Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-30
,m the Rutland Evening News, May 81.

candidate for governor, the McCul-
iough newspapers have the past week
renewed their attacks upon his rela-
tions to his employees. In their eager
ness 10 iniure him they have stopped
IN raduce and SANDER not only him
and the young men associated with
him i'm the management of the Vermont
Marble company, but the great body
of its employees. Indeed, for the same
purpose they have even gone out of
their way to traduce and Islander a
whole community. According to their
code it has become proper to lie about
ANYTHING and anybody in order to at
tack Mr.. Proctor.
These articles have all emanated
from one source and that is the Nc
Cullough headquarters at Bennington.
In varying form they have appeared
in different papers. Take for exam
pie the leading editorial in the Ben
nington Banner, McCulloughs home
organ. for May %, with which the
state is being flooded. Omitting
every reference to it's demagogic
phrases, it's epithets of abuse, it's false
differences, and malicious innuendoes,
let us consider few only of it's eX-
plicit statements and compare them
with the real facts. The Banner
says:
I. Proctor, or the Vermont Marble
company. owns every foot of land in
that village (of Proctor) suitable for
building purposes, and no one other
than a employee of the Vermont Mar
Bile company. of which company
Fletcher D. Proctor is president can
buy a building lot there"
Thprp ic D1aptV of 1apd ct,ito1,la for
building purposes in the village of
Proctor that does not belong to Proc
tor or the Vermont Marble company,
and others than employees of the COM
pany can buy building lots there, and
in fact do so.
>. Sale of lots is made to these
employees only upon the condition that
any building erected thereon shall he
removable at the will of Proctor in
the event of marble deposits being
found on such land"
Neither its employees nor any other
person owns lot in the village of Proc
tor to which either the Vermont Mar
Bile company or Mr. Proctor has any
marble rights whatsoever There are
some lots in one part of the village
of Proctor to which the marble rights
belong to the Columbian Marble COM
pany, which operates large quarry in
that village and has it's mill and office
in this city. Neither the Vermont
Marble company nor Mr.. Proctor, d.
rectly or indirectly, has any connec-
ton with or interest in the Columbian
Marble company.
8. Another condition incorporated
in the deeds of such lands provides
that the purchaser shall not erect
thereon any building to be used for
conducting a store or for business
purposes of any description"
There is not a foot of land held by
private owners in the village of Proc
tor under any such condition. The
Vermont Marble company or Mr.. Proc
tor has never sold a lot in the village
of Proctor to any one at any time with
any restrictions against its being used
for a store or for any other lawful
business purpose. 1t has given land as
free gift to the four churches in the
village of Proctor and to other public
and society uses and has attached to
the gift restrictions limiting the prop
erty to the use for which it was given.
A. That houses are being built in
Proctor by Mr.. Proctor but mot one by
the rest of the world"
There have been a number of houses
built by individuals in that village
during the last year and two are at the
present time being so built.
D. 1.-THE Vermont Marble company
owns and conducts large store in the
village of Proctor. No other exists or
for obvious reasons can exist there.
Employees of this company are com
PEELED to trade at the store or look
elsewhere for employment"
B. McGarry has long maintained a
general store in the heart of the vii
lage of Proctor and has a considerable
trade. Neither the Vermont Marble
company nor Mr.. Proctor has the re-
hottest connection with his business
The Vermont Marble company main
tains a store at Proctor, and is obliged
to do so for the convenience of it's en-
ployes, but there is not the slightest
foundation for the charge that any per.
son is compelled to trade there either
directly or indirectly, or that any in
fiuence IS exerted to that end.
6. Coupon books representing SIS
each are sold to and forced upon the
employees of Mr.. Proctor. Books
are not redeemable any other way
than in trade from Mr. Proctor's store
Employees ale expected to
take at least one of these books each
month"
The store in question is run upon
cash basis All persons, employees
or others, are required to pay for goods
in cash, or may use. if they prefer
coupon books. Some buy these books
with cash because of their conven
fence, and any employee, If he desires
may buy one and have it taken out OF
the next roll. They are in books
of different amounts, running all the
way from one dollar upwards They
are redeemable in whole or in part
at any moment in cash, If bought fol
cash, or in account, if charged in &C
count.
7. proctor owns the water system
upon which these workmen are de
pendent for water for domestic pur
poses"
The water system of the village OF
Proctor belongs to the village corpora
ton, which issued $4,000 municipal
bonds for the construction of the same
and its village sewer system.
g. "Mr. Proctor also owns the GENE
terry in Proctor. Living or dead
wage earners in Proctor seem to be
subject to Mr.. Proctor's will"
The Protestant part of the cemetery
belongs to the Proctor Cemetery as
ISOLATION, a charitable corporation
and the Catholic part to the Catholic
church, each the gift of Senator Proc
tor.