The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-09
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A NEW MAP OF VERMONT.
Showing the Towns in the State Wherein
are Located Unoco pied Lands.


are Located Unoco pied Lands.
The Commissioner of Immigration
has issued new map of this state,
'opy Of which may be seen at the BAN
NER stationery store. This map has
been sent out to the State press, and to
such other papers as have manifested
AN interest in our Vermont Bureau Of
Agricultural and Manufacturing Inter
ests. From the comments of these we
take few extracts, also copy ing from
The text accompanying the map. This
description ia in both the English and
Swedish languages, and is primarily an
explanation of the map itself.
The Free Press says THE most in
teresting, because the easiest understood
of all Commissioner Valentines con-
tributions to the Vermont unoccupied
lands problem, is the map of V.rmont
which he has just issued, showing the
locations of towns in the State III which
are unoccupied farms, and lands occu-
pied, which can be bought at about the
same price as those occupied, These
maps are furnished, we understand, to
meet demand for something that shall
show at a glance the location of the
lands that are in the market. Mr.. VAL
entine informs us that the map is &C
cording to facts, except that some towns
have not reported unoccupied lands
where they are known to exist. The
map idea is very happy one. No ex-
PLANTATION is necessary. 1t tells its own
story, the story with which the people
of the State are now familiar. 1t
furnishes a practical evidence, also, of
Mr.. Valentines faithfuness in perform
ing the duties of his commission"
The New York Tribune, remarks in
this connection "Vermont's Commits
sioner of Agricultural and Manufacture
ing Interests is making vigorous effort
to secure purchasers for the unoccupied
farms in that state. One of the measures
taken to attract attention to the matter
IS the publication of colored map
showing the sixty towns in which there
are such farms. AS the descriptive
matter accompanying the map is printed
in Swedish as well as English. it is
evidently the intention of Vermont to
capture some of the most thrifty and
industrious immigrants that come 20 our
shores"
The general press report gives the fol-
lowing particulars The Commissioner
has issued a new map showing the
towns in which are located unoccupied
lands, and lands occupied, which can be
bought at about the same price as those
unoccupied. In this map all the towns
in the State which the listers have re-
ported as containing at least 1900 acres
of unoccupied lands are shaded red.
Mr.. Valentine says that no town is
colored which has not reported at least
1900 acres, while generally they report
about 1000 acres, and up to nearly 49,
900 acres.
The only counties which do not show
towns in which at least there are !, 800
acres of unoccupied farms are Chitten-
den, Addison, Franklin and Grand Isle
counties. Windham county shows the
largest number of towns and extent of
territory where contiguous farms are
thus shaded, Orange county coming
next and Orleans last.
Orleans county Newport, Craftsbury,
Barton, Glover,
Essex: Concord.
Caledonia Newark, Sutton, Shelf
field, Wheelock, Peacham.
Washington Woodbury., Middlesex,
Marshfield, MOretOwn, ROxbury.
Orange Orange, Topsham, Washing
ton, Brookfie!d, Bradford, Chelsea, Yer.
shire, Tunbr dye, STAFFORD, Thetford.
Lamoile Wolcott.
Windsor Sharon, Barnard, Norwich,
Reading, Baltimore, Springfield, Ches-
ter, Andover, Weston, Ludlow.
Rutland Chittenden, Sherburne, Men
don, Mt. Tabor.
Windham Grafton, Townshend. ia
maica, Stratton, Wardsboro, BrooBline,
Newfane, Dover, Wilmington. Somer-
set, Marlboro, Halifax, Nottingham,
Guiford.
Bennington Peru, Winhall, Sand
gate, Searsburgh, Stamford, Readsboro.
OF course there are other towns where
may be found unoccupied lands though
not to so large an extent. This map is
made in accordance with the facts as re-
turned by the town listers.
The map itself is an excellent one Of
Vermont, and on the same page is q
small map of the United States, the red
spot indicating Vermont occupying
about as much space as the head of an
ordinary lead pencil.
AS a means of advertising the cheap
lands in this State no better plan could
be adopted, and the map is sure to at
tract general attention. Already several
thousand letters have been received by
the Commissioner and his assistants
from every section of the United States,
making inquiry concerning unoccupied
lands in Vermont. Several sales of the
lands in question have been made to
former Vermonters residing in the West,
and to citizens of the State. In view of
the fact that Vermont is having an in
dustria and manufacturing boom. it lie
safe TO predict an appreciation of farm
property and better prices for farm pro
auctions in the near future.