Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-26
OF
VERMONT INDUSTRIES
Publicity Bureau in Secretary of States Office
Issues Summary of Reports Received for
First Six Months of Year 1915.

Lcttcds received by the publicity pu-
reau in the secretary of states once
show the following developments In Ner-
mont industries between January I ana
July /, 1915:
The Richford Furniture company mas
added veneer mill to its plant. Inc
Brown Manufacturing company of iuch-
ford has built a new mill and Will make
womeu's dresses. The Eastern Tale COM
pany is erecting a tale mill at Rochester
to take the place of n mill that was burn
ed the new mill to be larger than the one
destroyed by fire.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
of Bellows Falls has rebuilt a consideraole
number of machines and has added ne"
equipment and has erected one ne"
building to handle a largo contract 1or
war material in addition to its regular
line of business The International Paper
companv of Bellows Falls has built over
| and improved two of its large machines
to make grease proof and parchment pa
pers, instead Of newspaper. This action IS
taken to meet a demand for papers Tor
merlv made i'm Germany. The Robertson
| Paper COMPANY has Installed one new ma
chine and has purchased another for IN
stallation during the coming autumn Tor
the manufacture of an improved grade
Of parafined waxed papers.
There has been an increase in the num-
ber of employees of the bennington Scale
company Tho wires Of the Connecticut
| River Power company are being strung
! from Monroe Bridge. Mass To- Benning-
| ton and 1t is expected that cheaper power
and lights will he furnished to Benning-
| ton. The Vermont Last Block company
| of Brattleboro has taken on new line.
| the manufacture of ten pines, candle
| pins and bowling alley supplies employ
ing additional help. The I.udngton Wood
enware company of Wilmington has open
ed it's plant and employees more than 10
persons in the manufacture of general
| woodenware articles, using chiefly domes-
tic hardwoods The village is growing
rapidly and new houses are being erected
There has been revival of kaolin min
ing at Monkton and the construction o.
a paper clay mill has been begun in that
town not far from the village of Bristol
This clay IS used in making embossed
paper, the manufacture of window shades
and certain kinds of cloth. 4 new plant
has been established in Orwell for tho
manufacture of lime for Agricultural OBJ
eratons, and a cheese factory has beer
opened in Shoreham y new grain ele
vator with power plant has been erected
at Enosburg Falls by l.. l.. Marsh.
Following the sale Of the large Robr
Hood ammunition plant at Swanton, thu
Internaton Explosives company has
been organized at that place. The Blail
Veneer company at North Troy has en-
arged its plant The Vermont Butte
Tub company at Barton has begun thu
manufacture of ice cream freczers on
large scale. \ granite quarry has beer
opened in the vicinity of Barton will
good prospects for development. Tn,
John r Slack corporation recently erect
ed n new building and it's shoddy plant f.
the largest in the world. The Windso
Machine company at Windsor is very bus
with orders for war material.
The Howe Scale company of Rutlan,
has nearly completed new brc
foundry with steel frame 3nxl25 feet Il
size, with two wings of considerable si2,
The same company recently complete
a thrcc-story addition, 2,JXi0 feet in siz,
built of steel and cement. Tauhcr Rytter
berg Il co. on September LIST will hcSi
the manufacture of shirts. paiamas an
boys blouses and will employ 300 pei
sons.
This is not given as a complete Ii.
of Industrial developments in the stat
during the period mentioned. but rath,
e as a summary of the Information tn;
has come to the State Publicity Burea
I in response to letters of inquiry sent
J. all points of the state. Following is
list of articles of Incorporation filed
the secretary of states office during Il