Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14

white COAL" the Governor commented
on the spirit of progress and aggressive
ness which Is quckening the Industrial
growth of the state and attracting new
industries and capital to Vermont. lie
told of the many letters received from
residents of the Deerfeld valley and the
surrounding section who feared that the
dam would not be strong enough II
built of earth and asking him to make
sure that 1t would not endanger their
lives and property. After receiving the
letters he conferred With c. c. Fits
attorney for the company, and MI
Noble was secured after the war and
navy departments of the United states
and the authorities of the state of New
York had said that he was without
peer in his line of work. He paid Wind
ham county high compliment in its
work of developing its natural resources
and said that such a spirit would soon
bring Vermont to the fore as an indus
trial state.
George S. Smith. president of the New
England Power company and ex-presl-
dent of the Boston chamber of COM
merce, in a short speech told OF the
work that the boards of trade of New
England and the Boston chamber of COM
merce were doing to develop New Eng
land. He told of the pessimism that eX-
listed in the states five years ago and
compared 1t with the spirit or optimism
that prevails at present
Mr.. Noble said that the type of dam
being constructed was not new to engi-
neers and that there were many in use
in different parts of the world which are
hundreds of years old. He said he was
very favorably impressed by the methods
| in use in the construction of the Somer-
set dam and that the Power Construc-
| ton company had had the advice of one
| 1T .slr1, VNerfN
| in the country. Fred p. Stearns, who un-
| fortunately was unable to be present
| Tuesday. He said that the safety of the
| dam depended on the care, vigilance
and skill of the builders and that no type
was safe without these essentials. His
| closing words were: you ought not to
| have any alarm about the safety of the
| dam"
Following the dinner the narrow guage
train was boarded and the trip made to
Mountain Mills. From there many of the
| party went to Hoosick Falls and Others
returned to Wilmington. The governor
and his party returned to Rutland by
way of Bennington. Among those in the
party were:
Gov. ]. A. Mead of Rutland, Engineer
| Alfred r. Noble of New York, Henry
Stickney of Baltimore, w. H. Paxon
jr., of Baltimore, George NJ. Daley OF
| Holyoke, Mass G.. c. Swallow of Bos-
ton, George s. Smith of Boston, DR.
George NJ. Kimball of Concord N H.
George M. Bunnell of Shelburne Falls
Mass, William w. Brooks of Boston
Charles R. Cummings of White Rivel
Junction, F. A. Butterfield of Shelburn,
Falls, Mass, Clarke c. Fits, C. A. Har'
ris C. R. Crosby, W. II. Bracket. Har'
ry c. Shaw, Louis D. Rowand and H. G
Barber of Brattleboro, w. F. Burditt
Fred r. Patch and Newman X. Chaffe'
of Rutland Frank Barr of Winchester
Mass, Martin A. Brown of Boston
Charles H. Keith of Greenfield, Mass.
II. X. Hallett and w. H. Sawyer o
Boston, H. l. Hartman of Providence
R. l., L. I. Leava of Philadelphia, Judg,
Pond of Searsburg and about so citizen!
from Wilmington, Searsburg, Whiting
ham and Readsboro.