Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16

Miss Nellis MageDnis went to Burling-
ton Monday for two weeks stay.
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Market.
The incorporstors of the Vermont Maple
Sugar Makers Market met at the Red
| Lion Inn last Thursday and perfected
their organization by the adoption OF by
laws and the election OF officers as follows:
Directors-V. /. Spear, A. j. Croft j Josiah
Grout, Q. l.. McMahon, Alpha Messer, +.
L. Bass, j. A. Stewart, II. W. Vail, @. w.
Pierce.
The directors chose for president, Alpha
Messer, Rochester; vice president, Frank
kenfield, Morrisville; clerk, r. l.. Bass,
Randolph; treasurer and manager, v. |.
Spear, Randolph; auditor, III. w. Vail,
North Pomfret.
In addition to the agencies OF the Mar
ket, named last week, an important one
has been secured for New York and Brook
| Ign. At our request, Manager Spear fur
nishes the following statement OF the
plans under which the market will be con-
ducted:-
"As many inquiries are received in re-
gard to the purpose and method OF oper-
/ ating this market, will state for the BEN
eft of the public the substance OF the poll
icy and regulations by which 1t is to be
operated.
/ The object OF this organization is to put
upon the markets OF the country maple
goods under a guarantee OF purity and
/ quality that will command for the prod
/ uct the entire confidence OF dealers and
consumers. To attain this purpose goods
will be received from producers, mainly In
the form OF maple syrup. IL will be graded
/ into three grades, and fourth grade will
l be made which will take in unmarketable
/ goods that are not good enough to offer to
I the trade, and which will be sold in
special market without any guarantee OF
I quality. The three grades offered in mar
/ ket will each be designated in way that
the consumer may know what grade OF
goods he is buying, and syrup OF a given
I brand or grsde is expected TO always be OF
I practically the same quality. To do this
work a plant has been secured at Ran
/ dolph for receiving, grading and putting
Z up the goods in whatever form the market
demands. The best OF apparatus has been
engaged and the best skill will be en-
/ ployed in preparing the goods for market.
Y A trademark owned by the Market will
I be placed upon every package OF maple
/ goods sent out and the Market will pro-
/ tect this trademark from any infringe
ment. Ii is expected that the market will
I be in shape 10 receive goods by the 10Th OF
/ March and large trade has already been
secured for the present seasons crop.
This market is to be operated on a CO.
/ goods will receive all that they sell for,
/ less the actual expense OF preparing and
I marketing them. Payments for portion
OF the value OF the goods sent viii be made
upon their delivery, or as soon as sale IS
made, and final settlement will be made
/ with all patrons on or before the first day
/ OF February of each year. II is quite prob
able that ii will also be arranged so that
persons vi no prefer TO sell goods outright
will be paid the highest market price for
\ them.
In order to market his goods through
this agency, the producer must be
/ member OF the Vermont Maple Sugar
/ Makers association or a ckholder in
| the Market. Any producer may become
member OF the association by sending one
dollar for annual dues to the secretary, A.
/ J. Croft, Enosburgh Falls, VT, or may be-
come a stock holder by subscribing for one
/ or more shares OF stock at so per share.
/ Subscriptions for stock are to be sent to
I the treasurer OF the Market, V. i. spear,
Randolph, VT. Stock subscribed for may
be paid in maple sugar OF this seasons
crop when preferred. The payment OF the
annual fee to the association gives right
to market goods for this year only. The
owner OF a share OF stock is permanent
member OF the Market and IL is expected
/ that the association will make all stock
I holders in the Market life members OF the
I association. Under the bylaws adopted,
\ a dividend of at least three per cent is to
I be paid each year on the capital stock and
this is made part OF the operating ex-
penses of the market. IL is desired to dis
4 tribute the stock OF the market as widely
as possible and to accomplish this the
shares have been made small, $40 each.
I A stakeholder is under no obligations
\ to send any goods, but may do 50 II he
wishes. II is recommended that all per-
/ sons having a good market at a satisfac-
/ tory price for goods produced retain such
customers and only send to the market
Whatever they may have after their orders
I have been filed, or none at all. as shall be
I for their interest.
II is recommended that syrup sent TO
/ the market be put in tin cans of five or ten
gallons each. 1t may be sent in casks II
/ preferred, but the five or ten-gallon pack
age has several advantages over the cask.
/ Ii can be graded by the maker so that 1t
will give better returns, can be sealed
( tight until used, giving less liability to
7 fermentation and is sure to get nc bad fla
I vor from tin, which sometimes comes
| from storage in wood. The Market will
supply storage to customers when re-
quested to do so.
II is believed that putting maple goods
OF uniform grades upon the market under
such a guarantee as this organization can
give will result in an increased demand
| for pure goods and give to the product the
coincidence OF consumers, which has been
! largely lost by the substitution OF all
forms of adulteration under the name of
Vermont maple sugar, and that the end
viii bring better prices than have pre-
vailed in the past. To accomplish this OBJ
iect the co-operation OF the producers is
essential 1t is hoped that large number
will take an interest in the matter this
spring and send some portion OF their
goods and at the end of the year decide
whether or not they have been benefited.
Copies OF regulations, with full oirec-
tions for sending goods. and answers to
any questions will be sent those address
ing
VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR MAKERS
MARKET. Randolph, VT
V, /. SPEAR, Manager and Treasurer"