Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The Rutland railroad Il TO immedi-
ately put In new steel bridge over
the outlet from Lake Paran, between
North Bennington and Bennington.
An agreement In writing was signed
last week by most OF the Brattleboro
milkmen. which viii make the measure
and price OF milk in the town uniform
4 alter Nov. 8.
The Green Mountain Pulp company
of Middlebury has an order for 1900
tons of pulp for export TO England.
The company is sending ten carloads
per day to Portland. Me, for ship
ment.
Wright, Cartmell 4 Cook of Middle
bury are making preparations TO ship
seventy-fiye blooded merinO sheep 10
Cape Colony. South Africa. Among
T the flock are some that took first pre-
MUM at the Pan-Ameriean exposition
al Buffalo and the state fairs of Ohio
and Indiana.
The factory of the Bennington Soap
company. located at North Benning-
ton. was sold at auction last week.
I The factory is two stories high, has a
/ finished basement and is III by 80 feet.
John Robinson bought the property
complete for 3. 100. The original cost
was $4,000. The property Is in good
repair.
A large creamery is being built at
Montpelier. Those interested in the
plant are Brooks q Berry. grocers in
that city, and l.. NJ. Cameron. The
machinery for the creamery has been
purchased and II is hoped to have il
equipped and in running order by the
middle of November or the first Of
December
The gold mine on the banks of the
Mad river. opened here a few months
ago, Is proving much better than was
expected. Already it is being worked
az good profit. Two men, +. l.. Hall
and A. i. Slayton. recently took out
little over $50 worth OF pure gold In
less than two weeks As high as Sl2
in single day has been washed OUT
by single man.
c. j. Bell of Walden, chairman OF
the state board OF cattle commission
ers. Ia speaking OF the work Of the
board. said that herds were still being
tested In Williston and that some cat
Tie were found diseased Many of the
herds are being re-tested and in them
the per cent of affected cattle Is very
small The report OF the board Is in
the hands Of the printer and will soon
-. .aaa,s far IfGfribufian
A new enterprise for Rutland Is the
hotel business. Articles of incorpora-
ton have been filed for company
with capital stock of S50o, 900. which
shall be known as the New England
Hotel company. This company has
the authority to do a general hotel
business in Vermont and New York or
any other state. and the incorporators
are William Valequette, New York
city: Percival W. Clement, Rutland
Frederick IL. Button, Rutland; Henry
G.. smith. Rutland; Charles G.. Perot,
New York city.
Charles +. Tones, son of Mrs. A.
b. Hall of Brattleboro. Is part owner OF
two of the large oil wells at Beaumont,
Tex. The two wells are said to be the
most profitable gushers in Spindle Top,
with capacity of seyenty-five barrels
a day. 4 new well was struck by this
syndicate recently, and the oil has al
ready been bargained. IL is understood,
TO the Standard oil company. MIR.
Tones formerly lived in Brattleboro
and was in the employ of the govern
ment on one OF the transports to Porto
Rico during the Spanish-American
war.
The Rutland Street Railroad company
has increased its capital stock from
also. 900 to s1.1500O0. The applica-
ton for the increase was made some
weeks ago. Expansion of its roads
system is planned. The st. Johnsbury
Electric company has increased its
capital stock S25. 1000, making the total,
s75. 900. The Newport and Richford
railroad has determined to make d. T.
version and change in its roadbed near
Newport, and has filed the necessary
papers with the secretary of state. The
alterations will save heavy grade, al
though it will make the road mile
longer.