. Leading business men of Spencer, Brookfield and vicinity;. no town in the state enjoyingsimilar natural advantages, which apparently has a brighter future^to look forwardto. The inhabitants believe in the town and believe in themselves, and those whoare disposed to croak about hard times and changing conditions find no en-couragement here, as the business atmosphere is decidedly hopeful, and certainly ifhard, persistent and intelligent work can command success, Spencer has nothing tofear and will have no difticulty in retaining her present leading position among themost prominent towns in Wo
. Leading business men of Spencer, Brookfield and vicinity;. no town in the state enjoyingsimilar natural advantages, which apparently has a brighter future^to look forwardto. The inhabitants believe in the town and believe in themselves, and those whoare disposed to croak about hard times and changing conditions find no en-couragement here, as the business atmosphere is decidedly hopeful, and certainly ifhard, persistent and intelligent work can command success, Spencer has nothing tofear and will have no difticulty in retaining her present leading position among themost prominent towns in Worcester County. .EjiDiNG Business Mei( of Spepr, TN the following pages will be found a brief review of the principal Businessfirms of this section. While the majority are old established houses andleaders in every sense of the word, we have mentioned others who though recentlyestablished, are, through their enterprise and ability, deserving of notice. Wecommend these firms as a whole, to the favorable attention of all into whose handsthis volume may Isaac Prouty & Co., M;mufacturers ofBoots and Shoes, Spencer. Bostou OiBce 105 &111 Summer Street, Room 1.—Th3re is really noway of giving those who have never personallyvisited the enormous establishment conductedby Messrs. Isaac Prouty & Co. in this town anadequate idea of its magnitude, for it musttruly be classed with those things which mustbe seen to be appreciated, It has been claimedthat this is the largest Boot and Shoe Factoryin the world, and certainly the claim seemsreasonable enough, even to those who have\asited many establishments of that grounds utilized cover an area of almostfive acres, and on them is located a mainbuilding nearly five hundred feet in length,forty-two in width and averaging five storiesin height. Connected, is a store house six storiesin height, and 200 x 60 feet in dimensions. Thereare five acres of floor-space on the premises, andfour steam boilers are utilized, their total ca
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