Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04
HERE'S TO GOOD old VERMONT
How to Boom Vermont.

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our deserted farms and gave up the inn
migration scheme in despair. This
want of action throws the matter back
into the hands of the people. If Yer
mont is ''boomed," each citizen must
take hold and lift on the ''boom. Now
the question that arises is, how shall
we boom? There are several ways of
doing this, and each one can look the
ground over and select the method he |
likes best. We have two interests to
consider, two lines along which to
work-agricultural and manufacturing
Our efforts to boom have been mostly
on the agricultural line and must con-
tinue to be for years TO come as YER
mont is chiefly an agricultural State,
and yet manufacturing industries must
receive incidental attention. Capital
is needed in order to farm well as well
as to make good clothes-pins. One
way then, to boom Vermont is to send
all surplus capital into the South and
West. If any Of our farmers get hold
Of an extra dollar as occasionally one
does, instead of investing it in home
improvements, the true way is 70 put
It into Ft. Paine iron mines, or west
ern Kansas farms. Returns may be
small bat the name Of Vermont is ex-
tended into renote sections. 1t is
good plan in this connection 70 let II be
known that there are no opportunities
for investing capital in Vermont. We
have 40 suitable timber, no water priv
ileges. ETC., no mines or qaarries, SO
that we mnst use our money elsewhere.
So long as we can 80 to Boston and
buy the goods that are made right uu-
der our noses cheaper than before they
are shipped Of course we shall do it. lt
makes business aud encourages home
industry. Some object TO this way OF
getting up an interest in Vermont, but
other ways are open, Of,cowse, eve
ry man praises the State. There are
none ofour citizens willing or anxious
to leave. We hear now and theu of
one going West, but IL we look closely
into the matter we shall find that they
have the good of the Westin view, not
the loss Vermont must suiler But this
is rot the proper way to do. Our citi-
zeRs should complain about Vermont
Let the farmers got together eight days
IN the week and talk sbou the suffer
ings they landergo, oar inhospitable eli
matt and barren soil and nonotonous
scenery and heavy taxes and low prize
e. AND grinding monopolies rntil they
are willing 10 commit suicide in order
10 gel ont o the scrape into which they
have fallen. and then somebody viii
SAINT to come here ard see what kind
OF state Vermont Is. Waen you
want ta encoarage IN eaterprise show
il mp in all tie colors af a Glunder-
storm. II anybody had ever iosnd any
fault with Vermont, il word had ever
been said to induce one "a goaway. we
should nst be IL our present depiorable
condition. Our farmers are too industri-
ous. If they would adopt the princi-
pie Of never doing anything to-day that
they could put of until Tomorrow there
would always be work ahead. and that
Is what most men like. We are too
careful with our reads. There are high
uavs in the back disiricts that men can
ride over in comparative safety. This
encourages travel and the neglerf Of the
farm. Our farming industries might
be promoted by isolatiug farmers more
so that each one eould attend more
closely to business. This would tend
to increase the value OF farms, and also
deyelope those staying qualities needed
among Vermont farmers. Another
way to boom Vermont is to train up
our children with the idea that outside
Of Vermont Is the place To win success
and fortune. If native Vermonter is /
likely TO 10 anything on his native soil
You want to put your foot on him and 1
hold him down. We are foolish enough /
sometimes to think that our boys aud
girls viii take our places. We should
educate them to that point where phys 4