The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-08
soME FAcrs ARour RurLANp
One Sixth Of Population Employed in
Manufacturing.

out recently BY the Rutland News rela.
tive to the manufacturing industries 81
the city Of Rutland The number Of
manufactures there is Is. exclusive Of
the large marble plants. which employ
many men living in the city. and an
manufacturers who give work to less
than five hands. All these plants a total
Of 1901 persons are employed the year
round The number includes 392 won
en-, who work in seven different indus.
tries. Al the time OF the 1900 census
there were ll,499 inhabitants in Rut.
land Thus Il viii be seen that about
one-sixth Of the total population is en-
gagged in manufacturing. The 1901 per.
sons earn in year sl.0sg, $40. The
products, marketed at home and abroad
which arc turned out from the 2s plants.
include scales Of almost every variety.
all kinds Of stone working machinery,
gas, electricity, parts Of cars and on
qines, claya stove Innings. wall plas-
tiers, cement products. maple suqarmak-
ers' supplies, silos, creamery and dairy
goods womens dress skirts, mems shirts
and collars. fire engine boilers, iron
parts for various pieces OF machinery.
marble and granite monuments, wagons.
carriages, sleghs, excelsior, chair stock,
house hnishings. wooden mailing boxes,
maple sugar candy and CONNECTIONS. sand
pumps, tin cans for food packing pur-
poses and books. Of these. Rutland ex-
ports direct, scales. stoneworking ma
chinery and pumps and ehurns Italian
marble is imported or the IS indus.
tries, y furnish goods for al parts 81
the United States One Of the corpora.
tioHs provides club rooms with fscil.
ties for the use Of its employees.
The repair shops Of the Rutland rail-
road were started in ts49 and employ
lg5 men. Their monthly payroll Is
about $4,000, while $1,000 is paid ont
each month for materials. $1,000 Of this
being used in locomotive repairs and
the other $4,000 in the car depart
ment.
The invention Of multiplying lever
scale In 1853 BIZ a man named John
Strong, who lived in Vergennes. was the
beginning Of what Is to-day the Howe
Scale works In 1883 the company was
Incorporated and employed between 300
and $50 men. The employees nov mum
Der 500 and the yearly business has
increased from s350.000 to SI.S00O00.
The payroll averages 81 coo daily The
scales Manufactured vary from an elght-
ounce post osdce seale to 25O-ton track
scale, and The different varieties NUM-
Der 1900 The model used as the basis
Of an weights Is called the "saered
pound weight 1t IS kept wrapped in
cotton and ia never touched except
where ii IS absolutely necessary. and ~
only one person Even the slight mos-
tnre caused BY contact with The hands
might oorrode the metal and render Il
valueless for its purpose, for the small
est fraction Of a variation would make
many pounds difference IN the scale for
which It is used as the basis Of mod
el.
The r.. r. Patch Manufacturing com
pauy. employing i70 men and paying
them monthly, $500. furnishes is EN-
playes club ro0ms. which were opened
last year There are reading and eat
ING rooms and various games. incud
ing pool and similar amusements, are
furnished.
The Rutland Railway Light & Power
company furnishes Rutland, West Rut-
land. CastIeton, Castlaton Corners.
VAUDEVILLE. Lake Bomoseen Wallingford
ana the street railway with light and
power. II the manufacture. alone, Of
Gas the concern now employs in its
regular operating force, 20 hands and
32 men are employed in the work Of
generating electricity. The monthly
payroll III both departments il $4,000
The monthly output Of pas il 100000
cubic feet and that Of electricity is
$4,000 K, W. During the last year
since Rutland has been listed aa d bal
looming station. the company has fur
nished for ascensions $4,000 cubic feet
of gas tt ii furnishing 100 ga
meters and ITO electric meters In All
and there are 81 manufacturers who
are using its electricity motors, the en-
tire number furnishing total of ll45
horse power.
The business Of C B. Grimm. manu-
faetnrer 81 an kinds of sugar-making
tools. las Increased with great rapiditY
since It's small beginning in 1892 inl
Hudson. O.. the fret branch Office IN
Rutland being established in 1890 be
cause Of the demand for tho product II
New England. Forty-iive hands are EN-
ployed there with monthly payroll
Of $4,000.
Among the modern inventions recent
" perfected in utensils, which Illus
trate TIE progress made in this line Of
manufacture during the last few years
Il sap bucket Of tin that viii not
rust and sap spout that produces one
fourth more sap from the tree than
me old kinds. The first invention Is
of considerable Importance as other met
ais than tin are injurious 70 syrup and
until this nou-rustable bucket was per
fected Il was difficult to keep the re-
eeptacles IN good condition.
The Creamery Package Manufacturing
eompanv turned out GOO Green Noun
tain silos last season.
The lincoln Iron works are among
the pioneer builders Of stone working
machinery IA the United States. being
transferred from Middlehury to Rutland
IA 1867. The annual business Is be-
tween s350000 and 100000, giving EN-
plo4ment to 30 men.
Tim & Co, shirt and collar manuiae-
tnrers average to send out IN the busy