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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

place already described. there was rock
formation an the way across the river.
ana an unusually good location for the
dam. canal and power house. The de-
Nclopmouts were such that Mr.. Hartman
and Nj Chacc were entirely satisfied with
tie opportunity thus offered, and they
and men with whom they are associated
took up the project definitely and In ear
nest
More recent developments. including the
securing Of necessary additional legisla-
;ion in New Hampshire. have already
been mentioned Besides the other
work that has been done options have
been secured on nearly all the tracts Of
land In IIiusdale and Vernon which Will
bv ovcriiowed. Besides the Charles d.
Johnson farm at the Vernon end of the
dam. the purchase of the Higgins farm
at the Hinsdale end, and of the Tudor, or
Thomas. farm opposite Brttueboru are
some Of The more important transactions.
Condemnation proceedings have been be-
gun In the superior court OF Cheshire
county ON four tracts. with the owners
OF which satisfactory arrangements could
not be made.
The charters provide that If found
necessary or desirable second dam
may be built above the mouth of the
Vest river such "a dam. il erected would
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

located in these towns or which may be
brought here.
It is the expressed desire Of the capital
lists interested to encourage Industries to
come to this local field and movements
looking toward such results are already
I'm progress. BY the terms of the char
ters granted in both states the towns and
villages adjoining the flowage have the
right to take power for street lighting or
other municipal uses at price to be
agreed on. or to be fixed by the courts.
The price fixed FOR l0-hour day power
for local use in units of 100 horse power
and over is $25 per horse power; for
units of from 80 to loo horse power the
charge will be $50 per horse power For
more distant points the price will be pro-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARTER.

Following are the essential provisions
of the charter of the Connecticut River
Power company as now amended by the
New Hampshire legislature:
"Section l. Section of chapter 800 of the
Laws of 1908 entitled AN act to incorporate
the Connecticut River Power company OF New
Hampshire, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Sec. ?. The said corporation shall have
the power and authority to construct dam or
dams across the Connecticut river at any point
in said river opposite the towns of Brattleboro
and Vernon, in Vermont and north OF the
mouth OF the Ashuelot river together with all
necessary wings, retaining walls, canals, gates,
power houses, mills and the necessary ap-
purtenanccs, all TO develop the water power OF
the Connecticut river, at the point where said
dam shall be constructed, and for running
and operating water mills and for erecting
reservoir of water, and for equalizng the flow
of the same to its use and TO the of their
| poses, and to use and sell water power from
said dam and reservoir and from said mills
| for municipal and manufacturing purposes, and
! to manufacture, produce, and sell theretrom
! electricity for furnishing power for any and
! all uses, lighting the streets and the highways
! lighting and heating buildings, manufactures
| and other places, and TO enter into and eN-
! ecute contracts, agreements or covenants in re-
! lation to the objects of the corporation, and
! of enforcing the same; and any municipality
! TO which electricity may be so furnished is
| hereby authorized to contract with this cor
poration for electricity for public uses on such
| terms as the parties may agree, and to raise
/ money therefor in the same manner as other
! town charges. Said corporation shall be ca
! pable of taking and holding any estate, real
! and personal necessary for the purposes of
| said corporation and which may be necessary
for said corporation to acquire and hold for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
HlNspALE WIDE AWAKE.

The business men of Hinsdale have
fully realized the importance of this en-
terprise and have given it their cordial
support, The bill for the amendment of
the New Hampshire charter was intro
duced by Representative Taylor Of Hins-
dale. and his efforts to secure the early
passage of the measure were actively
aided by other prominent Hinsdale men.
While the bill was before the New
Hampshire Legislature an undercurrent of
opposition developed, the source Of which
was not for some time revealed, When
however, il was finally uncovered ii was
quickly removed. The facts are fully
understood and II is entirely safe to say
that no opposition or interference from
this source with any public measure or
interest will ever in future be permitted,
or even tolerated by any reputable man
either in Hinsdale or in Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

which the nowage would cause, cspcc-
ially on the Retreat meadows, made the
carrying out of the original project seem
to ho not feasible because only low
head power could be developed. The cor
ever. were not content to let the enter
prise rest here. They We're I'm the game to
stay and they were firm in the faith that
some way could be found by which Brat
uchoro should have the benefit Of this
enterprise. Finally, at the suggestion of
Mir Hartman they began an investi-
cation of the bed Of the river below
Rrattlohoro. putting in To the invcs-
tigatiuu hundreds Of dollars which
finally became thousands. II was at
length found that at Coopcrs point. the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

flow with full reservoir-of 800 feet. A
rollway for the annual log drive will
have to be provided, but whether through
the canal or over the main dam has not
been determined.
The cost of this enterprise will exceed
one million dollars. In this sum will be
included not only the erection of the
dam. canal and power house, but the
preliminary expenditures, the purchase OF
fowage rights, the proper protection of
highways bridges and railroads and the
purchase and installation of machinery
transmission lines, etc.
Plans for beginning the actual work Of
construction, and for carrying the enter
prise to completion are in active prep
aration 1t is expected that the con-
struction work will begin in May and
that it will be pushed as rapidly as possi-
BILE throughout the coming season, but,
even if favorable conditions prevail 1t Is
not to be expected that an enterprise of
this magnitude can be carried to COM
pletion before the end of the season OF
1908
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

of Chesterfield was added To the list of
corporators The corporators chose W. II.
Ninton, G. \. Harris and G. W. DInham
a committee to interest capital In the
proposed enterprise. and Mr. Fits acted
as their counsel The committee entered
actively upon their work and various
persons and concerns We're approached
who were connected with large capitals
tic or investment interests. Finally
Henry l. Hartman of Hyde Park. Mass,
and Malcolm q. Chace of Providence
r. l., took up the matter fayorahly and
had their engineers look over the ground.
and began the negotiations which have
now resulted I'M the assurance that this
enterprise will hc carried to completion.
1t was found that 1t would De necessary
materially to amend the Vermont charter
bv reason of the eminent domain qucS-
tiuns involved and the tlowago Of river
lands and railroad cmbaukmonts. and Mr..
Fits, the representative from Brattle-
bor0 in 1924 procured the passage of these
necessary amendments. Progress uu the
enterprise was delayed In various ways,
but early in 1876 the matter was again
taken up in earnest with Mr. Hartman
and Mr Chdce. who represent large in
tcreSts Of New York capital Both men
have prominent connection with H." cot
ton manufacturing industry. Mr.. Harri-
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-.... water power or electricity produced or
.....tlred under the provisions OF this act
This corporation shall make
n, discrimination in rates or terms against the
town Of llnsdale or against the users Of
power iu Ilinsdale"
The sections next following provide for
t-o settlement Of disputes as TO damage
by howage by petition to the Superior
Court of Cheshire county; for the pro-
lection against injury from high water
Of the highways and bridges in Hinsdale
and Chesterfield; and the proper protec-
ton, by embanKments, masonry, rubble,
or otherwise Of the bridges across the
Connecticut river between Hinsdale and
Brattleboro Chesterfield and Brattleboro,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

the purposes Of securing debts accrued in the
regular business OF said corporation and may
electricity for the purposes as herein pro
vided, erect and maintain lines and conduts
under in or upon the streets and highways Of
any town or city under such regulations
therefor as are provided under the general
laws of the state. The said corporation shall
also have the power TO construct and main
tain plant for producing electricity by steam
power as auxiliary TO the water power 1t may
develop as herein provided. Provided always
that the said corporation is hereby granted no
right or privilege 10 construct any dam which
viii raise the water in the Connecticut river
at any point within two and one half miles Of
the dam OF the Bellows Falls Canal company
ON said river. either at low. medium or high
water at any season Of the year. and il two
dams shall be constructed. one above and one
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

Estey James Conland and c. G. Fits, Of
Brattloboro; L. G. Robertson Of Hinsdalc,
n. H.; Willard Bill ir., of Westmoro-
land. y. H.; r. Nelson Hastings, of Wal
pole. y. H.; O. T.. Randall, of Chester
field. y. H.. and J. II. Kimball of Marl-
boro, y. H.
At the session of the New Hampshire
legislature of 1903 a bin for similar
charter i'm New Hampshire was intro
duced. Opposition developed i'm New
Hampshire also. hearings were held, sat
isfactorN provisions were made, and the
bill was finally passed in March, with the
same curporators as i'm the Vermont char
ter, except that W. H. Goodnow OF
Hccne was substituted for Thomas Mel
SON Hastings of Walpolc. and Fred Harris
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

man has a leading interest in the Stafford
Loom Works of Readvile, Mass, and Mr.
Chace has equally prominent connection
with the Naushon company Of Valley
Falls, r. l.
Investigation Of the local situation was
begun in a thoroughgong and business
like way. and as a primary essential cN-
tensiVe examination of the river bottom,
with borings to determine the character
of the prospective foundation for the
dam, We're begun early in the summer of
last year, and We're continued throughout
a large part of the open season. The
local corporators meantime took options
on the necessary lands for what was then
understood would be the site of the dam
that is, across the northerly end of the
island al Brattleboro. But the borings,
which were carried in some cases to
depth of nearly so feet in the bed of the
river failed to disclose the rock founda
ton which it was hoped to find. This
fact, together with the large damage
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be used for storage purposes, and would
probably be located near the head of the
Hastings rapids. II found necessary to
equaliZe the flow Of water for the pro-
lection Of the water power at Turner's
Falls a wicker dam may be built below
the mouth of the Ashueot river
The Brattleboro men and other local
men who have actively promoted this en-
terprise have taken every possible care
to protect all local interests, including
especially those of Brattleboro and Hins-
dale. with reference TO the development
of future industrial undertakings Har-
riman and Chace and their associates
as matter of their own business in
terests, wish to dispose of all the power
possible in Brattleboro. Hnsdale and
Vernon, and will sell at other points only
such power as cannot be sold in these
nearby towns. but in addition to this a
positive agreement has been made by
which a substantial amount of power is
to be, reserved for use by industries now
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
NOTES.

NO ESs
To facilitate the work of construction
1t will be necessary to build spur track
from the regular line of the Central
Vermont railroads New London Northern
division to the site OF the dam.
Men who are well acquainted with the
course of the Connecticut river estimate
that when the dam is built and the great
reservoir is filled there will be a stretch
of boatable water &c miles long between
Vernon and Walpole.
The fall of the river from the head OF
the island in Rrattleboro to the proposed
site of the dam, a distance of less than
six miles, is as great as the fall between
the head of the island and Bellows Falls,
distance upwaTds of 20 miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

DAM-W built from Coope Point Hnsdale N H. to Vermont
shore Vernon reinforced 20 feet fall from the
Island at Beboro solid foundation with 800 foot spway
POER-12COO power will be developed. Canal will
across narrow rocky promonory station New
Hampshire for local SIS and $50 horse
power.
EXPENDTTURE-Wl exceed 81, 100000.
will back suspension bridge and make lake
eight miles long and in places more than mile wide
PROJECTORS-Concern is Connecticut River Power with
charters in Vermont Hampshire capital 100000 with right to
increase to OOOOO New York capitalists interested represented by
Henry Hartman Malcolm G. Chace with large financial and
manufacturing interests.
WORK-Consruchon will be begun this spring
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
MORE THAN.MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT

Great Industrial Development Sure to Take Place in Bratteboo
Hnsdae and Vernon in the Near Future
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
CONNECTICUT RIVER DAM
viii Be Built from COOper'S Point, HinsdaIe to the
Vermont Shore in Vernon
WILL DEVELOP $4,000 HORSE POWER

Water Will Set Back to Suspension Bridge Between Braeboro
and Chesterfield, Making Lake Eight Miles Long
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
WORK OF CONSTRUCTION WILL BE BEGUN THIS SPRNt

Power Plant Will Be New Hampshire Side Of RerLow Price
of Horse Power $25 to $780, According to Amount UsedMen
Who Have Had an Important Part in Securing the Establishment
Of the Enterprise and the Capitalists Interested
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the interest and the bond always at a
premium from 10 to 35 per cent?
The gold standard is a national peril.
In our civil war gold paid no soldier
or sailor. 1t was in open alliance
with our enemies the world over, and
all its energies were evoked for our
destruction. It's record is one Of
blood and carnage, and on the throne
In our land today it rules with the
relentless iron hand of a heartless
tryant.
Again, the largest number of busi-
ness failures in four years was 632
in 1865. Compare these with the
failures now under the gold sound
money rule, and the present indebt>
edness of our people. There were 49,
345 business failures in 1896 The
people were comparatively out of
debt in 1865, and in 1901, eighty per
cent are homeless, with $3,00O,OOO,-
600 of public and private debts
against the laboring classes.
Again, the credit of our nation and
the sound money so much talked
about are both dependent upon the
treasury note (bond) or greenback
without exception clause, for their ex-
istence, their exchange value being
above that Of gold owned and con-
trolled as they are by the bankers
trust. They are made to support the
accursed system Of gold for bonds
and bonds for gold, for the bankers
and paper currency issued through
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Ny friends, the above legislation
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government or had the President and
one house of congress. When there
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Gratis could be relied upon to help
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fish it was given stone.
But, my friends, this campaign of
1908, is now on us, the sham battle,