Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27


tv Give years. and since leaving that state
nc has lived and voted and paid his poll
and personal taxes in VERNE mt fer twenty
| nine years. He never voted or paid rer-
Sc nal taxes in any but these two States,
and as between parties never voted my
thing but a republioa n ticket. While men
ticning taxes IL may be added that he does
not shirk his taxes He is ore of tho
largest II not the largest taxpayer in Ben
rinston county, having for many years
paid between two and three Thousand dol
lars in State, county and local taxes. with
cut including taxes paid by the various
Vermont corporations in which he Is in
terested, which pay their taxes directly To-
| the state. He owns and lives on a farm
of 200 acres In Bennington keeping 40 cows
10c sheep 20 horses and ether stock, and
making his farm model cf agricultural
husbandry, and help to the farming in
terest of his county.
How about his interests outside OF YER
mont? The facts as to the PRINCIPAL one of
these are that after the death OF his
father-in law. Trenor w. Park. whose cs-
tate comprised large holdings in the Erie
railroad. and in order to save that porfion
of the estate. he naturally ard properly
gave much time for several years to the
affairs Of that road. When Erie went into
a receivership he was made one Of the re-
oeivers He was, it may be added a lead
Ing and the chief working member ot the
receivership. and its management forms a
record of exc ,utive ability. wisdom and
fdelity rarely IL ever eoralled in the his
tory of railr Dads. Within two years tho
receivers turned back Tic property to the
stockholders, with more cash in It's treas
ury tl.an they had ever expected to see
end reorg1nized in lmprov cd condition an
on sound financial basis. It. was almost
a miracle of good maraet m, mt and faith
full administration OF a trust, and forms n
nots BILE testimonial to the honesty and ab;l-
ity Of the nan who was largely responsi.
bic for the result. Most certainly it should
not discredit him for any advancement the
citizens of or state wish to tender him.
Since being discharged by the court from
the receivership Gen. Mccullough has been
relieved of the principal responsibility IN
that quarter, and has been able to devote
nCre time to his Vermont interests rhcs,
are not few or small Among them may
be mentioned the Stark Paper company Of
North Pennington, which has lately ndde
TO its other mills, the Vermont mills in
Bennington. constitut'rg an imp, rtant in
dustry established at cost Of somc $500
eco. To this enterprise Gen. Mccullough
has contributed much cGrital lie is the
president of tha Bennnctcn and Glastcn-
bury company, which owns sixteen thous-
and acres of weed ard timber land. He
is considerable owner in the PittsfOrI
and Rutland Railroad company. He was
for many years the efficient president o
the Bennington and Rutland railroad. now
part of tire Rutland system. He is a
director of the Central Vermont railroad:
and directo: in the National Life Insur
ance company Tie heav:cs; and one of the
me st beneficial financial institutions in
Vermont. TO these ard ether Vermont in
tercsts as is well known. he gives his val
liable personal attention and care.
Gen. Mccullough would not permi: any
parade of his numerous private bcnerac-
tions, and we mention but one of them al.
ere of the principal donors Of the landcl
property, comprising 200 acres and a man
sion thereon, valued at $1,000, which was
gwen t. the State of Vermont for the Old
Soldiers Honc. For this he deserves the
gratitude of every Vermont veteran.
The various legislative and political Of
fees held and administered by Gen. Nc
10,
and political welfare of our State have
been mentioned heretofore and need not
be mentioned here.
1t is not the fact that Gen. McCullpush
is 'lassed, outside of Vermont. as II resi-
dent of another State. Not to cite other
proof of this. the World Almanac places
Gen Mccullough in its list of fourteen
Vermont miilonaires and not in any pther
State. Everywhere outside of those who
q re raising this trumpod up cry of non
nativity and non-resdencc for political of-
feet. Gen. McCullough is considered to be.
as he is. Nernontcr, and C1e Of .o0d
type, personally ard politically.
If any man doubts that Gen. Mccullough
would make an admirable governor, thor.
Cughly devoted to tho Lest intcres OF tho
State he SHOULD of course withhold from
him his support, knowing. rs we think
We do. that he will make enc of the best
governors we ave ever had. one who will
add to the standing OF our little state:
and who is capable of ropresorting her on
al public occasions as the peer OF amy
public nan in tie United States. and that
h,a haze no .rir in hoe
these named fer the Ctiioe he will have
Sur cordial support to the end