The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
BUSINESS IN
SHOPS GOOD
In Most Lines i'm BrattlebOrO
1t is Normal, with Excel
lent Prospects
BRIEF STATEMENTS
MADE BY OFFICIALS

No Men Laid Off at Estey's Carpen-
ter Go. Trade Unusually Large-Cot-
ton and Overall Factories Busy i
Little Slack in Wood Working Shops. |
There appears to be nothing materi |
ally wrong with the industrial situation
in Brattleboro, so far as is indicated |
by reports from officials of the various |
manufacturing interests.
Col. J. G. Estey, head of the Estey
Organ company, says that the firm is
comfortably busy, although not rushed,
and that work and orders with the
company are about normal There is
not much future business booked, but
this is more or less usual at this
time of year. While the shops are
not running to their full capacity, no
men have been laid off. Summarizing
the situation lie said that he consider
ed business about normal with the
concern, and he sees no reason why if
should not continue to be so.
Martin Austin, manager of the Car
penter company, Il concern that en-
ploys about 80 hands the year round
manufacturing reed organs only, says
the concern has Just completed the
best six months business in its history
of 20 wears for the corresponding six
months in any year. Since September
the plant has been working Saturday
afternoons. From January to July the
company shipped more organs than
| ever before in its history for a similar
period. Fifty-eight per cent of the
business Of the concern is domestic
and - per cent foreign.
Mill Wants More Help.
Edward G. Chace, treasurer and
manager of the Fort Drummer Mills,
| manufacturers of cotton cloth, SAYS
the plant is running as full as possible
with the help available and a few more
families could be given steady employ
ment. While prices for the summer
products are rather low, those for the
| fall are better. The plant is sold prac-
tically solid for the summer and there
are plenty Of orders in sight
| Henry r. Brown of the Hooker
Corser x Mitchell company. manufao-
tuners of overalls, says the concern has
had a very good six months, bet
ter than the average. and that the last
year was the banner year Of the last
| \
both the local factory and the Chicago
branch ahead of the business for the
same month last year. While the con
Germ has been working on u seven
hour basis instead of one of eight and
a half, this has been due to the fact
that it had an immense stock on hand
and took orders from the stock. The
big strike in Chicago hit the concern
har hn a.
in their line among masons and car
Ipentcrs. Mr.. Brown has no fault tt
find with the immediate outlook.
Woodenware Business Slack.
The White River Chair company
manufacturers of chairs, has found lit
tie difference in the domestic business
OF the concern, but about two-thirds o
the business of the plant is done il
foreign countries and there the dernan,
has fallen off materially, making i
necessary to lay off some help some tim
ago.
+. l.. Hunt of the 5. A. Smith Mfg
tCo., manufacturers of children
roy wagons and other children s play
things in the woodenware line, say
the business this year is ahead of tina
for the same period last year. TIL
plant is running as usual
Frederick Fl. Sanford Of the Vernon
Last Block company, manufactures
Of wooden shoe lasts, says that busi
ness OF late has been a little slowe
than usual but that it is due prinei
I pally at this season of the year to tn
uncertainty as to what the comm
e styles are to be. The dullness is no
i on account of a general business dc
4 preston. but in this instance is pc
r culiar TO the trade at this season o
S the year and this year in particular.
6 w. II. Haywood Of the c. II. Ed
g & Co., manufacturers of soft Drinks
q essences, etc, finds business with tn
i concern about as usual at this seaso
:. of the year, although he considers co
: lections little harder than usual.