Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-06
SUGAR MAKERS.
Ninth Annual Meeting of Vermont
Association Now in Ses-
sion Here.
MANY PRODUCERS PRESENT
Words Of Welcome by Mayor Hawley
and Response by Alpha Messer-
President Spears Address s-Ex-
hibit at the Pan American
Exposition Discussed.

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The ninth annual meeting of tho Ncr-
mont Maple Sugar Makers association
opened in city hau Yesterday afternoon ut
l:20 O'Clock with q large attendance ot
sugar makers from all parts Of ,he d.
triCtS whore tho product Is made.
irceidcnt Victor I. Spear ot randolph
called The moo ting to ordor ana ca.I,d
upon Mayor -. G. tIaw!ey. who delivered
thc address of welcome, saying in pant:
1t gives mc the greatest pleasure 10 greet
the association assembled here. We are
always glad to welcome to Burlington
every association whose obi ct is to adj
vance public interests ana ! trust tndt
your stay hero may bc botn p'caranL am /
profitable. The farmers represent the
back bone of the state ana i believe th1
time Is coming when sou Will enjoy, oven
more than you alrcd cddY do, rhe farms uUOn
which YOU reside. ! believe tnat WlthIn
the next decade your interests VIII bc WUn-
deriuUy advanced by sunJc. tins stl !ur-
thcr tho forces of nature 20 the pariOrun-
.tncc oi labor.
Surely you al know better than can
toll YOU the improvements made I'm tAc
mlNufuc turing of maple sugar i'm the last
tow years. ono thing We must look out
for rs tho destruction If forests which
prevails without enN effort of rcplant.nS.
The destruction OF olir forests would be"
I
come upon us and every man who cuts
down a tree should be obliged to II tut
one. The mayor, in closing. again as~ur-
cd the association of the cordial welc me
which the city accords it.
The response to Mayor HawioN's welcome
was to have been mado by r. g. 5runs On
IF Harduicl but in his abseucc. Alpha
Mosser OF Rochester spoke in behalf OF
the sugar makers. lie referred with great
satisfaction to the spirit OF foliowsh y
and cooperation which is ever increasing
lctwcon TIE farmer aud the business man.
lie was clad to see the business man OK
tending the hand of welcome to the far
mer and willing to meet him hall WAY. and
glad the farmers are equally willing to
meet the men of affairs on an equal social
and business footing. This. of course.
shows tbat the farmers are being r,spocl-
cd and in order to gain respect from othe i
they must first respect themselves. They
must realize the Importance Of maxim; s;
the most OF the rnsclvc; ana of puttiu., M
to rractice the knoNledsse which they gain
through a higher ,ducation
Tho nlacp Of tho Vermont maple sugar
( makers is unioiIn since, thrv have MOI ,ul..
/ tho distinction of making the. best ma ~,
! ,ur,,r but also tho greatest amount. Tho
rro,pc,r,s Mr.. Mcs7or said. were favorahl
f,r ono OF the most successful ,urr,n--
his vnar that the association has ever
held.
'TIc address of rho Ir.Sid, ut Victor |.
smear Of Gandoloh. WAS next delivered
and was i'm part as follows.
Win th4. close OF another wear We come
tr rive an account of our stew ard-hi 10
conuntc with each other for exrcn ne,
Of PRODUCTION. 10 give and recoivo lrs,l1ic-
zion With reference TO ol!,. work ana ia
MAN for the worl5 before ue. At oar
meeting one ,.car AGO we looked forward
10 tho marie sugar crop of 14o, with nx.
nectutions Of , nrortlbIe season 'rh.
roe,ilt Iid moi fulGu uur cyrnctntioos and
rho records show about ~ to g. nar cent
nf ~, average crop # j.. uot 4tra,c,
mar many nroducors nf mamie alra,. fa.1
sorAwhnt tiscourol.ed FOR four ,o,r.
thn manic supar crop ha, ay,rla,l abou,
5n nor cent of a normal cron SOM. y4a-.
a lit,lc NOR. and -nrno ,.ear. q littIr o.. :.
,,,nn ttnt ,n,o,,nt rhe ra,son for lin,
is two fold Tho destructive work nt
mo tor-st worm 4,o1 ,,ntort,,nato climatic
coriitions
rbc tir.t of thos, causes has lis4noaar.,
b,,t rho resnlt Of its wort, viii remain 10,
,,,',,,,..are sn,.,'r,i NJ o,,,. he.+ nrnhar i,
,,',,.., ,,,,.,, n,.,,,,. ,,'inaa and 70 rent',r
49,, .,- 11e,,.,,,...i ,,,il, ra1,,,i,. a.I,',.,.
~ 49,. '''''N'''' wa 'Ni'''' = 80 80