St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
Bradstreet's Vermont Weekly Trade
Report.

The conspicuous business features in
the state at present time as reported to
Bradstreet's aie the general employment
OF laborers, both skilled and unsklled
and the activity among the manufactur.
ers. In practically all portions of the
state help is in good demand, appear.
ances indicating hat nearly every one is
working who cares to work The whole
sale dealers are distributing the usual
amount OF goods. The roads in some
sectors are still unsettled and in bad
condition, and the retail trade from coun-
try districts is not good. Ia the larger
towns the local retail trade is satistacto-
ry, especially in those lines which are
affected by the Easter trade. Collections
are only fair, and there is dood demand
OF banks for loans. At present there is
but little labor disturbance, conditions in
this respect remaining unchanged from
last week.
Burlington reports reasonable degree
OF activity among the manufacturers.
Prospects are good for large amount
of building in the city which will include
a number of large blocks. The jobbing
trade is good and the storekeepers are
busy; collections fair. The water in the
lake is still high and interferes with ope.
rations on its borders.
In Rutland the manufacturers report
much activity, the various manufacture
ing plants in many instances are unable
to keep up with orders. The new line of
street railway to Castleton is we'll pat
ranized and brings. considerable trade
to Rutland. The large dam built last
year by the Chittenden Power Company,
together with other operations of the
company, has proven successful, and it is
expected that electric power, to be pro-
dpced from the plant, will be available in
the course of few months.
The slate business in Fair Haven is
very good. The mills have been unable
to secure a sufficient supply of stock
from quarries because Of poor roads, but
the demand for milled goods is very
active; retail trade is satisfactory. The
marble quarries and mills at West Rut-
land and Proctor are being worked to
iull capacity; the demand tor marble is
very active for all purposes. Manufac-
turing interests are in healthy condi-
ton at Bristol; retail trade good but
collections poor. Springfield reports
business to be good in all departments;
collections satisfactory. St. Adams re-
ports the manufacturers are well occu.
pied retail trade fairly good and outside
collections good. Retail trade is fair at
White River Junction but collections are
rather slow.
st. Johnsbury reports the manufacture
ers are well employed; retail trade is fair
but not so good as usual because OF poor
roads; collections slow and money very
scarce. Business at Brattleboro in all
lines remains unchanged; collections fair.
The granite sheds are very busy at
Barre; no new features in business circles
reported at this place. The Woodbury.
Granite Co. of Hardwick has secured a
large contract for granite required for
he Pennsyl wanna state capitol at Harris
burg. This means employment for a
very large force of workmen for three to
five years and should mean prosperous
times for this vicinity. This company is
building a stone cutting plant at Bethel,
where 1T is quarrying white granite for
other building purposes. considerable
force OF workmen will be employed at
Bethel also, and as stone cutters receive
good wages the operations at this point
Will prove of much advantage to this
town.