The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-22

to my necessities, would extend to me
such facilities as those necessities seemed
to demand. Where | could Gt01d to pdy
regMLttr rates then hdDe mCde me pdV
them. Wherever special tariffs have been
necessary to enable me to handle remote
business, those special tariffs have been
issued, Oftentimes with great liberallty'
They have seemed to study my necessities
as though they fully understood that the
development of my business was the De
velOpment of their own. They nave Iuliy
recognized the fact that to enable me 10
bring hides from distant points TO 1yde
Park, and then re-ship them, required eX-
ceptionally liberal treatment, ana tllaC
treatment, | have almost universally re-
ceived. Judging from my own experience
| do not believe new industry c0uld pc
started in Vermont which demanded I'D
eral consideration at the hands OF our
railroad officials III order that that INDUS
try might be developed, where the most
careful consideration would not be gwen
to every proper claim that could be urged
Railroad managers are too bright not 10
understand that new industries must nave
generous care and protection ACCORDED 10
them, or they cease to exist ana even
were this not so, healthy public sentl-
ment would be all the pressure necessary
to bring these gentlemen to time.
FINALLY.
The time is fast passing away when
steam power developed from coal ana
wood, can be produced as cheaply as elec-
trical power generated by the waters
which are now running to waste IN YER
mont. With this cheap power, we can cal
combine cheaper meats, vegetables, MIX,
butter, cheese, poultry, eggs ana oIher
products, as well as cheaper rents, IMAM
it is possible for the manufacturing states
of Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con-
30 offar tp THAR On1r1tlVpS, our
higher attitudes give us purer water, pur7
er air and consequently better health ana
greater vigor than can be enjoyed by opc
erativeS residing in the lower landS OF
those states
The development of electrical power
now only in its infancy, is certain TO rev
OlutioniZe conditions that have heretofore
existed. 1t is more than probable that IN
the near future water power now running
to waste will be utilized to run cars INTO
scores of Vermont towns which to-day are
destitute of railroad facilities. The press
of Vermont can engage IN mol more glorious
service than that of educating our people,
touching the advantages we possess. IL
is to the press that we must look tor Une
successful advocacy of such changes in
our laws as will enable us to keep at home
the millions of dollars which our sayings
banks now loan in the far west. Today
those banks are the ready and convenient
vehicle for transporting out OF the state
monies which ought to be used, and which
in my opinion, with liberal legislation, can
be as protitably and more safely used, in
building up and developing home indus
tries. / fully believe that we have only
to adopt liberal and broad-gauged policy
to bring about the much desired combina77
ton of cheap money, cheap power, and
cheap transportation, and this combina-
ton will, am confident, be the open Sc
same to success, the beginning of new
era in the growth and development of our
good Green Mountain State.
CARROLL S. PAGE.
Hyde Park, Vt, Oct. -, 1897