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" devoted to the interests of the young
folks. Other features which help to make
the Daily Globe admirably fill the role
of daily household magazine are its
DAILY Lessons in History" Famous
Words of Famous Men," "Favorite Poetry
Selections" picture puzzles and word
puzzles.
As for the Boston Sunday Globe, no
better testimonial to its peerless place in
the esteem of the people could be asked
than its splendid circulation, which during
the month of February averaged 1855
copies, something unparalleled in New
England Sunday journalism Such an
enormous circulation can be accounted for
only by the fact that it is an unusually ex-
cellent newspaper. Among its superior
features, it has magazine section OF sur
passing merit. Its famous color sections,
kitty and Danny" Billy, the Boy Ar.
tist," "The Sunbonnet Babies" "Profes.
sor O, Howe Wise" and "Wisewinkers"
become permanent favorites of every child
who is ever given an opportunity OF see.
ing them. Men of all shades of political
opinion look to the Sunday Globes edi.
torial symposium page for an impartial
exposition of prevailing public questions.
Readers of fiction find its short stories
unsurpassed. Departments for mothers,
housekeepers, cooking, fancy work, art
embroidery, health instruction, discipline
of children and care of infants and conf
Dental chats between women are some
of the other attractions which help to
make the Boston Sunday Globe the in
comparable favorite of New England news
paper readers. Have the Boston Daily
and Sunday Globe regularly at your home.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

for many years, although during that time
several unsatisfactory attempts were made
to secure railroad connection. 1t was con
6dently expected at one time that the
Rutland railroad would build from Cav
endish to Springfield and thence to Rock
ngham, but political influence was finally
instrumental in sending the road through
Chester instead. Several other projects
for cross country road failed to ma
terialize because of the mountainous ma
ture of the country and the many streams
that would have to be bridged.
Electric Road Agitation.
Meanwhile Springfeld's industries had
been growing steadily and its manufac-
turers were face to face with serious
problem. All freight to and from Spring
field had to be hauled either by way OF
Charlestown, a distance of seven miles,
or by way Of Gassetts station ON the
Rutland railroad, distance of eight miles.
With the growth of business this item
became larger and larger, and few OF
the manufacturers were contemplating
moving their factories 10 more duEdhIdse
Gus locations when the agitation for an
electric line was started. In 1894 several
of Springfeld's spirited men, in
Guiding Adna Brown, w. II. H. Slack
and James Hardness, secured from the
Vermont legislature charter to build an
electric railroad from Springfield to
Charlestown, N. H. Very liberal grants
and concessions were secured from the
towns, and in June, 1896, the actual work
of construction was begun. Unforeseen
obstacles arose, however, and put stop
to the work after it was well under way.
During the winter of 1867 very little was
done, but after favorable legislation had
been secured in New Hampshire and the
franchise of the Cheshire Bridge Co. had
been purchased work was resumed, Il. Y.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

,inuaIls added 10 the rsasls PROSPERITY,
When a Springfield man slsaks ii the
''his shop" ho invariably means that oi
the Jonos a i.anasoa MAehlne company,
Ia reality lLls sohseIns plant ,s cum
posed u several shols, The neHesi II
ahirh l. a bail,llng iOo lsel bong. los Ice,
aide aud one story high, built las, sum
nnrr after plans Nhleh esalsoiy The mosl
nlsslem Aleas Ia shop construction. II Is
ol brick anL siecl wilh a rcoi oi the saw
,..slh" nl~ ahlch furnishes an abundance
II overhead light, and iIs eiuipment u
Thoroughly Ia keepins With IT. modern
construction. This blg hallding was errci'
el 10 accommodate the business II the
Jones A iamsan company which oulgew
the tso large building. some distance far
thor up Main sieel, The older shops,
however, will h. used ia conjunction with
the new one aud the three VIII gise en-
ploymen, TO over So hands, most Of them
skilled mechanics.
The jones a i.amson company MAS in
connraled ia Windsor in 1870 and through
the efforts oi the late Adna Brown Was
moved 10 Springfield IA iSss. Its ehiei
product, as has been stated, Is the Hart
ness Hat inrIvt lathe, an invention OF
james llariness. nov president Of the
company, which Is capitalized Tor sisO, 600.
The chief officers are W. ID. Moolson,
treasurer and J. W Bennett, SECRETARY.
An outgroNih Of this corporation Is the
Jones a lamson Power company which
has Just completed a i3foot dam across
the Black rivcr ia Pcrklnsyille, aud trans
mits the 40 horse power thus generated
20 the factories u the Jones a Lamson
Machine company. Branches Of the latter
company are maintained in Dusseldorf,
Germany, aud london, and it, lathe Is
covered by American, English and Ger
man patents.
One Of the Oldest concerns in Springfield
is the Parks 4 Woolson Machine company
whose business has been conducted on
the same site since lsaJ. Lake its larger
neiehbor this concern owes its success
TO the product Of an inventive mind. For
II years following It's establishment the
business was carried on under the name
of Davidson 4 Parks, John Davidson be-
ing the inventor and business manager.
Ills invention was vibrating shearing
machine for use in the cloth finishing in
dustry. Upon the death OF Mr.. Davidson
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

keeping with the solidity Of its manuiae'
turing enterprises. The First National
bank u Springfield was chartered IN ls0J
with a capital stock Of $4,000, which was
increased 10 sloo,cyO in the following year
aud TO $4,000 IN lsd5 when the instr
tuition absorbed the old Exchange bank
whose Affairs we're wound up at that time.
In 1875 the stock was reduced 10 sl0o. 900,
which is its present capital. The banks
last statement showed a surplus and un'
divided profits amounting to more than
$500. Its present officers are !. O..
Field president, w. II. ii. Slack vice
president aud &. II. forbush cashier.
Incorporated In the latter part OF 1853
the Springfield Savings bank began busi'
ness early in the following year, its de-
posts az the end OF the first eight months
amounting TO over $4,000. These have
steadily increased until the amount now
due depositors is over $4,000. From
January 1857 to July 1876 the bank paid
~ consecutive semi'annual dividends oil
four per cent, and from its organization
in 1854 to July 1855 averaged three per
cent. fillidhHhaii.t hH!
record. The banks present officers are
Il. q. Britton president, q. +. Aldrieh
vice president, Charles A. forbush treas
urer and William Smith assistant treas.
mer.
Hotels, Schools and Churches.
The town has a right to be proud OF its
hotel, the Adnabrown, substantial brick
structure built in 1859 by the Springfield
Hotel company and now carried on by j.
II. Hart. Its appointments are thoroughly
modern, its accommodations first class
and its service really remarkable. Pride
also may be rightfully taken in the integ,
rity and enterprise of springhelds mer-
chants whose stores and methods are far
ahead OF those in many larger towns. The
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

in 1850 the firm became Parks & Woolson
and three years later was incorporated
under its present name. Amasa Woolson,
who was admitted to partnership in le4o,
had previously been engaged in manufac-
turing and finishing WOODEN cloths, and
it was this experience which suggested
to his ingenious brain many Improvements
to the. machine which the company made.
Later on other machines used in the same
line of work were added to the company s
output, many of these being the inven-
tons of Adna Brown who became inter
ested in the concern at the time OF its IN
corporation. Now the company manufac-
lures all sorts of machines used in cloth
finishing and its name is household word
in the textile industry OF this country.
Last year the Parks Il Woolson company
completed an extensive addition to its
plant and now employs about 100 hands
when running to its capacity. The officers
of the company are q, Il. Richardson
president, c. G. Richardson treasurer, w.
w. Brown general manager.
Products Shipped to Every Country.
Another machine making concern-in
a way an outgrowth of the Parks 4
Woolson plants Gilman 4 Son, lncor-
porated. This company makes lathes fol-
turning irregular shapes in wood, particu
larry last lathes, gun-stock lathes and hat
block lathes, and there is hardly coun
try into which it does not ship machines
1t was established in 1853 by f. b. Gil
man, who had worked in the Davidson 4
Parks shop and who conducted the bust
ness alone until 1861 when F. V. A
Townshend became partner and the
firm became Gilman & Townshend When
Mr.. Townshend retired in 1892 w. f. Gil
man was admitted to the firm which be
came +. B. Gilman & Son. In 1907 the
concern was incorporated with j. L
Slack president, w. w. Slack secretary
and treasurer and H. X. Parkman super
intendent. Most of the machines manu-
featured by the company are inventions
of the elder Gilman and their value is SC
obvious to users of edd shapes in wooo
that the demand for them is constantly
increasing. The business has grown enor
mously in the past few years and *
skilled mechanics are now employed Il
hours day in an effort to make the sup
ply equal to the elnand. The factory
at present occupiea b the company wa
built in 1869. AB
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20
THE BRATTLEBORO REFORMER FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908

The extensive shc.idy mills 81 w. II, ",
siaek lirolhsF, employing IN times Of
prosperity i5o hands. were established In
ISL by ", n. II. slack and y, q, Ellison
under the hun name 81 slack a Ellison,
Four years later Mr., hllsan sold his IN
,ete.i and from then until iss9. with the
exception 81 tao year,. Mr., Slack oon'
lue,ssl the business alone. In isss his
hnslher, John I. slack. hecame a partner.
The nails have leen enlarged from time
to time TO meet the growth Of business
until now ihere Is no Agcr plant for
manuiaes uiing sheddy IN the United
States. W. II. II, Slack Is ono Of the
largest siockheliers ia the Springfield
Hleclue company, which Was Organized IN
iSS for the purpose oi selling light and
power aud has proved a model pnhlie ser'
vice corporation,
Years ago the Vermont snaih company
made scyihe sna,hs but since lsss when
is shops were destroyed by fire the con
oern has devoted its attention 10 brass
aud iron casting. steadily increasing this
business until now il has the reputation
ol operating the largest iohblng foundry
IN the state. Last year the company added
1900 square feet TO It's floor space, it
foundry now being very nearly 800 lee,
long and the second largest industrial
structure IN the town. The foundry, when
employing It's full quota Of 40 men, casts
between 80 and 20 tons Of metal a day,
aud when il is stated that the laHcs,
pieces weigh only about $50 pounds the
amount Of business is apparent Every
thing about the foundy's equipment Is
modern. II has It's own steam and cleo
tric plant and the most improved appli'
anecs Tor unloading coal and coke from the
sidings which connect the plant with the
electric road. The active head OF the
company is Walter NJ. White whose excel
lent technical training and wide practical
experience well equip him for the work.
The Fellows Gear Shaper company Is a
new concern, having been
established little more than u years, but
its business has shown phenomenal
growth during the past few years. Its
product improved machinery for cutting
aud shaping gears-hnds a ready market
among all machinery makers particularly
automobile manufacturers. To meet the
demands OF its customers the company was
Obliged last year to more than double the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

size Of its plant. In addition to the large
extension to its machine shop proper the
company installed large and powerful
steam plant to augment its water power.
At its capacity the company employs over
100 men. 1t is capitalized at $l5O,OOO and
its officers are w. d. Woolson president,
f. j. Fullam treasurer, L. X. Fellows
general manager
The Superior Tap company, which was
organized in 1903 for the manufacture Of
taps, dies and screw plates, employs at
present 25 hands.
Springfeld's Many Advantages.
The remarkable success of these and
other smaller industries has made Spring
field what it is today-an active, ener-
getic community of nearly 5000 people,
with a fourishing past, successful pres
ent and an suspicious future. Its ad-
yantages as a town in which to live and
do business are many. In addition to
its unsurpassed natural water power it
has water supply than which there IS
no better in the state. This system was
built by the village in 1904 at cost OF
SZUU,UUU anu cOISlSUS VI ACSSA'oh VI
60 million gallons capacity is the town
of Weathersfeld. From this reservoir
water is taken to Springfield by gravity,
and the fall is so great that the pressure
in the village varies from 100 to l5O
pounds according to the level. Hydrants
located in various places afford ample fire
protection, and insurance rates are com
paratively low.
The many additions and extensions that
were made last year to the towns indus
trial concerns were very naturally accom-
panied by boom in general building
operations. Now rapidly nearing compile
ton is the new Springfield Savings Bank
block which has a frontage of lao feet
on Main street. 1t is three stories high
built of brick with steel reinforcement
and when completed viii represent an ex
penditure of nearly 100000. On the
ground floor will be quarters for both
banks and four stores, while the second
and third floors will be devoted to offices
lodge rooms and apartments. Several
large apartment houses have been erected
by Charles Woolson, not to mention nu
merous smaller dwellings which were built
last summer to accommodate Springfield s
increasing population.
Financial Institutions.
Springfeld's financial institutions are IN
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

1902 the company acquired valuable
water right on the Black River at Could 5
Mills, point about midway between
Springfield village and Charlestown. At
this point dam develops a fall OF %
feet which is generated into nearly 900
horse power by the dynamos in the we'll
equipped power house. This amount of
power is ample for all the roads uses but
an auxiliary plant is always available and
the company is now planning to equip its
power station with steam for use IN case
of emergency. The company owns tlve
large passenger cars of modern construc-
ton. two OF them with baggage compart-
ments. and three powerful freight motors.
1t maintains large shop where all re-
pairing is done and its generating plant
is equipped with big storage battery Tor
storing reserve power. 1t also owns
large freight house and extensive sheds.
All despatching is done by means OF a
special telephone system connecting all
points on the road with the head office
of the company.
The Electric Roads Success.
10 keep pace WIFI SpllhShSiu . A"PANA'
increasing business the road has been
Obliged to increase it's facilities and equip
ment every year. On account OF the
growth of the freight traffic the Boston
and Maine railroad few years ago built
a new freight house about mile north
of its passenger station and siding con-
meets this freight house with the main
line of the electric road. Most OF the
manufacturing concerns in Springfield are
connected with sidetraeks, so that freight
delivered at the factories costs Spring
fields manufacturers scarcely more than
what carriage costs in larger places. AT
present the property of the Springfield
Electric Railway company represents an
outlay of about $275,OOO and its earnings
last wear amounted to about $4,000 com
pared to $4,000 in 1900, this increase be,
ing in the face of a reduction of from %
to 40 per cent. in freight tariff. The
officers of the company are: President
and general manager, E. G. Crosby; vice
president and treasurer, M. A. Coolidge;
superintendent, Allyn j. Crosby.
The Principal Industries.
Brief reference has already been made
to the industries whose existence made
feasible the construction of the electric
road and whose remarkable growth, ac'
tolerated by the roads facilities, have con
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20

educational advantages offered by Spring
field schools are unexcelled, and the pros
porous condition of its churches is evil
dence that the people believe in spiritual
and moral as well as industrial welfare.
Loyalty of the People.
Physically the town has every advan-
tage that beautiful scenery, inyigorating
air and healthful location can afford. Its
streets rise in terraces from each side OF
the Black river, the beauty of the view
increasing with the altitude. Springfeld's
people are intelligent, progressive and in
tensely loyal. They know they have the
most hustling town of its size in the state,
if not in New England, and never neglect
an opportunity to impress this fact upon
an outsider. Don't stay in Springfield
too long unless you want to be discon-
tented when you get home" is the advice
that Merrill L. Lawrence, the veteran
town clerk, gives the visitor who is in
Springfield for the first time. And unless
the visitor can claim very good town
for his home he is likely to appreciate
the wisdom of Mr.. Lawrence's counsel.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-20
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