The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
COMING YEAR TO !
Be PROSPEROUS
BrattlebOrO Manufacturers
Agree that Prospect
Is Excellent Il
MILLERS FALLS co.
TO DOUBLE OUTPUT
General Feeling of Optimism Prevails In
All Lines of Business Town Has
Been Affected to Less Degree Than
Many by Business Depression.

Heads OF business concerns in Brattle-
boro are unanimous in predicting a
larger volume of business in this locality
III the year 1922 than for the past year and
the eoncensus of opinion is that the
prospects are excellent, Brattleboro has
had little to complain about concerning
business since the war, for the reason
that it had no war Industries to collapse
after the demand had ceased Still this
town and the surrounding towns have
shared to certain extent the general
business depression.
Lyman j. Holden, head of the Holden
q Martin Lumber Co, says that firm has
weeks than for the previous year. He
| looks Tor decided brace in building
operations in 1922, not only in the terri
tory OF which Brattleboro Is the natural
center but throughout New England
| b very favorable, - was the reply
made by Col j. Grey Estey. head of the
Estel Organ Co, when queried by Tho
helorIner as to business prospects.
:, The outlook for new business is better
thah II was year ago he added
DAVID Grove. superintendent of the
fort D:lmmer cotton mIll recently re-
| turned from meeting of textile manu-
iactHrers in Provideuce. He reports
that the textile industry Is improving
" anu ihat prospects tor this year are an
| Improvement over the past year.
| We are optimistic was the renIv
| TO question as to the business outlgol1
| asked Of {. Z. Skerry. vice president
ana general manager of the s. A. Smith
/ Mig. Go. 1--WE are not looking for !
| big boom, he said. but for q steady
growth. We closed the wear with =
| larger sale OF TOYS than in 1920, although
! depart ment stores aud iobbers carried
| over large stocks IN 1921. Investigation
4 n och :
! carried over into 1922, and with $1,000
| btH Riddles coming along there should ba
| a good demand this year. This comnanx-
| uoeN h"t Tear iafeign competition. as we
/ aIc making toys 50 large that foreign
| 4akerS cannot afford to undersel us
| affeT paying imper1 alton charges. ,,
Our business : better now than for
two years past said George l.. Dunbam
/ president OF the Dunhan Brothers Co.
! wholesale and retail shoe dealers. Il
look for continued improvement this year
We are getting back TO normal"
Albert G Nyman. treasurer and pen-
/ eraI manager of the Brattleboro Last and
J Nood Heel Corp, says that after the Stvla
snow III Chicago next week he expects To
see an increased demand for lasts and
! ness was good all last year up to the LAST
OF October. when the duh season began
: The company recently put a salesman m
| the road and he reports good business
prospects.
| William H. Proctor, head Of the
| Hooker, Corser & Mitchell Co. makers of
/ oyeralis and garments. SAYS dea lers'
/ STOCKS are low, as they did not buy a re-
serve supply last year and with the boIi-
! days over there IS sure TO be a gradual
increase in the demand.
At the plant of the White River Chair
20 Frederick A. Thompson. treasurer. ex-
pressed the opinion that the business Of
that concern would show a materia, IN
crease this year over the past wear. or.
aers Tor export are Increasing and the
| improvement IN the foreign exchange
should be stimulus to business. + his
company did better the past year in the
matter Of keeping help employed than did
most other manufacturers in its line.
kolstad. Taylor 4 Co.. makers of nvra-
I'M toilet supplies, are confident OF an in
creased business in 1922. The FIRMS
business, says Supt Martin WhaIen de-
pends largely on building operations, and
IN view Of the promising outlook in the
building trades a corresponding improve
ment in pyralin manufacture is anfici-
Ipated. ''''ie'