Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19
Commissioner Nalcn: in,'s Report.


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Extracts from commissioner N"lehUlhe
report are printed IA ahotuer column. me
commissioner mas gwen 20 Inc pres aH'i
generous portions OF MS report III ADVANCE
curing Inc i"N'slN months 'hn' tHere Is NIUE
'Ia' Is ne" "a '"e report "N no" p""'isuDH'
ii is S'r'l~L"or ""Iu' BUSINESS 'h' uocu-
meht' NO eH"rt is maze 10 coh'c'l tne IAN
ures or to magnify the successes OF the com
mission
quoting from section one o. 'ne act cr'Hl-
ing the commission Inc report says tuat 'he
attempt 10 Sa'Sia''"r"y 'oiec' ""'hehti'
information III regard To 'he agricultural
interests OF the state us I'VE STOCK inter
es's, ana the prices OF farm properly an"
farm laoor' mas proved la'Iure'
W lth ePuA' IrahhnesN MAJOR alentihe
says mat the attempt 10 collect information
IN regard toihe nanu hcturihS interests OF
the State ana e'lec'alE OF It's uhdeVeloped
manufacturing an" "'r'cni' 'f"i resources
was also 1aiiur'' ana ne expresses the
/ opinion that 10 statistics OF value can be
gathered except ny personal canvass. Inc
/ listers ana others 10 WEoM the circulars OIL
inquiry regarding manufactures were sent
dlsregard=d them almost altogether
less than haIt the towns IN the State
reSPohdlhb' -N'Ner'ne''S' 'he report SHOWS
J 'uhu 'le commissioner mas gwen the
SupJoc' OF manufactures careful thought MS
suggestion tEat the ia" repealed lie" years
( ago eNemptlng ne" OUTLAWS from taxation
r good
I the commissioner remarks with regard to
the Utilization ot the small streams OF the
STATE deserve attention. Ihat the question
oil freight rates IS al important factor III
the h!l'hment OF any industrial enter
PRISE mas long Teen recognized by all who
F nave looked INTO the matter.
FROM the very necessities OF the case.
therefore. rs Mr. alehtine says, the prac-
tea. tangible direction OF Investigation has
been inrne to "rIrGIng the agricultural
advantages oil the stale to the knowledge
oil the People OF other States and countries,
and TO induce them 20 purchase, lease or "a
Dor upon nnoccupied, or abandoned, or other
lands The report furnishes ample evidence
that III TINS the commissioner has been en-
lnently successful The greater portion OF
his report IS the story OF Swedish lmmigra-
ton and the establishment of the Vermont
colonies with which the readers OF the
FREE fRENS are already familiar. y
careful reading of the report only serves &c
strengthen us IN our conviction that the act
creotinc, tho commission ,,oe a stow, !, III.
'e '"' 1'''i' "'' " ''e? III Wv
right direction, and that its work 4
whole has Lcon of volue to the State
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In one particular, how ever, the report il
disennointinp Tho ,vorl of Swedish in,
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migration is mlnutely told, but very LITTLE
is said of auv effort hein,, mt forth to an
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courage the return OF natives OF this Stat'
now living i'm other States ar 70 ercourac,
" ' " '"e
} the purchase OF our cheap lands by Ameri
, can horn farmers The commissioner owl
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IDENTIFY does not regard these as hopeful
fields of labor. lie savs early in the renor
ne.
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