The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-01

Bennington is the hvellest. busiest
and most hospitable town in Vermont
ard 1t is not On record that any per
son who lived here long enough 10
get acquainted ever wanted to live
anywhere else. Bennington folks go
away for vacations, sometimes but
are always glad to get back.
One reaosn is that the town Is busy,
and Industrious people are most like
ly to be cheerful and cordial There
are other attractive towns in Yer
mont that owe their prosperity and
hisy standing to the fact that they
are center OF trade and marketing.
Bennington ism so much retall
trade center as some but 1t IS the
chief industrial town in the state.
More people are employed as wage
earners in Remington than in any
other town in Vermont and the pay
roll in this town is many thousands
larger than in any other town IN
this state
More important than that from a
business point OF view is that the
diversified character OF the manufac-
turing here renders continued pros
perity always certain When a town
Is dependent on one line OF manufac-
turing there are always long dun
spells when that particular line Is
slack
In Bennington the variety OF indus
trial enterprises is so great that de-
preston never hit all Of them at one
time and mill or two shut down for
few weeks is scarcely noticed Dur
ing the past year when depression
has hit almost the whole world, bust
ness and employment have gone
along just about the same as usual.
The volume of manufacturing done in
this town this year has never been
exceeded in history except the boom
year of 1919. In fact some of the
mills here have paid out more in
wages during the past II months than
in any other year in their history.
The making of knit underwear is
the biggest line III Bennington but
this business now employs only
little more than a third OF the people
who work for wages Over 5000 peo-
people are employed in wage earning
occupations IN the town OF Benn ny
ton while Arlington and Salisbury
are also mart of this industrial area.
Here is a list OF the manufacturing
firms OF Bennington and it IS as fine
showing as can be made in any
town in America Of 10000 people
The Allen A Co, MAKERS of machine
In and nainsook underwear.
The H. T. Bradford Co., Oldest man
ufacturers Of knit underwear in Ben.
nington and one of tie oldest in the
United States in continuous opera
tion.
The George lockwood Co., second
oldest firm i'll making knit under
weat
The Holden G Leonard Co, makers
of WOODEN dress goods cloakinss, and
suitings. Largest weekly payroll In
town.
Charles Cooper Estate, makers OF
knitting machines needles and knit
t. ne mill supplies.
The Ell Waist Co. makers Of chill
dren's waists and other apparel Has
branches at Greenwich, n, Y, and
Cambridge, ~ Y,
The Bottum n Torrance Co. max
ers of collars and cuffs, shirts. pill.
low cases, hosiery, wrappers, mat
tress covers, tents and awnings.
The II. G. White Co, Makers of the
world famous Riddle Cars, and other
novelties, stereopticans, etc.
The H. 7. Cusaman Manufacturing
Co., makers of decorated furniture, etc
A. s. Payne, Inc manufacturers oil
toys, mirrors, brushes. etc.
Hale Co, East Arlington, manu-
facturers OF chairs.
Arlington Refrigerator Co., makers
of all kinds of refrigerators.
Estate Of DIN Scott, manufacturers
OF pulp grinders, powder making ant
other machinery.
Stark Paper Co., makers of wal
paper.
Fillmore & Slade, makers Of tissu,
paper.
Catamount Mfg, Co., makers of I'm
derwear, wrappers, etc
e. l.. Sibley Mfg. Co., makers o
Office supplies and novelties.
Bennington Scale Co, makers O
scales of all kinds and sizes.
Bennington Wax Paper Co., max
ers Of waxed and oiled papers.
Bennington Hosiery Co., manufaC
turers Of hosiery
Bennington Paper Box Co., maker
OF cardboard boxes
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