The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-07
BANQUET BOOSTS
Ne W BENNINGTON
BOARD Or TRADE
Gathering at Alps Restaurant
Develops Much Enthusiasm
SPARGO THRILLS HEARERS
Nationally Known Publicist Pre-
sents Absorbing Word Picture
of Bennington's Possibilities

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of Bennington's Possibilities
The board OF trade dinner and
meeting Monday night was one Of the
most remarkabel demonstrations OF
enthusiasm in u publce cause ever
shown in Bennington. The Alps res.
taurant which has co.operated splen.
didly in this matter gave up its even.
| ing business entirely IN order TO
accommodate the board OF trade and
was packed to the limit for the dim.
e..
Fully $50 people We're present but
in spite OF the jam the service was
excellent and the dinner well-served.
Hurley's orchestra furnished the
musical program. The principal
speakers were John Spargo of Old
Bennington and Bruce Corliss OF St.
Adams. There was also short talks
by George NJ. Hawks, Robert T..
Healy, and Frank +. Howe.
Mr. Howe acted as POSTMASTER and
in opening the exercises spoke OF the
industrical, financial and public
changes which have taken place In
Bennington since he came here
20 years ago. A partial and imper.
feet list of some OF these changes
and additions TO the business places
in the town are as follows.-
The Bottum and Torrance company
established. organized, and re-organiz
ed
Holden, Leonard company, new
plant and new business.
+. z. Waist company. moved to this
village and grown from small con.
cern to big one;
Allen A. Company. took over the
old Cooper business, built new mill.
ION dollar plant and one OF the big
gest concerns In Vermont.
II. c. Wh.e thought of the Kiddie
Kar. and other additions to business
had quadrupled its plant and Is known
all over the world.
Fillmore and Slade. established and
developed.
Bennington Hosiery company. es-
tabished and steadily growing.
Tryon Mills. established during the
past year and already doubled.
IL. +. Bradford company, plant en-
larged and business increased.
George lockwood company. re-or.
ganized and re-vivified this year.
w. X. MattIson, new plant just get
ting under way
Bennington Wax Paper company,
started and now running two mills.
II. r. Cushman company. pant in.
creased and business doubled.
A. s. Payne company, two new fac.
tories.
Bennington Paper Box company. in
creased under new ownership,
Catamount Manufacturing com.
pany. established and plant built.
Bennington garage. the most con.
veniently appointed garage in the
state.
Bennington wholesale company,
new business and new plant.
The Orchards, the most unique OF
any business in New England and thu
biggest OF the kind in the worf
Others are undoubtedly omitted as
these facts were hastily gathered.
In public buildings during the last
20 years. the Methodist church has
been rebuilt.
The Episcopal church has been
built and repaired.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building has been
erected and furnished
The Masonic Temple is new.
The high school building has been
erected with a cost of 100000.
Bennington's fine new postotfice
cosidered architecturally the hand
soonest postofilce in eastern United
States.
The hospital and the nurses home
with the water works representing
more than half million dollars.
The new Mccullough library at
North Remington.
The North Remington water sys.
tenn given bv Mrs Jenn n.ngs now near
ING completion.
Half million dollars invested In
new cement roads. more than any
other town of its size n America and
equalling the total direct appropr'a.
tions Of the state of Vermont for the
same period.
Four hundred new houses and tene.
menta.
In financial gains nenn 'ngton's
progress has been no less remarkable.
Some of tho changes of twenty years
ore as follows
The Bennington County SAVINGS
bank. resources hevc increased from
seven hundred thousand dollars to
-four m 'lllons of dollars.
The First Na'ioncl Bank has gown
from six hundred Thousand dol'"rs n
one million six hundred thousand dol.
lars.
The County National has increased
from quarter of a million to MI.
lion and a quarter.
| The North Bennington bank w.
grown in the same promotion. The
roet tofiine business has increased six
fold. The payroll Of the town is six
to eight times what II was 20 yeas
lage
Adir'ons cnn'd be made to this Hat