Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-21
FACILITIES UNSURPASSED.
Burlington Favored witt Cheap Freight
Rates Gnd Good Labor hoard of Trade


Meeting
Tho meeting Of the Board OK Trade and
business men 10 further the manufacturing
interests Of the city, held at the Van Ness
House Friday evening, was largely attended
1t showed that the future Of the Queen City
is always nearest aud dearest to tho hearts
of her citizens. The meeting was called
principally to see IL the stock of tho Bur
lington Shoe company could not be increased
$40 900. Tie firm are doing a good bust
ness; have more orders than they can fill
but MIR. Hanson of the company said that
it was hard to manufacture shoes at u profit
Oh So small a scale or with their present
capital With $4,000 more they could
turn ont 10 or II cases Of shoes cv,ry day,
and the expenses of running the factory
for heat insurance ana incdontals
would not be any moro. lie also
showed that Burlington was very
favorahy located for tho two material
things to the success of auy business--traus-
portation facilities and labor. The freight
rates from here to Cincinnati, Chicago and
points West were % cents les, than from
Boston and labor was fully 80 per cent
cheaper. lie was fayorably impressed with
the location. The shoe business is one Of
tho la:ges, industries in the country. There
are over 6O,o0O 900 people in tho United
States ard more coming every hour. all
DareCooted. So the first thing they need is
pair Of shoes. /. was n staple business and
could hc nui3 to flourish hero il Huyv hero.
Col. L. il. VI ooiburY said that ali might
rs well be frank aud state tn, situation Just
as they considered it. lie thought if all
present had invested their money ut home
instead of sending some OF it away both
they and the city would be better Off If
any body owning real estate in tho city
should subscribe TO an industry located hore
and lusc, it would be OF some benefit to
him anu tho city. lie was confident that
tie shoe business could be successfully cur
r,ed on in Burlington and no one would err
in subscribing.
c. A. Hibbard, OF the c. a. Hihbard
Boot and Shoe company sand that he had
manufactured his goods in this State since
1860 and he had advocated the making OF
the same line of shoes that the Burlington
Shoe company were now manufacturing.
He knew that with proper management
SHOES could could be made at Il profit III this
city. Ii Is n staple business and Just what
is needed mere. There is nothing that VIII
build up town like the shoe business and
he named Auburn, Me, and Brocktou.
Mass, as examples.
Mr. Scarf said if this company could be
| placed OH firm basis and it be demon e
stratcd that the business profitable
one for this locality the result would soon
be known throughout the land TO Burling-
| tons manifest advantage
| Col W oodbury sad that there was a
prospect of having electric power in year
or SO. w. II. Lang considered electric
power the solution of the whole problem
| hat oil 10 Nh
Murr's leaving was for the good OF the city
and there seemed to be only one opinion
among those present as to that. Ex-A der
man Lyman wanted to make success of
this company if possible, that was the way
to fill other factories. He hoped the gentle
men would step up and sign something. d.
\. Brode, W. j. Van Patton, Mr.. jenkins,
Edward Wells, Gen. 7. 5. PECK, and c. d.
Wright spoke encouragingly, considering
the business particularly adapted to this
place. The subscription book was then
opened and $4,000 worth of stock wa
subscribed for in "A few minutes and as til,
hour was getting late a committee was ap
pointed to visit the merchants. They are
Elias Lyman, D. A. Erodie and II. r
Conger. A nominating committee to re
port list OF officers for the board wa
chosen as follows Gen. 7. ). PECK, Ell
ward Wells and c. A. Hubbard. The meet
ing adjourned till April %.
1t developed during ths meeting that TIN
merchants are not interested in the factory
They, more than all others, are beneftte,
by such an industry. Practically, the entir
sum paid for labor, which is very large
goes to the merchants, and they ought no
to refuse to subscribe literally for the in
dustry, especially when it is shown to b
profitable.