St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-13
VERMONT NEWS.
Bradsfreeps Vermont Weekly Trade
Report.


at this time of the year. In some lines,
however, factories are well employed and
are running overtime in order to keep
up with orders. The continued good
weather conditions have been such as to
make the farmers feel encouraged with
the probable outcome of this year 5 crops.
The quality of the hay crop is the best it
has been for years; it is anticipated that
the potato crop will be good; corn is
still little backward; in some sections
fruit trees are not bearing as large crop,
particularly the apple trees. and it is not
expected that the crop will be very large.
The granite business has received slight
stimulus during the past week and the
m manufacturers are feeling pleased with
the outlook. Collections in this line do
not improve much. The condition of re-
tail trade so far this month has been
equal to that of year ago.
At Burlington the wholesale trade has
been good collections fair; the factories
have fair amount of orders on hand;
the retail merchants have been busy but
the demand has not been over heavy;
another new industry which has been
busy during the past month in building its
plant, expects to be ready to commence
business by the first of August. At Rut-
land the unsettled condition among the
laboring element has not conduced to
much activity among the marble shops
although the plants have been busy; the
machine shops report a shortage of or
ders and have commenced work on stock
orders. The merchants have had good
week trade and report collections good.
St. Adams factories are busy retail busi-
ness and collections good. The organ
shops at Bratteboro have a large num-
Der of orders ahead and the outlook in
that line is very promising. Collections
remain good. The retail tradesmen re-
port business fair. The uncertainty in
the cotton market has handicapped bust
ness in the mills at Bennington and they
are very conservative in their buying.
The prospects are for better business
little later in the season; collections fair.
The mills at Bellows Falls are all well
employed; quite number of new orders
have been received during the past two
weeks. Retail trade remains unchanged.
The condition of agricultural crops is
very good. At Montpelier the granite
manufacturers report an increase in
amount of orders received as do the
Barre granite men; collections fair. The
retail trade reports business equal to
that of a year ago. At Middlebury the
pulp mill is making extensive repairs on
their plant. Preparations are being
made for the building of a new opera
house at Barton; work will be COM
menced in about a weeks time. The
overall factory at Newport reports a
shortage of orders. The lumber mills are
we'll employed. The veneer mill is rum
ming short of help while the butter plate
business is good. At Waterbury the
wrapper factory reports a number of
orders and their plant is running full
The brick yard in that place has changed
h nd nd &c n ht1cf
the new management. Plans are being for
mulated for the building of a new water
system at Ludlow; the mills there are
well employed retail trade normal; con-
ditions of crops very good.
Gov. Mccullough has designated as
delegates to the seventh annual session
of the American mining congress to be
held at the city of Portland, Ore, August
% to 81 inclusive, the following: Prof.
George H. Perkins of Burlington; James
L. Martin. Brattleboro; H. N. Turner,
St. Johnsburv; Orien S. Annis, North
Troy; George W. Bickford, Hard wick.
Many distinguished men of this country
as well as of Canada and Mexico have
given assurances that they will be pres
ent at the congress, and it is anticipated
that the sessions will be very profitable
from an educational standpoint.
From all sections of Bennington county
come reports of fruit trees of all kinds
dying, even after they fully blossomed,
and many were covered with small fruit.
Experts say the cause is uncertain, but
that probably the roots were frozen last
winter. Apple, cherry, and plum trees
are affected the most, and grape vines
not carefully protected during the winter
are meeting the same fate.
A branch of the Students Aid Associa-
ton of Smith College has been formed in
Burlington. The aims OF the society are
mainly to extend financial assistance to
such Smith students as need it. The Off
GERS OF the Burlington branch are, Presi-
dent, Miss Grace Parker; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Mary L. Hagar.
Acting Secretary Oliver, of the war
department, has made the usual annual
allotment of the $1,OOO,OOO approria-
ton by congress to provide arms and
equipments for the organized militia.
New York's apportionmeut is $77,776.
while Vermont secures 81, 1873. 4
An old Bennington resident recalls a
snowstorm that occurred in June, 1912.
Farmers were hoeing potatoes. Snow
began to fall about 9 O'Clock in the
morning and continued until the ground
was as white as it would be in winter.
No particular damage was done as the
snow did not stay long.
Association papers have been filed at
the office of the secretary of state for the
Mill Village Creamery. This company is
organized for the purpose of manutac-
turing dairy products in Craftsbury.
The capital stock is $4,000, divided into
so shares of par value OF 500 each.
The signers, six in number, are all OF
Craftsbury and its vicinity.
The bankruptcy case of Henry o.
Edison. which grew out of the wrecking
of the Merchants National Bank of Rut-
land in May, 1900. Edson having in
dorsed papers for Marvin A. Mcclure,
now in prison, has been closed The bills
proved amounted to $72 .336.25 and
dividend of cents on the dollar was
declared. D. D.. Muir of Washington,
D. c., receiver, was the principal creditor.
Col. John FL. Mimms of St. Adams is
making arrangements for the annual
of fIe Vermont Rar