Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-01
BRATTLEBORO'S
ADVANTAGES.
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cities. These essays are now being pub
lished in the Investor, and the following on
our town is from recent issue:
In the whole state of Vermont, state
Astounding in beautiful spots, no better site
for a town could have been found than
that selected for the first white settlement
in the state at Fort Dummer, in the
southeast corner of the present town of
Brattleboro.
But natural adaptability does little
toward creating prosperous town unless
supplemented by the active work of man.
That the early settlers and succeeding
generations of inhabitants recognized this
fact is evinced by a glance at Brattleboro
today. The settlement at Fort Drummer
was made by Pilgrims from Massachusetts,
in 1924, and 20 years later the charter of
the village of Brattleboro was granted by
George H., the town taking its name from
William Brattle, one of the grantees. J
Built upon a succession of natural ter
races rising from the west bank of the
Connecticut river, the town incloses within
its area of thirty-six square miles scenery
which for beauty and grandeur cannot be
surpassed in the eastern states. The town
has always been noted for these natural
beauties, the healthfulness of its climate
and the purity of its water supply. The
latter of these considerations induced the
famous DIR. Robert Wesselhoeft to found
his water-cure establishment here, which
met with great success while he lived.
For years these advantages, as well as
the moral cleanliness of the inhabitants,
and the neatness and tidiness prevalent in
every part of the town, have drawn there
hundreds of visitors xrh nj In,
the surroundings an inexhaustible source
of pleasure during their stay.
One can consume nearly two months in
driving over the smooth country roads,
through ever-changing scenery, each day
taking a new route in part or wholly, and
still not go over 10 miles from town, while
in the village one can spend some days in
walking about through well-kept streets
shaded on each side by lofty trees meeting
in arches overhead, or in the spacious
public parks, one of which was fitted up
and put at the disposal of the public by
Mr.. George +. Crowell, and the other
the Commercially set apart for the use
that its name implies. From the Common
an excellent view of the beautiful grounds
of the Vermont asylum for the insane is
had.
A great many pleasant hours may be
spent in exploring the mountains about
the town, either for pleasure or in the in
terests of science, and great deal may be
found to interest the boanist or geologist.
A carriage road has been recently COM
pleted to the top of Mt. Wantastiquet,
rising majestically directly opposite the
town on the New Hampshire side of the
river From the top, fine view of the
town and for many miles on every side is
obtained
There are many historical facts cluster
ing about Brattleboro, but perhaps none
that have made more impression upon the
| public mind than the issue of the postage
stamps, the story of which is so wei
| known.
The town is largely devoted to manu-.
featuring interests, although outside the
village, the land, being very fertile, i:
proftably cultivated, and a ready market
is found within the village for large quaint
ties of small fruit and vegetables.
The Estey Organ company are the larg
est manufacturers in the town, as well a:
the largest reed organ makers in the world
Their eight large factories give employ
ment to from 500 to 600, and at time:
many more, persons.
Other of the more prominent firms are
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carriages, and employing upward of 10(
workmen, and the Carpenter Organ com
pany, employing nearly as many. Car
rages and sleghs, furniture, sashes .anC
blinds, machinery, paper, jelly and preserves
overalls, temperance drinks and flavor
ing extracts are among the other products
that find markets far removed from thu
places of manufacture as readily as a
home.
Brattleboro offers important advantage:
for the establishment of new industries
because of the skilled labor to be founC
there, the freedom from labor troubles, IL,
strike having occurred there in the pas
30 years, its excellent banking facilities
its two national and two savings bank
being the strongest in the state-and tn
good railroad, postal, and telegraphic facil
tiles, together with the fact that new in
dustries may be exempted from taxation
for period of ten years.
A large business might be opened a
Brattleboro, and run by water power, TO
the Connecticut river at this point offer
an excellent site for the construction of
dam.
An expert was employed in the summe
of 1888 to examine this site fer the Brat
tleboro board of trade After a minut
examination he reported that by means G
. a dam of y feet or more, depending o.
which of several available sites was select
ed, power of 2S, 800 net horse power, fo
each working day of ten hours, might b
secured
He reports, also, that the location is S
favorable that the total cost would be ia
below that of any water power of similia
capacity in New England.
The mills might be located on an islam
in the river opposite the town, or on
stretch of meadow below the town ant
extending for several miles, or on a shorte
stretch on the New Hampshire side.
Through the first meadow, within half
dozen rods of where the mills would stanC
runs the track of the New London Nortl
ern railroad, affording unexcelled mean
for sde-tracking and the loading and III
loading of material and product.
Brattleboro is an ideal town for any on
to locate and make a home in, being
place of exceptional moral cleanliness
affording good educational advantages
its schools being among the best in Ne
England-well kept and attractive streets
a model fire department and water supply
electric fire alarm, electric lighting system
a magnificent public library, best of post
conveniences, with free collection and d.
livery of mails-in fact, all the advantag,
of the city, while losing none of the charm