall have run ont. All these con
siderations are entirely outside of the greater
ones OF increasing the business of the town
OF the benefits accruing to the community
generally by the yearly disbursement here o.
large sums OF money, of affording a ready
market for bark at much higher price thar
can be had for shipping away. These ant
rnQn nfh ar aA
the town are too plain to be discussed, or to b,
perity of the whole town. II one member sui
fers the whole body suffers, and what is for TIN
advantage OF one section will extend its benefit
TO every other section. The railroads which hav
destroyed the trade OF many towns have lef
Waterbury large tributary country, and n,
influence is likely for a generation, II ever, Il
divert the trade which naturally centers her
II the people are enterprising, look at thes
business considerations in their proper light
free from prejudice, and treat them in liberia
spirit. Hardly week passes but that the Ne,
Hampshire papers mention that town her
and a town there in that state has voted to ex
empt the property of company from taxatio
to induce 1t to build its shops within its limits
Sometimes 1t Is shoe factory, sometimes tar
merry, sometimes cotton mill, machine shoI
or sash and blind factory. The term of 81
emption is from ten to fifteen years, and occs
sionally handsome bonus in the way Of lane
or buildings, or money, is also added. Tn
citizens Of Waterbury should consider thes
matters in a broad and liberal spirit and pu
together nnitedly and energetically, to max
tha tnury W. nd Ghah s