Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-02
DEATH OF GEO. Fl. SMALLEY

this county and was very well known
in all this vicinity. We share with
many grief in the death of so wor-
thy, estimable and honorable citizen
of the State. He had been man very
useful in many spheres of life, and his
death is great loss:
"Many people were panied on hear
ing of the death of George II .Smalley.
which occurred at his home on South
Union street at o'clock in the morn
ing, March oath. Three years ago he
had an attack of the grip, resulting
in consumption, and spent some time
in the Adirondacks, which seemed to
benefit him. During the winter, how
ever, he has been gradually failing,
but at the same time refused to give
up his business affairs. These he at
tended to with his accustomed ener-
gy until about two weeks ago, when
he was compelled to remain in the
| house. He seemed to be i'm proving,
aud Monday morning when he arose
he told his wife that he felt better
than usual, but within an hour he was
taken with a hemorrhage and at once
breathed his last.
Mr.Smalley was born in Albany, VT,
in 1852, married Miss Viola Hoyt of
Hardwick and moved to Lyndonville,
where he became engaged in the in
surance business, which he made his
life work. He moved to Burlington
about five years ago and at once made
many friends by his bright and cheer
full disposition and Christian nobility.
Mr.. Smalley was one of the organic
erS of the Vermont Association of
Life Underwriters, June 80, 1890, was
elected its president in 1898, and was
treasurer at the time of his death. For
nearly twenty years he has been con-
nected with the Connecticut General
Life Insurance Company, and has
for the last few years. He was one
of the prominent members of the
Grand Lodge of the Good Templars
of the State of Vermont, being its
presiding officer for several years. He
was also identified with the Odd Fell
lows and Free Masons.
MI. Smdlley was man in the broad
est sense of the word, of the highest
Christian character, a sterling and
successful business man, good hus
band and father. He is survived by a
wife and son, who will have the ten
derest sympathy of large number of
friends. The funeral took place We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his late residence, 400 South Union st.
Benjamin Cronyn, president of the
Vermont Association of Life Under
writer's, issued a circular letter in
forming the members of the associa-
ton of Mr.. Smalley's death and pay
ing deserved tribute to his worth as
man and his energetic work in behalf
of the association s.s -s....
AGRICULTURE AND THE TARIFF.
w. H. Davis, of Ohio, president of
the Winter Wheat association, and L.
E. Perry, secretary of the organiza-
ton, recently appeared before the
committee on ways and means in the
investigation of the effect of the alb
andonment Of the reciprocity provi-
sion of the Mckinley law, and argued
in favor of the Kerr bill to place re-
taliatory duties on imports from coun-
tries placing discriminating duties
against our agricultural products.
They testified that there were 49,,
900 Touring mills in the United States
with capital of $2O8, 900, 900 which
paid wages amounting to $27, 1000, 900
and their output was valued at $573,-
900, 900 annually. Large as the figures
might seem to those unacquainted
with the industry in question, it was
pointed out by these gentlemen that
the foreign trade had fallen off
tremendously since the repeal of the
reciprocity clause of the act of 1890,
and that the present output of the
mills represented only about one half
of their capacity.
Of course this condition of affairs
means an untold loss to the agricul
tural population of the West. 1t was
this class which, according to the pro-
fessions and promises of Cleveland
and the revenue performers" would
be more benefited by low tariff.
Hard as the burden of the past two
years experience has been for them
to bear it is very certain that they
have learned lesson therefrom that
will keep them forever away from the
false gods of free trade.
In Protection and Reciprocity lies
the welfare Of the agricultural classes