Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05
IMPROVEMENTS
West Randolph Made in
1892 Aggregate
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The year Just closed has been an
eventful one in the history Of West
Randolph. The year opened with
every prospect of being one Of the most
prosperous in the history Of the village.
But the destruction Of the L. S. Screen
Co.'S large mill in February and the
throwing ont Unemployment Of a large
number OF men had very depressing
effect, and many who had planned to
build or make improvements gave up
the idea, This disaster, while it caused
great loss TO the parties most interested
and greatly retarded the growth Of the
village, was not an unmitigated evil ;
for when it was found that this indus
try was liable to leave town, the citi-
zens took the matter up and raised the
money to keep it here. The result will
be what it is in nearly every similar
case, that once they find that home in
yestments pay as well as foreign, and
that they increase the value of every
thing in the town, capitalists win seek
to invest money at home. Every such
investment helps the village and makes
it grow. Below win be found brief
description qt the new buildings erect
ed and the improvements male in ex-
i,ting ulgnts and residences:
TIE WEST RAEDOLrH BUiLpISG co 5
NEw wIL.
Foremost among The improvements
of the past year stand the new build
ings of this company, occupied by the
United States Screen Co. Immediate
" after the burning Of the United
States Screen CO. buildings, Feb. "a,
1892, the citizens, learning that the
members of TIE company, Messrs. J
w. Atwood and James ii. Burt, were
unable to rebuild, started subscrip
ton paper in which it was stated that
the object was to retain the industry
here, and that each subscription would
be for the capital stock Of corpora
tion to be organized under the laws OF
the State for the purpose of erecting
buildings and furnishing motive power
Tor the business of the United States
Screen Co., and with the understand
ing that the said company should pay
for insuring the buildings, the taxes
and ) per cent per annum upon the
cost Of the buildings and power. Col.
r. j. Kimball headed the paper with
subscription of $780, f. A. Thomas,
Wm. II. Dubois, Lewis p. Thayer, J.
IL. Lamson, VIM. b. Wall. DR.. Ii. III.
Mcintyre, Dubois & Gay, CT. MoIl-
ton and Albert b. Chandler subscribed
$500 each. S. II. and f. Z. Brooks,
s4OO. W. +. Lamson, ii. p. San
ford, ID. A. c. Bailey subscribed $500 I
each. y. j. Whitehill, w. +. Edison,
w. w. Morton, F. f. Dubois, DIR. f.
Q. Blanchard and Marcns Peck gave
5000 each, and w. II. Nichols and
r. F. Tilson, 800 each. The whole
amount subscribed was 5000. The
subscribers organized under the corpo-
rate name of The West Randolph
Building Co. and divided the capital
stock into SO shares of s100each. r.
}. Kimball, VIM. Dubois, Lewis P.
Ihayer, VIM. b. Wall and f. +.
Brooks were elected directors r. J.
himball was elected president; Lewis
7. Thayer, vice president; VIM. II.
Dubois, treasurer; f. f. Dubois,
clerk. The town voted, at meeting
held May 9TH last, to exempt from tax
alton the L. 5. Screen Co. Real Is
tate, so called. and all manufacturing
Establishments that shall he erected
thereon, together with the machinery
that shall be put therei,, for term of
six years from the time when such es-
Enlistment may be put into operation,
providing the investment in such es-
'ablishment shall exceed 81, ,O0o. f