Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-20
ANOTHER INDUSTRY
Citizens Meeting to Act on
Souto & Co.'s Offer.
viii BE Held at Festival Hall Monday
Nlght-8onus Of only $4,000 Asked
Would Employ 40 More Hands.

a public meeting of the citizens of Brat
tleboro will be held in Festival hall next
Monday evening at o'clock to discuss
ana take action on "A proposition sub
mitted by b. Souto q Co., who control
the Brattleboro Cabinet Co., relative to
extending their Brattleboro factory for
the manufacture of chairs and rattan
goods. Souto q Co.'S factory in Hartford
this state, was burned recently and the
citizens of Hartford are using every
endeavor to induce them to rebuild i'm
that town. They have agreed to exempt
them from taxation for 10 years. give them
a bonus and do anything else reasonable
If the firm Will rebuild there.
II Is obvious. however, that the business
can be conducted to better advantage i'm
connection with the present factory here
and so if Bratteboro will do certain
things mentioned in their proposition the
business will be established in this town.
Briefly. the firm wants exemption for
10 years and "a bonus OF $1,000 for which
they agree to invest not less than SIS 900
and employ not less than 40 hands five
years
At first SOutu & CO. planned to build a
new factory, which would be a duplicate
of their present foctory, their intention
being to invest not less than S2j 900 if the
citizens would give them a site and a
bonus of 5000. on further consideration
of the matter it was decided that the
extended. both on the ground and by
building additional stories. so that new
site would not be needed. Mr. Souto
whose headquarters are in New York
came to Brattlehoro Saturday and the
iirst proposition was amended as stated
II was presented to Leroy +. Adams
George c. Averil and George t. Dun
ham, the committee through whom the
Brattleboro Cabinet companvs factory
was established and the committee issued
a call for last evening. but on account of
the hall being rented for other purposes
II was decided To hold the meeting next
Monday. The text of the proposition
follows:
Gentlemen:-A chair factory owned and
operated by us at Hartford. Vt was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. and we are con-
tempating either rebuilding the plant at
Hartford or establishing the business at
some other point We have fiattering in
ducements to rebuild at Hartford. but
we have desire, if it can be properly
arranged. to establish the business AT
Brattleboro. to be operated i'm connection
with the plant of the Brattleboro Cabinet
company. controlled by us. Should we
build at Brattleboro we should carry on
the business both of manufacturing chairs
ana OF manufacturing rattan goods
We have gone over the matter thor
oughly as to what we shall require the
minimum of persons we are likely TO en-
ploy and the amount of capital IL will
be necessary for us to invest in the bust
ness and we make herewith a propo-
sition to the citizens of Brattleboro for
the establishment of this Industry at Brat
tleboro.
We ask for exemption by the town of
Brattleboro for a period of ten years from
the time the business is established and
IN operate here; the same to be es-
tabhshed within one year from this date
o. nelr
5000 to be paid when the business Is cs-
tablished and in operation here to the
approval of the citizens committee. This
bonus Is to vest in us absolutely at the
end of period Of five years after we have
fulfilled our part of this proposition. and
Is To be secured in the meantime by the
personal bond of this company and of Mr.
Souto ana Mr.. Thompson, and further bv
an Insurance on our property.
On our own part We will agree to i'm
medlatelN commence the establishment
and operation Of the business of MANN
featuring chairs and rattan goods i'm Brat
tleboro To be operated i'm and In connection
with the plant of the Brattleboro Cabi-
net company We agree to employ for at
least the period of five years from the date
when said business Is so established i'm
and about the said chair and rattan bus
mess, at least an average of 40 persons
each year. meaning for the usual work
ms udEs OF each year, all the same sub /
Jeet, OF course, to accident and unforeseen
calamity, the number so emploved To ha |
in addition to the number contracted to /
be employed by the BrattIeboro Cabinet |
company. We further agree to invest
at least $4,000 Of our own money I'm this |
chalr and rattan business. in addition to |
the bonus of $4,000 above mentioned. max
ing total investment of not less than
SIS 900. NUN
we ask prompt action on the part of the
citizens of Brattleboro. as 1t is necessary
FOR us to Immediately make our plans for
the establishment of this business at some
point. 0''''