The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-11
OUR INLAND NAPLES.
H"ri'nEtou, tho Queen city of Vermont
sthio-Whor" Fnin"'s Celery Compound
IL Prepared for tho World.

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bnriinEtou, tho Queen city of Vermont
Stn'c-Whor" fainn'a Celery Compound
Is Prepared for tho World.
Tho finest inland Rea In America 10
Lake Champlain; tho llnes. city on It's
shores Is Burlington.
Hundreds Of American cities could be
named which havooapoclnl attractions OF
mountain, luke or riyurHcenery, andOach
OF which is deemed by It's inhabitants
tho prctticst and ploasantcst Of places.
But 1t would not DO oasy TO mention ono
which combines all tllOsc different clio.
ments OF natural attractiyoncss In
greater beauty aud grandeur than Bur-
linglon, or ono which has won from
strangers more enthusiastic admira.
lion. Its sIte, slopinc upward from tho
curved shore OF tho bay for q mile,
rises to a ridge 800 foot above the water,
crowned by tho college buildings and by
handsome residences, which stand 70.
loved against the background OF tho
Groon Mountains, rising into tho peaks
OF Mansfield and Camel's lump, 1000
icet above tho Lowell OF tho lake.
Huntington in Brief" tho tito OF u
handsomely illustrated book Just issued
by Charles Ii. Possons, describes many
OF tho features OF tho city.
Looking westward from my of tho
hundred points Of view along tho slope,
Lake Champlain, hero ten miles wido,
stretches out to tho mountain wall OF
tho Adirondacks. The prospect thus
viewed ombodies all tho features in.
Guided in Wordsworth's famous doscrip.
ton oil what was to him an ideal scene
OF rural splendor.
Tho valley oil Lake Champaign Ia his.
torlc ground. Events have taken place
N 1t which have nrain and again shaded
the destinies OF large portions OF tho
American continent. Before tho loot OF
a white Il a had troddon It's solitudos,
II had been. for no one knows how long,
tho dark aud bloody debatable ground
on which the great rival tribes OF North
America fought for supremacy.
On tho eastern side oil this historic
lake, and amid the scenes OF these
events, sta tho city OF burlington.
As 4 manufacturing and commercial
point Burlington occupies to-day an i'm.
portant position. 1t would be difficult
to name a city that has iolt the "hard
tlmes" less than Burlington.
Its public buildings are handsome,
substantial structures. and Its schools
and charitable institutions arc unsur-
passed by any city Of equal size. The
fine building OF the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association was largely the gilt Of
the present mayor, Mr.. W. J.. Van
Pattcn, OF tho firm Of Wells, Richardson
& Co.
Tho most widely known concern in
Burlington is, OF course, Wells. Richard
son x Co.. n oil the largest and most
successful firms Of manufacturing
chemists in the country, which has its
headquarters here, and does n tremen-
dous business shipping diamond dyes,
lactated food. and Paine's celery com.
pound to tho four quarters Of the globe.
The buildings o this concern on College
street extend nearly through the block
to Main street and impress the visitor
to the city with tho importance and
prosperity Of the establishment. About
two acres OF floor space are coInpactly
devoted to the interests OF the company.
1t is q great concern, and to one seek
ing tho cause OF such success in this
line, Burlington people will say that it
is strict integrity, and tho fact that
overy preparation bearing the firms
name is At least all that is claimed for it.
Another institution ia the Vermont
university, with its famed medical col
lege. where the great Or. Phelps was
once a lecturer.
Tho city is the homo o! Senator Ed.
munds. eI-Minister Phelps, DR.. W.
Seward Webb. Le Grand b. Cannon
and many more men OF national repute.