The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-19

pie santer or prettier spot in which to locate The
drives about the country most beautiful the roads
perfection, unquesonably the superior Of the roads
of any town in the State Unlike the course usually pur.
sued in building Dads they have here been Systematically
and carefully made; little by little they have been built
up with sold foundations their top being covered with
marble chips which rapidly down fine until to day
they will bear favorable comparison with any of he
famous shell roads Of the county. The old New Eng
land town system of government modified in many States
but still retained in Vermont, works most admiralty here
and the affairs of the town and village conducted in
careful and economical manner.
general impression prevails that in any manufacture
i'g mining town the population is lawess llitelatd
and turbulent The town of Proctor stands to-day as 4
refutaon Of any such theoly Its citizens although
many Of them fore Gnels, indusric u.s. SOBER nell
gent people and it is of the few places in tie State
where prohibition does indeed prohibit, there not being
single saloon in the town where Intoxicating liquor Is
sold flee circulating library Of some five thous an
volumes has been established for years, and leadin
room and museum connected with it largely patron
lied, especially during the winter evenings
That education is the foundation stone of good ctizen
ship has always been advocated here, and its SCI DOL
which have always been fully looked after will bea
favorable comparison with any in the State There ar
now ten in operation, having daily attendance of tire
hundred and fifty scholars. -Four churches. n Uno
church, two Swedish and Catholic minister to til
spiritual needs of the people, and all well attended
The past year ve'y handsome Union church was bun
Of blue marble at cost of thirty thous and dollar
Many OF the Wolkmen their places the otho rs y
in cottages in doube tenements of from six to eio
rooms, each renting at from three to six dollars pc
month They all have Their gardens and an air of thrift
cleannC SIS and contentment is noted on every hand
year ago or more the State papers had much to sa
about the failure of an attempt Swedish colonization
That can be done, and successfully has be, fully ID
monstrated at Proctor. Years ago the Vermont Malb
Company adopted tie policy Of employing Swedish he
and their numbers have been constantly increasn
They make very desirable class citizens and are GOO
workmen
In its business, the Vermont Marble Company
Which Mr. Fletcher d. Proctor is President emplo
about fifteen hundred men, and pays out for wages
hundred thousand dollars annually. Sutherland Fal
with II fall Of one hundred twenty-five feet furnish II
necessary power for running the bulk of the machine
used at Proctor Just above tie falls the stream
spanned by cable foot bridge
In addition to its works at p octor, the Vemo
Marble Company operates many quarres at West Rr
land where all of their Rutland marble is uuarried
has also sixty four gangs of constantly at work
Centre Rutland and in its entire business is onera
two hundred gangs of saws yet the business is shown
such an increase that the Company is now putting up
additional mill at Proctor Of forty gangs A railroad
fourteen miles has beer COM tructed connecno
different points Of the Company's business.