Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
A BUSINESS REVIEW.
CONDITION OF TRADE IN BURLlNG-
TON THE PAST YEAR.
Prosperity of the Queen City-An Encour-
aging Record of Business Triumphs
The Outlook Encouraging
for Another Year

The business situation in Burlington is in |
an exceedingly satisfactory condition con |
sideriug the general complaint of hard
times throughout the country, and the
prosperity of our business men never rest. !
ed ON II more substantial basis than at
present. 1t is II matter for general con
graduation that although news of 1lnan-
Cal disaster has come to us from every
direction during the past year not soil
tary failure is to he noted among Burling
toms many and widely extended concerns.
This speaks well for the SagaCiouS man
agemeut and conservative methods of our
merchants aud business men, and affords
IA promising augury for the future. Hav
ing passed through three dull years
without disaster the business of our
city will be in excellent trim to
win the harvest at the flow of that
tidal wave of prosperity which the
entire business world is looking for and
which many predict will soon make its in
fluence felt. BE this as it may the cOndi-
ton of trade III burlington Tor the year
1855 has been far from bad. Those who
have noticed the busy appearance of the
streets upon which are located our most
enterursug firms and our leading indus
tries need not be told that the past year
has been one of steady prosperity and
growth III the Queen City. While the re
,..,,,,'t , ,I,t,inod So Ear ne lesrnnd
10 ;l,,.,,, Lns hnI ,,ond dnrrnnd for
GtNc,S - l,nHtnI,lt r,taS and uronv
rnnrnrnS hnvr found # necessary TO IN
,.rn',Sn tbnir fnriIitips and cnnnciiv while
y ,,,,,i,,. az a,,tirni,, un,v nntnrnrisas have
%'.,, i,,StttntnI N1t a s,n~l,. one of Hur-
iin,,tn,,i n,,nv industrial rntprnrIsr. has
i ',hi ,,aJ - li,,r dawn m, nrcn1nt of
wv.,, - :, ,,,rlInt for liz nrndnrts Onr
, "",,, f'cturin,r concerns nnr >yholesnle
| hn,,.,s. and nr1. retail dealers all mite in
| ",,,,,,;,,t p, f,ir nnnunf If business
,Gp,,lr III, ~ co,rs,, i'm ,.nrvinp deoree The
! ,,o7i ,,,,,,,l,,irt IN III. ritv IL not lack
! - E,,iH.'ui I'M l,rI. NJ ,rnn1 nrices 4
,,r,nHar IF tirn, rnn,,,,t thHI ther rrcripts
,', ,,Taut ,hn onni, -. in .evnrnl former
",v o'' IT,, tbow h,v. han,, nhiignd tn
| l',,Iiio ,,,oro ,[1ods ot lo,ynr nrirrs and
h,',,a nn,,tnnnantlv done - l,rprl, husinrss
i''t' ,id, = ~ cn,,r. tbn inndiny indus
,,- ~ p,rlinotnn and lie vnrvinT cnndi-
,iH!, j., Tho ,n1rlnt il uiiic,lv reflected i'm
'n,, 80 ~ tLn nrodncts n,nunfnctnred here
i,,I 99nua",,ai,tI, in thn General nrosner-
CIV a.; ~ NV naoIrs rnnnrt thnt ns
a.S ", u,;tE last YAM. M amoiint If
| Iu,,ior baudInd mas varied but SLIGHTLY
fu',,, th "reyi"ns va,,r ana that fallnI
~ ,,,,, rr,ncnJ nv tho cut i'm western
! e,,;ht rntae ThIt ,,,nr raSultad in a air
fara,,n,, ,t no,rl,, tnur dollars nor thou-
"a ~, 10 ,,ric.. of Western iun,har in
Tan,o,., and E.Stern dealers snf
farod in nrnn0rtinn All of the dealers
| hnr,a hnan, tant amin hnsv however and
evcant duriniJ tie weeks that the freight
,,,,,r p,c in nnnr,tion nrires have been
sati. factorv in nrnnnrtinn to other nrod-
,'atn n"J n9t f,r frpm tbn same ns those
tha1 nrevail.d last vnar
nv Whpni.sai dn,ier. in e,rocarias also sav
| ,h,,,a H. Lri 1ittla ,litror.nca in rho ,,,ount
~. ~ 10 o tnndo ~ 49, ,nd 1871 pricas
,,h;,h La',nn 70 N,ictn,ta aud danrarinte
,hr.a ,,nsrs o,,n re,,chaJ hnttnnn inst
,ir;,,, 'nd b,~o hoa,, varv et,hIa ,Inrinr
,b. ,-.' NV A. conspnnence their nrotits
o 80 80, i,,,,a ,S H., tnrn,er va,rs WIN
90, ia d',larr ~" raversn i. n,rtIv trur
rha, hn,,a mad r. handle les Goods INT
nr;cs. not Hnctuotinr thrir motifs nave
b,n,, i'I,. ~, tnr,maT VOW. ,yic,s ri~h r
Janr,ciote duriny the shinmrnt of poods
,fL ~, ,.tniI da.7l.r md nnt rho mid Ilp-
n,.n wand Inc The losers The falling Off