Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17
VERMONT DAIRYMEN
Hold Annual neeting at White River
junction, Jan. 9Th, 9th and 10th.

A Very Interesting Meeting. The Yer
mont Sugar Makers Also Hold Annu
al Meeting. Many Prominent Dairy
men Present. Election of Officers.
| The 25th annual meeting Of the VI
Dairymen's association was opened
Tuesday, Jan. 8, in Gates Oper,
House, and was called to order by ii
M. Arms, the president. Rev. Elihl
Snow invoked the divine blessing, an(
| Noah B. Hazen delivered an addres
of welcome. A response was mad'
by II. w. Vail Of Pomfret, and thu
annual address by President ARM
closed the morning session.
In the afternoon, Prof. j. L. Hills
director of the Experiment Station a
Burlington, made fine address or
Scientific Farming" which was fol
lowed by discussion by Victor l.
Spear. Then followed an address by
A. w. Cheever of Boston, agricultural
editor of the Nev England Farmer
which was familiar talk on "Utility
of Good Home Gardens and Method:
of Making the Same" The exercises
of the session closed with an address
on "The Experiment Station Herd, y
by D. d. Howe, superintendent Of
the Experiment farm, Burlington.
Nearly every seat in the hall was oc-
cupied at the opening of the evening
session. The first thing was song
by j. III. Mimms of st. Adams, and
the first paper was by u. A. Gilbert,
agricultural editor of the Maine
Farmer, on the subject, ''The Relia-
bility of Business Dairying with At
tention to Some Factors Important to
Its Success" The closing address of
the evening was delivered by Hon.
#. ID. Hale, state auditor, of Lunen-
burgh; subject, "The Outlook for Yer
mont"
On motion of Secretary Pierce, the
president appointed the following
committees ON Sharpness prize for
best essay: 0. T. Ware of Brattlebo-
70, G. Il. Smith Of Morrisville; on res
olutions, Messrs. Victor |. Spear Of
Braintree, G. d. Hazen of Hartford,
George Wright of Westminster. AZ
ter duet by Capt. and Mrs. Mimms,
the meeting adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.
The association assembled at 8
O'Clock and was called to order by
President Arms. j. M. Conner of
Hopkinton, n. H., president OF the
New Hampshire Dairymen's associa-
ton, read a paper, elbow to Make
Farming Success" This was fol-
lowed by an address on "Tuberculo-
SIS" delivered by Y. A. Gilbert, editor
of the Maine Farmer, which led to
lengthy discussion that continued dur
ing the morning session.
The afternoon session opened at
1870 o'clock, and President Arms in
troduced Gov. q. A. Woodbury., who
was received with prolonged applause.
Gov. Woodbury. spoke briefly upon
subjects pertinent to the occasion, al
luding to Legislative enactments re-
garding tuberculosis and his personal
views on this matter, closing his re-
marks by touching upon the financial
condition of the state.
The governor was followed by d.
M. Mcpherson of Lancaster, Ont, with
an able address upon the subject,
"Winter Dairying." AT the conclu-
sion of this address, the association
proceeded to the election of officers for
the year ensuing. The officers are:
President, j. 0. Sanford of Stamford;
LIST vice president, S. j. Hastings, Wa
terford; I'd vice president, Rollin c.
Smith, Pittsford; secretary, Geo. w.
Pierce, Brattleboro; treasurer, II. w.
Vail. Pomfret; auditor, Geo. Aitken,
Woodstock. President-elect Sanford
accepted the honor bestowed in few,
well-chosen words of thanks. Retir-
ing President Arms was compliment
ed on the admirable manner in which
his services had been rendered by
rising vote of thanks. The evening
session, which was called to order at
Z o'clock, was attended by about 1000
persons. The entire evening was Civ
EN- to the first anniversary exercises of
the Woman's Auxiliary society of the
Vermont Dairymen's association.
THURSDAY.
The third and last days proceedings
of the Vermont Dairymen's associa-
ton occupied the forenoon, with Pres
ident Sanford in the chair. The re-
port OF the committee on resolutions,
made by Hon. V. |. Spear, expressed
the thanks of the association to the
citizens of White River Junction for
music and services rendered; to hotels
here for reduced rates; to the railroads
for concessions granted; to Hon. Ed.
Hale and j. FL. Mimms and wife for
assistance in literary and musical ex-
ercises; to the Ladies Auxiliary socie-
ty for the interesting program provid-
eel by them; to representatives of the
dairy interests in Maine, New
Massachusetts sand Canada.