Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-09
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
REPORT.
TRADE

A pleasing feature as regards the
business situation in Vermont is the
continued activity of manufacturing
concerns. There has been a good
demand for lumber, scales, organs,
granite, marble, slate and machinery
of various kinds, and the demand is
still firm. Some C have orders
ahead to keep their plants busy for
several months and are unable to I'LL
orders for immediate shipment.
Preparations are being made to cut a
large amount of lumber this season:
the high price which dealers have
readily secured the past year and the
prospects for another good year have
operated to stimulate lumbermen to
increase their output: the season thus
far has been favorable for these oper-
ations as snow has fallen very gener-
ally throughout the State, and while
scarcely in amounts sufficient for the
Farm produce is bringing good prices
and agricultural interests are in a
favorable condition. AS far as re-
ported there is no labor difficulty in
the state and in some cases difficulty
is found in securing help. Business is
good in Burlington: the mills are busy
and other manufacturing are
doing well and the weather is season
able for retail trade which is reported
to be very good; the wholesale dealers
are distributing the usual amount
of goods and collections are fair to
good.
In Rutland the manufacturing o n
Germs are unusually busy, orders freely
received and prospects point to
another good season. The marble
business continues active, retail trade
is satisfactory and business men in all
lines are encouraged as to the future.
In Winooski a large factory has just
been completed for the manufacture
of screens, and is giving employment
to a large force; the cotton mills also
have quite a large force and the pros
poets of the retail trade which is de-
pendent to a considerable extent upon
the mills here, are improving in con
sequence of the increased purchasing
power which this employment affords.
Trade has been quiet here for some
time on account of the closing of the
corporation mills which formerly en-
ployed a large force but which are
now closed and have done but little
work for a number of years. The
slate business continues very active
at Poultney; the quarries are running
to full capacity, and the dealers in
roofing slate are not able to accumu-
late any considerable stock because of
the demand; the retail trade reflects
the slate business on which it largely
depends, and collections are said to
be good. In White River Junction
labor is we'll employed, and business
in general is good; lumber business
in this vicinity is fairly active and
agricultural crops are bringing a good
price. Manufacturing interests at st.
Adams are satisfactory, orders being
received beyond the capacity of the
plants to fill. 1t is said the great
complaint in all kinds of business here
is the impossibility of getting compe-
tent help at fair wages; retail trade
very fair. Manufacturing business
continues good at st. Jo%hnsbury, and
the same condition applies to retail
trade ard collections. The lumber
concerns in adjoining towns are max
ing arrangements for extensive oper-
atoms next winter, and the leading
manufacturing concern in this place
has just adopted a semi-monthly pay
ment system in place of the former
monthly system.