The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-01-09

ger or copper. and will last in their
amen' construction as long as water
runs and grass grows. producing
wealth steadily night and day. For
the privileges granted near Brat
.laboru and the Decrfield River val
,ey The standard Oil Company could
afford to pension for lite every man,
,omau and child now living in that
town.
Properly stored and damned the
watersheds of Vermont will pro-
luce an endless source OF wealth to
he State, sufficient 10 supply cleo
tric power for all purposes to every
own in the State and TO endow all
It's schools and colleges and recon
tguct aud maintain all It's highways.
is no wonder that this American
octopus is seeking by its peculiar
dope 10 control local councils, at
.orney generals. and papers, TO the
end that they may secure such leg
stations as may be desired to rele-
gate Vermont farms to the junk
leap or let them grow up to brush
and forests TO retard water precipi-
iation down her streams. and tight
en- her grip upon this immense
ource of revenue.
Maine and New Hampshire have
been smart enough to forsee the
immense possibilities of wealth in
her rivers aud watersheds and their
lawyers and attorney generals have
been loyal enough not to betray
these interests into the hands OF
orelgn unspeakable individual con
trol, In spite OF any consideration
that may have been offered TO them
The Vermont public do not know
Shat the Standard OIL Company has
obtained, Is obtaining and propose
0 obtain in southern Vermont by
Is local attorneys and political APP
,oiutees In Brattleboro and yicini
y, and can only surmise by the ooz
ng out of the Standard Oil dope
rom the persons who have been
.rusted TO public office. The so
allied "Brattleboro ring" should
ihow its hand before any furthei
iegislating at Montpelier is secured
her favor for an exclusive char
5er to build t''if she cam a rail
Dad from Wilmington to her town
md relegate hundreds of farms III
'everal towns to the junk heap.
Brattleboro is said to be look
lng for the good of the whole coun-
.ry and has been generous In its
sfforts TO help the rest of the coun-
try" ! don't know what the editor
II the Phoenix" means by the
whole country" If he means Mass :
ichusetts and the Standard Oil
interests, he is perfectly right. How
much is up State. where the water
II the Connecticut River comes
rom going to get out OF 1t. or how
much are the farmers to be benefit
d? Is he to have better roads
% haul his stuff tomarket? Is
schooling to be better and cheaperY
Dr. will he be compelled to pay the
standard Oil prices for kerosene oil
md gasoline supplied at his dooi
~ the flunky Octopus horse-car
iage-eart-equipages: while the
anne concern takes the water power
Without money or prices, and sells
in Lowell. Fitchburg and Wor-
ester and other cities for light and
power. refusing to tap the electric
supply wires though they may
BASS the farmers door or over his |
and II does not take legal mind |
% see that the farmer might pre-
or electric lights and electric pow |
Or at reduced rates than Kerosene /
Ill or gasoline at the regula
prices. |
These are questions that | should |
Ike "onr own" attorneys, Fits and
Barber, TO answer, not only for the
benefit OF the people OF Vermont
lut for whatever interests there
nay be In violation OF Federal In Il
erests. II
With malice toward none, but
n the spirit OF the liberty loving
athers that settled our good State
DIR. EDWARD S. NILES,
Halifax, Vermont. n
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