Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16
Niuth Annual Meeting at Middlcbury

mont Merino Sheep breeders association
began at Middlcbury Tuesday. IT was the
extra day of the meeting, and was devoted
to papers, addresses and discussions.
President Samuel James of Weybridge
called the meeting to order at eleven
O'Clock, and introduced rs the first speaker
Hon y. f. Perkins of Pompfret member
OF the Vermont Board OF Agriculture,
who spoke OF the encouraging prospects
FOR the sheep breeders of Vermont
The topic was further discussed by Sec
rotary Albert chapman, VINO thought
that the cause OF protection had made
great progress during the recent preSi-
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u"~'' res 'i"i'' ',""n J." hayes .. hoSloh
secretary oi the National Wool Manufac-
turcrS' association, was the first speaker
Mr. HAYES nj first referred to his carly
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"i'""'N' WIZ" Ill ms 'ih'e WIS the most eX-
tensive sheep raiser III Vermont. Mr.
Hayes next announced as The subject of his
remarks: The M"riuO Combing Indus
try, which he proceeded 10 discuss in all
us relations. There W"rr, he said,
two ways of weaving known MS
CHriing and COmbing. Cardiur had
hnru L,,oIvu +, thn .,ucin,t. md nn,I,i,,,s
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Oh oi colnblhS Wool was Invented in the
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Cniied States were mildc ia 1850 Other
mills followed aud in iNNn the mills ,ruu
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work went on. until 1t Is going to be the
most important branch of wool manrflc-
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1870. $99 ,OO0. 600 in 1850. the census had if
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ne al the wo,,trI cGgtin-r, now ,nn,j.
anu,ially Mr.. fipvrs thought wa. nInut
s4U0,O. The tariff ON wonIo the low tnriIT
on Worstrl esurrially wa. dilru.snI and
The result of the low duty ON wnrstrJs
was shown. The calculatini, had nat Le"m
fully carried ont. bnt the worstri rnntin%s
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district in England. Brnntfnri wa. Mini
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make such an agitation in the various de-