The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-23
thod of Making Living Taking Toll of What Other Men Create
THE MILL OWNERS SIDE
Mr.. Gleason Says Sawdust Bill Would
Work Hardship.

Editor of the Banner: ! would like
to call the attention of the falrmnd-
ed, thinking people of Vermont, es-
pecially the business people, to the
bill that Mr.. Carpenter proposes to
get passed at this session of our legis-
lature, under the protection of the
Bennington County Forest, Fish &
Game club. To read the bill one
would think that a few trout III a
stream and they caught by few
sports, are of great deal more inn
portance and value to this state and
the immediate neighborhood than the
mills are. do not think so, and |
will sight for example Mr.. Shakshob-
er's mill on what is called now Peter
brook, but what used TO be called the
Fay brook or Fayville stream.
claim that Mr.. Shakshober's bust
ness is of more value to Bennington
county merchants, farmers and labor
ing people in one year, or season
liiuU ali lllC liOuL lnal NtiN Vfti
caught out or ever were in Peter
brook and | also believe that any one
mill in Bennington is of more import
ance to the community, or nelglIbor-
hood of Bennington, than all the fish
that were ever caught out of the
Roaring branch of the Walloomsac.
wish to call especial attention to
the mills in Bennington, because
know that most every one enpues
refuse in the river and sec / OF NJ.
Carpenters bill reads "sawdust shav-
ings, bark, edgings, slabs or mill
refuse In the water of any stream IN
the State of Vermont" so that it
reads to me like class legislation OF
very drastic and costly form 10 the
mill owners of Vermont and it ought
never to be presented to the House.
But if it is presented every member
from Bennington county ought TO op
pose it.
also believe Mr.. Shakshober has a
right to put sawdust in Peter brook
because sawdust has been put in
that brook for nearly seventy years,
and it is not settled question that
sawdust is detrimental to the health
and happiness of the very valuable
brook trout. 1t is certain that some
of the best catches are made every
year in the Woodford City stream and
there is sawdust run in that stream
] would be willing and think ever
mill owner in this state would be al
so. TO leave the question of emptying
refuse from the mills in streams to
the health officers of the different
towns and villages and If they can
not adjust the question then bring it
before the annual March meeting and
vote upon just the same as in our
present license law. Make it local
option law for the town and the vot-
ers Of the town can settle ii justlS
because they would know all the
questions pertaining to it and would
be fair. But / do not think the BeD
nington county game club or its diff
ferent members ought to get a law
passed that VII cause some milli OWL
er up in Essex county or Hyde Park
TO be under a big yearly expense that
is unnecessary and does them nor
any one else any damage either
monetary or to their health.
Now, in closing | would like to say
that have never nor have | ever
heard of any of the other mill own
ers objecting to the hunters and fish
ermen using our lumber CAMPS
streams or wild lands for their pleas
ures in hunting and fishing nor have
we tried to cause them any unneces
sary expense but have always left our
camps unlocked for their pleasure,
although we know that we are liable
to loss of several hundred dollars
in an accidentally burned set of camp
buildings every time they are used in
the summer time. | know of nearly
dozen burned camps. They cut our
trees for their camp fires, girdle
them for bark to cover a wickeup and
for the courtesy we have extended
them, they stick knife into us clear
to the hilt by trying to legislate great
expense upon us.
Dexter NJ Gleason
Woodford, VT, Feb. 90, 1915.