Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Pres. Spear of Vermont Sugar
Makers Says Its Value Can
Be 1ncreas
SHOULD MAKE MO :; SYRUP
This Would Increase r Snue from
Vermont Sugar 25 per O..t-Farm-
ers Are Not Progressive in Sugar
Making-Prizss VIII Be Award
ed To day-Spe akers.

Montpelier, Feb. 1.-THE 10th annual
meeting OF the Vermont Maple Sugar Max.
tr5' association opened this afternoon with
about 100 sugar makers and their wives
in attendance. Owing to delay in getting
the exhibits in shape the meeting was not
tallcd to order until after 3 o'clock. In
the absence of Mayor j. NJ. Boutwell, the
address of welcome was delivered by Al
ucr1nan Lester IL. Greene, president of the
board of aldermen.
\ characteristic response was made by
the Hon. William Chaplin of MiddlcscX. hi
closing Mr.. Chaplin referred to the promi-
ncnt members of the association who have
uicd during the past year. among them
Alpha Messcr OF Rochester and ". W.
Grout OF Kirby.
rho lion. Victor l. Spear of Randolph,
president of the association. next dcliv-
cred hls annual address. He said the
lCNcnuc TO Vermont farmers from maple
products during the past year is over ST.
0rOrU more than double the amount re-
Ccivcd for the wool product Mr. Spear
emphasized particularly the need of pro-
duclng a better quality of sugar and syrup
II Vermont would Keep its place at tho
head of the procession. our sugar maxi
crS, through their own fault, receive an
nualy from one to two hundred thousand
dollars less for their product than might
be received for a irst class product.
In speaking of marketing products Mr..
Sl"ar SAID If the larger part of the crop
each year was made into syrup instead
of sugar the revenue would be at least %
per cent larger than it is at present. Mr..
Spear in closing rayc y reuort of ,he
Vorl, of the market at Raudolr,h ana in
Nited members of the association to visit
IL during the coming season.
n. j. Croft OF EnosburSh, secretary Of
thc association since it's organizations
gave a brief review of the worl, for 1ba
lnst 10 wears. Tho sociotv was orsnniynd
at Morrlsville in January 1S93 duriur -
meeting of the State Dnirvm.n's associn-
tion, With the lion. frank K"nticld as
president ana 4 / Croft ns eecrctar,e I,S
.,rnwtb rvcr sinca hae L,s,, st,ad,: .,',I ~
nralthv. If has mai" tbren uatinnal a,,'
btllta. AZ Chicago Juffa1o ana Ch9rIneton
ANA has done more imam nnv ono nannrv
10 purify maple products. and to lift Vnr.
mont sugar makers out of Tho rut into
which they had fallen. Mr.. Croft suid fla
days of nyc cent sugar and a cent svrnn
In,,n eonc oud lo ,,',,a ,,,,ot Of th .I1i ~
for tie higher prices to the mamie srpar
ana syrun market nt Randnlnh' iIc c,osrd
with Il tender reference Of the late AIphn
AIess4r of Rochester.
Dudley Carleton Of West Ncwblry.
winner of tho swocpstaI,cs urizn in 1at,
.i.oN, tor d ~ nali "',ur on Ir0ccSs "i Man
Syrur." lie said the lacl, Of intc,nst IN
The manufacture of 1naple sucnr is tho
uriucipal cause of 4 Door nro,lurt ,rno
1nuch of the su,,ar r,ar,. in tl,o cto.o :; "a
Years behind the timo4. rrom tho TINA
The rrapls tree is tanned to tho tir,o w.,
sugar is nut lIp in noclor.s cvorv .+.,,o
Of the work reo,lirds ronctant caro- ,fJ
The latest and hest KIND Of h,,clscts co,.a,
arches and evaporators No farmer vii
say that il pays to raise err,,I Stood, L,,,
they keen ON making scrIh suq.r and
making it at a loss. rho manic sue,,.
makers of Vermont need have M fc,r or
,ompetitlon and the time il not far ais
tant when they will see tho CoIIv of ,.,,t.
ting down their sugar orchards lu1t''a
Tho goose to get the golden cpr
Mr.. Carleton said ne wo,IId not ,++or,,,.
t. instruct his brother farmer, nc ia nal,
3na high grade si,rar hut ei,,,,,i,. ,., i'',''
10 offer a few suggestions iJs t,u
throughout was practical ana intorostinn
ana was freoucntlv nnnInud.d '''s
Mr.. Carleton's excellent manor wac roI-
lowed by a general discuesion nr ~
subject "
The cyhinits oro raurcd 81, ,ho ,u,,
side Of the han ana sttr,,t ,n,,oi ''.t 20
tcntion The iudp.s win ~, .,nni,1t,', q.
morrow morning and tho ,,.,i .,,r,,,.
ing sl15. win he aunrdod ,,-,,,'.,'7,,.
fprunnu 81
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SfIECll by COLI CLARK.
Rain fell heavily tbie o,o,,ir,, l,.o,,,,,e-
many AWAY whn u.otld ,,iar,,,t 'o
- e tttY-
lngton, who was the drst enaal,o, ~, ~
programme was detained al ho,,,,. l,. an
,css Col. Albert Clark socrntnrr, - ~
Home Market club of Boston was intrn-
duccd by President Smear Ia enool, on |
"Pure Food Laws" Col Clark said tn
part: All people are or ought to hn in
terested in pure food laws cs we aro ~,
producers or consumers. As men bo,,o ha'
come more cunning and skilled adultcro-
tion has increased II has been carriod
to such an extent as to deceive tho ,.arT, |
9o' ,,oo "a n',u ~ calls Tor a. campaign Of educa-
,corlo 40 pa. p"t ~ t.i'' hSSooli'i1h' Many
when they sec it. OF the extent to which
the adulteration OF food is carried there
Is no knowledge but it SURPRISES any ono
who investigates the subject a conserva-
reaches ~ Ioost of,"an dt i"pu n, aau,rrraton
most of if. is not h,inir,o',s ~ i,7 i,5 me
Is Il loss To the pocket and not to health !
IL Is nara To make and execute laws
against food adultcration but many States
arc turning their attention 10 this sub |
1cct. IN" speaker then reviewed the laws
IA f.. IA.