St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-31
VERMONT NEWS.
Bradstreers Weekly Vermont Trade
Reports

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Reports
Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
indicate that Notwithstanding ateness of
season the farmer is rapidly progressing
with his planting. Heavy trosts IN the
northern part OF the state did but little
damage A fine crop of grass is reported
and prospects are for good hay crop.
Cool weather has interered with sale of
seasonable goods but merchants are
planning for larger business during the
month of June. Railroad travel for the
past two weeks has been quiet. Sum-
mer hotels are making preparation for
opening of season about middle of June.
Generally speaking all of the manufactur-
ing plants are busy, and collections are
fair.
Burlington lumber dealers report in
crease in demand. the chair factory has
large number of contracts ahead and
builders are active. Retail merchants
| report sales little quiet owing to uu-
seasonable weather. At Rutland the
scale works are fully employed. One of
the marble industries is to enlarge its
plant owing to an increase in demand:
Wholesale houses report good sales with
collections fair. St. Adams reports much
| activity among the farmers with plant
| ing operations; manufacturing plants are
busy and trade generally is fair. st.
| Johnsbury maple sugar house is shipping
considerable OF that kind of product.
| Granite dealers have nearly caught up
with orders. Considerable building is
being done and the demand for building
material is good.
At Montpelier good trade is reported
by wholesale houses and collections are
improving. Retail trade is fair, the cool
weather having interfered with sales in
small way. Barre reports business gen.
orally good and labor fairly well en-
ployed. The quarry owners are having
fair business and report collections bet
ter. Bennington manufacturers are busy
and plans are being made for larger bust
ness. new building for the Y. M. c. A.
is under consideration; building opera
tions are little quiet, although some re-
pair work is being done. Manufacturing
plants at Brattleboro are well employed;
it is expected new industry for manu-
facture of hats will soon locate in that
place. Wholesale houses report good
business with collections good. The bob.
bin factory at Bellows Falls discontinued
use OF its plant there last week. Paper
mills are running full and scythe snath
works have number OF orders ahead
Retail business in groceries continues
good but in dry goods and clothing little
quiet, owing to. unreasonable weather
Enosburg Falls reports farming season
backward but farmers busy with crops
General conditions with manufacturing
business fair. Underwear factory at Bar.
ton is running full time and report double
amount of business; demand for tubs al
the factory in that town is little quiet
At Barton Landing the wood working
factory is fully employed and larg'
amount of building is beng done.
Recent letters received from Mr.. ant
! Mrs. Mason S. Stone, who sailed in Oct
ober for trip to Japan and Manila
state that after passing the winte
, months at these places, they will visi
, points OF interest on the continent.
: The result OF the analysis OF 10 sam
, pies of food made at the state laborator,
. in Burlington since the pure food Law
went into effect will be published in tn
next bulletin, to be issued about June 1
The samples cover a wide range of arti
Giles of food in every day use from mapl
J sugar to candy, and the result will b
J the first practical demonstration of th
value OF the new law. Out OF the III
samples analysed II were found up t.
the standard set up in the law and 81
| were below the standard. The names @
the articles and those OF the manufactu,
r ers will be published in the June pam
phlet.
Gov. c. J. Bell organized grange a
Grand Isle, Wednesday night with 8
J charter members to be known as tn
Grand Isle Grange.