Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-23

Developments in a plan to establish a
high grade textile plant in Brattleboro, a
plant which would employ 300 hands at
the start and from 500 to 1000 persons in
the course of a short time, have now
reached a point where they can be placed
before the public. This means that the
greatest opportunity this town ever had
for taking a positive step forward for in
suring "A rapid industrial growth and a
large and steady increase in population is
now at our doors For some time there
We're vague rumors that a cotton mill
might be added to the towns industries,
and at a recent meeting of the Brattle-
boro boad of trade President Dennison
Cowles made the first public statement
relative to the matter when he said that
climatic conditions here had been inves-
tigated and found to be satisfactory and
that a brother of NJ. G. Chace of Provi-
dence, one of the men most prominently
interested in the Connecticut rivsr dam
and power plant, was devoting his time
to financing the enterprise.
a definite proposition by substantial
people engaged in the textile manufact-
uring business has been made to the board
of trade and Brattleboro citizens concerning
the enterprise, and it has been arranged
to hold public meeting in the town hall
next Monday evening to talk over the
proposition and determine whether the
town will embrace the opportunity which
means so much for her future.
The interests which make the propo.
sition are more or less interested in the
Connecticut River Power company and
are interested. therefore in locating large
industries near the power plant. The
men are successful proprietors OF high
grade cotton mill properties at the pres
cnt time all of them dividend paying,
and they have made definite plans for the
erection OF plant here if local require
meuts can be met The proposition Is
this. i'm substance:
The formation Of Vermont corpora
tiou by the name Of Fort Dummer
Mills" for the manufacture Of high grade
cotton goods at Brattleboro.
A plant, for which the building and ma -
Chinery shall cost $450,O0O to be erected
on the plateau in the rear of the White
River Chair companys factory. This
would be on the lower end Of the Morn
ingside cemetery land southerly of the
new road, and possibly occupying a part
of the Dundon farm, and would require
probably the changing of the location of
the highway from South Main street to
the Hunt farm property.
The mill would be run by electric pow
er and would in its fun development re-
quire about 1000 horse power.
1t would be a mill Of 35 900 spindles and
would start with the employment Of not
less than 800 persons, and il is the plan
OF the interests concerned to enlarge and
increase the plant. 1t is probable that
within a few years it would employ from
500 to 1000 persons. The men proposing
to build it require of Brattleboro people:
/. The contribution OF the site.
. Exemption from taxation for the
period OF years which the statute al
lows.
5. Subscription by Brattleboro people
to the capital stock to the amount OF
S120, 900, which stock would be on a par
with the stock OF the outside interests
outside interests to put in $780, 900 in
cash. Brattleboro interests would be rep
resented in proportion TO the holdings on