The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-27

The enterprises established nave been
6 quite varied in character, and 1t appears
that Is new creameries have been included,
with S5S900 invested, and employing 3S
men; six new shops for manufacturing but
ter packages have been put i'll operation,
with $4,000 invested. and 80 men employ
ed; four saw and single mills, with S1l,S00
: invested, and 81 men embloyed; two griSt
mills, 81, 700 invested, and three men EN-.
ployed two canning factories, with $500
invested, and 20 men employed, two cleo
trio light plants, with 100000 invested,
and II men employed; two shops for get
ting out chair stock, with $4,000 invested,
and IL men employed; two shirt factories,
with $4,000 invested and 109 persons EN-
ployed; three shops for making bobbins and
Spools with $4,000 invested. and fl per
sons employed; three new marble plants,
with $4,000 invested, ana 30 persons en-
ployed. Besides these there is new in
vesiment in granite of S9,OJ0, and there are
80 men employed; new sash and door
shop, with $4,000 invested. and men EN-
ploy ed: $4,000 were invested in fruit evapO-
| rating, and 20 persons employed; a new
machine shop, with S25,0 900 invested 50 500
| were invested in a new lmekln; $1,000. IN
the manufacture of broom handles: $4,000
in washing machines and clothes dryers;
o4e new cheese factory, with 81, 500 invest
ed: $1,000 are invested, and 10 persons en-
plOyed in the manufacture of window
screens: and $4,000 were invested in a new
scale plant AS will have been noted in
the table. giving the distribution by cOun-
ties, the State has been pretty well covered
by these new enterprises and as will have
been noted also, the establishments are
nearly all small. The electric light plant
at West Haven, costing 100000. and
shirt factory at Brighton, costing S50U00. !
includes over third of ali the capital in
vested and this accounts, In a measure. for
the falling Off IN the total investment as
compared with preceding years. The
small amount invested in new granite work
and the absence of investments in summer
hotels also accounts Tor a very large pOr- |
ton of the falling off noted. In view of
the fact that the year 1898 was marked by |
so great depression in all investments of |
business, II would, perhaps, be as proper to |
undertake to explain how any business had |
been started, as to account Tor the shrink |
age which is fOuna. That Vermont has |
been favored by degree OF prosperity |
while other sections have been badly de |
pressed, is strong evidence as to the value |
of investments in the State, and suggests |
fOrcibly the advantage that would follow |
policy Of investing more Vermont capital |
at home.
1t should not be overlooked that Yer
mont owes its enviable position to the facts
that its interests are so largely agricultural,
and its income is so largely derived from
supplying food products. As these prod
ucts have yielded fair prices, the farmers in
town have been good buyers OF nlanufact-
ured goods. thus completing the circle and
giving fair degree of prosperity in all de-
partments. The inquiry for farms in the
State has been larger the past year than in
either of the preceding years that | have
had charge of this department A large
number of these inquiries came from per-
sons who have been employed in the cities
aud find their occupation gone or their sal {
aries reduced. The West also furnishes
large inquiry for Vermont farms. and the
steadily Increasing sales made from year TO
year is the best possible evidence that can
be furnished TO show that the low price of
Dur farming lands, together with the natI-
raj advantages possessed for profitable
farming. is being appreciated. and that
Vermont is not only good state TO be
born in" but good state TO return 10.
after the experiment Of other localities has
been tried.
VICTOR / SPEAR, Statistical Sec'y OF
Board Of Agriculture, Braintree, Vt