St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-16
VERMONT NEWS.
Growth of Vermont Manufactures.

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There were in 1900 4,071 manufactur-
ing concerns with product OF more than
$500 each in the state, being an increase
of 1 ,O4O since 1890. The capital invest
ed was $4S, 557 964, being an increase OF
almost $16,0O0,0OO in ten years. The
wage-earners, exclusive OF salaried Ofici-
ais, clerks, etc, numbered %, 455, and
they earned that year $12 237 ,6S4. rep
resenting increases of 7, 1886 and SO 810,-
131, respectively, over 1890. The mat
erial used cost 500 $50 744 and the total
value ofproducts was $57, 646.715 The
figures show an increase since 1890 of
so 4 per cent in wages paid. There were
in addition to the above 653 manutactur-
ing concerns with product of less than
$500 each and one governmental estab
lishment. These 654 concerns b ing the
total number of manufacturing establish
ments up to 4 ,725, of which 1,470 are
amounted to $4S S55 1914; 29, $40 wage
earners, exclusive of salaried officials,
clerks. etc, earned $40, IA 224, materials
cost 500 958,61S, and the total value OF
products, including Gus ON work and
repairing. was $57,847,6O9. Of the in
dustries 65S were for lumber and timber
products, 513 for biackspitbing and
wheelwr ghting 26S for monuments and
tombstones, 255 tor cheese and butter,
oil for Touring and grist mill products,
81 Tor foundry and machine shop pro
ducts, 81 for marble and stone work, 46
for lumber and planning mill products,
4 hl,,,I,N TO-
paper and wood pulp, % for wooden
goods, IA for hosiery and knit
goods. Excluding blacksmithing and
wheelwrighting shops, the above ten Sc
lected industries turned out $34 ZIG, TIT
in products, paying II 827 wage,earners
Sc ,654 O54, or more than one-half the
total products and total wages in the
state. The value OF the products in "ur-
ban manufactures, so. called, was SOL
SCI, 299. 1857 wage carriers receiving
in wages 81, 665, 220, showing that a
little more than one-half OF all the manu-
featuring in the state is done in the larger
places.
Pharmaceutical Meeting at Vergennes.
The eight annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Pharmaceutical Association
opened in Vergeunes Wednesday after
noon. President A. l.. butcher pre-
sided and DR.. E. W. Shepman, of Yer.
gennes, gave the address of welcome.
This was responded to by Mr.. Root OF
Brattleboro. An address was made by
President A. L. butcher. He called at
tention to the progress that the associa-
ton had made in raising the standard
OF the business of a pharmacist. The
president was in favor of purer drugs
and a general progressive standard tor
the profession. The secretary's report,
which followed the address, recon-
mended the consolidation of the two of
| fees of secretary and treasurer. The
treasurer reported a substantial balance
10 the treasury with 143 old and seven
new members. There have been two
deaths. A paper prepared by c. {. Blng-
ham on gelatine capsules was read by
! G. E. Harwood of Chester. +. W. Pierce
of Chester read a humorous paper. "On
the Money We Use-What is it," This
was followed by paper read by {. W.
Ward, OF Rutland prepared by DR.. Garst
and read before the annual meeting OF
the Connecticut association on the Wor-
cester plan. These officers were elected
President, A. l.. butcher of St. Adams
first vice president, w. F. Root of Brat
tleboro, second vice-president, F. A.
Morse of West Rutland; third vicepresl-
dent, A. L. Cheney OF Morrisville; score
tarv, {. W. Ward OF Rutland; treasurer,
G. L. Harwood of Chester; H. A. Slade
of Montpelier, with T. Neville as alter
Al Il 70 tn the Nat.
ional Pharmaceutical association. f. A.
Morse of West Rutland was elected dele
gate to the National Association of Re
tail Druggists and E. !, Armstrong Of
Castleton alternate. 1t was voted to
hold the next meeting OF the association
at St. Johnsbury, in answer to an lnvl
tation from the druggists Of that town
The meeting of the association closed
with a banquet at the Stevens house
Thursday evening.
Judge stafford at Newfane.
In the Windham county court at New
fame Friday, Judge Stafford disposed o
several Brattleboro liquor cases. 7. J
Ferriter, clerk at the Brattleboro House
was fined 500 and costs, and was sen
fenced to Imprisonment in the house o
correction for a term of not less than II
nor more than IL months. L. F. Viii
bur, proprietor of the American House
plead guilty to five first offences, anC
was sentenced to pay fine of $500 ant
costs, with an alternate sentence to th
house of correction in case OF non-pay
ment of the fine. In imposing this sen
tence Judge Stafford said that the re
spondent was running an open bar IN
hotel in the largest village in Windar
county in open violation of the law, wit
full knowledge of the offence which b
was committing. c. c. Miller, forme
proprietor of the American House, plea
guilty to five second offences and wa
fined 500 and costs, and sentenced t
serve term Of not less than II month
nor more than II months in the hous
Of correction. The sentence of impriso1
ment in this case was suspended becaus
Miller had quit the business previous
his prosecution. Hewas placed in charg
of a probation officer.
q. Il. Convention.
At the State Christian Endeavor COZ
vention at Brattleboro last week, tt
following officers were elected: Pres
dent Col. E. G. Osgood of Bellows FALL
first vice president, Rev. F. B. Kellogg
Waterbury; second vice president, Mr.
Carolyn G. Field of Mortified; THU
/ vice-president, D. H. Strong of William
town fourth vice president, Miss Bess
Hardy of Townshend; secretary, K
Brownell OF Springfield; assistant, Mi
= Gretta E. Moore of Wells River; trea
urer. c, W. Perry of Barre; assistant, t