Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04
II1e SIRE Rrfss.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
The Condition of our Manufacture
ing and Mercantile Interests.
Favorable Prospects for Trade the
Coming Season.
what the TEiIi-owners and Merchants
siagc To say Oh the subject.

wages for all artisans and followers OF The
bpilding trades have more than enough to
keep tlcM in business and the wholesale and
retail met chants are enjoying good trade;
and in short, the condition of things is full
of encouragement. The country is prosper
Gus and the auspices are favorable for
great iucrtase of prosr Gritty during the season
now opc4ing. What is true of the country
in general is true of this city, and the outlook
in Burlington for the coming season is
very hattering. The result of interviews
with our leading merchants and business men
may he summed up in the statement
that Spring trade has been fairly good, con-
sid, ring tic extremely unavorablc character
OF the season, and that the prospect for the
Summer and Fall is full of encouragement.
Below We give lrici summaries of the views
and statements Of the gentlemen referred
to:
The Lumber Interest.
As vii the world knows, the lumber inter-
est takes Tie lead in Burlington. and upon
its po3pe,ily depends 10 "A large degree the
prosperity OF the city. For few years past
the average amount Of Canadian lumber
brought into this city annually Las been about
100 UUO 900 feat and to this must be added
about D. 900, 600 feet of Western lumber and
n smqller quantity of the hard woods. The
impaltatons the coming season promise to
somewhat exceed the average and our
lumber dcilers are anticipating large trade.
William A. Crombie of the great Shepard &
More lumber company told a FREE PRESS
representative that the Indications were that
n I,ro, o,,1ount of huilIiuu truuii ha dana
this season than for several years past. Such
will b. the case in this city, and it will be the
same almost verywhcrc. Houses are to be
built and business blocks erected and repairs
and extensions made. On recent
trim down country he had been great
" surprised at the amount of building
in progress and in contemplation. All
this Of course is extremely favorable for the
lumber trade, aud it iuslifts the anticpa-
ipaliuns Of good season. Spring trade
opens very well, and Mr.. Crombie and his as
sociates are more than satisfied with the pros
pect fuf the future. AT its various places of
business the company handles annually 3d.
600, 600 feet of lumber, of which between
10000, COO and SO, 900, 600 are handled by the
Burlington branch and il gives employment
here to between 800 and 400 workmen
Mossrs. Bronson, Weston & Dnnham re-
post u lajr prospect Of business for the COM
ing Sc IN, ard every indication OF steady
demtud. Last year was bitter with them
than the previous year, AID On the whole,
better than the average year. lhcy are pre-
pared for doing us much business this year as
last, aud see no reason why there should be
any falling of in the demand for lumber
They employ sevcnty-tive men at the present
time, and in Summer, when the lumber bust
ness is most active, they have about $50.
They expect lumber shipments very soon,
and will provide for large orders during the
season.
Skillings, Whincys Il Barnes is one of our
mos extensive and widely known lumber
firms, having offices ut many different points
and doing an immense business. They toe
anticipate large trade this season and gen.
crIl prosperity
Messrs. W. and ID. G. Crane are yJeparct
to do an excellent business this year. and re
port the outlook good-better, on the whole
than last seasons. The lumber trade, las
year, was very fair up to Fall, hut dull from
that time ON and during the Winter. They
expect to do fully as much business at iht
opening of This season rs they did last year,
on The prospect is that the demand will bt
more steady, owing to the increase of build
ing operations. The Mcssrs Crane ship lum
her to all parts of New England, aud they
also have a western branch which ships lum
Der to all parts of tie West. They employ
ct present, in this city, about thirty hands
and du,iug the Summer they run from seven
ty-fvc to one huudre'
Inquiry at j. r. Booths extensive mill.
dese lptd the fact that in the door, sash
blinds AMI house finishing department bust
ness is rushing almost beyond precedent
with every pr spect of continuance of til,
present prosperity. AT the box shop and tn,
mill business is fair The establishment
,rbt I'm in t n la ~,
600, 900 feet Of lumber and will probably i'm
port an equal amount tine coming season
everything depending on the state of tad
during the first If the Summer months.
The newly organized Shade Roller com
pany, which succeeds to the business of II
81. Cmpp and Holland & Co., employs be
tween 70 and 80 men and is doing bushes
of about 100000 year Ii manufacture
shade rollers cabinet work aud Nenclia
lath-thc entire product OF the latter arlicl
being exported to England-and its cuisines
is proving increasingly prosperous.
Messrs. Pope and Watson, manufacturer
of packing boxes, say that their general bus
ness outlook for the coming season is full
good as the average year, aud the prospect
that their orders will bcmuch larger than la
seasons. Business last year was rather liph
but there is every indication of its looking u
again this season. This firm ia now cmpo
lug from iiity-fve to sixty men, aad as Il
busy season approaches they expect to il
crease their force to seventyfive Mcssr
PoDe and Watson send shipments all ov
the New England States, principally
Rhode Island aud Connecticut, and the
business is steadily increasing from year
wear. The firm Of Matthews and Hlcko
box manufacturers, report tic prospect of Il
coming season very good. Last season W
All Lncomn.rnly prOsperOuc one with The
IN many respects The best they ever ha
They 90 not expect that the demand IL
year will be as large as it was last year, b
see good reason f1r predicting busy tin
later in the season. The months of Januar
February, March aud April have been II
usually dull. They now employ iity-,hr
men, aud at their busiest time hnd cmplc
ment for sixty. Shipments of lumbei {
expected some lime The last Of May Il
from that time On business is likely to
brisk.
Mcssrs, Holt x cams, at ihespool facto
roport good trade "uf large iac:ease o.
last veal The are at present employ
eighty men here on warpcr spools and 81,
at Bethel and GlleId, Mairc. in getting
thread spools. They nrs getting out n
some IS, 900 per day and express lhemsel
rs highly grAlilied at the present state
puaineas.
SIcssrs. Taft Il Morgan l,porl business
rather qucl though tic year has been u g
one. They are working eighty hands
present, about their usual force. They 81
ped nearly 100 900 pine doors from here
year and turn out in the vicinity OF one h
bred window sashes a day.
Messrs Pierce & Linsey report busir
as good Mr. Linsley is now located at u
lnpton and Mr. Pierce IN Michigan. M
Of the work done ny lncm is contract W.
Last year they handled about 100000
of lumh in filling contracts throughout
country. MIR. Linsley thinks the outlook