Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-10-07
VERMONT SHEEP AT CHICAGO.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETING OF THE

BREEDERS HERE, YESTERDAY.
In accordance with the call of F. II.
harrington of Brandon, superintendent
of the Vermont exhibit of Merino sheep
at the Worlds fair in Chicago next year.
a meeting of Vermont sheep-breeders
was held at the Addison House parlors
on Thursday. DR.. II. IL. Mcintyre of
West Randolph, chairman of the Vermont
Columbian commission, was present, and
explained the object of the meeting.
There were only twenty persons present,
a much smaller number than the impor-
to require.
Cassius p. Crane of Bridport was chos-
EN- chairman of the meeting and Mr.. Far
rington was made secretary.
DR.. Mcintyre stated that from $500 to
$1,000 would be available for State ex-
hibit of sheep at the Worlds fair, pro-
vided the exhibit were a melitorious one.
This is to come out of the State appropri.
Alien On the supposition that the eX-
be guaranteed the necessary funds to
make their exhibits, and if premiums
come to the Vermont exhibitors, they
must pay their share up to the proper
ton of their individual premiums. 1t was
also stated that there must be at least 90
sheep in each class in State exhibit in Or
der for the State to get the State prize. A
carload of sheep, consisting of 96 or 100
sheer, could be well taken careof for about
$1,000 for the whole expenses. This was
the opinion of II. G. Burwel of BrdpOrt,
Judging from his experiences at New Or
leans, where he took about all the premi-
ums worth having on Merinoes.
The question before the meeting, after
a good deal of talk, was whether or not
Vermont should make State exhibit,
and on the motion of Secretary Albert
Chapman the question was unanimously
decided in the affirmative. On the mo-
ton of Mr.. Chapman, as subsequently
amended, "A committee of five was ap-
pointed by the chair to select commit
tee of three to pick out the sheep to make
up the Vermont exhibit. At II o'clock
the meeting adjourned to 80 in order
that the committee might have time to
confer and make the best possible selec-
ton, as this was of course the most i'm
portant part of the business to be con-
sdered.
When the meeting reconvened in the
afternoon the committee reported the
following names as those to select the
sheep for the State exhibit: Edgar Sam
ford of West Cornwall, j. a. Wright of
Middlebury and Henry w. Walker of
West Woodstock. The report was adj
opted
The question of making State exhibit
of wool was next brought up, and COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the
State commission ON that matter. The
committee are Albert Chapman of Mid
debuy, Ira L. Hamblin of Cornwall,
Edgar Sanford of West Cornwall and j.
c.. Parker of Quechee. DR.. Mcintyre
thought that space could be obtained Tor
month or six weeks yet for such an eX-
hibit, and that it would cost about 500 to
exhibit fifty fleeces. The cost of transpor-
tation, if an exhibit is made, will come out
of the State fund, and the main expense to
the exhibitors will be the cost of the cases
in which the wool will be shown, which
will be IS per running foot, and that will
amount to Sl2 for each six feeces.
At 2:l5 o'clock the meeting adjourned
sine die. Although the attendance was
not so large as there was reason to ex-
pect, those present were hopeful and
some of them extremely enthusiastic over
the outlook for Vermont's sheep and wool
exhibits at the great Columbian fair.