Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-27
NEW INDUSTRY PROBABLE.
MANUFACTURING FIRM OF soUTO s. CO.
PROPOSE TO LOCATE HERE

PROPOSE TO LOCATE HERE
Ask for S50OO Which Has Already Beer
Raised, a Site, Which Is Under Option
and Tax Exemption, Which Will Be Con
sidered at Special Town Meeting Firm
Manufactures Furniture and Will Employ
i No Less Than 80 Hands.
! Brattleboro will have a new indus
/ try within few months unless the
unexpected happens. This will in all
probability mean the addition of l. or
20 families to the towns population
and corresponding increase in bust
ness throughout the community. The
furniture manufacturing company of
b. Souto " company which recently
lost its plant by fire in Randolph, last
week presented to the citizens of Brat
tleboro a proposition the text of which
is presented below. A special meet
ing was called in Festival hall last
Friday evening to consider the pro
posal, about 2J0 men being in attend
ance. After the proposition was read
and discussed subscription papers
were opened Immediately and over
S2100 in pledges was secured within 20
minutes. Since then .the entire
amount necessary has been raised and
a special town meeting has been called
for Saturday, July ,, to consider the
question Of five year tax exemption
for the concern. An option has been
secured on a building site at the up
per end of the Hunt meadow opposite
the corn canning factory. and negotia-
tiCpu with Tho Captro1 Nrar,,,ppt rai1
road for railroad facilities are expect
ed to be concluded fayorably by the
time the question comes up in town
meeting, As soon as the matter of
tax exemption is decided the final pa
pers will be executed and it is expect
ed that building operations will be
promptly begun.
The firm of Souto n company man
ufacture furniture for expectation to
Europe and all of their goods are
shipped by the way of New York The
furniture is not set up but shipped III
pieces. Brattleboro is a favorable To-
cation for the company on account of
its situation at the head of the south
ern division of the Central Vermont
railroad and also because of the large
amount of hard wood timber which
can be procured throughout the coun-
ty, The following is the proposition
To L. f. Adams.
@. {. AyerIl. Committee of Citizens.
G.. l.. Durham. !
conference.-the beg to submit to the citizens
IF Brattleboro, the following proposition for
the establishment of furniture manufacturing
plant at Brattleboro;
For the consideration TO be paid us, as herein (
after stipulated, we will Immediately erect
buildings for the manufacture of furniture, of /
approximately the following dimensions
Mill, $50 feet long by 80 feet wide, with three
stories and cellar; store house, 900 feet by 65
eet with two stories; finishing or vanishing I
building in brick, 100 feet by 80 feet brick boil
r and engine house of the required size for our |
,ngine and boilers; kilns Of sufficient size TO /
lry i0,oee to 50,e00 feet at a time also build |
ng for the storage of lumber; office building |
md lumber sheds Buildings to be properly |
by bridges.
We agree to fit up these buildings with the
machinery ana equipment required to manu-
acture furniture, such as we have been manu-
acturing at Randolph, Vermont, and whatever
urniture we may deem it advisable TO manufac-
uTe here.
We propose to employ not less than 40 men
or at least I'VE years from the time said plant
: completed. increasing and maintaining at
work this force in conformity to the require
nonts of trade. With the understanding, how
YER that the factory may be temporarily shut
own when compelled by strikes, interna-
ional complications or other reasons beyond
ur control.
ry and equipment shall he between $1,000 and
20 600.
We shall require as location for this plant, a
lot of land in locality not subject to floods
nd situated so a side track can easily be run on
o il from the line of the Central Vermont Rail
.ay Co., and the space required will he approx
nately five acres,
This land shall be procured for us by the citi-
ems of Brattleboro, and shall be decided direct
! to us, free of all incumbrance, and we agree
. pay one-half the purchase price thereof. our
in hl IL
nee of the purchase price shall be paid by the
itizens of Brattlehoro.
The citizens of Brattleboro shall further pay
us bonus of S5.O00O0. such payment to be
lade as soon as said buildings are completed +
nd machinery and equipment placed therein. ,
fe will execute and deliver to the trustees
amed by the citizens furnishing such funds,
ar obligation to repay said S5,OOO.n to said I
'ustces for said citizens at any time within
We years from the date of the completion of l
lid plant, when we shall have failed to sub
antially fulfill the requirements of this pr0po- |
tion: and such obligation shall he secured by :
4 equity on our said plant. This equity, how |
;cr. shall not be placed on record nor be used t
any way in detriment to our credit, and the :
shall so provide.
In case of damage or destruction of our said '
ant 10y fire. within said five years. the same 5
lall be replaced or rebuilt and manufacturing :
sumed as soon as conveniently may be. In
se of our failure SO to do. the amount of loss
fire up 70 said sum of S5,00000 shall be repaid
said trustees for the benefit of said citizens; s
I'd the policies of fire insurance on said build
gs and plant shall be for the benefit of said
ustees to fulfil this obligation. {
Said citizens shall procure vote of the town
Brattlcboro eXempting from taxation for the
rm of five years, all the real estate buildings,
achinery, stock and other chattels and prop r
ty used by us in and about. and on account of I;
id industry.
This proposition is made upon the condition e
at the Central Vermont Railway Co. will. free h
charge, run narrow and a broad gauge side
ack in to our yard on said plot of land.
Rpspppffully submitted.