St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-17

taken during the past year were the
cotton mills at Burlington and the
furniture factory at Canaan, the
former with capital Of $500, 900,
and the latter with S250,000.
These two plants called for over one
half OF the total investment Of the
past year and it is to be hoped that
the yet larger mill for which the
Queen City is now striving will be
secured and thereby help out the re
cord Of the state in 1895 in larger
degree than it has done in 1894.
Other new enterprises that are ex-
pected in 1895 are an electric rail-
road from Bennington to Woodford;
a steam railroad from Hard wick to
Woodbury.; electric lights and power
at Mortified; marble quarry at
Topsham and a box factory at New
Haven.
]. W. Goodell has just added to his
manufacturing plant an air COM
pressor for running pneumatic tools
for cutting granite. These tools are
the latest improvement of any i'm
portance in the cutting of stone. By
their use the finest Of carving and let
tering is readily done on the hardest
OF granite or other stone. By this
addition to the before well equipped
works, Mr.. Goodell has plant that
is not surpassed for turning out SUI
perior work. Burlington 4 Free
Press.
A spire was recently quarried at
Barre by Barclay Brothers for Mari
& Gordon, which was 4 feet 6 inches
square at the base, and 2 feet 6
inches at the top, weighed 60 tons,
and took two cars to take it from
the quarries. 1t is the largest ever
quarried there, and is destined for a
monument to be set up in Chicago.
The American Wrnger company of
New York has bought the patent
rights, machines and good will of the
Colby Wringer company of Mont
pelier, and will remove the industry
from Montpelier. The American
Wringer company puts out nine
tenths of all the wringers made in
this country Middlebury Register.
Business is driving at the Vermont
Suath Co.'S works, and they are in
creasing their help, three new hands
being added since April 1st.-[Spring-
field Reporter.
American carpets are being intro
duced into Switzerland by German
firm of Stuttgart, and the American
Consul at Zurich reports that United
States manufacturers have a great
field in Europe tor their fabrics.
The Bennington Falls Pulp company
at Greenwich, now opened and man
aged by Stevens & Thompson oil
North Hoosick, is changing its mil
machinery from supplying a heavy
grade OF paper to produce tissue
paper. This mill is located at Big
Falls, three miles west of Greenwich
on the Battenkil river, where a
water power not well known is la
tent Bennington Banner.
The Vermont Granite company ha:
been awarded the contract for the
Villas monument to be placed upor
the family lot of EX-Postmaster-Gen
eral w. F. Villas at Madison, Wis
1t is to be spire monument stand
ing Al feet over all and consisting o.
three bases and shaft. The bottom
base is 10 feet square. All the work
is finely hammered and about ter
feet from the ground in raised pol
ished letters is the name Villas.
The monument when completed viii
weigh 100000 pounds.-[ Barre
Granite City Leader.
The Windsor Machine company
continues to receive orders for ma
chimes and is running full time
Mr.. Herbert S. Wilson, the new sup
erintendent, is a very able man ano
the effects of his efforts are shown by
the increased output of the plant
| S;nce he tool oh a roe Of If = Yer