Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-09
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Work on Fair Ravens new hotel TO
occupy the site OF the Park View
House has been begun. The building
will be erected by Charles r. and
Frank +. Allen. Ii is to be four
stories, built of brick.
Twelve hundred union men in ses-
sion at the opera house in Barre, April
2, voted unanimously TO end the
strike at the shed of the Harrison
Granite company and the 80 men en-
plOyed there, who had been out three
days, returned TO work the next day.
The new steamer Vermont, the
third boat on Lake Champlain OF that
name, will 90 into commission Me
mortal day. An excursion will be
arranged for that day and the splendid
new steamer will then be officially
recognized as a part Of the fleet owned
by the Champlain Transportation com
pany.
The opening of the bar at the Logan
House in Middlebury March 81 excited
great curiosity and throng gazed at
the bartender as he served the patrons
who packed the room: No hard
| liquor was on sale and the man with q
thirst took ale or went dry as that was
all the house afforded. Ii is claimed
that this house is the first licensed
place to open for the sale of liquor
under the new law. Many were
turned away as the bartender was I'M
able to attend TO their wants
The painters OF Barre were out on a
strike for one and one-half hours
Wednesday morning. April /. The old
agreement expired at midnight and at
7 o'clock the master painters had not
signed the new scale of prices. Finally
Andrew Biorn yielded and the other
bosses followed suit. There were 30
painters in all who stood out for what
they considered their rights. The
bosses were opposed to the granting OF
the new minimum wage of 26 l-2 cents
an hour. believing the old minimum OF
25 cents sufficient.
The Stockholders of the defunct
Farmers National bank OF Nergennes
are making an effort to unite and il
successful will try 10 have the recent
decision of the United States courts.
whereby S25. 900 was ordered returned
TO Mrs. Frances =. Hallett, reversed
and the money turned over to the de-
positors. An effort will also be made
TO make certain parties pay sums
which are claimed to be due the bank
but which have never been received.
II successful the depOsitors will re-
ceive a substantial increase In divi-
dends.
Five carpenters employed by j. ID.
Wetmore of West Rutland struck Apr.
for the scale of hours and pay recent
" agreed to by the Builders Exchange
of Rutland of which Mr.. Wetmore is
not member. The new scale adopted
by the exchange calls for increase of 70
cents day over last years rate for a
nine hour day. The schedule contains
the provision that the exchange shall
not oppose the change to an eight hour
day without decrease of pay, the same
to take effect April /. 1904. 1t Is
thought Mr.. Wetmore will eventually
sign the schedule.
DIR. L. A. Smith of Newport, one of
the owners of the Eureka copper mine
at Pike Hill, Corinth, who has been
spending a few days at that place, re-
ports excellent prospects at the mines
and expects that in short time a sale
OF the property will be made TO a. d.
Hendrix of Connecticut. who pur-
chased the Union mine adjoining last
rail-. When this deal is consummated,
and these two fine properties are nm
der one control and ownership. they
can both be worked to good advantage.
One great point in their favor Is that
there is no speculation in the matter,
as Mr.. Hendryx is heavy manufact-
urer, and uses every pound OF copper
produced by these and other mines
controlled bv him.