Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-22
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Second Letter From n summer Visitor
SheIburpe Farms Tho Wells & Richard
son Establishment.
Burlington. AUG. 10. 1873.


Dear A: You will wish to hear about |
the visit we paid last week to DR.. w. |
Seward Wcbb's farm in Shelburne, an |
eight-mile drive from Burlington. DR.. |
Webb has q tract of four thousand acres |
under cultivation here and another of fif- |
~ thousand acres in the Adrondacks. The
farm Is n small village and the drives
from one part of 1; to another are two
or three miles long.
AZ we drove in over the finely mae
| adamizcd roads, we passed Il steam road
| roller belonging to the place. and | judg-
| cd, from the smoothncss of the DIS,
| that IL was kept in constant operation.
! The roads by their pinkish brown color,
show that they are largely made of the
native sandstone.
We were driven first to the farm barn,
which with the adjacent buildings forms
! three sides of square. The barn had
accommodations for perhaps thirty or
more horses. On the left of this was a
carriage house, and on the right, u
smithy.
The man who showed ~ about was a
hostlcr. to judge from his Occupation, btt
one Of natures noblemen' to judge from
his courtesy and his very evident and
pardonable pride in his masters posses
sons
We were shown the thirty or more
slcgns in the carriage house from the
pretty little wicker affair belonging to
Miss Frederika. the stxteen-year- old
daughter of DIR. Webb. to the roomy affair
I'm which the frolc parties wind up an
evenings entertainment. after they are
tired of tobogganing. This fortunate
family bring up their winter parties OF
friends from New York have tohoggan
slides built, and bride nature to help them
enjoy themselves.
We were SHOWN the hose carriage ready
at moments notice CT fire. having its
special horses. which are under drll. as
in any we'll regulated paid fire depart
mcnt. The electric attachment for lib
Grating the harness and opening the doors
was operated for our amusement.
We were next driven to the coaching
stables, where the elegant equipages Of
the family are kept. As there was no at
tondant III sight. we simply looked about
and admired the arrangement of the
building, with its humorous rooms. separ-
atcd by sliding glass doors, behind which
were the carriages, such as we had eX-
claimed over at the worlds fair,
and trans. and an even more luxurious
canopy covered phaeton. Beneath these
, was floor SO evenly sanded that we
thought it carpeted. while under the front
, were DR.. Wcbb's monogram and the
, American flag in bright colored sand
We drove on again to the milking barn
where we saw ninety cows waiting to be
MIXED. and then passed on to the dairy.
Here We were shown about by bright
little fellow of fourteen. who is the proud
and happy Garner of eighteen dollars a
} month, and aspireS to becoming an expert
, butter maker He showed MS great eight
quart pals of cream. n wonderful patent
separator, and the delicious finished prod
uct. in two pound bricks of yellow but
ter. About three hundred pounds are
made weekly. Such exquisite cleanliness
. from the pals which bring the milk, to
: the white tiled floors and walls!
: At the brood stables we saw long.
cgNnrn1 hDrlS surrounded
!, stalls as hrse small rooms, occupied
r | 10y seek-coatcd well-groomed horses
, Some Of the stalls contained tiny. ragged
; looking colts, as stupid in appearance n
: their mothers were intelligent We were
3 told that there were no very famous
horses in the stables now
: The residence of the family as seer
8 from the roads which are open to the un
y United guest. looks commodious and
!. comfortable. but Is not SO elegant as
a had anticipated. II was gay with bright
:. colorcd awnings, and had verandas ant
Y outlooks that must command charming
II views.
o Extensive golf links were made visible
l. by their gay markers and their close Gu
IS artificial hilocks.
\ As far as the eye could see stretched
y the smooth lawn. banded with roads al
n hard II floor. In various parts of tn
:, wide estate were the homes of the over
. secrs of the different departments. Tn
- houses were ideally picturesque and at
10 tra,tive. In most cases they were low
a with flower beds in front, and as th
d wind swayed the muslin curtains in an'
u out of the wide, low windows, wer
r impressed with their air of coy comfort
n There was one building larger than tn
= Others which was pointed out as tn
: boarding house for the hands"
- DR.. Webb kindly allows the public L
u visit his place, and his employees ar
r most courteous to strangers. The Who'll
is thing is a gigantic object lesson TO prov
Q, the power of money and system AM
a taste
d l3urllngton's wealth lies largely in it
lumbcr interests. but it also has cottol
- and woollen mills. The woollen manu-
~ features are of a high grade, and incud
W goods similar to those made by our lat
10 lamcnted Orcko mills.
n \ few days ago We party of nine
10 paid IA visit to the home of the "Diamon
c. Dyes" and "Paine's Celery Compound.
I'd Not realizing when we asked pcrmissio
T. TO inspect the factory that we should re
N quire the services Of one of the employees
. as guide. for half day. yet so II PROVED
- The courtesy was most cheerfully grant
" ed us. however.
NJ on our way from the office. passe
It. through several large rooms which wer
" being painted. We were told mat thes
H. rooms had to be vacated and extra pre-
It. cautions taken to close all cracks an
M CrcNlC'S, with coats or paint, to pTeNel
= the finely powdered dyes from siftin
b" through to the other floors.
'S' Up stairs We went, to rooms where girl
US were copying lists of names and at
)" dresses. Other girls were mailing to III
IS. addresses typewriter advertisements
no the different wares manufactured by I'll
Of firm. The masses of mail matter reCciN
al ed and to be sent were evidence enoug
h, that the force Of girls that could max
-. any impression on it must indeed be Fin
',' BILE tins ercd, 1t Is stated that five hun
81 dred pouches of mail matter have gor
Is out from this house in one day.
IL a bright young guide, familiarity Gale
q Tommy" by his associates next took |
or to the department where the little enve
all opes were being filled with dyes Tt
n. girls at work here were provided with u;
No. per caps to protect the hair from II
-, powder, and they told us that when the
"s handled some kinds they We're Obliged
M wear protection for the mouth M
NJ nose. When we asked one of them If
lis was not Injurious to the health TO han
Ia die the powder. she laughingly answert
cd that she had been in the business Il
thirteen years. 1t was interesting to 81
the girls seal the envelopes. bundle
fifteen or more was held so that the MAI
- projected one beyond the other. VIII
=" one stroke OF the paste brush all we
ny gummed AT once, and with lightninS-lii
Or. rapidity the flaps were then fastened
en- the envelope.
Later we saw the wonderful machil
lid which makes these little envelopes.
al one end of It was roll of stiff white p
N. per, perhaps foot wide, which was co