St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-23
BradsIreeI's Vermont Weekly Trade
Report.

Bradstreet's Vermont representative at
Burlington reports the following:
The active demand tor labor through
out the state increases with the approach
of COLI weather, and the necessity OF
completing contracts before the frost
sets in. Manufacturers throughout the
state report good general conditions
with favorable prospects. Business IN
Burlington is good, manufacturing lines
are busy, labor we'll employed and the
retail trade is satisfactory; the lumber
business continues good, prices firm and
outlook favorable with collections talr;
there is good distribution OF groceries.
hardware, tobacco and other staples. In
Rutland there is unusual activity owing
largely to the increased demand tor goods
manufactured here, to the active marble
business and to the work being done to
secure large water power. This COM
pany is building dam of masonry some
800 feet long, 81 feet high, and when
completed it is expected that lake will
be formed 212 miles long and 12 mile
wide. This will be used for storage and
with the flow of the stream will afford
constant and large power and it IS I'M
derstood that eclectrlc power will be
generated for general purposes and also
for running street cars A large force OF
workmen is being employed and the
work is being vigorously prosecuted that
it may be completed b fore winter. The
slate business is good at Poultney and
Fair Haven; the demand for slate and
its products has been so active that 1t is
4 (. 4a ctoply and n
consequence Of the activity in this line
the retail trade in merchandise is st1mu
lated and general business is very salts
| factory. Bellows Fails reports manu-
featuring interests well employed; the
paper and creamery supply business be-
ing active and collections good. Manu-
featuring business is good at Brattle-
boro, retail trade is active in general, al
though the season is not advanced
enough for much increased demand in
clothing and dry goods; collections tair-
| ly good. White River JUNCTION reports
satisfactory business in manufacturing
lines. labor well employed, and help
scarce. Retail trade is fully up to the
average and collections about as usual,
crops good, except potatoes which are
| nSHt. III ScucIdti uuSiueSS SouultINnS
are reported as excellent at Hyde Park
with collections good. St. Johnsbury
reports activity in manufacturing lines
retail trade also is good, although the
weather has not been sufficiently cold for
brisk fall trade; collections and general
conditions satisfactory. The lumber
stock in the vinicity of Island Pond is
largely exhausted and there will be nc
new stock OF consequence until snow
comes; retail trade is good, collections
fair. The business in connection with
the railroads throughout the state is
said to be increasing as is usual at the
time of the year.
Among the notable features brought
out in trade dispatches to Bradstreet'
this week are the reports of stimulated
retail trade, due to cooler settled weather
and advices of continued activity in al
leading industrial lines, notably irot
and steel, shoes and leather, coal, lumber
jewelry and cotton and wooden goods
The shipments of products of these in
dustries and of groceries to consuming
sections continue heavy, and are accom-