The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-02-27
The Upper West River Valley.
Its Business And The outlook For The
Coming Year.
NO. s.

parts has in operation the power that Is
now working into the heavy forests,
covering all of the central and west ern
part of the town, These forests are now
being attacked from all sides. Upon he
south at the foot of Bromley Mountain
is located the steam mill of NJ. J Hapgood,
who was the first to put steam power
upon the east side. Up to this time he
has employed all the spare labor in his
part of the town working almost en-
tirely upon spruce, although he has sew
eral million feet of hard wood thar can be
slid into the market at less expense than
at any other quart r. before attacking
which, he seems to dem it necessary to
clear away the crop Of rabbits.
As we 60 north. we come to the busy
and extensive steam power establishment
of Jaquith. Bryant & Co., which yearly
million feet of hard wood, besides a large
amount of spruce; they having let a
contract of nearly that TO our enterpris-
ing young lumberman, G.. J, BatChe der,
who has just started his boarding house
with professional male cook. They
| keep in constant employment from twelve
men as r. b. Jaquilh and E. d. Bryant,
but few can equal it IN brains. enterprise
and capital
Just below is the water power estab-
| li>hment of c. W. and n. f. Whitney,
newly erected and fitted up wi h machn-
cry complete for spruce and hard wood.
Thoy will consume in all quite another
half million feet.
| All of the above establishments have
the advantage over all of the other West
River Valley mills, of being able to land
thcir freight to a broad gauge railroad,
whence the freight is only 10 cents per
cwt. to Boston, and II IL cents to New
York CITY, at the expense of only ) cents
| Gas in the case of the Hapgood mild TO 10
cents for carriage.
Sllll ltll lIlcl lOl tIl We toillt w UlN MN
of Duane & Mclnlire, containing heavy
wafer and steam power. and more ma
chincry to the square foot than any other
mill vet heard from. IN fact, heir two
floors are lite lily packed with it-paners,
bench saws, back saws, shinsje mill and
''old harry and all" They finish their
r,,1I ba
both young and enterprising, and al
though M. Mclntire was severely worst
ed the other day in a tussle with big
hard wood log, they will scrape an ac-
quaintance with another nalf million feet
of lumber in the course of the year.
just above there is the newly erected
steam power establishment of 5. l.. Grif-
fifth, the lumber king of Vermont. No
pains or money has been spared to make
it complete, as Mr.. Griffith never does
anything by halves. He will run through
at least two million feet of spruce the
coming year, manufacturing large
amount of clapboards by the most ap
proved modern machinery. He owns
quite two thousand acres of heavy timber
ed land in town, besides nearly the whole
of Mount Tabor adjoining, large part
of which is tributary to his mill here.
Just over the dividing ridge, upon the
main branch, are the works of the Green
Mountain Lumber Company, comprising
large boarding house, barns, shops
store houses, several tenements, all newly
erected. The mill, lately burned, is to be
rebuilt the coming season, and no doubt
will be like its predecessor, ahead of any
thing in the parts, for VIM. Jaquith, the
Superintendent, always takes the lead in
such matters. With the logs now on
hand, they will consume another couple
million feet the coming year. This com
papv has fifteen hundred acres of solid
timber land yet uncut and much OF the
time, in connection with its mate, will
keep employed towards hundred men.
Both of these mills have private wire con-
nection with the railroads.
Upon the west side of the mountain are
the steam mill and coal works of c. S.
Maltby, the millionaire, which. when in
operation. keep from so to 100 men at
work. OF late, owing to the depressed
charcoal market. the works have not been
run, although plenty of wood and timber
remain, and their Superintendent, the
gentlemanly S. A. Shellar, remains to
look after the property, as his sole oc-
cupation, giving him work enough of late
to fully occupy his time. He expects
orders to start soon.
All of the above establishments are
permanent, and will, in the ordinary
course of events. exist for years. Combin-
ed they command over 300 horse power
and often keep in employment rs many
men. Labor in this town is always at Il
premium, always well paid, and surely
paid. There never was a time when 80
much business was being carried on a. at
present. and the prospects are still
brighter for long time ahead. Our
business is much helped along by our
enterprisins merchant, G. l.. Richardson
who stocks heavy and is not afraid To
venture a dollar in giving credit where il
is needed to help matters along. He runs
a thriving blacksmith shop with his store
Mr.. Dryden, of Springfield, Mass, has
lately established a general repair shop
for both wood and iron work. 1t is op
Grated by steam power, and the prospects
seem favorable for his making good the