Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-24

Mr.. Editor 1t seems as il there had been euou.
good sound argument brought forth In favor Of the
BratleburO and Wilmington railroad to convince ry-
cry intelligent thinking that 1t is for the interest
Of every voter of BruttehurO next meeting to
vote to aid this road. More able pens than mine
have touched upon nearly ev ry point bearing GU the
subject. But considering it question Of great i'm
portance to our county and Of the greatest i'm
portauce to Bratlleburu and the tuwus along the line
Of the road, cannot see Bratteboro vote again on
the question without saying word in its favor.
that great deal OF the opposition COMES from
the worktugmen. men who are not in business for
themselves. They do not see that what benefits the
public generally is benefit TO every person connect
ed with it. Now the question comts rilht here.
Which would be best for you have twice the bust
done In Bfattlrboro that there now Is, or not
have half much there is at present? OF course
we do not pretend to say that the building Of this
road would double the business Of your town. But
do say il would draw good deal of business that
now goes to Sbeburne Falls aud North Adams
The great objection. when 1t is brought down to a
fine thing Is the LITTLE tax 1t is going to impose This
thing of being opposed to houding % principle |
put stock iu at all. don't believe there eight
intelligent men in Bratteboro and all along the line
who really bave any conscientious scruples about
bonding for purpose that is going be bench, to ev
cry
Now about the tax. don't believe there is a man
in Brattleboro who will not be benefited more in two
years, either directly or indirectly from the road,
than his tax would be- suppose for instance that
you working men should have at some future day to
pay tax Of $40 apiece average. Well,you who
have families probably from 20 to IS bushels Of
potatoes in year. Now when you have TO pay so
cents per bushel In Brattleboro you buy them in
road running all you have to do 10 to step the
street, meet Wilmington farmer aud contract with
him for your 25 bushels Of potatoes at 25 cents then
reckoning freight at Ave cents per bushe say, you
have made a saving Of s..
What's that you say: You might not always run
across the Wilmington farmer" "Oh, yes you will.
You will see him 100 times where you now see him
once.
The same with lumber as with potatoes, as Il is
worth there only about One-haf as much with you
Aud apples just drive out through this country to-
morrow and see the thousands and thousands Of
bushels that going to rot the ground because
they not worth picking, It costs so much to get
them to market. Perhaps have overdrawn the econ
omy in the potato and lumber matter a little But II
won't match Mr.. Eddy's ideas Of HOoHac Tunnel for
market Now then for Wimingtons sake, for Hal.
faI's sake for the sake Of all the towns along the
line, for Brattleboro's sake your own sake, aud fol
Gods sake, don't oppose this road any longer.
Yours respectfully, L. II. BALLOU.
West Halifax, Oct 81.
'tThe entire tax poll, including interest
would not exceed IS, distributed over a term Of a
least ten years.-ED.l