Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
BUSINESS PROSPECTS GOOD
Optimistic Reports Received from
Dradstrcct's Vermont COrrespOnd-
ents for the Full Trade.

Reports to Bradstrcct's during the
month of August have been optimistic re-
Garding fall business Certain lines of
manufacturing such as cotton and wooden
mills are not as employed as they were
during the same month last year. Paper
mill industries are better employed. Ma
chine manufacturers are operating with
about as many men although certain
classes Of machine manufacturers are
not doing as much. Demand for veneer
products Is said to be much better. Fur
! niture plants are In operation about tho
same Reports from slate mnnufnctur-
| ers do not show as much activity although
demand for mill stock Is gradually i'm
| proving. Labor on the whole is we'll en-
| ploycl.
y much brighter condition comes from
| farming sections. The hay crop was ex-
ceptionaly large and as the market Is
| low the prices will be correspondingly
good. The pear crop In the southern part
Of the State has been heavy Apple crop
will not be as large AZ in former years
although along the lake shore district
trees are fairly well filled The potato
crop has been better one than has been
expected and prices are low
Reports from packers and Gamers of
corn show crop will be a reasonably good
| one Quality Is better than was at first
| expected as the early season was poor.
Canning factories in the southern part of
| the State commenced operations last week
| while those in northern section viii open
| tle present week. Sufficient rain has
fallen to keep pastures In good condition
and fall feed is better than 1t has been
for three years
| The demand for lumler has not been
| as large as it was a year ago but build
ers' hardware and small goods have
worried off reasonably we'll. There is more
or less building work going on In the
State but 1t is scattered. Retail merchants
report In larger places August business
was about normal Stocks are In good
shape and outlook for fall business is
considered good. Complaint Is heard re-
garding collection both among wholesalers
as we'll as retailers.
Failure reports for August this year in
cluded only two voluntary bankrupt cies
with liabilities of s2.OU751 and assets of
Bile The month previous was free from
nerca ntile bankruptcies. August 1909
however, recorded on compromise one IN
voluntary and six voluntary bankruptcies
with liabilities OF $37,4D30 and assets OF
$3o3B,97. The same month 1913 gave one
assignment and two voluntary bank
ruptcies while August. 1901, showed three
voluntary bankruptcies
Fire reports for August of this year
noted 10 fires doing damage to II mer-
camille interests with an aggregate dam
age Of s23%O. This was three less fires
than were reported for the month pre-.
vious. which months losses were only a
little over $1,000 greater August, 1909
gave eight fires, as many firms affected
with total damage of sl7,3So That month
1903. gave seven f1res with damage OF
$4,000. While August, 1907. numbered as
many fires with aggregate damage OF
$4,000 Three new domestic corporations
were chartered during month Just closed
six during July, 1910. six In August Of last
year, five In August, 1903. and that month
in 1907. recorded five,