St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-03
California Butter in Boston Market.

Bu>rnN, Mass. April -. l-12.
had Il little excitement in this usually
quiet city. thought you might notice
it in the CdicioHidH with profit to your
readers. The excitement came in the
form of ninm Pacific Il. X. car from
san Francisco laden with butter for A.
AldIich y Co.. extensive produce deal
cr> of this city. This ear came 10y the
way of Chicago and Albany. and is the
first through ear To Boston over the
great Pacific Il. Il. February and
March in California are the best months
for butter making. and their extensive
dailic> ranging from one Thousand to
tour thousand COWS. feeding the fine
sweet grass peculiar tothc Pacific coast.
lend all the facilities of nature necessa-
~ for excellent UNDERWRITING. That
due advantage is taken of all that ma
ture provides is fully evident upon ex-
animation of the butter. This is the
first shipment of California butter To
Boston. and the second to the eastern
states. The first WAS made to New
York Il few days previous. where it WAS
received with high favor. and met Il
ready sale.
This California butter is unexccp-
tIonahlc III tl;IN OF. color. and SaltncSs.
and firm, and .-,I.J a. al ,,...l l.,,,.,.
should he. though it had come an over
land journey OF about ~ DAYS That
N"ur readers may realize how much our
Vermont men have to do with these
shipments of butter. | would say that
this lot of twenty thousand HIS. was
made up from the diaries of Vt. men,
among which would mention Judge
q. l.. McShattcr and his brother james.
formerly of Townsend. VT. who keep
four thousand COWS: and Silas Pierce
ais" of Vermont. who keeps two thou
sand five hundred. Their butter Is put
up i'll two lii. rolls. stamped with the
initials of the makers name on one end.
then wrapped i'll muslin. Twenty
eight OF these rolls are packed in fir
box. made Tor the purpose. ST. they Just
till 1t. the box being first lined with
muslin. The box i then marked out
side with the makers name. and the
number of HIS. it contains.
This carload, all put up in this way.
was shipped 10y Brigham X Balch. and
1. II. Hatch y Co.. all Vermont men.
Int now produce merchants in san
Francisco. t" y. Aldrich \ Co..
produce merchants in Faneuil Hall
Market, Boston. OF this firm |
would say that Mr.. Aldrich died some
months ago and the business is now
conducted 10y his former partner. \. :.
Morse formerly of Littleton. y. H.. and
Geo. Il. Darling formerly of Concord.
Vt. There WAS little delay in the
arrival of the train us announced in the
daily papers. and thousands of people
throngcd the market before its arrival
either t" gain the first look or buy the
first lot offered.
When 1t came, the attractive manner
III which 1t was put up and the superior
quality of the butter. rendered the
sales rapid. 1t was sold at wholesale
at 10 cts. per H.. hut retailed from sec
ond and third hands at prices varying
from ID cts. to : 90 per III.
Naturally comes the query whether
this transportation of California butter
will III future Years affect our butter
market. to the injury of New England
farmers. Doubtless it will crowd moor
butter down to still lower rates. but
good butter will always find sure and
ready sale. This should stimulate on
farmers to make better butter. If i 3,
notorious fact that large share If
Vermont butter is really poor. With
the best pastures on earth, and us good
cows as can be reared, why is our but