Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-19
TRADE CONDITIONS,
AS Seen by Bradstreet's Cores spondents
Throughout Vermont,

Reports to Bradstrcct's Indicate that
! the almost unreasonable warm weather
/ curing the week has seemed to impair
| trade conditions rather than impr ,yc
thcm. The damage from spring floods ha
apparently passed as the ice i'm tho rivrrs
has broken and while the streams have
fecn swollen because of tho snow melting
lhere mas been no serious ice blockade
reported. Roads 1rc in n bad cunditi, n
as the frost is coming out Of the ground
some maple sugar has been made but
thuS Tar the weather has not been favor
able for tho flew of the sap. Collect tions
are reported quite slow and there appears
To be- but little money in the nandy Of
IN" country traders. Manufactu turcls
however, appear to be we'll oc.upiCl and
prospects for the coming season are favor
able. The creamery interests are SAT
iSfaotnry and farmers realize Il large
monthly revenue from this source which
is distributed throughout the entire state,
Work in the woods among the lcggcrs il
nearly ended for the season but there
mas hoon good business Tor thc lum-
lCrnen.
Some anxiety is folt in business circles
IN burlington hcclu'" Of the puS.ibl.
INTERRUPTION Of Tia" work in the lumber
district. Tho Workmcn are ORGANIZED
mo a labor union ana have requested
mat nine hours constitute n DAYS labor
instead of 10 hours which is the present
time. and that the schedule become opcr1-
tlNe April l. strike would dircc tly in
VolVc l,"" TO loo workmon There is
now strike of the empluvcs Of the
brush factory affecting some 30 workmcu
iho cotton mills are busy and manufac-
turing interests are orCtmod ae usuaI
i."tail trade is good for this season Of tho
year. collections slow. Business in Mont
pellcr is moderately active Tho stone
sheds arc not 50 busy as they are likely
I'm bC
satisfactory. There is not Il Vcr,- active
d"mlId for labor at Barre at rcsrut and
Wnile the stone sheds arc running fair
~ well there are probably n good nanv
Ston" cutters Idle. The Increased WAGES
tl3ht'u TO the workmen ana tho in
creased cost OF stock has caused a con-
siderable increase in the cost Of finished
work. but when the trade adjusts itself
th the new conditions i is cNrrctod that
BUSINESS viii hc more active. Rctsil trptic
IS good, collections about as usual Th
Htoh" sheds at Northfield are busy and
II Is thought the slate quariics VIII he
IN a shape to produce Il consilorahle
output when tho season opens up suf-
ioi"ntly to permit outside operations.
fCnorIl business conditions aDurar tn
/" satisfactory at this noInt. St. AIhaus
reports business good: it is understood
th1t IN" creamery contcmpatos building
nm addition to its already large plant /
IN" furniture factory is busy and tho
garment factory = also Woll cnploN od /
Retail trade is good for the season of
INC year ana no particular cumulAint
heard 'S to collections. Richfurd re
ports the maHufict ories very we'll en- |
p!oNed. retail trade good. collections fair |
manufacturing business in Rrattlchuro |
is fairly good rotail trade somewhat
quiet ard collections reported SLOW. If
inc maple sugar season is good it will |
holp the stores with their collections /