Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-02-09
CITY OF CUMBERLAND
STORY OF SOLID eROwT- AND EK-
PANS on.

PANS. on.
De, eIarment Of It, Natural He-
sources aud Mineral Wealth
Hruu- ht Pru>prritS-titS 81 Euter-
prise aud Industry.
since tie Inauguration of the period
Of Industrial Development Immediately
following tie close ~ the civil war
Cumberland has steadily advanced. in
spite OF the fact that leo organized ct-
fort has been made until quite recently
10 promote the city's interests. The
growth and expansion vi the city in
manufacture. commerce anu pupula-
lion have been deliberate and l.-u.iird
The advantages OF its location have
never been pushed TO the front and
given the publicity they deserve. That
the conservative element which las
prevailed here may have been the
cause Of Cumberland being a city Of
10000 souls instead Of lu.utn j. hardly
worth while To discuss al this time.
The conditions which now govern all
kinds Of manufacturing pursuits Will.
r..,,,...,-..,. t,.i,,r rrr.b..r,.IuI int, tho
s..,..,.-,.,,,,,.1 i,,., ~ r.,u,,II, ~ nm, law
- .,,,.,l, ,rJ l.r,,pI i sure J., fur-
-, -, o.. an ,,.,ss,,., prol.
uctS and tud way To satisfy the lrgit-
innate requirements of community.
This Is an age Of sharp competition
o,,1 ri,.,,r, T., all h,,,u.h.s of industry.
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80 ,....,.i,, l., f,,.o,,I rlo..s ,-,,or,p.
,a,;,,., ,,,t,,i,.,,u, cost Of raw material
o,,I ,.,,r,,,l,t,, md .,pv.ui.u- SHINING,
fociIf,i.s Is ons of Tho absolute neces-
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Drrirr IN. last third of = renrurv
r.,,,. arov.i-,- IN = rI,Sn tho Jrvplon-
nm ~ I,.oIftf,s wast and snrrh has
n.np an , SOHO of stunrudnus mornt.
,,,1n r,s,.rr ,pJ rortr,rn Genital
,,s ,,or Invested in manufacturing on.
,,,,,,fs,. -, p,ipts far distant from the
,,,,,,,,. .,,,,n,s 10 tho avtrnt rf hmm.
dr.l. ,f miIlions ~ dollars N3nufac-
,,,r,,r, ,,,l i,vost,rs. bava hfaI Thorn.
...l,.,,. ,,,u.orl ,b, sottir,r SIM ,riyinr
Ii,,,a b,,d cop,norotivnlv mean IN
thfs pror,is;rc fiaId at the worry tnresh.
ola ~ ,h.ir homes
r,,,,I.,,Io,t rritb tbo v.nolrh of r,inr.
d,,,, bilt,,r in bar soil onl r,strnc in
a., n,sn,,, - h,r srrrorndfnr hins is
T., ,r,tl, III, ,,a.n ritv orourI vbosa
,Iu,ra ora ,a,horirr ,,,n nn,r.,fas of
$50
tLo, oro s,r. - n,ora h.r in IN, lena
80 .,., ,1,.ir.,I,I., or1 d...,.,.;r, Io,,Ii
,v.,,,,. IN ,I,,, r,,,,i,.,,,,..,,,. If ,.,,r
r.,,+ conditions s,or, to Inv, haar
o1,rr1ontI,. srnnliel
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an. s+,.o ~ 1.,.oInnnon, uftnou, moI,
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frto IN i,,nnrtont nonrf,ctrrip,r con,
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.,,,,an, -" ma nttr,s c,ro%r,h has h.n,
hao1tL,. o,l fno,, frar' oil f,r,.I ,,.o.
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+ho oovrtr of ,nnrnonv tho naomi
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,,a,.tI, w., l., tn, -, t,lior. ara, ia no ,ru,
,,n,,, I,r ,h,, 1,,,rs rl,,o who or
,.a,th cfoon no or r,oro cop NO c,,rt.
w., +,,t,, t,,o ,,,,,1ro3s
rhis i a of+, ~ ,,root o,tor,,.;so in,
,or.,n+ r,,nrf,,t,ri,e industrial,
n.ooI,1, rofnnnont AMI onI,rro #
,,oI,nisoort ,osorrlos ~ -, ~. ,n,torfol,
its fino climot, chpon labor nroxfmft
80 a., so,ha,,.l and ~ tho r'or,.o,s y
tho worlI onI itS r,iIrood forili,f,s ~,
now. ottrootin, onl rocnivir,r mara NJ
.o,+ior INN oror hof,ro frou thoS
who roIr rnon inst srch odvon,oro
for tho nrosa,,,tinn and srccnss If thai
h,siross rrl,rt,l,inos
This cftv is an tho outor od,,o Of III
croot Cumberland coo1tiald Ivinr +
tba vost in a basin formed Inv IN
croo+ Sovogo mountain an rho nortI
Iros+ ond Mons maintain ON rho soutl
eost avterdfng northeast and son,l
wost tbrorrh AlIeuhonv county Ma
into Mineral county w yo The hasi
Is about Oh uflos Ionc and fvo mile
vida ho+voor tbo two ronqas Th
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