The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-03
WILMINGTON'S PROBLEM.
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man, published in the Wilmington
Times, explains the situation:

man, published in the Wilmington
Times explains the situation:
Dr. Allen H. Wright,
Wilmington, VT.
My dear DR.. Wright II have your
letter of Sept. 10 and very much appre-
ciate your offer of cooperation.
The present pulp mill will be flowed
out in little over year and of course
must be relocated before that time. AS
you know we are spending over 100000
IN the installation of a paper machine at
Monroe Bridge. That mill, which was
recently acquired by our interests, had
all of the space required for q second
machine and it seemed best to us to in
stall the machine to utilize the pulp now
made at Mountain Mills.
1t is obviously a very great advantage
to have the pulp and paper plants to-
getber and all our plans have been made
for moving the pulp mill to Monroe
Bridge. This Will save the cost of lap
ping the pulp as il can then go directly
from the screens to the paper machine
II will also save the handling of the pulp
in laps. and the frcighting of the same
from Mountain Mills to Monroe Bridge.
1t must be obvious to you that while we
should like to keep the mill at Mountain
Mills, we can hardly afford to do so in
view of the many economics of a concen-
trated pulp and paper plant. There is
only one possibility that would make it
possible for us to afford to keep the mill
where it is that the town of Whining
ton give us l0-year exemption of taxes
on the relocated pulp mill.
If you and your associates feel that
the town would consider favorably such
move, l will be very glad to have our
engineers make careful estimates of
operating the pulp plant at the two
places. and if it is anything like an even
break. we will be glad to keep the mill
in the town of Wilmington
Very truly yours,
H. /. HARTMAN.
Commenting on the letter, the Times
says:
The above is Mr.. Harriman's propo-
sition as submitted to the committee of
which DR. Wright is the secretary. 1t
: understood. however. that Mr.. Harri-
man has personally assured the commit
tee that IN the event of the town voting
the required exemption the pulp mill
will be relocated somewhere near its
present site.
''In connection with this matter it is
well to recall Mr.. Harriman's assurance
at the special town meeting held Aug.
a. that bis company would cooperate
with the townspeople not only in pre-
serving our present industries but would
assist us in securing new ones to the end
that the business of the railroad might
re increased to point that would in
sure its continued operation.
THE idea naturally presents itself
chat in the arrangements for combining
his pulp n"d paper plants the new ma
chinery being installed at Monroe Bridge
night have been added to the Mountain
Mills plant. thus increasing the revenue
% the railroad and also removing all
doubts as to the towns ability to grant
any reasonable exemption to the new
business thus secured. 1t would also
lave obviated the necessity of removing
he pulp mill not only out of the town
ship but out of the state.
we assume. however. that Mr.. Har-
-iman is sincere in his offer to cooper
ote and that his offer to relocate the
pulp mill is the best he can do for the
resent Therefore. in view of the part
1erShip pact cemented ut that memorable
own meeting. ii would appear our part.
! in order not TO break faith. to grant the
requested exemption and thus retain: as
Il nucleus for future Industries, at least
one going concern within our borders"