Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
IMPORTANT CHANGE
In One Of Burlingtoa's Best known
Business Houses.


The G. S. Blodgett company, whose bui-
ness was established in 1871 and incoSpo:-
ated in 1ssG. has recently been reorxanixed
and there now exists a new organization.
This company occupies a five-story block
on Bank street. which has $500 square
feet of working surface and which rs
Acknowledged to be one Of the finest and
best equipped buildings Of its kind in
New England. Between 80 and 100 en-
ployes appear ON the firms payroll. No
concern in the plumbing and heating
business in this vicinity is better or more
favorably known. Many of the largest
plumbing and heating contracts in YER
mont. New Hampshire and northern New
York have been taken and completed by
this company. and its reputation for high
grade work is thoroughly established. The
business Of the concern has steadily in
creased until the company is very widely
and favorably known throughout the
country.
The company manufactures the cello
brated Blodgett portable bake oven.
which Is so extensively used in hotels.
restaurants. hospitals. clubs. schools.
camps. etc. The gas companies. selling
gas appliances, and also hotel kitchen
equipment companies throughout the UNI
ted States are familiar with the "BlOd-
gett oven" Other gas appliances. such
as gas fryers and gas boilers are manu-
featured by the concern and the demand
for such appliances is rapidly increasing.
The Blodgett company is also large
dealer and jobber in sheet iron. brass
goods. iron pipe. sewer pipe and fittings,
stoves. ranges, kitchen utensils. gasoline
engines. pumps, windmills. pneumatic
water tank systems, suburban electric
light systems. paints, oils. varnishes, etc.
The officers and directors Of the new
organization are as follows: John s. Pat
rick. president; J. ]. Raine. vice-presi-
dent: r. L. Patrick. treasurer; X. 4.
McNall. secretary.
The president of the company. John s.
Patrick. who will continue to be the &C
tive head of the corporation, has been for
q years very closely identified and asso-
ciated with an OF the interests Of the CON-
pany. His career as a business man has
been a very active and successful one In
addition to his position as president and
managing director OF the Blodgett COM
pany, Mr.. Patrick is the treasurer and d.
rector Of the Magnesia Tale company; 4
director in the Chittenden County Trust
company; and a director in the Hote
Vermont company. His varied business
connections have secured for him yer,
| WIuc ciTCic VI dCludlntdnceS dIiO HiuH'
friends will wish for him a continued
successful business life.
John j. Rainc. the vice-presdent was
recently admitted into the company. Be
ginning at the bottom OF the ladder as q
plumbers helper, Mr.. Raine has for Y
! years been very much identified with thi'
| concern. For many years he has been 9
member of the American Society of Heat
ing and Ventllating Engineers and hi
constant experience with large plumbini
and heating contracts has established To-
him reputation for being most capa
BILE and successful heating and plumbing
engineer. That part Of the company;
business which pertains to plumbing ant
heating will be very largely under his gu
pervision.
X. l.. Patrick. the new trea3urer OF tn
company. has for the past is years beef
president and manager OF the STANDARD
Coal ice Co. His connection with tn
coal and tee business will soon terminat
and he will then devote his whole tim
and energy to the interests OF the Blod
gett company. giving particular attentio
to the manufacturing end Of the business
the secretary, r. II. McNall, has TO
several years been In the employ of tn
company as its head bookkeeper. His ad
mittance TO the company as director an
ofhcer bespeaks his efficiency and success
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