St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-07
Vermont News.
Vermont Maple Sugar.

M. D. Mcmahon, of Burlington, has
just returned from Chicago and while
there he investigated the maple sugar
business from western standpoint. The
following taken from the Burlington
News is what he says about it,
The merchants there are Just now do
ing rushing business in selling "pure
Vermont maple sugar" 1t is entirely a
misnomer, however, as the greater part,
probably nine tenths, says Mr.. Mcmahon
OF the article is manufactured in Chicago
from glucose and an inferior quality of
maple syrup from Canada.
This Canadian product is black, dirty
stuff, but as it contains the maple favor
and is dark enough to color the glucose
it answers admirably the wants of the
western trade. The manufacturers pay
as much for this dirt syrup as the pure
Vermont article brings, as well as a
heavy duty beside.
Mr.. McMahon says that this prepara-
ton is put up in attractive packages,
and advertised as pure Vermont maple
sugar." selling very readily. AS con-
noisseur he could easily detect the differ
ence, although the average purchaser
might not. He is an extensive dealer in
syrup and sugar and sells largely to
these western houses, buying from the
farmers all over the state. He admits
that the interior grades bring about as
much as finer goods, because the demand
Tin the market he supplies is for the for.
mer.
The only station in the state run on
cooperative basis for the scientific and
uniform production of the "pure"
product was established at Randolph
last year, at which place meeting is
being held to further the interests oil YER
mont sugar making. The establishment
OF these stations at various convenient
points throughout the state, would, says
Mr.. Mcmahon, 60 long way toward
the manufacture of a pure article, graded
and attractively put up. The demand
tor Vermont maple sugar is unlimited.
The last two seasons were short ones for
the sugar men and just at present there
is little of the real thing on the market.
A good share of the sugar sold today in
Burlington was made in Albany, N. Y.
The law against the adulteration of
maple sugar in Vermont does not affect
the dealers outside of the state, who
carry on an enormous business at the ex.
pense of Vermont sugar makers.
The farmers must either get the law
repealed which would be unwise from
many standpoints or form into organiza-
tions whereby the reputation of thest
tor first class goods can be maintained.
The factory of the Jackman company
at East Corinth, manufacturers oil spools
and bobbins, was burned last week
Monday. The fire caught in the dry
house. The loss is $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
The new Washington county Jail in
Montpelier is practically completed and
will be ready to turn over to the
county in a few days. There are SO
cells in the Jail. eight tramp cells in the
basement, Is on the ground floor and
ten cells on the upper floor, eight of the
the latter being regular cells, one female
and one hospital room.
Twenty thousand copies of a digest of
the laws of Vermont relating to the
liquor traffic have been distributed by
the State Anti-Saloon League.
The resignation of Miss Winona l..
Brigham, who has been the clerk of the
state board of railroad commissioners for
the past year and who found the work
too arduous, has been accepted and
Charles Batchelder of White River
Junction was elected to the vacancy.
Mrs. ]. w. Starkey, of Westminster,
cautions the public in note to the editor
of the Bellows Falls Times, viz: "Will
you state in the next issue of the Times
that no one, aside from myself, has or
has had any authority from the Harriet
Goodridge Home for Girls of Westmins.
ter, to solicit subscriptions in any wav
for the same, and wish that the state
papers would copy the item"
S. 6. Bush, of Charlotte, has secured
letters patent on an improved snow
pillow. 1t is designed for clearing snow
of any depth or degree of hardness from
public and private roads; and practical
tests are said to have fully demonstrated
all claims made for it by the inventor.
Besides being efficient, it is simple in con.