Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20

Boston, but which finally decided to
locate in Burlington because of the high
grade of the milk supply near at hand,
but, said Mr.. Cole, it will be necessary
to give these firms the proper facilities
for transportation if they remain in Bur
lington.
"The protection of milk industries and
the marble and granite industries are, de-
pendent upon constantly improved inter-
communication" declared the speaker,
and in closing he said: "a developed
waterway alone can relieve New Eng
land from an industrial famine"
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL
Captain Campbell said he had noticed
the Burlington breakwater. which per-
mits vessels to do their work in safety.
He argued for a terminal properly
located and protected. He said that the
best granite in the world comes from
Barre, that it was shipped to every part
of this country and that a barge term
inal connection with the great lakes
, would be of great service to the State.
It would be the height of folly not to
have adequate terminal facilities at an
| expense of 100000, he said.
What is 100000" he asked, when
It comes to the building up of com
munity."
MR.. ROGERS
Mr.. Rogers outlined in detail the 100
, miles of deep waterway. with nature
carrying the overhead expense, connected
at the South and with the tide water and
the soft coal regions.
I'VE would be greatly mistaken not to
take advantage of this waterway" said
the speaker
He declared that the State must de-
pend for expansion upon manufacturing
industries rather than agricultural extern
sion. Mr.. Rogers declared that a barge
terminal does not consist simply of a
dock, but there must be a breakwater,
storage houses and adequate highway
! connections.
Inland waterways in general and the
barge terminal measure in particular
were given full play in the public hearing
held before the House committee on
commerce and labor. in Representatives
hall this evening. The speakers were the
same as at the afternoon joint session,
| except that Mr.. Rogers was not present.
while Gardner Brewer of Burlington,
| until the first of the present year was
chairman of the barge terminal COM
mission for the State of Vermont, told
of some of the findings of the commission
and heartily endorsed the barge terminal
| idea.
Each of the three speakers of the after
noon, the Hon. S. A. Thompson, the Hon.
John N. Cole and Capt. Charles Camp
bell, spoke at length on the waterways
problem as a whole and were piled with
questions by members of the committee
relative to Vermont's particular prob
lem. The visitors answered hundreds of
| inquiries cheerfully.
MIR. BREWERS REMARKS.
Mr.. Brewer in his talk outlined the
benefits which the farmers of the
| State might expect to receive from a
| barge terminal. He spoke Of the cheap
err freight rates for the shipping OF
apples, beans and large quantities OF
other Vermont products to other parts
of the country and the world. He
emphasized the fact that there would
be saving of from Is to 20 per cent
! on the freight rates for coal into Ver-
| mont.
1t was also pointed out by Mr.
Brewer that this barge terminal will
eventually open Vermont, through in
land waterways to the Far West. Il
| will be possible. he said, to connect
with the Delaware river and all point.
in New Jersey and to ship as fan
south as Jacksonville. Fla, by INLAND
waterways alone. Connecting with the
Hudson, thence with New York the
| Great Lakes and the world, Vermont
products win have a market by water
transportation the cheapest transporta
ton, which will give them chance
to compete favorably with the prod
ucts of any other State or nation
thinks Mr.. Brewer.
Vermonts obligation Of service t.
the world was also brought out by on'
speaker of the evening, who in clos
ing his talk urged for the nation ant
the world. service from Vermont"