St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-15
A Bit of Local History.

his first paper he explains the cause of
the severing of his connection with the
agricultural paper in this place:
With the view of atfording Il means
of consultation and cooperative action
among the farmers of the state, we four
years ago beggD, i'll connection with Il
printer who controlled the necessary
facilities, the publication of the Vermont
Farmer, and for more than three wears
Dent all our energies to the work we
had ut heart. The result proved that
we had neither under estimated the
need nor the desire of our farmers for
such Il paper. Probably no weekly
journal in this state ever so soon ac-
quired so large il circulation, or so well
recognized an influence, and that. not
through our own unaided efforts, but in
consequence of the generous assistance
volunteered, and in most cases rratui-
t"uSly given lis. from all parts of the
state. This support, far beyond our
anticipation. not only greatly encour-
aged lis. but put us under bonds to
maintain continuously and honestly the
principles at first set forth by lis. and
Ill aid of which such liberal smpport
WIS contributed. This we strove to do.
but in doing it we were compelled to 90
counter to the views of immediate pc
cunlarN profit entertained 10y our bust
ness associate. and this occaSioncd. s.y.,.ht
nlne months since. an evident necessity
that We should either have the entire
control of the paper. or retire from it
altogether. as we did
SO far as this change WAS personal
affair We have no desire to bring il be
fore the public. That We parted fIOm
"ur chosen work, so happily begun.
with IL HEARTFELT pang. is true: hut for
that. no matter. If we could have seen
il carried forward in the same spirit
the personal grief would have been
easily a>suagcd.
But it has not been So. As an organ
of agricultural improvement our old
paper has. being without any real cii-
tor. and solely conducted by our late
partner and the foreman of his printing
office. (Mr. Whrclrr.) neither of whom
own "r ever owned Il farm. nor have
ANY valuable knowledge IF either sci
int" the ordinary newspaper with Il
>cl>>"rrd agricultural department"
-N> Il new Spapcr simply it is better than
we ever made it. or ever dcSiIcd to
MAX" II. But H. an agricultural paper.
and particularly a> Il representative of
the distinctive ideas upon which it WAS
established. IT is now but weak and
mischief Gus tIaNr>tN. 1t could not Ice
otherwise. since it, managers care moth
in" for that tnr which we cared every
thing. We we've compelled to retire.
hrcali>r We favored the co-uprIarilr
movement among farmers. and thus rot
t"I the paper the ill-will of the adyrr-
Using mercantile class. Yet we did
this without any hostility to that SEE
ti"u of our fellow -citilcn~. and solely
II, observation-disclosures.
y , W., '' '''',
W. Wv pau VI '''' ''' "''i>' men III &c"
10y enthusiastic friends 10 Irtnrt and re
talIIti"n. We repeatedly declined. and
maintained what ~. L,Ii,,.J and .tiu
!: .
''''' '''''' '''''S> >''''"'" ''-
ADJUST themselves t" the change. II
would he seen that all classes were. ben
Gifted and ,t an, r,t, ,v, v,uId ,nt
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"'N'l VI ''"''""'l' reform /" l"N quar-
rel with those VIII" opposed them from
Interested motilrs.
\, if MAS r,>iI, to Inc t,.,,.p ,h.
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with love for the farmers. ,,usn w..
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rbnuUb ,t heart utt.rIy ,,nt,.r,r,,nr, ~
that rousr ,nuId t.,L,. il m, -. ,,,.,,,
rel 4 shirt uf nuyu.rit, u,. III tL,t
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merchants and busin,,S n,., If :,
.Johnsbur, within -, few vrrks of nu,
retirement and if has h..u L,nt nm