St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
Bradstreers Vermont Weekly Trade
Report.

Bradstreet's reports for the week END.
| ing Feb. IA, but little snow tor practical
purposes in the west side of the state ex-
cept upon the highlands and IN the
mountains The lumber industry WILL
not be greatly affected by this condition
as the logs come IRON higher elevation.
There is more snow to the east ana
sleighs and sleds are largely in use there.
Manufacturing business continues active
in nearly all sections and prospects are
good. More coal is being received al
the time and the fuel situation IS improv-
ing. The somewhat variable weather
during the week has not been practically
favorable TOR quarrying purposes, nor LOT
retail trade. There seems, however, 10
be good demand for products OF mar
bic, granite and slate quarrles in winch
operations are pushed a far as possible
Burlingtonreports manufacturing 6usl'
ness tar; practically all OF the establish
ments are running with moderate de-
mand for products. Retail trade is quiet
as is usual at this time OF the year. job
bng business is good with average col
lectloDs. The granite business in Mont
pelier is active, orders and Inquiries are
RELY received retail trade satisfactory
for time Of year. The garment factory at
Waterbury is doing good business, Civ
ing employment to large force; the
granite shed is busy and retail trade rea-
sonably satisfactory considering the
time OF year and weather. White River
Junction reports business of all kinds OF
usual proportions. The wholesale trade
g e.. L IL.
is favorable.
The machine shops in Springfield are
very active which is the usual condition
at this point, other lines of business are
well occupied. The paper mills at Bellows
Falls are dong good business, and
nearly all the manufacturing plants at
this place appear to be doing well. Re-
tail trade is brisk. There is an abund
arce of snow at Ludlow; the wooden
mills are very busy and the chair factory
is doing a large business; retail trade
satisfactory. Business is good in manu-
featuring lines at Rutland while retail
trade is somewhat quiet because of the
season. Local conditions are regarded
as favorable for good business the COM
ing season. In Fair Haven the only
drawback in the slate mills is the inabll- |
ity to procure stock from the quarries. |
The unfavorable weather has tenn
porarily curtailed the production of
quarried slate. Prices are firm and the
mlls-the business of which is largely for
electrical apparatus-have all the work
they can attend to.
The textile mills are busy at Bennng.
ton, particularly the two large mills;
other manufactures are doing we'll and
prospects are encouraging. Retail trade
as usual for the time OF year. Rchford
reports manufacturing business we'll en-
ployed, retail trade fair for the season OF
year, collections fair. In Brattleboro
business conditions are reported good in
every respect both as regards manufac-
turing and retail lines. collections salts
factory. Retail trade reported quiet at
St. Johnsbury, but manufacturing and
good. In Wells River bus
mess in all departments is satisfactory
manufacturing interests are well occu-
pied and retail trade good, collections
satisfactory. Winooski reports the bus
mess situation to be constantly improv-
ing. The large employment given by the
American Wooden Co, and the screen
works is factor of great Importance
and encouragement to the interests of
this locality.