St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-26
VERr1ONT ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
Statement by Superintendent Morrow
With Reference 10 the Work.
BURLINGTON, VT, June 9, 1901

BURLINGTON, Vt, June 9, 1901.
EDIToF OR THE CALIFORNIAN
The Anti-Saloon League of Vermont is
becoming factor in Vermont's morals
to an extent that will make few words,
in its behalf, OF interest doubtless to
your readers, The Anti.Saloon Leage
was organized in Vermont in October of
SO and the superintendent assumed
charge in February of 80. In the two
years of the active work nearly half
million leaflets have been published for
free distribution, many speakers have
helped in the agitation and an era of
law enforcement has been experienced
unknown before in the state.
We are crowding our agitation work
especially, very much to the satisfaction
otzealous and burdened pastors over the
state. Our work has been enlarged since
the trst of the year and we have been
using some of the best speakers in our
public addresses. Mr.. c. J. Ferguson,
Christian lawyer of Burlington, has been
doing some excellent work on the plat
form for us in many parts of the state.
We mean to put just such men out in
the field as regularly as we can with the
funds at our command. Among our
speakers in the past fewmouths are ]. M.
Barker, D. D., of Boston; H. J. Chidley,
{. J. Ferguson, H. A. Durlee, D. D., and
the perintendent, all of Burlington;
Rev. {. D. Cady of Benson, Rev. E. M.
Fuller of Barre, Rev. F. J. Franklin of
Mechanicsville, Hon. Michael ]. Tanning
and Rev. J. H. Robbins the latter two of
Concord, N. H.
But we are doing other things. We
are now publishing a paper for our Yer
mont work which am sure you will say
is credit to our work. We now have
stereopticon, and we believe the stereop-
ticon has large field of usefulness in our
work. A machine has been placed in the
office called rotary neo-style" to du.
pl1cate our reports to collectors for them
to send to our subscribers to keep them
posted as to our work.
Since the first of January we have used
from time to time, ten different speakers
in our work, have held 1876 public meet
ings and distributed 100000 copies of
leaflets together with 100000 columns
of eading matter through the "Ameri-
Sdu 1oeuS, NSluOllI lSSuei anu INC
state press. We are now contributing
such matter to the state press for some
OF which we have to pay cost of compo
position and some advertising rates.
This is an essential feature of onr work,
though it costs money.
The League has just paid for and dis
trlbuted two good temperance story
books TO every public Iibraryin the state,
looking to the moulding of temperance
sentiment among the readers, especially
the children of the state. The latter ex-
penditure Of money has been at the sug.
gestion Of Hon. Frank Plumley at North
field and commended by many of our
supporters. Among the first responses
received from the librarians was the fol-
lowing Undethill w., May 25th.
Rev. 6. w. Morrow, Dear Sir: The |
books are Ereceived. Cards posted.
Books in bands of readers. Yours truly, |
A. {. Humphrey, librarian"
Our work at the Legislature last fall |
won for the churches and temperance
people OF the state a victory that com.
mended the League and its methods and |
showed the need and power of concen-
trated action. A telephone has been
added to help in planning for out of
town work and expedite business mat
ters. Our increasing office work has ne.
,essltated a stenographer, so there are
now two of us giving our entire time to
the work, together with a stenographer
giving quite little of her time. Many
good men of the state are contributing
articles, embodying their best thought
in temperance reading matter
We are expecting now to have the ma