Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-17
For the Monitor.
NOTES OF TRAVEL.

namented grounds of the suburban Bos-
ton1ans appear we rejoice in the pros
pect of the termination of tiresome
nights ride At last the train rushes
into the depot and makes its final stop.
The singular appearance is seen Of the
construction of a very large depot over
the one now in temporary use. The
new one is very large, with walls of
brick and framework of iron, with an
oval roof. The one inclosed can accom-
modate two trains of cars; has nommo-
dius platforms, Offices. gents and ladies'
rooms, yet does not interfere with the
new one which is so much wider, higher
and longer.
Having permanent interest in the
products of the soil, I found my way to
Faneuil Hall Market, to examine this
capacious stomach that receives the food
of the city, divides and subdivides it
and sends it by its various channels un-
til it becomes the nourishment of the
muscle and brain of the city. Here
June 7th-were all sorts of garden pro-
ducts, to give relish to the more SUBJ
stantial meats, -turnips, radishes, on
ions, green peas, string beans, lettuce
and cabbage.
[ find the butter market is overstocked
and prices are called low. Inquired of
the dealer who sells fancy brands,
(among which is the Ogden Farm but
ter at 81 to $l.25 per pound,) if he
could give encouragement to two or
three dairymen in Orleans county, Vt,
to adopt new style of package for their
butter, with a hope Of obtaining an ex-
ira price. He said, s'nor' The de-
mand for fancy butter is limited and
more than supplied. He is retailing
good tub butter. cut up, at from 80 to
40 cents. | went to another dealer who
says he has customers for good butter at
from 10 to Is cents pound above the
average price, and if he could have a
uniformly good article every week, in
small tubs, he could probably pay the
producer an extra price. A customer
came and wished to see some of his best
butter. He showed him some put up in
round ten pound boxes, with an orna-
mental stamp in the top and a cloth and
loose salt on it, the same as tubs are
prepared. The price was 81 cents per
pound but the customer went away,
saying that 'it is not quite good enough. !"
So here was demand for better butter.
The dealer showed me a round box,
holding about half a bushel, in among
the ice. This box was filled with balls
of butter about 2 1-2 inches square al
the end and six inches long. They
stood on end near together, but not touch.
ing. This butter was put in this form
after it came to market in tubs. Thi:
was nice and yellow, and sold higher
than the boxes, but of course would vary
slightly with the changes in the market
I went to another stall, occupied by
dealers who had sold butter there seven
teen years, if my memory is correct.
asked the senior partner for light in re
gard to packing butter with view O.
getting a high price. He told me 'fol
good butter he could get a good price
as much as any reasonable man ough
to ask or pay, but" be said, "he wanted
to see the butter. This season mer
chant called, and wished to send MI
some extra butter and get an extra price
Well, he sent six tubs, and wrote tha
all were good and four were nice. Nov
the fact is, none of it was nice. Ever,
, few days man comes in and saws h
) has Jersey cow and makes good but
ter, and wants dollar a pound. The,
all think they make good butter. Nov
if your friends make good butter w
should be glad to handle it. 1t must b
right, with no slop or slosh about it.
He further said he used to get good but
ter from Vermont, but now it was poo
because carelessly made.
[ left the market and was making m
way along fremont ST.. when l came in
to big crowd. There was no tree fo
"Zacheus' to climb so | stretched m
3 neck and listened while the big police
men stopped the teams and cleared tn
way then came man on white horse
2 crowding the folks back; then Bosto
brass band; then, as was told, ther
was the celebrated French brass banC
just arrived to attend the jubilee.
could just see the tops of their plume
+ caps as they stood and discoursed swee
melody. Then the crowd came my wa
and ''squoze" awfully. counted fort
horse cars upon one track waiting, as
e escaped from the crowd and went to til
: State house and called at the office of {
l.. Flint, Sec'y. Mass. 3. of Agricultur
e | saw the large library for his use, an
# his private collection of preserved gra
ses and other things of interest.
n L passed an hour or more very plea
: antly In the park OR public garden b.
! low the common. The fowe.s, orn
# mental shrubs, and their beautiful a
= rangement must be an educator to IL
- many who reSort hove Co. ,..o,,,t: -