Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-18
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is of sufficient size 1t will be cut out dur
ing the coming season as the product Will
not be greatly injured by the fire If the
trees are cut at once. The loss to farm
ers ocasioned by the drought has not been
SO much as might be expected, as far as
immediate deficiencies is concerned, as
the principal loss sustained in this way Is
from the dairy interests. 1t Is generally
conceded that the hay crop will be small
but there is still time to grow fodder and
If the season is favorable, planted crops
will mature. Manufacturers are busy
with good prospects for continued activ-
ity; the wholesale trade locally has been
somewhat restricted as the outlook for
crops was poor and store keepers were
not inclined to purchase for future needs.
Burlington reports it's manufacturing
concerns are busy. the mills are running
and labor is well employed. The whole
sale trade is we'll maintained considering
the somewhat quiet outside business
Rutland reports the manufacturers
doing well and retail trade is as good as
can be expected, with poor crop pros
poets and collections fair.
The granite business in Barre Is rea-
sonably good and the granite cutters are
fairly well employed. retail trade is good
Usual conditions prevail at Montpelier
the manufacturing being moderately busy
and retail trade fair.
All industries are busy at st. Adams
retail trade and collections good.
In st. Johnsbury the scale shops and
other manufacturing concerns are busy
retail trade is good, collections fair and
the condition of agricultural crops much
improved by recent rain.
Erattleboro reports the manufacturers
and retail trade are a little quiet, collec-
tions fairly good.
Barton reports the manufacturers short
OF orders, retail trade fair, collections
slow.
At Waterbury local business conditions
are unchanged; the wrapper factory Is
busy and other concerns are doing fairly
well.
The lumber interests at Stowe have suf
fered somewhat from forest fires but the
loss is not so much as it would otherwise
be as the trees will be cut into lumber
retail trade fair.
Business is very active at Hardwick
the Woodbury. Granite Co., is working
large force of men in their cutting sheds
and are greatly cnlarging their plant. The
Fletcher sheds have been moved to thu
town from their former location. few
miles distant, and thew will soon be il
operation. Considerable building is beins
done there.
The tannery at Morrisvile is very bus,
and is about to build an addition to tn,
factory. General business is good at thi
town although affected somewhat by tn
dry weather.
The slate mills are doing we'll at Fail
Haven. Work is being pushed on tn
electric railroad running from Rutland.
There appears to be no change in thu
business situation at Newport, the lum
b,r mills are busy with prospects good TO
Il busy season.
In poutney the slate quarries are yer,
active as the demand for roofing slate il
good, retail trade and collections salts
factory.
Business at Swanton is of fair volume
but affected on account of the drought.
The factories at Bristol are doing well
the produce business is moderately ac
tive, general conditions unchanged.
/ IN Middebury the marble mill is doinl
a large business. a large amount of pro
duce is shipped from this station anC
yields large revenue to the farmers.
Boston, Mass. June l6, 1903.