Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-25

The Vermont Dairymen's Association.
Concluded from Fourth RIge)
Major Alvord said in reply that salt
added TO the 4 lvor Of butter, but was not
necessary in the preservation OF pure
butter fat, though it would be a preserva-
tive Of the cheesy matter which stlll re-
mains in carefully made butter.
Mr.. Wood inquired whether there was
any western creamery butter sold at low
prIeps.
Major Alvord replied that the quotations 1
were from 80 TO 80 cents.
Mr.. Wood said he was 10 Boston las,
week. and WIS shown creamery butter nj
from Is TO 40 cents, and NJ jDr Alvord
said there was good deal OF humbug IN
making market reports.
MIR. Lime said there was one point
which had not been touched upon-the
removal Of the incentive 10 individu ii
excellence which would follow upon the
factory system-there would be more Ia
share the responsibility OF any FAULT. lie
would present all tie stimulants Ia person
al excellence possible.
NJ j " Alvur,l said ne had seen the eff'ci
of the lac, DRY system to be the stimulating
of greater care and better feeding.
MIR. w. IL Lord of Mount Holly spoke
Of the cnreleesness OF many butter makers
The discussion was participated In By
sever al, and the opinion seemed to be that
II the standard was raised for the aggre-
gate product it would be somewhat at th'
expense ot the best diaries who joined the
creamery.
Mr.. Mtson called the business meeting
for the election of officers. and said Ihti
alter thirteen years of continuous servIc'
he would like 10 be excused from further
service.
Col Sprague called for the report OF
he investigating committee, which was
made nv Mr. Chairman Clark.
The foundation of the report wasa letter
from 0. S. Bliss, published in the Argus
and Patriot of June %. 1881, and which
we reviewed at the time.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
The committee took up the charges
Serldfint, and heard the statements of all
the parties Interested. We give the
extracts from Mr.. Bliss letter to the Ar.
gus, which contain the charges we were
asked to investigate. and our findings
| thereon:
l. at was not long before I became
persuaded that Col. Sprague's talk was
only to waste time. and that he was deter
mined that | should not bring certain
other business before the executive com
mittee, and subsequent events prove my
surmise 10 be correct" The committee
hnd that on that occa ion, during the
annual meeting of the association Mt )
Alhans in January, 1881, the members OF
the executive committee present Were
Messrs. Sprague, McAilister and Wool
all of whom were before your committee
and agree in the statement that Col
Sprague called upon Mr.. Bliss for his
items of expenses at the dairy fair, am
insisted upon them; and that Mr.. Bis
SAID he had no vouchers. and had not beer
accustomed to take them; that after SOM
heated discussion on the subject Mr.. Bliss
left the room in apparent anger. We tinc
that the executive committee presented tt
the association report of the facts a
they foun them, and that there WAS Mt
other business before the committee, an,
that Mr.. Bliss aid not attempt to bring
other business before the committee. A
hls air. Bliss now ackuowle iges. w,
therefore find that Col. Sprague is full,
rxonerated from the charge above speci
feel
2 1.-Two of Mr.. Sprague's minions
one of them never member OF the asSo
citation were making vigorous Effort t.
force through vote to re commit III
report" We had no evidence before u
| hat Col Sprague prompted the movement
for re-commltlal of the report; but Ol
the con rary had no communication will
these gentlemen, and In fact WAS no
present.
/ 8. II wrote and published severa
articles on the subject, and ought ant
distributed many p'pers. thus advertiser.
very widely the 'genel Gus subscription
of Col. Sprague, which he has never paid
md is trying now TO avoid plying, unde
some false preten>e." We find the sub
srriptions OF Col. Sprsguc to have bee
S25 towards dGlraying expenses at tn
Ian far in 1879 Ii WAS in evId, nee tn,
C,l Sprague on one orcasion offered /
ave MIR. Mason IL check Tor the amour
! nut he did not take il because Col SpIagu
1 assisted in ge ting up the exhibit, exprnde
{ money for The purpose for which it WA
,ubscl ibed, and had expended more tina
he amount Of lis subsc iption. Mr. Maso
lIereiurc never called upon him for ii, m
old Col. Splague that he considered
! Sett ed We find that MIR Blss, although
member of the committee, claims to hav
! rll no knowledge of this form of settle
nent between Mr.. Mason and Nj
I Sprague. We have information that Co
John b. Mead's subscription was settle
n the same way by MIR. Mason.
: 4 Mason and Sprague are reported a
t teling very quenlly to the effect ths
Il Mr. Mason bought me II suit of clothes
We find hat Mr.. Mason did not BUY NJ
" Bliss II suit of clothes, and that Mr.. NJ $50
II made statements that led the public /
}. believe that he did pay tor u suit of clutl
I when in tact he did not.
r. 5lh. There are Two items that do nc
II APPEAR in Mr.. Mnson's statement OF h
I receipts and expenses in connection wit
q he DAIRY fair Those are the $50 prIz
II which was drawn for butter, anu The 81
Il prize drawn for cheese" This paragral
brought before us the accounting Tor II
receipts and expenditures of MIR. Mtso
!: IN New York in 1879, AMI we find tn
e they have never been reported 10 tt
Il association, and we take the liberty
stating them here,
II Receipts by Subscription-R edtield Pro
g Tor, SIS; Ii. Ii. Baxter, $25; John v
d Cramton, $40; Jed P, Clark. $5; W
6 w. Ripley, $40; Bradley Barlow, 80
:, George A. Merrill, So; Frederick Billing
~ S25; George Nichols. $40, John v
4 stewart. $40; H. &. Root, $40; John !
. Baxter, SIS; E. p. Cotton, $40; f.
:, Greene, So; w. II. Dubois. IS; S.
IloIyoke, 81; P. S, Benjamin, 81; tola
SlSl.
ss Erpfnditures-Paid o. S. Bliss, $54,
m B. Kunnison. Sl5; Z. ?. Rhoades. Sl3 L
H. express expenses on goods, 80 20; E. |
IL Mason's railroad fare, 81; entrance fee
Is S6. 4 n MaSon'S hOtpI hill 2i9. Stra