Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-10
Orleans, $4,000, 80
Bennington, $4,000, 80
Essex, $500, 30
Grand Isle,

An inspection of the progress made ia
the past year may well raise reason
able doubt as to the theory that has long
prevailed, that Vermont could never be
a manufacturing state. 1t Is found gen.
orally that manufactures are built up
wherever good opportunities are offered
aud encouragement is given. To secure
manufactures it is first necessary to
have some advantages and then let the
fact be known. That Burlington has
been able to offer such inducements as to
determine large shoe factory to cross
the continent to enjoy her privileges is
good evidence in her favor. Probably
no town in the state has done so much
to advertise its advantages as has Bur-
lington and no town has made so great
progress, In the sales of farm property,
Barnard leads all other towns. Last
summer Barnard did some liberal adver-
Using of its advantages. These facts
tend to the conclusion, that it is a wise
policy for towns or localities possessed
of natural advantages or attractions to
let the outside world know. what they
have. A little judicious advertising is
liable to bring a large return.
From the industries already established
there comes generally report of pros
perity, and the many extensions made to
their plants would indicate that they
had reported correctly. OF the towns
claiming large increase of existing in
dustries may be noted Barre and Dunn
merston in the production of granite,
Proctor of marble, Pawlet, increase in
slate quarrying, Morgan and Andover,
increase in production of lumber, Thet-
ford, large addition to their fish-rod fac
tory, Randolph, increase of business at
furniture factory, Vershire, extension of
copper mining, Ryegate, increased pro-
duction of brick and Weybridge of wood
pulp.
The information received points to a
still greater progress for the year 1892
than in the year just closed. Several
large enterprises are only awaiting the
opening of spring. In this list we find
the towns of Windsor, Dummerston,
Montpelier, Tunbridge, Fairlee, Chelsea
and Groton that expect to undertake new
work in quarrying and working granite.
Bridport and Manchester are to work
new marble quarries, Westminster is to
have a paper mill, Ludlow $50, 900
wooden factory, Dover expects to do an
extensive business in mining iron ore,
Springfield has in view railroad and
new hotel, Lexington has organized a
stock company with $3.50, 900 capital to
develop its mineral springs and build a
hotel and Burlington is expecting to
secure several new enterprises.
The only new railroad construction
that has come to our knowledge for 1891
is the extension of the narrow, gauge
road from Readsboro to WilmingCo Ton,
thereby opening up the upper portion of
the Deertield valley. In all the CORE
spondence held with the officers of the
several towns of the state, in visiting the
sewers counties during the past three
months attending institutes held by the
hoard and making many inquiries among
the people, there has been very little dis
content, dissatisfaction or discourage
ment manifested, but rather hopeful,
wide-awake, aggressive spirit, DISPOSE
ton to make the most of the advantages
at hand, and we feel that the past year is
but the beginning of an era of Develop
ment and prosperity. vi. SPEAR.