The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-21

no reason why Bennington with its
advantages and opportunities could
no; successfully operate modern
house.
Mi. Powell advised the board to
plan its hotel on present day lines, to
lay out its rooms with baths connect
ing; it had become quite general
hahit among the travelling men as
well us the tourists, TO take a bath.
The speaker did not claim to be a
philanthropist He was not leaving
his business in Bennington to come
down 70 Bennington JUS for the pur-
pose of making 4 speech. He was in
terested in the hotel business on gem
eral lines. He desired to develope
the business throughout the state for
he realized that whatever helped one
hotel would help another including
Hotel Vermont. He had spoken on
the same subject recently in New
port, ST. Johnsbury and Barre ana in
all Of those communities hotel pro
jects are under way. In his cam
paign for better hotels he had not
met such large audience as had
greeted him in Bennington. He
closed by advising the board OF trade
and the citizens OF Bennington to go
to it, keep at it and get i.
President w e. Putnam Of the
board Of trade presided At the meet
ing and banque. He first called up
on the secretary, Emory S. Harris TO
read his report which was as follows
and which was accepted
In looking back over the results ac-
complished during the pas year, we
feel that the work done has been
very satisfactory
DuIing the year we have seen one
Of cur first Infant Industries grow
from . very small beginning to one CT
large proportions, We .efer to The
Bennington Scale Company, which IS
jus finishing one OF the most modern
plants in New England, Tor that class
Cf business, and viii soon be opera
ing the same with a fun force of skill
ca mechanics. This industry is one
that Bennington should be well proud
of with It's capital stock increased in
the past few months from $4,000 to
s250,o00, and the money being fur
nished almost en- irely by citizens OF
bennington.
The Holden Realty Company is an
ether new corporation, this company
Being formed for the purpose Of pur
chasing real estate, erecting dwell
ings and other buildings tina. are
needed This is certain to be
OF great benefit to the town
as we must have more dwell
ings for the people TO live in if the
Town Is to boom. There should be
from seyenty-hye 10 one hundred
dwellings erected during the coming
year in order 10 accommodate our in.
creasing population.
The L. q. Waist Company is anoth-
er industry tha, we are pleased to see
-emain in town. after their Gre in
North Bennington. and we consider il
very fortunate that we were able to
have them purchase the idle plans of
the Vermont Hosiery and Machinery
Company on Gage stree. instead OF
going elsewhere. ont of town.
They are now running nearly to
their full capacity. and will prove to
be valuable addition to GU indus
tries
Another industry that we have
succeeded in getting established is
the Bennington Hosiery Company.
who have purchased the mills OF Tiff
fanny Brothers on Division street. and
have now more orders than they can
I'll with their present equipment. and
are putting in new machinery as fas
rs they can get the same from the
manufacture They are incorporat-
ed with q capital stock Of $4,000, and
are bound to be one of our leading
industries.
Mr.. A. 5. Payne. brush manu;actur-
er of Eas, Main street. informs Us
that he has made arrangements fer
the erection OF new modern factory
building. that viii enable him to en-
ploy nearly double the amount OF
help, than lac is doing at present.
The Bennington oil company mas
been established on County street
with two large oil tanks for the dis
tribution CT oil 10 the consumer a. the
very lowest rates.
The Twin State Gas and Electric
Company arc putting in q new trans
mission line between their power
plan, az bennington and the one at
Hoosick Falls. costing between $40
600 and $4,000, which will enable
them at all times TO insure steady
and permanent power and light fol
tho users here I'm Bennington.
We are stll working for a trunk
line Of permanent highways from
New York line on the west and Mas
sachusette line on the south. which
will make us the Southern Gateway
Of Vermont" as far as highways are
concerned.
Another very important ma ter is
that OF exemption of taxation for a
&c ~ Of years for the new industries
we are inducing to locate here. and
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