The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-19
SUG1R MAKERS.

Maple Sugar Association opened last
week, Wednesday, in the armory hall i'll
this city.
The meeting was opened at B o'clock
with brief address of welcome by
Alderman l.. II. Greene of Montpelier
The response was made by Hon. Will
liam Chaplin of Middlesex. Mr.. Cha
pin spoke in his usual eloquent and
characteristic manner few words of
praise and hope for Montpelier, for
Vermont and her industries, naming the
men who have helped to uphold the rep
utation of the State and mourning the
loss of men of note who have passed
away.
President V. l. Spears very in.
teresting address was next on the pro
gram. He spoke for little time OF
the dlscouragements the maple sugar
makers have undergone in past years,
though last years production was
an exception. The income from maple
sugar in Vermont amounts to over
81, 900, 600 year with large net gain
only the cost of labor and handling
coming into consideration.
He mentioned as one of the objects of
the association, improvement in the
quality of sugar produced. "There
is need of improvement" he said,
"and feel sure that those who do not
belong to the association are the ones
who do not progress in this line.
You can afford to make only that
which is first class in quality as it is
worth from 10 co 90 cents gallon
more than the ordinary quality" He
urged the farmers to make syrup in
stead of sugar as there was great de-
mand for good unadulterated syrup.
He spoke of the increase in business
in Randolph, the number of his Gus
toners having more than doubled in
the last year. All other evils in the
maple sugar business are small com
pared with that of adulteration and
he said the making Of more syrup was
one way to kill adulteration
A. j. Croft of Enosburgh Falls then
gave very thorough review of the
work of the association in the last ten
years, remarking that the appropriation
of $500 year for furthering the ma
pie sugar production in Vermont vOt-
ed in the Legislature of 1894, had been
used to advantage
The address by Dudley Carleton of
West Newbury was full OF instruction
and greatly appreciated by the audi
ence. He urged the sugar makers to
work and produce a first class article.
He mentioned the fact that there was
little competition from other States
and that, when a good quality was
produced it was easy to find u market
for it. If the farmers would spend as
much time in the production of maple
sugar as they do their butter they
would have first class article. He
mentioned some of the methods of pro-
duction and canning the syrup and of
producing a fine grain in the sugar.
At the left as one entered the hall
were displays of the maple products,
syrup, tub sugar, cake sugar, stirred
sugar, maple confectionery, cake etc.
Novelties of all shapes and sizes were
displayed moulded in cake form from
the sugar.
Among those which attracted the at
tention of the people most was the
unique sugar house of Dudley Garlic
ton of West Newbury. 1t was built
from small blocks of sugar, in such
good proportions and with so much at
tention to details that one looked at
the hole in the roof almost expecting
to see the steam from the boiling sap
| issuing forth.
| The arrangement and fine looking
quality of maple products on display
by V. l. Spear of Randolph, was also
noticeable.
To the right and in the middle Of
the rear part of the hall were displays
of machinery, separators and such i'm
plements as are needed i'll maple sugar
producing. Some of the entries follows ;
Glass A. Syrup, W. W. Chase,
East Fletcher; G. L. McMahon
Stowe; w. n. Gillflan, South Rye
gate; William Chaplin, Middlesex /;
T. G. Bronson, East Hardwick; E. b.
Cobb Stowe; Mrs. Della Moody,
| Stowe; II. W. Walker, South Wood
stock; Walter Perry, Cabot; Perry
Chase, East Fairfield.
Glass B. Pail sugar: A. W. Laird
Cabot; Ora Dow, Cabot; M. Shat
tuck, Eden George Soule, Fairfield
Glass @. Tub sugar: f. G. Ba-
shaw, Stowe; f. Walbridge, Cabot.
Glass d. Cake sugar: W. B. Chase,
East Fletcher; @. f. Stafford, Chip
penook; Edgar Peck, Cabot; E. P.
Walbridge, Cabot
Glass E. Stirred sugar: w. W. Hol-
den, Mortified; H. Stone. Cabot ;
| Fred Marsh, Cabot.
Glass f. Maple confectionery and
cake: Jack Foster, Cabot; Mertie
Garfield, Cabot; Harry Roster, Cabot ;
Linnie Walbridge, Cabot; Nadine
Walbridge, Cabot; Mary Foster, Cabot ;
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