Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
REPORT.
TRADE


REPORT.
1902 was undoubtedly one of the
most prosperous years Vermont has
ever experienced: conditions in gen.
eral seemed to conspire co bring this
about and the only serious drawback
was the coal situation, which has
created some inconvenience during
the past three months. Lumber
interests have been active and the
large cut of last winter found a ready
market at advanced prices. The
products of the farms have brought
larger prices and the average crops
have been reasonably good. The
yield of maple sugar and maple syrup
was very large and the farmers de-
rived large income from this source.
The marble business has been so
prosperous that large expenditures
of money in improvements and
additional facilities for greater
production have been encouraged.
The business of the slate dealers has
been limited only by the lack of
facilities to sufficiently increase the
production to meet the demand.
The granite quarries in Barre and
vicinity have been very successful
and the proprietors of the stone
sheds have done fairly we'll. The
large scale works at st. Johnsbury
aud Rutland, organ factories at Brat
tleboro, paper mill at Bellows Falls,
machine shops at Springfield, and in
fact the experience of many of the
manufacturing concerns will attest to
the general prosperity. No serious
labor trouble has existed and the
common expression has been that
those who wanted work could get it.
The holiday trade for the past week
or two has been very good. Many of
the manufactures have been very
busy during the past week, as inven-
tories are being taken and repairs
made. More snow is needed in a few
localities for the lumbermen, but as
rule there is enough to permit sled
ding and logs are being hauled to the
mill as fast as possible.
Burlington reports good holiday
trade, general business conditions I'M
changed from last week: the mills are
busy and jobbing trade as usual. The
granite business in Barre is moder-
ately active but prospects are good
for greater activity from now on;
retail trade is good. The retail trade
in Montpelier has been good during
the holiday season; the granite sheds
are seasonably quiet. Stowe reports
business good aud the large lumber
firm here is hauling logs from the
mountains to their mill. The opera
house is not yet fully completed but
will add much to the appearance Of
the town. The wrapper factory ano
the granite shed at Waterbury have
been shut down for few days bu
will resume Monday; business has
been good in nearly all lines and pros
poets are favorable. Brattleboro re-
ports that the manufactures are
doing we'll, retail trade good, collec
tions fair, weather conditions good
for numbering. Bellows Falls reports
the Christmas trade this year larger
than usual, manufacturing business
good and help scarce. In st. Johns
bury the holiday trade has been good
manufacturing business well EN-
ployed, collections fair. In ST. Alban
the manufactures are busy and holi
day trade has been very good, col
lections good. Business in Benning
ton is of usual volume; the mills ar
fairly well employed and retail trad
is fair. West Pawlet reports the slat
quarries working to full capacity ex
cept those which were obliged
partially shut down on account Q
scarcity of coal; retail trade fail
, collections good. The snow is bene
! fetal to the logging interests at Islam
Pond and vicinity; the railroad
doing a heavy business and give
employment to a large number, th
: manufactures are busy and reta
: trade is good.