Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-01-13
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
REPORT.
TRADE

The manufacturing business done in
Vermont the past year has been of
large proportions and prospects are
regarded as favorable for the present
year. Manufacturers throughout the
state are looking forward with conf.
dence and it is predicted that the year
1902 will be an exceptionally success
ful one if prevailing conditions con-
tinue. Reports from various sections
of the state point to a normal condi-
ton of business both as regards man
ufacturing aud retail lines. The
weather the past week has been sea-
sonable and while there is not as
much snow in all localities as is need
ed for numbering, operations are not
being seriously interfered with. In
Burlington the retail trade is a little
quiet after the holidays, but the
weather has been good for all kinds of
trade. The lumber and coal business
is very good although outside business
is delayed because of the scarcity of
cars for transportation. The cotton
mills are busy and the shoe shops are
running full time. The wholesale
trade is doing the usual amount
of business and collections salts
factory. Much satisfaction is felt
both in Burlington and in Winooski
on account of the recent change
in the large textile mill property
at Winooski. The mills have al
ready started up in a small way and
it is expected that in a short time
they will give employment to large
force. These mills together with the
large screen factory at Winooski con-
tribute much to the prosperity of the
town. Business has been good the
past year at Essex Junction; the
large brick manufacturing plant has
been busy and there has been a good
demand for that commodity. The
granite business at Barre continues
somewhat quiet; retail trade is good
and collections fair. ST. Johnsbury
reports every one busy except where
shut down to take account of stock,
retail trade and collections good.
Bare ground and lack of snow has in
terfered to some extent with lumber
industry, but everything looks prom
Using. Manufacturing in Bellows
Falls is very good, the paper mills and
other plants are we'll employed, and
retail trade is good with collections
fair. In Brattleboro the organ facto-
ries are busy and other manufacturing
lines are doing we'll; retail trade is
good, collections fair. Bennington
reports that the manufacturing con-
Germs are quiet at this time taking in
ventories, with retail trade and collec-
tions good. Business at Montpelier
in manufacturing lines is good while
the retail trade is reported somewhat
quiet after the holiday trade, collec-
tions fair. st. Adams reports business
in all departments and collections
satisfactory.
From the country at large Brad
streets Journal reports-Fina, returns
of bank clearings, of coal movement,
of shoe shipments, of lake transpor-
tation and Of railway building all go
to confirm previously published sat-
isfactory reports. The enormous ag-
gregate of clearings, which were rec
ord-breakers in nearly every respect,
are supported by advices of record
shoe shipments from eastern manu-
featuring centers, the increase being
fully l6la per cent. over last year.
Contrary to the usual custom, there
is strikingly smaller number of fail
ures to report for the closing days of
1901, and the returns in this respect
lose only when comparison is made
with the preceding two very favor
able years. Business failures were
unusually small after the holidays,
and failures were fewer in December
than il the same month of the pre-
ceding year. For the year they num-
Der 10,657 with liabilities of $129,97S,-
S3S, an increase of 7.5 per cent. over
1900 as to number and "a per cent. as
to liabilities.
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