The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-19
vrRMoxr INpusrRIAL NOTES.


Until recent years the Nova Scotia
plaster used for agricultural purposes
in Western Vermont and as far north as
the Canada line was ground and put mp
in sacks at Troy, Iangingburgh and
Waterford and shipped from there by
Champlain canal to various points along
its line and to points ON Lake Cham
plain, and drawn by teamsters to me
interior towns. In the winter IN the
southern part of the State it was drawn
by teams from Troy, the farmer LOADING
down with products from the merchants
and the farm, butter, cheese and gram,
and laden back with plaster and salt.
Now mills are established at various
points. Elias Seymour & Co. of Burning
ton have started plaster mill for the
spring trade. 1t has n capacity of about
forty tons day. They get the rough
plaster from Nova Scotia IN the summer
by boat. :,
There is an unprecedented boom in
real estate III the city of Burlington. a
shoe factory, granite company and
chair factory have recently located there
on an addition to the city to be devoted
to these establishments. The buildings
for their use have been already located
on this addition set apart by the city,
and the buildings for their several uses
are in process of erection. Some Olots
for dwellings have also been sold. No
town or city in the State has ever eXpe-
rienced such an opportunity before, and
it was promptly made available. TINS
will allow Burlington to distance Rut'
land in the race competition for business
and population. If Vermont farms are
being deserted her manufacturing indus
tries are increasing.
In many sections of New England
beech, maple and birch, which are used
in the manufacture of many articles. the
; supply has been industriously exhausted
and the proprietOrs desire to remove to
Vermont and start establishments nearer
the base of supplies. Vermont towns
having transportation facilities impress
them as favorable points OF location f0i
their business, and inducements are be
ing held out to them by way of freedom
from taxation for term of years, the
donation of sites, and even in some in
stances the erection of buildings for theil
use. Vermont may yet divide her indus
tries between manufactures and The
mechanic arts and her farming, dairying
horse and sheep raising.
The Vermont Electric company, will
a capital of 100000, promises to be {
success, not only in its operations, bu
financially. This power will soon dis
place steam engines in furnishing ligh
and power. In few years mechanical
establishments in Vermont will be large
" operated by motors.
For week rumOrs prevailed in Rut
land and this city that the +. d l.. Fair
banks company Of st. JohnSbury hat
purchased the plant of the Howe Seal,
company, and would remove the work.
from Rutland. In an interview Prcsi
dent John A. Mead Of the Howe Seal,
come stated that there had been no sal,
Of the stock of the Howe Scale cOmpan,
that would give a control to any Othe
scale manufacturing company or to out
side interest, but he did not deny tia
certain business arrangements had beel
made with certain parties or companies
that business might be increased on tina
contracts had been made with other com
panies which would benefit the stock
holders. He also stated that it was no
fact that there had been any combina
ton with the Fairbanks company, b,
which the latter has any direct interes
in the Howe Scale company. He wa
ignorant of any combination or lrus
formed by the leading scale cOmpanie
of the United States. The Howe Seal
company had no reason to seek protcc
ton or combination with other seal
/ companies and its officers have not bcei
, approached by the officers of the large
scale comanies for such a purpose.
The current rumOrs measurably grew
, ont of the fact that Immediately on tn
close of tho annual meeting last weel
President Mead and the attorney of tn
company left for New York. They re
turned last evening, when Presidea
Mead gave the somewhat conservative
statement which has been above given il
substance.
The signal for beginning and cessation
of work for the Vermont Marble com
pany at Proctor is now given by til,
chime whistle of q locomotive of tn
Clarendon and PittsfOrd railroad
The cheese factory and creamery a
Pittsford Mills will b. ready for opera
ton in April.
Aud & COnger of Cleveland, o., VIII,
have several slate quarries IN operation
in that vicinity, have opened an office n
Poultney, They are now opening new
quarry about mile from the village,
A dam is being put across the river a
Sharon, Windsor county, for mamufactur
ing purposes. Press Correspondence.
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