The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-03

,sisn tsv statistics. gathered ifoz 70.
peril nsas 70 The Basra by the CLERKS of
the several iovps, reistirs 10 The irsnssc
,tors ii farm property snd the establish
meui Of nee manufacturing Reports
hsrs beea receivei from 200 to~Hs A Tall
report could usaagbtedly iacfosse
con.iaeIahly eone 81 ih. re.slis iound. ~
10. ~ the to~ss ih.i !, has Sssn inpos
sibls 10 get reports from. ~sre smcns The
lsrs.s. 10 the state. The reports reefissd
.hos that 1904 farms have been sold
dsriae The i.A,. 81 this number 49a sere
al The clAss tngwn 81 unocc1pied isftns
Ia nost eases tie purchasers II these
uaocespied isnas vr,n persop. ~bo ~sni
"A them for homes GOOD ferlinx is
reported .. ~ yaitias amaos the farm e's
and a slight innreaAr in pf,c- II real state
10 seom.iiy c'sinri. TIE sales INST" have
been quite seusr.liy throughout the state.
IA. uunbsr sali 10 osca caun,y being
Windsor. 2ss; Dosage. ais. ws.instoo;
lsj w,sdssm. les. Orleans. 1883, Frank
l,n. is0; Addison. 1873; Csledou's, l21'
ga,l.pa. %, chi,ieaden ~; Lsmoilie. CT.
l,spuiasi op. "a. E.sei. 10. Grand lsle, 2
TIE to~a Of Barnard Leads the las, With
s.ls u % farms Of salon "a we're OF the
upoccupied class 10 many localities IL Is
cl.ined that the Purchasers OF the farms
are youss nlen 81 TIE town. 10 other locali'
ties /, !. louad IN be young meu who have
Tor liltle while tfi-i farming 10 the new
Net spd reiatned To ind 10 Vermont
xbs, they bsi sought elseshete, the best
place to secure home sod sarround
themselyes aud families with the Creates
number Of sdysntss,. at tho least eK
peusa
Tue reports II the Board show that
s74l 900 Of cspitsl has been Invested 10
Bex manufacturing piaDt- durins tue year
1891 Tbi. does not iaclude the Working
capital required to conduct the business
There bas also been qui'e large invest'
ment Of capital 10 extending manufactures
alre.jy established int IL not here inclu
ded. The new plsnts we're giving employ
men, jan. / to 2l97 persons Ia view Of
the fact that since 1859 the census reports
credit us with No Increase OF population
| of less than 20 900, the large increase the
past year which must from employing this
additional number OF persons makes
pless.ut aud striking contrast These new
inJ ustfies have been scattered through the
entire state and the range OF products has
covered vide field. The leading branch
OF manufacture has been in the line oil
wood products.
The following towns have put 10 new
plants under this head Bristol, Panton,
Linco n, Arlington, Lyndon. Searsbureh,
Burlington, Canaan. Guildhall. Linen
bureb, Swsutop, Westfald. Barton. Ben
son. Mendou, Clarendon, Chittenden,
Fsyston, Moretowu Msrshheld, Waits
field. Warren. Berkshir, Nottingham
Vernon. Strsttou. Springfield. Bridgews
ter. Plymouth aud Weston. These plants
vary 10 capital invested aud help employ
ed from $1,000 with one or two men to
$50 900 with 100 employees. The total
Investment 10 this line OF manufacture is
s2l4 800 and 500 persons employed. Fac
tories for the manufacture OF shoes have
been built ct Burlington, Bethel Royal
ton and Chelsea representing an invest
ment Of sl36 600 aud employing 42t
persons. New graz lite quarries and shop.
, have been started in u ,rdwick. Burlings
ton. Montpelier and Calais, 1886, 900 oil
capital invested and 2l0 persons employed
New slate works AZ Poultney aud Fair
Haven with 40 investment OF S78 900 and
, 1856 workmen, new Marble Co., al Swanton
with $50. 900 capital; new creameres or
, cheese factories have been built at Bird,
port. Dsnviile, Lyndon. Guildhall. Yer
, shire, Thetford, Sharon, Barnard and
Reading, representing s25 600 invested
) Morristoxn has a $50. 1000 tanuery aud .
Company for The msnufscsure OF bool
, heels with a $50, 900 capital; button fsc'
tory has been built ut Stockbridge and
$4,000 invested. at Newport factory fol
the manufacture OF overalls and sbirt'
: with capital Of sl4 600.
Another feature OF the year not @ ming
! within the line OF either manufacture oil
agriculture. has been The building OF sew
, eral fine hotels Intended. largely, &c
? accommodate summer travel. Salisbury
Css,leton, Woodstock and Chester hsv'
built dnring the past year and Invested
ahnni 5000 900 N tn Way.