Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-23
BRIGHTONS OPPORTUNITY.

BRIGHTONS OPPORTUNITY
Any one can see at a glance the situa-
ton of the town of Brighton in respect
to it's industries. The principal business
which has touched the public here for
wears is the lumber manufacturing This
has been as important to the locality as
any, unless, perhaps the railroad, Many
of our people were adjusted with reference
to it, Many homes were sustained by
the employment it gave. Out of it has
grown many branches of business in
GLIDING the bank, so that our town was
in fairly prosperous condition when the |
Wild River enterprise was started This
included among it's projectors many of
our principal lumber operators. 1t nat
uralIy took from this place much lumber
enterprise, and transferred it to new
field of operations. 1t naturally took |
away many of the old employees, and
some general emigration followed it.
This new situation left many who had
built houses here and who had laid their ,,
plans with reference to 4 continuance of
the business without the principal in ,,
ducemcnt which led them to so arrange
8 Us work. So that what is absolutely
demanded now is some manufacturing
enterprise that will supply this loss. The
necessity is great, and the facilities which
invite such an enterprise are greater
Freights can probably I've adjusted more
favorably here than elsewhere. Healthy
employees can be procured at rates adj
vantageous to the operator, while at the
same time it will open the way for en-
ployment to many who are averse to
going away from home and who are here
at work under less circum
stances. 1t will fill the houses built with
reference to the former condition of
things; it will create home market for
all kinds of farm produce; it will bring
in an Industrious and respectable class OF
employees; it will bring acquisitions to
the trader, the hotel keeper, the mechanic
and to all classes of business. 1t will
even help fill the churches and school
houses.
In view Of this condition of things a
move is made, as will be seen elsewhere
in our columns, with reference to the
towns aiding in large mandatory of
shirts, business which seems almost
sure of immense success in view of the
peculiar advantages afforded by this To-
cation. 1t seems to be the duty of the
town to do this. AS Judge Powers says
in one of his opinions -" 1t is not to be
limited to the mere duty of governing the
people by the exercise of it's police power,
but it has higher duty, to promote the
educational interests of the people, en-
courage their industrial pursuits, develop
the material resources, and foster the
commercial interests of the community
by providing all reasonable facilities de-
manded by a prudent regard for the
growth, development and general pros
perity of a free people; and it is not to
he tied down to any narrow and merely
utilitarian policy i'll promoting the pros
perity Of its citizens. The problem is not
how little, but how much can be done to
elevate the people to the highest plane
OF material and political prosperity.
Schools. colleges, charitable and reform
atory institutions; institutions for the
development of the arts and sciences
roads, bridges, canal and countless other
internal improvements, have been estab
lished and constructed at the public ex
pense by all thrifty communities, ancient
and modern, and no, serious question ha.
been made as to the propriety of such ex
penditures."
AS we understand it this town is not
to give anything except the rental of {
building for few years to any manu-
factory. 1t is to raise money to erect {
building to be used for the purpose o
this manufacture, This building is to b.
erected not solely with reference to thi
particular business, but will be so con
structed as to be adapted to any bushes
that may arise in the future. In retur,
TOR this use ofthe building the operator en-
cages to employ alarge number of hand
some 400 or 500-and to do such he
thingsin return for this temporary use o
the building as will bring no conjecture
benefits to the place, but such substantial
and certain ones as must more than com
pensate the outlay. tits also proposed t.
exempt the new property from taxation
for limited period, This does not TAX
anything out OF the town Ii wilnot b
inthe grand list for purposes oftaxation
and if it is not started it certainly vii
not be in
An Opportunity is at hand. and it is
simple question whether the town will
avail itself Of It. and inaugurate a new
era of prosperity. or allow some othe
locality to reap the benefits oft, H."