Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-19
MANUFACTURING PLANTS BUSY,
Bradstreet's Vermont Weekly Trade
Report of an Encouraging Nature.

Advices received from points through
out the state indicate. that the retail trade
has been well maintained despite the
warm and unreasonable weather. The
snow of a week ago, which gave promise
of an early opportunity to begin lumber
operations in the woods, has practically
all disappeared and active work must he
deferred. The manufacturing concerns
are very busy as a rule, increased activi y
being noted in Bennington and Bellows
Falls. Thc business situation as a whole
is favorable, labor is we'll employed and
there is a corresponding movement II
goods. The retail holiday trade in bur
lington has been retarded ON account OF
the mild weather. Thu stores are we'll
stocked but more severe weather Is need
ed to stimulate the trade. Jobbcrs are
sending out a large amount Of goods and
collections are reported satisfactory. The
manufacturer are busy and prospects for
fairly good trade during the Wint + months
are favorable. Rutland reports the man
ufacturcrs very busy orders are freely
received and the plants are cunning full
time. Retail trade is good, ana collect
ions fair. The knitting mills and other
manufacturing concerns are doing we'll at
Bennington, the early cold weather having
stimulated this business. Retail trade and
collections are good. At Ludlow the mills
and factories are busy and business in
general lines is good, labor well employed
and collections good. Bellows Falls re-
ports manufacturing interests to be well
employed. The paper mills are running
fun Nne, the product finding a ready mar
ket and the other large factories are pro-
ducing a large amour of goods. Retail
trade and collections are good. Business
is very good at Springfield, the machine
shops which do an extensive manufacture
ing business are very active and concerns
in other lines are we'll employed. Retail
trade and collections satisfactory. In
White River junction all lines of business
are doing well; collections as usual. Wood
stock does but little manufacturing but
the retail trade is of usual volume and the
merchants appear to be satisfied with the
outlook. The factories are doing we'll at
Randolph; a large trade is controlled by
the retail stores, from the surrounding
country and they are doing well. Bethel
reports a fair business in general lines
and the new railroad operated between
this place and the town of Rochester is
said to add to the volume of local trade.
In 1t. Adams the railroad shops are re-
ported working overtime, other manufac-
turing plants we'll employed. The retail
trade has not yet felt the holiday bust
ness to any considerable extent; collec-
tions fair. In Barre the usual dul n IS
for this season of the year is felt anon Z
the granite manufacturers and more or
less cutters are idle, Retail trade good
however, and collections fair. The man
ufacturers at Brattlcboro are fairly busy.
Retail trade Satisfactory and collections
fair to good. The slate business at Poult-
ney continues active. The retail trad,
while satisfactory, is reported not so goo
as last year, collections good. st.
Iohnshury reports business In all lines
satisfactory and no complaints heard as
to collections. business Is good in New
port and the Christmas trade is being
helped by the good roads. Manufacturers
are busy and collections good.