Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-25
KINGSTON DESTROYED
Not a Sound Building Left in En-.
tire Area Of the City
Disastrous Shock Lasted only SO Seconds,
But Fire Which Broke out Immediate.
ly, Ragged Furiousy.

But Fire Which Broke out Immediate
ly, Ragged Furiously.
Only about onc-third Of Vcrmont's male
money earning population is composed Of
farmers. the general belief to the contrary
among other states Notwithstanding.
The census figures Of 1900. however.
show that less than 81 per cent. Of
Nermonters engaged in gainfu occupa-
tons are farmers According to these
statistics the total annual value Of farm
products was 1873. $50 S92. with n relative
rank among the states Of 80, while the
| total annual value of manufactured pro-
ducts was $57,623,S15, with a relative rank
among the states Of SO.
The growth OF manufacturing since
1900 probably has been the most rapid Of
any similar period in the history Of the
state. so that today a comparison be-
| tween the value Of agricultural and manu-
featured products would show more pro-
nounced lead for the latter than in 1900.
census bulletin recently issued shows
| that the total capital invested in manu-
| featuring establishments in Vermont in
| creased from 1900 to 1905 S2O.15q. 1Ol. or
40 per cent. by far the largest percent
| age of Increase shown by any New En-
| gland state
According to the figures of 1900. 21
cities and towns out of 2i6 i'm the state
| had an annual output of manufactured
| products valued at $31. SCI. POS or only
]
| tire agricultural production Of every town
! in the state. From 1890 to 1900 the value
| OF manufactured products had increased
| over so per cent.
The special census Of 1905. which does
| not take cognizanCc Of the very small in
dustries, showed a decrease in the lumber
! of manufaC turing establishments since
! 1900 from 1888 to 1899. but the average
! number Of wage cancrs increased 1927
! or LIS per cent, and the total wages S3.-
! 1851, or 1872 per cent. In this period Of
| five years the total horsepower used in
! creased 1880. or 1873 per cent During
| the same period the capital invested i'm
| manufacturing in Rutland increased 10
per cent in Bennington. 1873 per cent.
| and in Barre. Ala per cent.
| Only six establishments reported pro-
ducts valued at $1,000. OOo or over. but
! these controlled over one fourth Of the
| capital, employed over seventh Of the
! wage carners, paid more than one seventh
! Of the wages and manufactured nearly
| seventh Of the total value Of the pro-
ducts
one Of the important Industries of the
| state Is the manufacture OF wooden goods
| In 1900 there We're % establishments en-
ployng 1854 hands with "A capital Of
! S3.00l.347. and the value Of the product
| was S2.572, $40. In 1905 there were Il
| establishments employing 2235 hands
| with a capital OF 81. $50. 64a and the value
| Of the product was $4,69S, 4O5. an increase
Of $40 per cent
In the manufacture Of cotton goods the
capital increased S1.222.1 while the
value Of the product showed "a gain Of
| only $50 $50 in the five year period Dur
| ing that time the value Of hosiery and
| knit goods increased 1854, 600
The manufacture Of paper and wood
pulp remained about the same the hands
employed in 1900 being 1916. and in 1905
1880. The capital invested and the value
| Of the product showed slight increase.
Lumber and timber producers en-
| ployed 1912 men in 1900 and 1912 in 1905,
| but the capital invested showed an in
| crease OF nearly $500 00O Foundry and
| machine shop products showed an in
| crease Of over 81 600 900 and -four and
| grist mill products over $500. 900. Butter
and cheese are now made in great guam
titles at creamerios and factories In
1900 the value Of the product was $500
Si5. while in 1905 the value was t6.4l6-
434.
BY far the most notable gain. however
is shown in stone manufactures, includ-
ing marble, granite and slate. In 1900
2S1 establishments. employing 1865 hands
with capital Of S5,356.SS7. had an output
valued at $6.3S0il4 In 1905 300 establish
mcnts. employing N097 hands. with "A ca
pital Of Sl4.467.335, had an output valued
at S9.570. 1876. The various kinds OF stone
manufactures easily rank as the leading
manufacturing Industry of the state, en-
plOvinE one fourth Of the waCc-carncrs
and contributing nearly one-sovcnth to
the total value Of products
| No other state or country approaches
Vermont in the production Of marble in
| capital invested i'm the business or i'm the
number Of men employed. This state
| supplies nVe-SiNthS Of the finer grades
Of marble used in the United states for
monuments and monumental work The
| Vermont Marble company. founded by
Senator Redfcld Proctor. Of which Gov.
Fletcher d, Proctor is now president Is
said to be larger than any other six
marble companies in the world combined.
| 1t has branches i'm the principal cities in
the country mills at Proctor, West Rut-
land, Centre Rutland Brandon, East Dor
set. Beldcns ana Swanton. and Quaries
at Proctor West Rutland. Pittsford Dan
by. Swanton and RoXbury.
II is in granite production that Yer
mont has made the most rapid growth,
and Barre is now probably the greatest
granite centre i'm the world. As reported
by the United states geological survey,
| Nermont's production Of granite in 1890
was valued at S5S1.S70, i'm 1895 at S1,007-
us. I'm 1900 at $t113.7SS. i'm 1908 at So
$50 900. i'm 1908 at 81, O35 600. The business
is still growing with great rapidty.
Vermont sells more granite in the rough
than any other state and promises be-
fore long to outstrip Maine and Massachu-
sets i'm the output of all grades of the
stone. Indeed, hardly a beginning has
been made i'm the development of the
granite resources of this state The sup
: ply is practically unlimited and the pos
sibilities of development cannot easily be
overestimated. The principal granite
/, plants are at Barre Montpelier, North
field, Woodbury. Bethel Hardwick, Calais
Ryegate, Newport, Burke, Groton and
, Dummerston.
In the production Of slate Vermont
: ranks next to PENNSYLVANIA, and wheU
/, large slabs are required for billiard table
tops and similar uses, the Vermont pro-
duct is preferred. There are quarries In
Mortified, but most Of the slate
/ business is centred in Poultney Fair Ha-
. ven and Pawlet. There are also deposits
in Benson, Guilford, Thetford and Water
/ ford.
Tale mining is being carried on al
Moretown Rochester, East Granville
and Windham. and attempts are beinl
t made to develop asbestos deposits
There are extensive deposits of low
grade copper ore in Vershire and muct
% money has been expended in their devel
n opment but work has been practically
t abandoned, although at one time many
e men were employed there.
g A little gold has been found in Reads
p boro and BrdgewateT. but hardly in pay
l. ing quantities. Prof. G. II. Perkins
= state geologist, says:
ies in NarVnOnf II ig Vvidal,