The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-08
LOCAL POSTSCRIPT.
BENNINGTON MANUFACTURERS.

uIdcburerS OF DSuulHBJOn, Will q Wow Ol
ascertaining the amonnt or volume of
business now going on, in relation to the
hard times. 1t has been a long time
since our manufacturers have ''shut
down" at this time of the year; indeed
for 33 years no such reason has been as
signed, and we have known whereof we
speak since 1870. Moreover, this is the
season when orders are looked for.
The almost entire absence of new or
ders, does not indicate a hopeful out
look, and vet the unanimous opinion is
expressed that the mills will run If any
way can be found to provide business
! for so doing. Yesterday we found these
facts:
GEO. LOCKWOOD & COMPANY.
This knitting mill is running full time
and with full force of employees. The
proprietors express no opinion as to fu-
| ture operations, but hope to run.
He. BRADFORD & COMPANY.
This firm are running on two-thirds
| production with two-thirds Of their en-
pleyes at work. The upper knitting
mill is shut down, but the brick mill is
still running. Unless times brighten,
| the whole will be shut down.
| CHARLES COOPER
The machine shops and knitting nee
| die works are running hours per day,
and days a week with one-third of his
usual number of employees. This bust
ness, of course, is dependent upon a re-
| sumption of work in the knitting mills
of the country.
| THE COOPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
The knitting mills of this corporation
have been running full time with full
complement of help, but are shutting
down and in a week will close manufac
turing for the present. They do not see
anything encouraging in the near future.
TIFFANY lBRoTHERs.
This concern, manufacturers of full
| fashioned underwear, have been closed
down for a month, and do not see any in
dication of starting up for the present.
| Usually they have orders at this season
| for the spring trade next year, but the
entire absence of orders to-day does not
have cheerful outlook.
E. TIFFANY & SON.
This firm are running their machine
shops hours daily, 4 days week with
part of their force. Their needle shop
is also running 80 hours week. They
will run on orders if such come in.
LAsHER STOCKING COMPANY,
Their hosiery mill is entirely shut
down. In the machine shop they have
orders and are doing little work for
|
poets ahead, but have recently set up
seven new machines, and start up to-day
! to get out some sample goods of new
| line. Have no idea of when they will
again run full time.
| VALENTINE KNITTING COMPANY.
This corporation shut down its Jersey
mill a month ago, and the large mill
more recently. They can see no perma-
nent prospect for business ahead for
some time, although small orders may
come in and if so they will run them
out.
! BENNINGTON KNITTING COMPANY.
These mills have been closed, but
! have run four days this week and will
probably shut down again tonight.
This concern talked little more hope
full than others, but if they should have
six weeks work during the remainder
of the year, it will probably be on orders
| to fill an immediate demand. The mar
ket seems to be in healthy state, that
| is, there is no overproduction; but peo-
pie will not purchase any more than
enough to meet immediate wants-hence
no predictions can be made as to vol
ume of business.
BENNINGTON MACHINE WORKS.
: The foundery is about to close. The
machine shops have been running all the
year with two sets of hands. The night
force has been laid off, and the remain
der have nearly completed the orders in
hand. The wood shop also is about
worked out of orders. While these
works are running to-day, one month
from now may find them idle. Not
alone Col. Scott, but others expressed
the fear that these establishments might
be closed or run in desultory manner
all winter. These works will probably
shut down Oct 1st.
CAMPBELL's KNITTING MILLS,
These mills to-day are running full
time and with full complement of en-
ployes, but the work is entirely upon
orders received in January, February
and March last, and there is enough left
of these to last two weeks. If other or
duplicate orders come in, of course they
will be filled, but Mr.. Campbell thinks
the entire absence of usual duplicate or
ders portends a shut down of protractr
ed term.
HOLDEN, LEONARD & COMPANY.
These wooden mills are running eight
sets out of fifteen, full time hours per
day-less than one-half their usual pro-
duction and number of employees. They
see nothing encouraging for business
this fall, but hope to keep enough going
: to run part of the time.
While there continues to be more or
less building, we saw cellar started
, yesterday for house near Park street
opposite the Graded school grounds, yet
: our builders are all curtailing their
/ force, Russell and March, w. G. Bull, J.
S. Lindley and others. Some, like Mr..
! Bull, are only working full time with
one-duarter force, and others are YET
quite busy finishing up the buildings
commenced in the early part of the year
, While all our business men persist IL
looking on the bright side of the question
yet we note that they all agreed that the
entire absence of orders for goods fol
next year, that should come to them a.
| this season, made the outlook one OF
conjecture and somewhat dubious. We
have been quite particular in this matter
because we note that our Democratic ex
changes are full these days of business
ctivities-resumptiOn of operations
etc. One of our most successful manu-
faeturers advanced the counter motion
that these concerns are probably run
, ming on earlier orders and duplicates
which is quite different showing thar
/. work upon goods to be placed on thu
J market next season, as has been the Gus
, tom for years.
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OITRf VILLAGE FATHERS.