Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-19
MAPLE SUGAR MAKERS MEET
Elect Officers, Award Prizes and En-
Joy a Banquet.

Elect Officers, Award Prizes and En-
Joy Banquet.
The 10th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers association
opened in Montpelier Feb. IL with
about 100 sugar makers and their
wives in attendance. In the absence
of Mayor j. NJ. Boutwell, the address of
welcome was delivered by Alderman
Lester Ii. Greene, president of the
board of aldermen.
A characteristic response was made
by the Hon. William Chaplin Of Mid
dlesex. In closing Mr.. Chaplin referred
to the prominent members of the as
ISOLATION who have died during the
past year. among them Alpha Nesser
OF Rochester and w. w. Grout Of
Kirby.
The Hon. Victor /. Spear of Ran
dolph, president OF the association,
next delivered his annual address.
A. j. Croft of Enosburgh, secretary
of the association since its organiza-
ton. gave a brief review of the work
for the past 10 years. The society was
organized at Morrisville in January,
/ 1895, during meeting OF the State
Dairymen's association, with the Hon.
Frank Kenfeid as president and A. j.
I Croft as secretary. It's growth ever
since has been steady and healthy. 10
has made three national exhibits, at
/ Chicago, Buffalo and Charleston, and
I has done more than any one agency to
purify maple products, and to lift Yer
mont sugar makers out of the rut into
which they had fallen Mr.. Croft said
/ the days Of five cent sugar and 45 cent
syrup have gone, and he gave much OF
the credit for the higher prices to the
maple sugar and syrup market at Ran
dolph. He closed with tender refer
ence to the late Alpha Messer Of Roch-
ester.
Dudley Carleton OF West Newbury,
winner OF the sweepstakes prize In
1902, spoke for half an hour on PRO
cess of Manufacturing High Grade
Maple Sugar and Syrup"
Col. Albert Clarke, secretary of the
Home Market club OF Boston, was the
orator OF the evening, speaking on
Pure Food Laws
Cabot took the lead in the number
OF exhibitors of maple sugar and syrup
of all kinds and shapes. Dudley Garlic
| ton of West Newbury had a splendid
exhibit, which included sugar house
made entirely of cakes. President
Victor |. Spear had an interesting eX-
hibit from the Vermont maple sugar
market at Randolph, and the cakes
and syrup shown by II. w. Walker of
Woodstock attracted no little atten-
ton.
Prizes aggreeating si75 were
awarded.
Thursday morning the session was
called to order at II o'clock by Presi-
dent Spear. The attendance was
much larger than on Wednesday /.
G.. Bronson OF East Hardwick read a
paper on The Maple Orchard Nalu-
able Adjunct of the Farm. A Plea for
the Preservation of Our Maple For
ests. and advocated a far reaching law
that shall protect the thrifty naples OF
the State from the woodlands axe.
The Hon. II. w. Vail OF Randolph
next spoke of Marketing Maple Pro-
duets" Mr.. Vail urged the farmers to
make the best quality of sugar and
syrup: for such goods there is always a
ready private market at top prices.
The largest sale of choice goods will
always be in the form Of syrup. The
market at Randolph expects to handle
sc, 900 gallons OF syrup this spring.
Resolutions were adopted in memo
nv of the late Alpha Messer Of Roch-
ester.
The officers elected are Pres, Vic
tor |. Spear of Randolph; vice pres,
Perry Chase of East Fairfield sec, A.
j. Croft of Enosburgh Falls; treas,
Homer w. Vail OF Randolph; auditor,
NJ. III. Miller of Pomfret; executive
com. to serve as a committee on men,
bership, one from each county: Add
son, S. J. Northrop. Shoreham; Ben
nington, j. O. Sanford, Stamford
Chittenden, W. /. Byington, Jericho;
Caledonia, T. G.. Bronson, Hardwlck
Essex. j. II. Walbridge, Concord;
Grand Isle, n. w. Fisk. Isle La Motto
Lamoille, C. L. Mcmahon, Stowe
Franklin, George Soule, Fairfield;
Orange. Dudley Carleton, Newbury
Orleans. c. b. Cook. Greensboro
Rutland. G.. II. Grimm. Rutland
Washington, WV Holden, Northteid;
Windham, o. o. Ware, Wilmington
Windsor, L. b. Sutton, Pomfret.
An Invitation was extended to the
association to meet at Stowe next year.
At the banquet about 200 were serv-
ed with hot maple sugar, doughnuts,
coffee and pickles. The sugar was
served on snow and the whole event
was a reminder OF New England by
cones. Music throughout the evening
was furnished by Wilder's orchestra
OF eight pieces.
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