Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-06
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
RIILROIDS / BLESSING

RIILROI rs 4 BLESNINf.
MIR. CROSBY URGES ONCE MORE
The Reasons VIII, HrnuIcboro should
Lend u Hand TO it, Neighbour.
1t has been the province Of the writer to
encourage such projects as seem to point
tow ards Improvements, especially those
which tend to encourage agriculture, the
mechanical, the trade aud the educational
interests of this community, and whether !
am right or wrong the people must Judge
but trusting to my own conviction, Of duty,
and realizing the great need of continued
effort, ! still stand 10y the principle Of push.
ing such Improvements as seem to be nee.
essary 10 bring about advantages to the
public. aud in no possible way can the peo-
pie at this day he benefited better than 10y
extending railroads tp our ueighboring
towns that are remote from main lines
hence the need Of continued effort to re-
vive and encourage the spirit Of progress
It is too late in the day to give mp and
feel satisfied with our present advantages.
At this age there can hc no doubt but the
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general interest If the people at large and
a, our farming interest is at the bottom Of
all industries. and as railroads affect the
agricultural interests Of our land, 1t /, well
| to consider the subject as affecting even
| our own New England towns /, it not
/ fact that agriculture iu Vermont has been
sadly declining. Is 1t not true that the lr
/ cline is largely due io the fact that the ten
/ deucy ol our young men is toward points
where there are railroad, built. nr about t.
/ hp. Young men will not he content To-
/ live in towns remote frum railroad. hence
| the abandonment If New England farm-
to find those localities i'm which they can
/ make the most ol their labor. II is inter
esting to contemplate the blessing, that
railroads are to our whole country We
can trace the universal produrtlveucss of
our soil to the railroad, Of uur broad land
sectional aud universal culture is ueces
STATED toy the working Of our railroad ,ys
tenn The habit, Of humanity a. a whole
ARE prone tu remain whore they have
formed acquaintance, aud no places which
have been and are familiar 10 then Even
the restless American people usually prefer
. to labor ~ chosen places
Railroad, have becomc "A social blessing tu
uur land its well a. 10 mechanical aud edu
ratiuuul Interests II must he conceded
that railroads have been our hcurtartor
hence the need of still further effort tu
extend the udvAu ages gained 90 sections
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