Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-04
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Building Record Shows Expendi.
ture Of $3.50, 900 in 1906
Large outlays by the Manufacturing
concerns-Dozen or More Substantial
New Residences.

Concerns-Dozen or More Substantial
New Residences.
The year 1906 was a prosperous one for
the town of Rockingham in almost every
respect. Business of all kinds was good
the manufactures that were running at
the beginning of the year nearly all made
an increase in their production, and in
the amount of help employed. Sales of
products of these manufactures as well
as those of the merchants, increased over
those of former years. The grand list of
the town was increased by an additional
valuation placed upon the real estate
amounting to nearly million dollars, at
tributable largely to the previous quad
rennial appraisal having been too low.
The building operations during the year
We're much larger than during the year
1905, the aggregate of expenditure in Bel
lows Falls alone amounting to nearly
$l5O,0O0 although this was largely in re-
pairs and additions to former buildings
The footings of the amount expended in
1905 amounted to less than 800, OOO Dur
ing 1906. the International Paper company
expended over $4,000 in additions to its
various mills, principal among which was
the raising of the building occupied by
machines Nos. 4 and 5, and putting on a
new roof. Important extensions of this
work, carrying the additions as far as
boiler house No. l, are planned for 1907
The Fall Mountain Electric Light and
Power company early in the season bought
the unused water power on SaXtons river
at 1.-The Forest" and erected a substan-
tial dam and a building containing a pow
erful water wheel and dynamo now being
used as auxiliary TO the company's former
water and steam power plants in Bel
lows Fails. The amount of expenditure
by the company will reach $50. 900 The
concern n fay aalyr hoo, l, .
another valuable water power on the Will
Hams river at Lawrence Mills, upon which
IL is expecting to build another auxil-
larry plant, possibly during the coming
season.
Early in the year the Manila Brewing
company began the rebuilding Of the
plant mile from here, near the mouth
Of Cold river, which had been burned dur
ing 1905. 1t has expended $40, 900 in this
reconstruction and the plant is now being
run to its full capacity.
During the year. 1906 the Boston Dairy
company had a fire in its buildings near
the railroad yard, and the buildings have
been entirely replaced by others larger
and better adapted to the use of the com
pany. The business is increasing each
year at this point The company has ex-
pended about 100000 in the rebuilding.
The Vermont Fruit company and the
Bellows Falls Pulp Plaster company have
each built additions during 1906 to their
respective plants, and each has expended
about $1,000 I'm new buildings
During the past summer a little over
$1,000 was expended on the old town meet
ing house in Rockingham village. which
was erected I'm 1887. The interior has
been restored to as nearly as. possible its
condition of 100 years ago and in the flu
ture ii will make one of the most valu-
able attractions to visitors in our town.
over $500 was raised by subscription
largely among the descendants of former
old Rockingham families residing at a
distance, and the balance of the expense
was paid out of the town treasury.
Nearly a dozen new and substantial
residences We're erected in the village Of
Bellows Falls during the past wear. in
GLIDING l. B. Newman $4,000, G. A. Good
speed $4,000, +. ]. Dickinson $4,000. II. II
Wiley $500, Lewis A. Day $4,000, N C
Leonard $4,000, Frank j. Deforage S25OO
Edgar A. Guild $4,000, George Exner $500
and Edward German $1,000 in repairs
and additions. Extensive additions anC