Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-14

per capita than any other State In the
Union. This goes to confirm the reputation
Of Vermonters for industry, economy and
thrift. We also have enterprise, but we
need more of its local application in place
of exhibiting 1t for the benefit of people Of
other States.
1t is grand time to ponder upon this
subject. This nation as whole has been
and is to-day studying On "object lesson
that is industrial as well as financial. Yer
mont has escaped, to a gratifying extent,
the disastrous effects attending the giving
Of this lesson, but her people have been
studying All object lesson of their own, how
to invest money to the bsst advantage.
We believe they bave come TO realize that
there Is something wrong in their idens
of enterprise when outside capital
can come to Vermont and obtain
good permanent investments in electric
railroads and granite qusrries and facto-
{ ries aud mills OF various descriptions, while
! Vermont capital is being chased about the
West and South by its nominal owners In
! vain endeavor to overtake its owners de
! facto. There are hundreds of opportuui-
| ties for profitable investment and the build
ing up Of enterprises in all parts of the
State if we will but search as diligently for
/ them as we search for Western farm lands,
! for Southern iron and conl mines, aud for
I sites for terminal cities in any and every
direction except right here In Vermont
Right here in Burlington a projected can
ming factory has just fallen through, tenn
porarily we hope, owing to alack Of capital
with which to carry out the enterprise,
! while over million dollars has been lost by
! Nermoaters IN enterprises in distant parts
! of the country, which always have been
and will undoubtedly continue to be 'ous
of sight" The SUCCESS Of canning facto-
ries else extraordinarily in Windham coun-
ty, where, by the way, the industry is also
carried on by outside capital largely-shows
! that this is profitable industry, end that
| the farmers of this section are anxious to Co
operate in making it a success, is shown by
| the fact that many OF them have put in
crops this season with the particular object
in view of furnishing materials for canning.
This ia only one OF scores OF possible in
vestments that might be pointed out whore
| Vermont capitalists can join hands and find
profitable use for their money, and at the
same time build up our home industries
! There are very few mon who can carry on
any such project unoided. But there is
| hardly man of ordinary intelligence who
can not see where a local industry or enter
prise can be instituted with the proper Co
operation of capital. Why not wake up
then, to the true situation and make closer
application of our interest and belief in
home Industries.
Burlington is beginning to feel the effects
Of Vermonts industrial and financial rem
Nuisance slready shown by the marked evil
dences OF substantial growth even during
this year OF wholesale business and financial
depression, in its new and credtable bust
ness blocks in process OF erection az wall as
in the encouraging number of new indus
tries established during the last II months
There ia plenty of room and opportunity
for more, however, and the same thing is
true of scores of towns in all parts Of Yer
mont.
In some cases it is well to obey the uni
versal behest to "look up" but in Yer
mont's present case it is better to look do,cn
instead of Off, and see the opportunities for
profitable investment and imprc vemeni
which are lying at our very feet. IL this ia
done earnestly. we believe the grand little
Green Noun tain State will experience such
ten years as will make il one of the banner
States for home industries as well as home
investments.