Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
VERMONTS PROGRESS.

He says:
s'For the year 1891 Vermont claims
a full share of the prosperity and
progress which has come to our whole
country Probably no year of her
history in recent times, has shown SO
great progress in the way of building
up new enterprises and extending the
ed. The board of agriculture has re-
Gently taken few statistics, gathered
from reports made to the board by
the clerks of the several towns, rela-
tive to the transactions in farm prop
erty and the establishment Of new
manufacturing. Reports have been
received from 22O towns The reports
received show that 1864 farms have
been sold during the year, of this num-
ber 252 were of the class known as un
occupied farms. In most cases the
purchaser of these unoccupied lands
were persons who wanted them for
homes. A good feeling is reported
as prevailing among the farmers and
tate is generally claimed. The sales
made have been quite general thro'-
out the state.
NEW MANUFACTURING.
The report to the board shows that
$741, 900 of capital has been invested
in new manufacturing plants during
the year 1892. This does not include
the working capital required to con-
duct the business. There has also
been quite large investment of cap
ital in extending manufactures already
established that is not here included.
The new plants were giving employ
ment January 1 to 219 persons. In
view of the fact that since 1850 the
census reports credit us with a popu-
lation of less than 10000, the large in
crease the past year which must come
from employing this additional num-
ber of persons makes a pleasant and
striking contrast. These new indus
tries have been scattered through the
entire state and the range of products
has covered wide field. The leading
branch of manufacture has been in
the line of wood products.
NEW PLANTS.
The following towns have put in
new plants under this head: Bristol,
Parton, Lincoln, Arlington, Lyndon,
Searsburgh, Burlington, Canaan,
Guildhall, ,Lunenburgh,S ,Swanton, West
field, Barton, Benson, Mendon, Clar-
endon, Chittenden, Fayston, More
town, Marshfield, Waitsfeld, Warren,
Berkshire, Nottingham, Vernon, STRAIT
ton, Springfield, Bridgwater, Ply
mouth and Weston. These plants vary
in capital invested and help employ
ed from $1,000 with one or two men to
$4,000 with 100 employees. The total
investment in this line of manufac-
ture is $214, 800 and 500 persons en-
ployed. Factories for the manufac-
ture of shoes have been built at Bur-
lington, Bethel, Royalton and Chelsea
representing an investment of $780,
600 and employing 425 persons. New
granite quarries or shops have been
started in Hardwick, Burlington, Mont
pelier and Calais, $36, 900 of capital in
vested and 21O persons employed;
new slate works at Poultney and Fair
and 155 workmen; a new marble COM
pany at Swanton with 1000 capital;
new creameries Or cheese factories
have been built at Bridport, Danville,
Lyndon, Guildhall, Vershire, ,Thetford,
Sharon, Barnard and Reading, repre-
senting $25, 900 invested. Morristown
has $4,000 tannery and a company
for the manufacture of boot heels with
a $50, 900 capital; "a button factory has
been built at Stockbridge and So, 900
invested; at Newport factory for
the manufacture of overalls and shirts
with a capital of $14,O 900.
SUMMER HOTELS.
Another feature of the year not
coming within the line of either man
ufacture or agriculture, has been the
ed, largely, to accommodate summer
travel. Salisbury, Castleton, Wood
stock and Chester have built during
the past year and invested about
5000, 1000 in this way.
THE OUTLOOK.
The information received points to
a still greater progress for the year
1892 than in the year just closed. Sew
eral large enterprises are only await
ing the opening of spring. In this list
we find the towns of Windsor, Dunn
merston, Montpelier, Tunbridge, Fair
lee, Chelsea and Groton that expect
to undertake new work in quarrying