The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-26

sible to the base of supply OF the
raw material. If Vermonts large
timber resources are conserved, there
ought to be 4 possibility Of building
up Il permanent and exceedingly yalu
able industry, or series OF industries,
in tho State. Such woodworking in
dust lies may be established in many
instances where other manufacturing
industries would no. be likely 10 10
cate.
a very complete description is Civ
en- Of the various purposes for which
Vernon nj woods are used. More wood
is used in Vermont To- planning mill
products than for any other purpose,
and the box industry ranks second.
Statistics show that moro than half
the wood used in these industfis in
the State was grown in vermont.
The average cost is given per th0us-
and feet fo- fourteen woodworking
industries, and these figures show
that the average cost OF Vermont
grown woods for these fourteen in
dustries was $i795, while the aver-
age cost CT woods brought from ether
States was $2S1e.
Lists are given CT the difieeeat
kinds Of woodwosks3g Establishments
in the State, and their location, the
number being larger, probably, than
most people have supposed.
JrnIos no .fffa f,,,nn-f M
Industries and Enterprises" it is
shown that ST. Johnsbury contains
the la gest scale works in the world
The village of WinoosM produces
more wire screens than any other
town or city in he world and con
tains one of the lai gest carded wool
On mills in New England The vii
lage of Springfield leads the world in
the development Of the modern tur ct
lathe, manufactures the bulk of the
worlds last lathes, and contains
what is said to be the largest shoddy
mill in the world.
The largest concern in the world
making granite and marble working
machinery is located at Rutland.
That city also contains the largest
and Oldest plant devoted exclusively
to the manufacture OF silos and also
contains one Of the largest scale
manufacturing plants in the world.
Hyde Park contains what is SAID
to be the largest establishment in the
world dealing in green calf skins. a
plant at Weatherfield leads the world
in the variety of its soapstonc pro-
ducts.
Burlington contains the Ia scst
establishment in the world manufac-
turing package dyes and butter color
probably the largest establishment IN
tho country making portable ovens,
and leads the United States in the
manufacture of childrens washable
play clothes.
The village of Brattleboto produces
more piro organs than any other vii
lage or city in the United States,
contains enc OF the largest chair
manufacto .a3 plants in New Eng
land and one OF the largest overall
factories in New England
Bennington. 1t is said. contains the |
largest plant in the United States |
stereopticons and |
The village of Orleans contains
one OF two establishments under the |
same management, which manufac- |
lures the greater part of the piano |
sounding boards used in the country.
Bellows Falls contains the second |
largest waXed pape- mill in the Unit |
es States.
Montpelier contains the largest |
plant in the Eass manufacturing saw
mill machinery.
Swanton contains one OF the big |
factories of the country. |
At Readsboro is located one of the
largest factories in this part of the |
country manufacturing chairs and |
school furniture. At South Shafts |
bury is located one of the three larg. |
est plants in the country manufacture |
ing paint brush handles. Bristol con-
tains the largest burial casket fac
tory in New England.
Under the head of "Nermont's In
dustrial Future" attention is called
to the abundance Of cheap water /
power in the State, TO our transporta-
ton facilities and to our proximity |
to markets. Some figures are quoted |
from the last census reports, showing
the standing of Vermont in industrial
II is shown that 1881 per |
cent of the people OF the State are
engaged in manufacturing, compared |
with a percentage of S.SS for the
whole country.
Under the caption. Some of the |
Leading Vermont Industries" a brief 1
description Is given of the leading 1
industries of the prin-
cipal Vermont towns and cities This /
description couples fourteen pages of
the book. II is followed by statistics
for every town and city I'm the State,
arranged alphabetically. by counties /
These statistics include population
area, altitude. grand list. post offices.
rural routes. nearest railroad station.
distances to Boston. New York and |
Montreal. telephone connections,
description of surface. and soil. the |
nrinrinal c-ope facts relating IN finn, |