Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-10

fessional circles have been enriched by the adj
dition of young men with sound minds in sound
bodies whom we have sent out The extent to
which Vermont has ministered to the wealth
of other states is indicated. to some extent. by
the census of 1850, by which it appears that, of
her native-born sons, there were then residing
in Connecticut. 3,476; in New Hampshire,
15,04O in Massachusetts. %, 1913 in New York.
81, 271 ; the ma jority of whom. think it is safe
to say, to be found in the cities and vii
lagos of those states. The same source of in
formation reveals the fact that of native-born
Vermonters there then residing in Penn
sylvania, 3,GOO; i'll Kansas, 1890; in Ohio, 1904;
in Minnesota, 1863; in Iowa, 12,297; in Michi-
gan. 12,5SS; in Illinois, 1853, and in far-off
California, 1861, so that, comprehensively
stated, there were then residing in the United
States 4N,O4l persons who had been born in
Vermont, and of this whole number only DOL
$50, or about Is per cent of the whole, were
then residing in Vermont. That this exodus
proceeded from the more purely agricultural
towns is, | think, generally admitted but, if
proof were needed, glance at the census tables
since 1880 would probably satisfy the most
skeptical mind of the fact. In the county of
Addison, one of the finest for agricultural pur-
poses in the state, though her villages increased
in population and Importance, there was be-
tween 1880 and 1880 decrease in her popua-
ton of about 80. In 1870 Bennington county
had II ,46S inhabitants 20 years later, in 1870,
only 1857 but through growth in manufac-
lures anu tne opening up oil QuarTleS her pOpu-
latlon in 1850 had come to be u $50. In
Caledonia county the population. which in 1880
was N.bI. had come in 1880 to be 23.6n7, q
gain largely accounted for in the growth of
two or three of her larger villages. In 1880
Chittenden county had a population of u .76j
in 1880 22,97 and in 1850, -. 192, growth
largely attributable to Burlington prosperity
In Orange county. which is peculiarly an agri-
cultural region, but which possesses several
prosperous and growing villages, the popula
ton decreased between 1880 and 1880 from
y, 80 to BOD. The population of grand old
Rutland county also decreased in the 20 years
between 1870 and 1870 but on the opening of
her quarries and the establishment of manu-
featuring industries her population began to
increase and between 1850 and 1850 she had
made a gain of about l1,noo. In Washington
county the gain of 5000 between 1880 and 1850
was largely in the villages. and the gain during
the last ten years the greatest of that of any
county in the state has been mainly in Barre
and Montpelier. and is the direct result of the
opening of a large number of granite quarries
at the former place. Notwithstanding the
growth and pro- perty of Brattleboro and Bel
lows Falls, the loss OF population in Nindham
county between 1880 and 1850 amounted to
l.9S5, while in Windsor county, with some of
our finest and most prosperous villages in her
midst, the falling off during the same period
amounted to more than J.Oco. All of our
counties have suffered from the removal to
other states OF young men from the ranks of
our farmers. and the impression which has
generally prevailed. that only the back towns
have been affected, is, in my Judgment I'M
founded. | am strongly of the opinion that
the exodus began from tbe towns mora Ca
yorably located with reference ~ ,,;l,o,ds ,,J
other great thoroushfares bnt vac n"t 90 | n"'
tceable as it would otherwise have been for
the reason that immigration from other states
and countries poured in to take the places of
those who had gone out. Connected with the
buildinp of our early railroads . l.rua ;n,r,;
grafton from Ireland WAS induced and nc thee
new corners became acquainted with the ex;st
ing condition of things and saw the facilities
here offered for oht.iu;no bomes tLay bad ia
courage and foresight 70 bnv and cmit;vate
lands and TO encourage their friends abroad to
immigrate to Vermont for the same nurposas
and in this wav il has come about +L.t i, nan,
of our best towns our Irish fellow-citizens ba1,o
become the owners of a large proportion of the
farm property and are hphiv estaansd Cor
their intelligeuce and success With tba IN
crease of manufactures in our larger towns
and the develonment of our lurber ;ntaras,s i;
different sections of the state. there have also
come to us large numbers of industrious nor.
SONS from British America and wb;la a rnoJ
MANY of them have purchased land and are an
gagged in its cultivation. if is probabv trua tbat
the greater number of them ara ratberad IN
the business centers.
But for the Introduction IF tbes. na,r ala
ments into the state | annrebend that tbo oa,-
ultlOu called IN f.c .n,,1J
have annaared ,Omc, aarI;or upom 20 a. iate woillu
in tbe ten wears intervenna hat,,a Ie-n ,,,''i
lsSo the nnmh.r ~ fnra;es,, %.,, iI'u anu
Vermont decraasad fro,n = ~ - i1 az" I'll ~
Gates hat tba IL. rr,,, ~ liul-
denend and which hoJ r,;n;staraJ " 20" .uiI W
the nrosner;tv of the touns aty.otad H., ~ ~
ceased tn Now Jbe exten+ 70 Nil T. -. n 'i
other denressine, Influences ~ a,,a,a,toJ ~" =;
shown NV tbis Statement of tba cnrpp,,;se;',ar
that nearly one tenth of tbe acrea"a nf tba
state is either nnoccnn;ed or ;nJ;HaSan.J ..T
t;vated thoncb n Ia,,rs no,,inr nf .h' Gui-
good NOT worn ont anJ oam ha ~ .ns SOL
ss other lands ivna onnt;munus ,b
spccessfnily cnlt;xated ~ | tn,'., are how
tbes. iands ar, ,''',;.'I,, SO OWNS where
Inown '. aS haon e mainly t f are what are
are OF soms d;Stann. So, t.oa Ii.u'i'ioi,
mapnfactnrng centars As;da go, ai ,lo VI
of their real e.tate tbars - .,e iiIe
sneakinp little nersonai nro,sr+' H. k;
to swell The s;ze th.;r oran3 ~, ~. ml'cn
values and nonnlat;op baye soradram,. i a,'a as
the rate Of tavat;nn has ornaaai ,e1seneu