Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-15

with sufficient capital to finance pro-
ject which has been before the people of
Brattleboro for several years--that OF
damming the Connecticut river and max
ing large lake near there Every man
who has the advancement OF the town at
heart Is anxious to sec the project put
into execution. 1t would mean an influx
Of Inhabitants the lik. Of which has
never been since the town was settled
AT present the population Of the town Is
| 's" according to tho census taken under
the auspices of the town board Of trade
"'tnin the last month. What sort Of
work the projectors Of the scheme in
'enu 10 embark on has not been made
PUBIC. During July and August Il steam
ur'ii was used to sink a number of shafts
W determine whether there was rock
foundation under the bed of the river
aiter SINKING over 10 shafts 1t was stated
liat there was no rock foundation on
"hich 10 build the dam. However an
earth foundation was found at an ave-
rage depth Of about % feet on which a
Jam might be built without an enormous
outlay, and as stable as It would be-
were the foundation of rock If the dam
Is built the river will flow back and in
undate several large farms of the finest
tiilable land that there is in New Eng
iahd. The farm belonging to the retreat
Il snort distance above the town. will he
oVerhowed the year round. This farm
consists of over loo acres of rich, allu-
Wal land and is worth several thousand
dollars. This is the most valuable piece
or property that will be destroyed. A
dam 70 feet in height placed across the
river there would raise the water at Rel-
lows Falls nine feet. A gorge 100 yards
wide Is the projected site for the new
dam, 1t is figured that between 1900 and
b'"o-horsepower will he developed con-
stantly, ard can easily he seen that a
mead OF water - miles long and as deem
as the lake to be formed by the dam
would supply tremendous power. An
other thing that would add greatly to
the attractiveness Of the town as a place
of residence would he the sheet OF water
thus made, almost at the doors of the
mouse To-day the nearest lake-SpofTord
lake In New Hampshire. 10 miles away
Is the watering place of Bratttleboro.
and is largely patronized by the residents
of the town in summer
ONLY MACHINE OF IT'S KIND.
One OF the most valuable of recent
cleo trlcal Inventions was given n final
test In Rutland Friday afternoon before
a number of expert electricians and engi-
neers. The contrvance is used in CON
necuon with the power plant OF the Rut-
land Railroad Light and Power company
and has the same effect on the working
or an electric circuit as the fly wheel has
on steam engine. The great fluctuations
In load on street railroad lines has long
been one Of the greatest difficulties of
street railroad WORK. When traffic Is
heavy the strain ON the generators
in the power station is very great
OFTEN so great as to make It i'm
possible to run cars at good speed
and any way TO make the load on
the generators constant and unchanging
solves very difficult problem. The ma
chine in question not only regulates the
current but can make alternating and
direct currents come from the same bat
terry. a thing that has never before been
done. The machine was manufactured by
the Gould Storage Battery company of
New York and Rutland is the only city
IN which one has been installed.
COMMITTEE WANTS 18TH VT. REGI-
MENTAL MONUMENT MOVED.
After comforting with the Gettys-
burg battlefield commissioners, Con-
gresham Haskins aud l.. W. Bush OF
Brookline report that 1t Is not prob
able that an avenue will he laid out
past the 10th Vermont regimental
monument, which is not sufficiently
conspicuous to please the members of
the association and their friends. Con-
gresham Haskins and Mr.. Bush. a
committee appointed to investigate the
matter, will recommend that the monu-
ment be moved about 500 yards to a
point between the Vermont State
monument and the 14th regimental
monument on Hancock avenue, and
that the present site he marked with
tablet. The Legislature may be ask
ID to make an appropriation to cover
the cost of the work.
MAN GIVEN UP AS LOST.
After having searched in every con-
ce'vable hiding place for Harry Arthur
Of Stratton road. the Rutland young man
who mysteriously disappeared several
weeks ago. his relatives and friends In
Rutland have given up hope OF ever see
ing him again The only explanation of
the AFFAIR that has been offered Is that
the young man is dead, this being the
general opinion of his friends in the city
have little foundation as he never show