Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-03

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One of the greatest improvements
on East Main street, thus far this
season is the new home for the Mem
premagog Bottling Works. Out OF
the ruins of the fire on February
IA, which practically wiped out the
entire plant, has risen new and
modern plant in every particular.
The new building, now ready for oc-
cupancy, is 81 by So feet, two stories,
with an attractive front. The first
floor will be divided into store and
quarters for the Memphremagog
Bottling business where soft drinks
will be manufactured. The store will
be ID by 26 feet with plate glass
front. The room is high posted and
in its finish of white, with up-to-
date electric fixtures, it is very at
tractive.
The line of goods that will be car
ried by Milan Cody & Son, who have
made the improvements, will be fruit,
tobacco, candy, ice cream and soft
drinks. The store will open to
the public this week. The balance Of
the first floor will be used in the
manufacture of soft drinks. New
and expensive equipment has been
installed and everything presents an
air of neatness. Included in the
equipment is a $1,000 carbonator, a
$3.50 bottling machine, that has a
daily capacity of filing and sealing
lao cases and a $75 Ever-ready
syrup percolator and filter. The
washing and rinsing equipment will
wash 48 bottles at a time. A two
horse power electric motor pump will
drive the spring water, cold as ice,
to the carbonator. The room is light
being eleven-foot posted, hard pine
floors and finish. The new plant has
been installed with every idea as tc
being sanitary, and Mr.. Cody can well
challenge its equal in the state.
The second floor has been finished
into a flat and will be occupied by
the Cody family, who will have one
of the pleasantest tenements In the
city. The tenement has seven rooms
all finished in hard pine and polished
hardwood floors. The bath room has
tile walls. The dining room and par
lor each have plate glass windows,
and an electric range will be installed
in the kitchen. There is a porch on
the front and seven-foot veranda
across the back. The entire building
is heated by steam. Work will soon
be begun on outside grading. and the
lot will be enclosed with large lawn
with cement curb.
The business will be conducted I'M
der the name of Milan Cody & Son.
Another business and improvement
On East Main street was the erection
of the block late in the fall, by I. c..
Bryant. The work of completing the
building and grading around same
will soon be begun. The building is
40 by go feet, two stories. The
ground floor and basement furnishes
a home for the Studebaker and
garage business. The second floor
contains two tenements one being oc-
cupied by the Bryant family.
The basement which covers the EN-
tire size of the building is well lighted,
has a cement floor and furnishes
plenty of space for the storage of autos
and working quarters. in the garage
business. The first floor is divided
into sales and showroom, Offices. sup
ply department and storage.
The building has the most attrac-
tive show room in the city, polished
floors of southern pine finish through
out, with large plate glass front. The
iently arranged for handling all kinds
OF auto accessories connected with the
business. Large rolling doors con-
meet the sales room with the main
storage quarters. There are two ten
ements on the upper floor, one of sew
en- rooms occupied by Mr.. Bryant and