Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
LABOR WELL EMPLOYED.
Favorable KcpOrts to Brndstrcet's Con.
corning Vermont Trade Condi.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
speak favorahly regarding trade condi-
tons in general. Throughout the state
labor ia we'll employed and in some
localities manufacturing concerns are
having trouble in securing experienced
help. Crop reports show that corn Is
yielding well but potatoes are running
light. Owing to considerable rain in GER
tain sections Of the state they have been
| effected to some extent. Some reports
have been received rgardng rust and
rot but as yet thcy are too meagre to
represent the condition it appears
throughout the State.
At burlington the passing of one
wholcsalo grocery house should be men,
toned. its stocks having been absorbed
| by others in the city. Reports from
| wholesalers speaks favorahlv regarding
| sales and collections are coming in fair
| ~ VOL. The furniture factory Is crowded
with orders and in order to fill them 1t
is obliged to run night shifts.
| With but few exceptions manufacture
ing industries at Rutland are running
full time. Retail trade is good and favor
able conditions exist IN collections. The
| crops in this section are said TO be show
ing a good yield although the apple crop
will be light.
Normal conditions exist among the re-
tail trade at St. Adams. Reports from
| railroad headquarters denote there has
been very heavy travel during the week.
! The lumber dealers at st. Johnsbury re-
| port that there is good demand for stock
and very good prices. especially is this
| true Of spruce. Other manufacturing
concerns are running full time. Whole
sale houses report more favorably re-
| garding collections.
| Granite dealers at Barre report plenty
| Of work on hand and a scarcity Of skill
ed labor hut In this particular line there
is complaint regarding collections.
Montpelier reports labor we'll employ
cd. the yield in crops good although the
potato crop is little light and corn
coming we'll Tho outlook for fall trade
| is very cncOura sing.
| Bellows Falls reports conditions gen.
orally good among nearly all the in
dustrios with collections fair. An improve
ment in retail trade is noted.
The knit goods manufactures at Ben
nington are running full hut the demand
for WOODEN goods is said TO be a lit
tie ouiet Wholesale houses report collec-
tions fair while retail firms consider bust
ness done during the month of August
| fully equal that of 4 corresponding per-
iod last year. The farmers report crops
| in good condition.
The wrapper factory at Waterbury ID
! we'll employed and reports orders com.
ing in we'll for fall delivery. The potato
| cran is said not to he up TO the average.
At Woodstock the farmers report the
rotato crop has suffered some by reason
of the rainy weather that has prevailed
Tho machine shop is literally applied
with orders.
A new leather concern has commenced
| operations at Bethel which will add
materially to the business that has pre-
viously been done by the firm there.
| Orders are coming in well for leather
and hides and command prices.
Tho marble industries Mt Proctor re.
port large orders and the outlook Is for
a very busy fall.