Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-25

has always distinguished IT,
Americans are not In matters of educa-
ton impatient of the old and tried and
proved, not eager for change and novelty.
They stand by the venerable institutions
of their forefathers, and in so doing they
do well.-New York World.
5000
AsATTOlRS FOR VERMONT BEEF.
The best beef cattle on earth can be,
and in some instance are now, raised in
this state. An industry that should be
cultivated in Vermont is raising of cattle
for beef. The conditions are most favor
able. There should be abattolrs in Rut-
land, Burlington, st. Albans'and at other
principal Industrial points in Vermont
that would creditably compare-if not in
size, certainly in quality of product
with any of the beef combines in Kansas
City, Omaha or Chicago. We believe we
are not too sanguine when we predict
that some day Vermont capital and en-
terprise will awaken to the fact that this
state is well adapted to live stock raising
on an extensive scale. Vermont should
furnish the club to pound down the beef
trusts exhorbitant prices in New Eng
land-it should furnish the means of es-
cape for people from the highway and
hgh-handed robbery tactics of the Ar
mour, Swift ct ais. combination. Let us
all encourage native beef culture.-Rut-
land News.
There are two important reasons for
following the advice of the News--to get
the finest beef raised and to break the
power of the beef trust. Better beef can
be raised in Vermont than comes from
the western abattoirs. Domestic beef,
as now furnished to the consumer, is not
always Of high quality. 1t is not prop
erly handled. 1t Is not allowed to ripen.
A man with good Judgment in buying
cattle and with some knowledge Of cut
ting meat engages in the business with
out any knowledge of how meat should
be handled after it is dressed. Almost
as soon as the animal heat has departed
from the carcass it is placed on sale,
either because the dealer does not know
how to handle it or because he has not
the necessary facilities. So many per-
sons who would prefer to use domestic
beef are not satisfied with what is fur
continue to buy the product of the trust.
Some comprehensive and systematic
method of handling the domestic product
is necessary to put it before the consumer
in desirable and satisfactory form. Such
system of abattOirs as the News sug-
gests would lead to more desirable meth
DDS. Such a system is also necessary if
domestic producers are to compete with
the trust. The tactics of that organiZa-
ton are well known. Domestic beef can
be sold at profit for less than trust pro-
duced beef, but the trust would not hes
itate to lower its prices for period long
enough to drive the domestic producer
out of business. 1t would, like the sugar
and tobacco trusts, refuse to sell any of
its products to local dealers unless they
agreed to sell nothing but trust beef. 1t
would use the entire machinery of its Or
ganization to destroy competition and
would not hesitate to buy out at large
price any local purveyors that might
control the market. Vermont can raise
the finest quality Of beef, but money and
organization will be needed to gain and
retain market for large quantities of it.
Montpelier Argus.
1000
COST OF THE WAR,
The treasury department has issued a
report from which it is easy to calculate
the money cost to the United States OF
the war with Spain. The expense of our
army and navy for the four years that
ended June 80, 1897, was 1928 1862, 242 or
81 millions year in round numbers. OF
this, 81 millions was paid to support the
army and 81 millions was the cost of the
navy. The war began in April, 1898,
and swelied the army cost in the year
ending June 30 to % millions, and the
navy expense to 50 millions. The next
fiscal year the payments were 230 mil
lions for the army and 64 millions for the
navy. In 1900 they were l35 millions
and sc millions respectively, and in 1901
they were 40 millions and "a millions.
The total for the fOur-year war period
ending last year was SG03, SOS, 745 for the
army and S23S ,524, 404 for the navy,
making 1912 1913, l49. Deduct from this
the 1928, 362, 242 of the next preceding
four-year period, when we were at peace,
and we have as the cost of the war $5l3,-
$4,000 Before the wal our army num-
bered about %, 900 men. 1t has now been
permanently fixed on a maximum basis
of 100000, which means an annual ex-
pense of about 100 millions. The navy
is to be enlarged rather than reduced and
its cost will be about 60 millions, or 100
millions for both. At least half of this,
or so millions annually, is fairly charge
able to our conquest of the Spanish is
lands, and in addition we shall have to
meet very large expenditures for the
civil government and development of our
new possessions. 1t will take consider.
able trade with them to keep the running
account balanced and recoup our wal
bills, but we are not there for profit
Mirror and Farmer.
a 100000 Steel Flume.
A little idea of the magnitude of the
immense work being done northeast OF
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