Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-08
A Chance to Grow .

The population OF Randolph village has
fallen off 33 in the past ten years and that
OF the town 81.
This isn't a favorable showing for an
/ ~. and coming place such as Randolph
processes to be. The census OF 1890 was
taken when Randolph was blooming, =
showing a very large increase over ten
years before. Within the past decade, We
/ have had hard luck in this village with
manufacturing, though now things are
| greatly improved over a few years ago,
with fair prospects ahead. There has been
little building of dwellings, but almost
every tenement is filled and one cannot
] readily see where the loss in this village
| comes Outside the village a very large
part OF the loss is due TO the decrease in
the attendance at the Normal school from
that OF 1890. The students are credited to
Randolph both years.
Now what are we going to do about ii I?
IL isn't pleasing to have ones town point
ed out as "has- been.n We want to grow
larger. There are various ways in which
this might be promoted, such, for instance,
as the increase OF our summer business
No town has more attractions than Ran
dolph. A large summer hotel would help
wonderfully. This paper has tried to in
terest our people In proposition to build
one. Possibly another year will bear fruit.
But we need not wait. Even now there
is what seems to be most favorable OPP
portunity to add to our population and
business, in the way OF manufacturing.
A gentleman has been in town this week
who would like to establish here a gar
ment mandatory that would employ 100
to $50 hands, mostly girls. He is already
In business In this state, but finds il hard
to secure help enough to I'LL his orders
where he is and would like TO move here
as the prospect is favorable in that way,
and also because he wants to increase his
capital TO do business on. He has a COM
plete plant paid for, all ready to do bust
ness-over 100 machines in fine condition.
He is willing to put this in at a fair in
ventory which, he thinks, would be about
5000. lie will also invest z, 200 in cash.
tie wants $4,000 worth OF stock subscrib-
ed here, which, with his plant and cash,
would mean stock company with a cap
ital OF $4,000. He proposes to divide the
net profits at the end OF the year equally
between himself and the Stockholders
be taking one half for bis services and
he investors the other half. OF course,
being stockholder, he could have a
share in this, also. He is willing to risk
everything, even returns for his work, 10
making success OF the business. lie has
been in II lifetime, knows the trade
thoroughly, has plenty OF good customers
and requires only sufficient capital and
help to DO large, and, be believes, sue
cessful business.
The advantage that such an industry
would be 10 our place hardly needs men
ZION. There are great number of young
women hereabouts who need employment
This would give II. Ii would work in
well with our other Industries, make
trade better and help everybody.
AS TO accommodations, il does not re-
quire over fve horse power and compare
lively small floor space to work $50 hands.
A factory could be built for 2, 500 or it is
quite possible that place could be rented
IN connection with some of our mills
where power and heat could be furnished.
Messrs. T.. A. Thomas and II. b. Bell
are to investigate a little further and IL
satisfied Will make a canvass to see il the
slO,OO0 stock can be subscribed.