The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-05-11
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On Wednesday tho I'd, all hands were
paid in full for their labor IN April,
semi.monthly settlement being the
rule. Apparently the present manage.
ment is determined to do business on a
cash basis. The mill is visibly ap.
proaching completion, although new
machinery keeps coming from day to
day. The tram-ways to the waste ore
dumps have been put in good repair.
At present new dam Is being built
above the old one to bring the water
through raise into an upper story of
the mill building. We understand
that of all applicants for employment,
preference is given to all those who
have previously worked on the prem
ises. The dwelling houses are being
repaired, one after the other, and the
population is rapidly increasing, it be-
inc understood that only such men may
be sure of permanent employment, as
give the company their patronage as
landlord. The present demand seems
to be for furnace men and If not a
sufficient number of old hands apply,
some immigration from Canada is eX-
pected. The rumor goes that negotia-
lions are pending for giving the Bishop
of Burlington good title to the Cath
Ollie church building on the condition
of making the same the seat of per-
manent parish and of n priest preach
ing both in English and French. The
company's meadow land is being fenced
in for the purpose of providing free
pasturage to cows belonging to en-
ployees. The place has electric light
now, and during the summer, water
works will furnish the houses with
good and free water. In fact the new
management seem determined to make
the wages it pays go as far as possible
towards making its employees comfort
able and content. Since the works
stopped in June 1888, ready cash has
not been as plenty with farmers of
this and adjoining towns, and the
special tax recently raised in the town
of Vershire has thoroughly drained
many purses. A good deal of reckon
ing is made on replenishing them by
selling cord wood to the Company and
it apparently is ready to pay cash for a
good number of cords, but so far the
traffic is but small as yet, $500 being
paid for mixed and So for hard wood.
1t is stated that large coal dealers are
offering contracts for coal which would
leave the Company about even, wheth-
er it would use coal or wood at the
above figure, but the management ex-
poets to get back in the Company's
store larger part of what is paid for
wood than of what is paid for coal,
and it therefor is holding on in order
to see whether the farmers will keep
up the supply or not. There is but
one opinion prevalent, namely, that if
the mill proves to be practical sue
cess the permanency of the present en-
terprise WILDE above all doubt.
The president and vice president of
the mines from New York, came to
town Saturday to inspect their prop
erty. They left on the night train.
Prof. B. w. Patten of the N. E. Con-
of Music, accompanied by O.
f. Chamberlin Of Thetford, were in
town last week.-Henry McGoff cut
his hand badly at the carpenters shop
Hoskins aud Abisha
James have returned to work at this
place.-A Sabbath school was organ
lied last Sabbath with John Rule SUI
perintendent and Emma Newcomb as
sistanJ.-Mrs. John johnson has re-
turned home.-Dr. Bixby is expected
ed to move into the Coughlin house.
Heavy snow drifts are still to be seen
on the hills.-The crusher is fas. near
ing comprehension Rules brother
and sister from England arrived last
week,