The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-16
new SCALE CO. HAS
BUSINESS WELL
UNDER WAY
Is Turning Cut a Fine Quality
of Product
NEEDS MORE CAPITAL
Business is in Good Shape and Can
Be Greatly Extended in the Near
Future


The Bennington Scale company,
which recently took its place in the
list of Bennington's industries, is
making rapid strides toward becom-
ing one of the towns chief manufac-
turing interests The company Is To-
Gated at. $50 Pleasant street in the
Olin Scott plant and manufactures
coal, hay, portable counter, grocers'
trip, bathroom and even-balance
scales. The officers of the company
are H. B. Barden, formerly of Walling
ford. president, William |. Hare, for
meriy of Albany, yice-president and
treasurer and F. w. Knapp. formerly
of Rutland secretary. The stationary
of the company bears picture of
the Bennington Battle Monument at
its head and this picture, the trade
mark OF the company, appears on all
OF its manufactured products.
The company had booth last week
at the Rutland fair and the exhibits
drew considerable attention and COM
ment and those in charge of the
booth were eventually compelled to
sell the articles of the exhibition at
the conclusion of the fair. A number
of orders for scales resulted from the
exhibit.
With it's opportunity for expansion
the company feels that with an in
crease of machinery and capital ii
may by initiative enterprise and en-
ergy secure ia fair share of the scale
business. They are making every
effort to secure local capital not only
to enter into larger fields. but also
to further identify the business with
the town.
In order to secure capital and
bring this industry to Bennington,
the Bennington Board of Trade were
instrumental In securing subscrip-
tons to the extent OF $4,000 dollars
TO the preferred stock of the COM
pany.
BY the first of May OF this year the
property of the Troy Scale company
was removed to Bennington, which,
with the equipment that had been
gradually installed. enabled the Com.
pany about the last of May to turn
out finished product.
Since that time the Company has
made steady progress. and the bust
ness has increased.
Its sales in June were double those
OF May, and in July a still greater
amount.
OF the amount subscribed through
the efforts Of the Bennington Board
OF Trade, there has been paid I'D to
the present time, $1,000.
while some of this money has been
expended in the conduct of the bust
ness, in the betterment of machines,
installation of equipment and per
fecting manufacturing ARRANGEMENTS.
the greater portion has been used in
the developing of several Scales OF
new design for the Bennington line,
which are now ready to be manufac.
tured in quantities for the market.
Under the supervision of F. w
Knapp, connected with one of the lar.
stscst Scale Companies for over thirty
years, and one Of the best all-round
experts of Scales in the United
States, the Bennington Scale Com
pany has been able to produce a line
OF Scales which for accuracy, finish
and design is not surpassed by any Of
other manufacturers.
In order to produce this line at the
lowest possible cost. and also few
grades that are constantly called for
the company needs, at the present
time, to add to it's equipment some
additional machines, and make also
through their machinist, extra tool,
and machinery that will lessen labo,
and expedite construction, and thu,
put their output on the market on
economical and more profitable basis
When at first the question of com
ing to Bennington was contemplated
the parties then interested secure,
an option from Olin Scott to date tw,
years from January. 1912. for the pun
chase of his manufacturing plant an,
real estate holdings in Bennington
and at the same time secured a fay
orable lease for two years from
March 5th. 1912. for quarters adapte
for use In the manufacture of Scales
This PROPERTY contains about si
acres Of land. with buildings for mar
ufacturing purposes which are a
follows: A machine shop, brio
foundry building. pattern buildinl
Office building. and other building
such as forgeroom. lumber sheds
ttc., together Win TOUR dwelling
rented. and the house and premise
occupied by Olin Scott.
The combined water power on tn
property is equivalent to from so (
IS horse power There are two tut
bine wheels. one in the foundry an
the other in the machine shop. NOR
than ample for all manufacture
purposes.
Nermonts reputation as a center G
Scale manufacturing is world know
The two companies located, one /
northern part and the other in IN
central part. leaves southern porto
TO be taken by the Bennington con
pany
The proximity of these large mai
ufacturers enables the Benningto
company TO be in touch with the be-
skilled workmen in this line. Thel
has been a large increase in the sea
business during the past year.
This Is owing largely TO the enac
ment of-weights and Measure las
in various states. which in time wi