Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-01-29

would warrant the payment of S400.
Ira l.. Hamblin said he should like to
see part at least of the debt due the
Albert Chapman estate paid before in.
creasing the secretary's salary. Edgar
Sanford of West Cornwall thought $500
was enough In the present condition of
the business. The pending motion, fixing
the salary at $400, was put and lost. G..
Z. Crane moved. and it was voted, to
make the salary $500.
Then came discussion as to the eXpe-
diency of adopting a series of resolutions
expressive of the opinion of the assOcia-
ton regarding the wool tariff. E. N.
Bissell suggested that members could do
more to further tariff legislation by
writing to their members of congress
than in any other way. 1t was finally
decided TO empower President Abel,
Edgar Sanford and + II. Thorp to draw
up and promulgate in the name of the
as association such resolutions as seemed in
their Judgment fairly to represent the
views of the organization. These resO-
luton are to be printed next week.
Ira l.. Iiamblin, secretary of the YER
mont Merino Sheep Shearing ASSOCIATION,
called attention to the fact that the annual
meeting of that association is to be held
February 10. If the members wished to
retain possession of the associations
building on the fair grounds they must be
on hand at the annual meeting and ar
range for public shearing there this
spring. The owners of the fair ground
constn nted to waive tins requirement a
year ago, but he felt certain they would
not do 50 again.
The following letter from Col. Albert
Clarke. secretary of the Home Market
club, Boston. to Mr.. F. II. harrington of
Brandon, treasurer of the association,
did not arrive in time for presentation ut
the meeting
BOsTON, Jan. 2G, 1897.
Ny dear N. FrriRgtoH y our favor
of the 23d instant is received, and | am
very glad to hear that the association
which have known so long and favor
ably has not been destroyed by the free
wool tariff. In my Judgment it has a
future, and our domestic sheep industry
is destined to be revived and made fairly
profitable.
Probably the great focks will be in
the sWest, but | believe that with fair
duty on clothing wool every farmer in
the East whose land is adapted TO sheep
grazing can afford to keep small flock,
and, indeed, cannot afford not to. When
we take into account the increase, the
bent fit to the land, the restoration to use
of large areas which have gone into dis
use, and the value of sheep for both food
and clothing, what agricultural industry
is there which in the long run will pay
better: | believe there is none, and that
it will be for the interest of nearly all the
farmers in Vermont to again "gO into
sheep"
OF course Merinos will be needed for
keeping up the standard of the flocks,
more especially in the grazing regions,
and as Vermont already stands at the
head for their supply, it should retain
and increase this important advantage.
have no sort of doubt but that the
new tariff will place duiy of say about
10 cents a pound on unwashed clothing
wool, with higher rates, of course, on
secured wool, and also for skirted fleeces,
unless some provision is made for having
all fleeces skirted and woods made dutia-
BILE according to their quality; and of
course the duties will be graded along
down to perhaps three and four cents on
the cheapest grades of carpet wool.
have been in conference at Washington
and here with the representatives of the
national associations of both growers
and manufacturers and with many men,
bers of congress, also with President
elect Mckinley, and all agree that there
must be and will be a fair duty upon
wool. This being the case, the farmers
should feel encouraged and cooperate in
making this policy great national sue
cess. Yours truly,
ALBERT CLARKE.
LOsT-A dear little child who made
home happy by its smiles. And to
think, it might have been saved had
the parents only kept in the house One
Minute Cough Cure, the infallible RENE.
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