The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-20
L,anoi11e County.


T AMOILLE County is small geographically, but the
IL average Lamoile County who has long had his
home within her limits, and knows something of her his
tory and resources feels that she is about the largest
County Of her size in the State.
'The Switzerland of America has spot in all her
borders where beauty of scenery of hill and valley,
mountain and river, diversified pronounced
where cubic yards of pure bracng mountain air may
be found than in the little County that neses among the
foothills of Sterling and Mansfield Every town in the
County has, to greater less extent, furnished tenn
porary home during the months to people from
the cities and the populous centers, who seek
ing recreation and rest from the and worry of bust
ness and that health which pure air. pure water and
wholesome fare mparts The town of Stowe, especially
has for many years been popular resort The town is
situated the base of Mount Mansfield whose
mit the highest point in Vermont, is Mount Mansfield
Hotel, which is open to guests each summer The town
is rich in its farming lands and its farming population is
prosperous-a condition of things which may be due in
the town is invaded by foreign population, furnishing
home market for their products
What is true of Stowe is true in of the
rest of the County We have little waste land and no
deserted farms, and farmers not looking for
chance to give away their farms the honest farmer who
has attended strictly to his VOCATION and has not embar
rassed himself by outside speculation, will tell you that
ter equipped FARMS and prosperous farmers
to be found anywhere than found either bank of
the Lamole river and its tributaries From Hardwick
to Fairfax line nearly all of interval farms under
high state ofcuvaon and yield abundant harvess of
all our standard crops. Little Western corn is
bought by occupying these farms They raise not
only their supply, but have surplus for their neigh
bors.
Cambridge is one of the weathest towns per capita in
the State and yet it is disncveya farming town. Very
little other business is carried As a rule the farmers
their farms and till them scientific principles
using improved machinery and the best appliances
Fancy stock raising is carried successfully in various
parts of the County, giving especial attention to the
raising and training of horses Our hill farms, while not
productive rule river FARMS produce better
crops of wheat and OATS and are better adapted to mixed
farming, Three four first class creameries being
operated in the County and many of best farmers
relieving their wives and daughters of the burdens of the
dairy work by taking to these creameres their milk
cream.
Nearly every farm in the County of any size has sugar
orchard of from 800 to 5000 trees The manufacture of
maple sugar is largely engaged in and the industry pays
good profit for the time and capital invested Most of
the large orchards fitted up with the best appliances
and it is the ambition of the producers to turn out first
class article of honey sugar.
The industry that ranks next with to farming in
magnitude and Importance the manufacture of hard and
soft wood lumber Saw mills and dressing mills found
on every hand doing profitable business, and giving
ploymcnt at good wages to hundreds of aborers The
manufacture of shingles and butter tubs is quite largely
carried in of our towns In the nature of things
these industries must terminate with the death of
forests but apparently such towns Bevidere, Eden
and johnson, have wealth of growing timber that will
Withstand the AK of the lumbeIan for another genera
ton, at least.
Watervie, Johnson Morristown, and Wolcott have
of the finest water powers in the State waiting to
be harnessed to machinery.
Mines of lead and copper found in the County, but
mining in the past has not been of the industries of
the County At present. however, the prospect that the
rich copper mines at Wolcott will be developed. An
English company has taken hold of the NATTER shaft
has been sunk and the outlook is that in the future
the work will be actively pushed.
In Watervle there Is an nexhaustble quarry Of soap
stone by experts to be of the finest quality,
which the past has been but foeby and partially worked
1t would that here energy and capital might be
pended with the assurance of a rich return.
So much for the natural of County and
while we are proud of them greatest pride is in the
character of aw-abidng people, homogeneous pop
uaton that has largely 'grown up with the country.
We are proud Of splendid educational advantages OF
our homes of culture and refinement of churches and
other agencies that working for the social mora and
religious well being Of our various communities.
Let the stranger come, for business recreation He
is sure TO find the atmosphere homelike. While car
not introduce him to that stretch of magnificent dsan
ces which he may find elsewhere he may feast his eyes
the choicest specimens Of New England scenery and
minge in typical New England community