Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-12-19
Brad street Trade Report.

The severe weather during the week
has nterfered with the retail trade in
the outlying districts, but has stimulated
trade in seasOnable goods in the larger
towns. The weather will have a whole
some effect upon the retail trade. Fuel
is very scarce. There is a small amount
of coal in Burlington and few of Il
cities, but it is sold only in small amounts
to meet present needs. There il practi-
cally no coal for sale in the smaller
towns. Owing to the abundance of
wood there should be no particular
suffering here, although there has been
a good outside demand for prepared
wood, and there is but little seasoned in
the market. Manufacturing concerns
which depend upon coal will be greatly
Inconvenience. The granite trade is
quiet and there will probably be no ma
terial improvement until after New Year.
Other industries are busy as rule, and
there continues to be good demand for
labor. Snow has come in sufficient
Burlington reports the retail trade
reasonably good, but the merchants are
expecting large holiday trade and have
attractive displays of goods. The iobbers
are busy and collections are as usual;
coal dealers are trying their best to
satisfy the city and country trade with a
small amount of coal and large amount
of explanations. The retail price of coal
has been kept down to s..
Business at st. Adams is of usual
volume, the furniture factory and other
manufacturing concerns are busy.
Retail trade is good considering the
severe weather.
There is but little manufa curing bust
ness at Enosburg Falls, but he retail
lines are doing fairly well and businC S
in general is satisfactory.
The most important event at Montpel-
| Ter is adjournment Of the legislature
which has been in session about ten
weeks. The granite trade is quiet, but
other branches of industry are well en-
ployed. Retail trade and collections
good. The business situation at North
field is unchanged of late. The granite
sheds are "A little quiet and bat little is
doing mt the slate quarres.
In White River junction business is
good. The holiday rush at the candy
factory is over but it is understood that
business Is we'll maintained there.
Wells River reports that usual bust
ness conditions continue. \ company
have purchased water power on the
Connecticut River at Dodge Fall,
some two miles from here and it IS eX
pected that a dam will be built and that
a pulp mill and paper min will be
erected there.
The large scale works at st. Johns
bury are very busy and business il
general is good. Labor is well EN-
ployed.
Business in Barre is quiet. The
granite firms do not find very active
demand for their goods and i'm cOnse
quence the sheds are not very busy
There are good many idle cutters here
but the pro- poets are that business will
improved after the holidays.
In Windsor the manufacturers ar,
well employed. Retail trade and coilec
tons are good.
The wrapper factory at Waterbury il
busy, retail trade is satisfactory and M
complaints heard as to collections
Brattleboro reports the manufacturing
interests to be well employed, but retail
: trade is slow on account of the sever
/, weather Collections fair.