Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-20
WHITE RIVER CHAIR co.
MAKES A PROPOSITION TO
BRATTLEeoRo CITIZENS.
Public Meeting to Discuss the Matter
Will Be Held in Festival Hall Mon.
day Evening-Asks for 5000, Will
Expend $4,000.

A meeting of Brattleboro citizens
will be held in Festival hall Monday
evening at o'clock to get at the
sentiment Of the town in regard to
the proposition of the White River
Chair company, which wishes to es-
tablish a chair factory and rattan
mittee, consisting of L. F.. Adams, G.
C. AveriIl and G. l.. Durham, re-
ceived the following proposition from
the concern:
Gentlemen:-A chair factory owned
and operated by us at Hartford. VT,
was recently destroyed by fire and
we are contemplating either rebuild
ing the plant at Hartford or estab-
fishing the business at some other
point. We have flattering induce
ments to rebuild at Hartford, but we
have desire If it can be properly
arranged, to establish the business
at Brattleboro. to be operated in
connection with the plant Of the
trolied by us. Should we build at
Brattleboro we should carry on the
business both of manufacturing
chairs and of manufacturing rattan
goods.
We have gone over the matter
thoroughly as to what we shall re-
quire, the minimum of persons we
are likely to employ and the amount
of capital it will be necessary for us
to invest in the business and we
make herewith proposition to the
citizens of Brattleboro for the estab-
lishment of this industry at Brattle-
boro.
We ask for exemption from taxa
tt \, tba 80 Dro 4 Jaba Frv
period of 10 years from the time the
business is established and in opera
ton here; the same to be established
within one year from this date (Jan.
1D. We ask bonus from the citi-
zens of $4,000 to be paid when the
business is established and in opera
ton here to the approval of the citi-
zens 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 it is to be secured in the mean
time by the personal bond of this
company and of Mr.. Souto and Mr..
Thompson, and further by an insur-
ance of our property.
On our own part we will agree inn
mediately to commence the estab-
lishment and operation of the busi-
ness of manufacturing chairs and
rattan goods in Brattleboro to be op-
Grated in and in connection with the
plant of the Brattleboro Cabinet
company. We agree to employ for at
least the period of five years from
the date when said business Is estab-
lished in and about the said chair
and rattan business, az least an aver
age of 40 persons each year, meaning
for the usual working days Of each
year, all the same sui tect, Of course,
to accident and unforeseen calamity.
dition to the number contracted to be
employed by the Brattleboro Cabinet
company. We further agree to invest
at least $4,000 Of our money in this
chair and rattan business, in addition
to the bonus Of $4,000 above men,
toned making a total investment OF
not less than $4,000.
We ask prompt action on the part
of the citizens of Brattleboro, as 1t
is necessary for us to Immediately
make up our plans for the establish
ment of this business at some point.
Very respectfully yours,
The White River Chair Co.
B. Souto.
F. A. Thompson.
Brattleboro cannot have too many
industries, and 1t is unlikely that the
town will let slip this opportunity to
increase its manufacturing activity.
Evidences Of the good faith of Mr.
Souto and Mr.. Thompson are shown
by the way they lived up to their
former contract with the local citi-
zens. expending nearly four times the
amount called for in the agreement
and employing more than the num-
Der of hands stipulated.