Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-07
The Maple Sugar Bounty.

| DIR. II. II. Mcintyre of West Randolph
the special agent of the treasury depart.
ment for Vermont to have charge of The
proceedings under the sugar bounty law
was in town yesterday. DIR. Mcintyre re.
turned last Friday from Washington, w here
| he went on business connected with the
bounty on maple sugar. In conversation
he gave many interesting facts which are
of interest to Vermont sugar makers. II
has all along been evident that the Wash
ington officials having this matter in
charge have made all the rules and pro-
ceedings very much too cumbersome. Hav
ing no acquaintance with the class Of peo-
| pie with which the new law would deal
| they had attempted to make the regula-
tions just as stringent, complicated and
binding as il applied to the distillation of
| spirituous liquors. Upon arriving in
| Washington the matter was talked over
freely with these officials and the Vermont
delegation in Congress, and it was readily
agreed, when the case was once under
stood by the officials, that the regulations,
both as to the bonds required from pro-
ducers, and the weighing and examination
of the sugar, should be greatly simplified.
New regulations drawn up by DR.. McIn-
tyre were accepted with slight modifica-
tions, and will hereafter be in force.
Weighers will be appointed at all the
In Windham county these points will be
at Brattlehoro, Rockingham. So. London
derry, Jamaica or Townshend, and it may
be found necessary to name one or two
other places. During the time of maple
sugar making these weighers will remain
at these central places to examine the sug-
ar presented, sample and weigh it. At the
close OF the season they will visit all indi-
vidual makers who have applied for the
bounty, and who give notice that they
have 800 pounds or more on hand for ex-
animation. From each lot presented for
the bounty, which seems to be uniform in
quality, three-oanca sample viii be TAX
en-, placed in a lin bo.. provided for the
purpose, and sent to the testing laboratory
which will be established at Montpelier.
This laboratory will be the testing point
for all of New England, very little sugar
being made in the New England section
outside of Vermont and New HAMPSHIRE.
The indications now are that all sugar
that is fairly well made will test up to so
degrees and be entitled to bounty OF one
and hree-fourths cents, if presented in
lots OF 800 pounds or more from any one
maker who has duly applied for the boun-
ty. The sugar must be well grained and
made reasonably dry. As a matter of bus
mess it will not payto attempt TO carry
the standard of maple sugar up to 30 de.
grees, so as to secure the bounty OF two
cents pound, as the loss in weight by
boiling away all the moisture would not
compensate for the gain of fourth
cent per pound. All sugar makers, who
apply for the bounty, DR. Mcintyre said,
need especially to be cautioned against in
Guiding the late runs OF sap after the buds
begin to start on the trees, in their gener-
al crop, as this would surely lower the
standard of the whole.
The whole number Of sugar makers who
have applied for the boupty in Vermont
is about 2525 Orleans COUNTY leads with
SOL applications. Caledonia follows with
al, Franklin has 3S7, Washington 1893,
146. Bennington county has
only q and this number tapers down to
one from Grand Isle.-Phoenix, Dec. %.
In an article elsewhere printed in our
local columns allusion is made to the pres
ence in Brattleboro Yesterday of DIR. ii H.
Mcintyre of West Randolph, special agent
Of the treasury department, on business
with the sugar bounty law. DIR.
is also the executive commits
5ioner OF the Vermont worlds fair COM
which consists of B. b. Smaliey, |
Hiram Atkins, Aldace f. Walker, DR.. Me- |
Intyre, Gov. Page, Tex ofiicio), Mrs. f. NJ.
Chandler OF Pomfret, Mrs. A. V. Grinnell I
Of Burlington, Mrs. Theresa Cochrane of |
iroton and Mrs. Col. Hooker OF Brattle-
boro. DIR. Mcintyre had with him an
outline OF different plans which have been |
for the Vermont building at the /
worlds fair. One OF these plans, which |
was greatly admired, shows a one-story |
structure with a broad colonnade and |
over. Another plan contemplates
,wo- story building, substantial in design. |
L is the purpose in any case to have the /
building constructed entirely OF Vermont
granite, marble snd slate. A scheme will /
'oon be presented for raising the money
for its construction in addition
o the $4,000 voted by the state, most of
which viii go to aid exhibitors.-P Phoenix.