Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-16
VERMONT TRADE CONDITIONS
AS Seen by Bradstreet's Correspondents
throughout the State,

The conspicuous business features in
the State at present time as reported to
Iiradstreet's are the general employment
of laborers both skilled and unskilcd. and
the activity among the manufacturers.
In practically all portions of the State
help is in good demand appearances in
dicating that nearly everyone is work
ing who cares to work. The wholesale
dealers are distributing the usual amount
of goods. The roads are still unsettled
in some sections and in bad condition.
and the retail trade from country dis
triots Is not good. In the larger towns
the local retail trade is satisfactory. es-
pccially in those lines which are affected
by the Easter trade. Collections are
only fair and there Is a good demand of
banks for loans. At present there is but
little labor disturbance. conditions III this
respect remaining unchanged from last
week
burlington reports a reasonable degree
ri activity among the manufacturers.
Prospects are good for a large amount
of building in tho city, which will include
Il number of large blocks. The iobbing
trade Is good and the storekeepers are
busy, collections fair The water in the
lake is still high and nterferes with oper-
dtions on Its borders. In Rutland the
manufacturers report much activity, the
various manufacturing plants in many
Instances are unable to keep up with
orders. The new line of street railway to
Castleton is well patronized and brings
n considerable trade to Rutland. The
large dam built last year by the Chit
tenden Power company, together with
other operations of the company. has
proven successful and IT is expected that
electric power to be produced from the
plant will be available ir the course of a
few months. The slate business in Fair
Haven is very good: the mills have been
unable TO secure n sufficient supply of
stock from quarries because Of poor
roads; but the demand for milled goods
is very active; retail trade satisfactory.
The marble quarres and mills at West
Rutland and Proctor are being worke 4
to full capacity; the demand for marble
is very active for all purposes. Manu-
featuring interests are in a healthy con-
dition at Bristol; retail trade good but col
lections poor. Springfield reports bust
ness to be good In all departments. col
lections satisfactory st. Adams reports
the manufa cturers are well occupied; re-
tail trade fairly good and outside colec-
tions good. Retail trade is fair at White
River Junction but collections rather
slow, ST. JOhnsbury reports the manu-
facturers are well employed; retail trade
Is fair, but not so good as usual because
of poor roads: collections slow and money
scarce. Business at BrattlebTo in all
lines remains unchanged; collections fair,
The granite sheds are very busy at Barre
no new features in business circles re-
ported from this place. The Woodbury.
Granite company of Hardwick has secur-
cd large contract for granite required
for Pennsylvania State capitol at Harris
burg this means employment for very
large force of workmen for three to five
years and should mean prosperous times
for this vicinity. This company is build
Ing stone cutting plant at Bethel. Vt,
where II Is quarrying white granite for
other building purposes. A considerable
force OF workmen will be employed at
good wages the operations at this point
will prove Of much advantage to this
town.