Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-03

years and the rocks are slowly, but surely,
being Worn away each century. Back OF
these terrible cliffs are most beautiful
lawns and the big mansions OF the mill
llonaires. AS the seaside is the back side,
there is another beautiful lawn on the
front of their dwellings, facing the streets.
Each set Of grounds, including mansions,
contains about 10 acres. The most famous
mansion OF all thus far is Cornelius Van
derbilt's residence. | was told that 40,-
900 bbls. OF cement were used In its con-
struction. Cornelius " parted with his
wife short time ago. Passing along. the
marble palace owned by William K Van
derbilt is sighted, which is never to be
forgotten.
We can no longer follow the cliff walks
and now take a carriage to follow around
the ocean drive OF II miles, which was the
most interesting ~ miles ride / ever saw.
The smooth lawns have now disappeared
and the most ragged, rocky country a
man ever bebeld is before us. These
summer houses are built upon the rocks.
One i saw on one side was a perpendicu-
lar fall of 40 feet. One was built by ex-
Gov. LipDett close to the waters edge and
not foot OF soil to build upon. saw one
built on great big rocks in the sea with
srcbed bridges to reach It; another on an
overhanging rock far out over the water
These mansions are very large ones-large
enough TO serve as botels They are being
put in order for the people from the city
who have begun to arrive.
AS we are far around the circle, which
is the shape OF the land, on the sea side,
we arrive al Fort Adams, which is a for
midable fort, containing three companies
OF artillerYmen and mounting 465 guns.
We give the fort a good inspection and
ind night fast approaching. We hurry
into the city and are soon on our return
trip to Tiverton, z. /.
The day following, the doctor, with
pretty pair of bays, drove me into Fall
River, distance OF eight miles. IL has a
population OF about 100000 people. IL is
claimed to be the largest cotton manufac-
turing city in the United States. For
many years the question OF the cotton
mills being removed to the southern states
has been agitated largely by the press OF
the country. As the raw cotton was
raised In the South, have been a believer
in the theory that the North would lose
the cotton mills in the near future, |
have changed my mind, as any reasonable
person will, after looking over a cotton
mill, which is equal to a worlds fair 1t.
self.
To describe one will describe the 50 mills
Of Fall River. They are from 400 to 500 It.
long, 325 to 400 II. wide and four to six
stories high. The mill which / examined
had ! 300 looms. $50 on a floor. An add.
tion OF 4O0x6O0 feet was being built on
purpose for these looms. A person has
but little idea OF the different processes
that the cotton goes through before it
reaches the looms. | saw machinery
which could beat the human hands and
do all kinds OF difficult tasks, only lack
ing language to be human. Should a
thread break in one of the looms, the
loom will stop OF its own accord. The
OF cotton is nothing TO the
of its machinery, which will
never be moved to the southern states.
Should one OF these 50 mills be moved
south, thev would think they were about
10 possess the whole North.
There are five mills whose capital stock
reaches s5, 900 900 or more. The combined
capital stock OF so mills is S22, 3i1 600. |
The managers showed me every courtesy
possible, one OF their number acting as
guide 1t would be impossible to do
without a guide as these mills are too /
srge for a stranger to explore. After a
trive over the principal streets OF the
own and our contemplated stay more
han completed we again turn our faces /
lorthward, more than pleased with the
wonders OF this part OF the country.
g. W. FLAGG, Fall River, Mass.
April 27, 1900.