Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-27


commercial traveller who has visited different parts
of the United States during the past that Vermont
does not feel the and downs of trade and industry as 90
most States Business keeps along just about in the
Green Mountain State We the last to realize the Ell
fects of depression and the first to feel the impulse of what
other sections of the country regard revival of
perity.
This unquestioned fact which has been demonstrated
during long period of years including panics well
paraleed prosperity makes Vermont unexcelled State in
which to do business consideration of the various inu
which combine to give the Green Mountain State this
manifold advantage will help Others ourselves to apre
cate the inducements commonwealth offers for those
considering field for investment the prosecution of
industry.
The first thing be noted this connection is that
Vernonts laws in relation to business and industry and
transportation and not burdensome, but almost in
vaaby just and equabe In States labor organ
cations have carried their demands for restrictions to point
where almost much ones life worth to do bust
and especially to manufacturing. Those de-
mand have been carried into politics. especially in close
States and in the desperate effort to the labor vote
things have been done that ought not to have been
DONE just other directions real justice remains to
be done for the workngman the working and the
working children.
Vermont is putting its statute books legislation look
ing to constant Improvement in labor conditions but with
the town system of representation in Legislature and
with the rural towns holding the balance of be
put down for certainty that Vermons General Assembly
will be carried to extremes of radcaism in imposing
burdens industry and manufacturing.
1t is worthy of consideration in this connection that
various industries have been continued nearly full opera
ton in Vermont when similar industries in other States
have been practically idle running very short time
This fact not fail to appeal to manufacturers who
looking for location for industries.
Another explanation of Vermonts stable business
dons is to be found in the fact that industries
engaged in supplying the markets with stable products in
stead of notions and trnkets Iron and steel industries
the first to feel the interruption of business transportation
lines such railroads have recently experienced We
O
other mineral Building operations demand
tie and marble and slate and tale and asbestos interior fin
shng and increasing population demands constantly the
erection of homes and additional places of business And
might through practically the entire list of Yer
monts principal manufacturing industries.
These varied and highly successful industries
ndspuabe to the occasional allegation that business
not be done Vermont to good advantage With the
Fairbanks Howe ST. Johnsbury and Rut-
land with Springfield furnishing the Hardness lathes for
the cutting of the automobile industries of the
world with the American Wooden company various cotton
manufacturing companies and other industries, maintaining
their mills and factories among it rather late in the
day put up the charge that manufacturing not be
made to succeed in the Green Mountain State
Still another factor in Vermonts material stability is
the large part of population engaged successfully in
diversified farming You may note it when you WILL if the
tiers of the soil prosperous trade in their business
centers almost invariably active and all classes
porous accordingly.
Many the southern States long largely dependent
upon cotton while of the western States relied chiefly
wheat. If these generous money
plentiful. If drouth other influence caused the
failure of this then farmers cut off almost
entirely from and not nfequenty the foreclosng
of mortgages meant ruin.
Vermont farming is diversified to marked degree,
probably than that of the average State Instead
of relying upon the sale of wheat at period of
the year for the Vermont farmer his first
of the year made possible by seighing coming in
from the sale of wood product denied his competitor the
prairie Then follows the Of maple sugar which
brings money into State by the hundred thousand The
sale of surplus hay and and daying brings in
and those Of farmers who have been wise enough to
orchards gain large incomes from the sale of fruit
The disposal of and poultry of various kinds well
live stock helps round out the that there is
month when farmers not gaining income of
sort.
Most gratifying of all, Vermonts proximity to good
markets and the following of market reports in the
daily press enabling farmers to get the highest prices
for their products and the knowledge that highest quality
the highest prices, is leading to constant raising
of the standards of Vermont products.
With western coming to Vermont to buy land,
with Boston manufacturers coming to Vermont to locate fact