Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-21

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| from Portland, Me From six to eight
teams were kept busy all the spring draw-
| ing cedars from Monltton, mountain
town fifteen or twenty miles away. There
| is nursery of 100000 young trees and
shrubs. Not only are small trees set out
| but the largest trees are also planted.
Great elns are taken up bodily by an APP
Iparatus prepared for the purpose, and
ltransplantcd successfully.
| Many miles of drain tile have been laid
and eight miles of mains carry water to
various parts Of the farms. The mains
are of sufficient capacity to supply 2i5
inch fire hydrants, and the head is suf-
ficiort to throw a stream over any of the
buildings. The first reservoir built had a
lCapacity of 120 900 gallcns. and was placed
at an elevation of 275 feet. Water WAS
lsupplicd through an S-inch pipe one mile
Hong, by duplicate set of duplex pumps,
lone being reserved for use III case or an
laCcident. Another reservoir of 2io,WO gal
Ions capacity, and 800 fet above the lake
has since been constructed 1t Is entirely
underground, arched over, entirely closed
and planted on the top. The water supply
lis taken from Lake Champlain 1000 feet
from shore.
Shelburne Farms is provided with a full
lly equipped fire department. including a
Ifour-whceled hose carriage carrying 1000
feet of linen hose, and drawn by horses
which are kept constantly ready for SER
vice. All the appliances found in city
IStalOn, S1cn as SWINGING 1dTneSS ana
trips for loosenng horses. lighting gas.
lopening doors etc. and horses trained to
respond to the sound of tho gong are
provided. There is also a telephone fire.
lalarm system to all parts of the farm.
Sprinking carts of improved pattern
keep the dust on the road laid.
The farm under the management of
Messrs Taylor and Gcbhardt is very pro-
ductve Last year $500 loads of hay were
cut. Many small fruits are grown, and in
a good year 5000 barrels of apples are pro-
duced. The stock includes ll5 milch cows
127 steers and 800 Southdown sheep. About
40 men are employed at present, and as
many as $50 have been on the pay roll
when the most active building operations
were in progress. The wants of the men
employed are carefully looked after One
Christmas, not long ago a great party
was given in one of the large barns to
which not only the employees were invited
hut practically the whole town of Shell
, burne. An immense Christmas tree was
loaded with gifts, all the employees being
remembered in substantial manner
Some Of the men received gold watches
on which their namer were engraved. while
Others were presented with fur oNorcoats
An elaborate supper was served and the
Howard Opera House orchestra of Bur.
lington furnished music for dancing, DR..
and Mrs Webb leading tho grand march
Living on the shore of Lake Champlain
makes possible the enjoyment of boating
and yachting. Dr. Webbs handsome
yacht, the Elfrida, was given to the gov
Iernment at the outbreak of the Spanish
, I1,nnL ~ Ire ,ioea A smaller Yacht also
called the Elfrida. has been purchased for
temporary use. 1t was rendered recently
| to President Mckinley for a week during
| his stay at Plattsbureh. Charles Seabury
| e. Co. of Morris Heights, New York, are
designing a new yacht for Dr. Webb. Tie
. lsnoriHc,tio,,. ca1l for a craft t5O feet long
+ ~ viii ho bandsome and verv fast Tho
Idoctor,s n,,iv,ta car FlIsmere is one of the
stro,,yast cars on the continent and is
. ,rnto ll,, MORO hea,iIv balIasted than anv
, n,bor nor IN tbe world # is finished in
. loo,,l,. wood ond is ,Inbora+o1v fu,,,ishod
: In ie confined uith electric lirhts. fans
Toto ana is nro,.idod with a fine dining
service A steward cook and porters are
, CONSISTENTLY amnloved on he E,usmnero. A
, .,oy, autnr,obilo has rocant1v arrived at
Cbolb,,rnn Ea,,ne from Chicago
: M EMIL. eno,,de moe M tho ,v;nter
, bera &C a ,u1e nrd MANY winter snorts
are enioved Immense tohogran slides ara
, hui,t r,rning fror, a hin ton ont up,n
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:, dirnctor In The Put,a,d anil bennington
and Rut1and railroads and is one of the
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, co,rty Of Tnl,o CbounIojn and will he
: ono ~ tho finest scenic routes in Atneri-
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