The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-20

Henry L. Field, +. w. Dul,on and
G. d. Edgerton Of Norihaeld arrived
here last evening and today have com
pleted the arrangements for the pur.
chase from Olin Scott OF the Scott
stocking mill on Gage street. Some
Zine ago Mr. Field secured from Mr.
Scott a two morths option on the prop.
erty. This option was to have expired
December ].
Messrs Field. Dutton and Edgerton
are officials OF the Vermont Hosiery a
Machinery company recently organ
lied at Mortified with a capital stock
OF 100000. The company has ALREADY
let the contract for a $1,000 building at
Mortified to be used as a knitting
mill.
Mr. Field is the president OF the
Mortified Slate company but some
years ago be was engaged in the man.
ufactIre Of cotton stockings at York,
Pa, where from small beginning he
built a thriving business.
Since coming to Vermont to live Mr.
Field has had desire TO again be a
manufacturer OF stockings and his at
tention having been directed TO the
Scott mill here, he investigated and
secured an option on the property. 1t
vas his original intention TO purchase
and enlarge the mill here but later the
adyisability OF building second plant
at Mortified presented itself, One oil
the difficulties in way OF keeping the
entire industry OF the company here
was the scarcity OF help.
During the past summer the Scot,
mill has been forced to decline orders
for the reason that operators could not
be secured in sufficient numbers To
manufacture the goods. The indus
tries here provide so much employment
for women and girls that stocking
knitters are continually in demand.
Men cannot be employed in the work
Tor the reason that their hands are toe
big and clumsy.
II is the intention of the company to
equip the mill at Mortified with the
Lasher knitting machines with which
the Scott mill is operated and which
are built in the machine shop connect'
ed with the mill. This will give en-
ployment to a number OF machinists
and it is probable that the knitting de-
partment here will be enlarged in the
near future.
AS soon as the Mortified mill is iu
operation 1t is the intention to manu-.
facture only worsted goods at tie Rem
nington mill and only cotton goods al
Mortified. In all probability there
will be no change in the management
of the Bennington mill which for a
number of years has been in charge Of
John II. Frost, who has proved com.
petent and faithful superintendent
The Scott stocking mill was former.
! ly known as the Lasher Hosiery mill,
the business having been started by
Frank W. Lasher who was the inventor
of the best Of the machines In use
there. Mr. Lasher did not have sutfici
ent capital to carry on the business
and it passed into the haLds OF Col
Olir Scott who enlarged the business
and has made it remarkable success,
always being pushed. with orders to
the limit.
Col SCOTS only reason for selling
the mil was that his extensive machine
works where he manufactures pulp mil
and gunpowder mill machinery coup
led with his real estate interests, give
him all the business he cares about,
and he therefore took this opportunity
to sell the business to strong and
responsible Erin who will make a de-
sirable addition to the Manufacturing
interests of Bennington and in whose
hands the business may be expected to