St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-13
VERMONT NEWS.
Temperance Work.

sion and formulating OF plans to forward
the work for temperance education
and prohibition. Owing to the severe
weather the attendance was not large
but the courageous spirit of the few
spoke well for the success of the plans
decided upon, among which were the
following recommendations to unions
throughout the state, viz: That local
unions shall be requested to work for
new members by adopting the member
ship contest plan and the state voted to
present a white silk star spangled banner
to each county securing 100 or more new
"paid up" members, including honor
aries; that each local union shall be re-
quested to hold one parlor meeting dur
ing the year, giving the proceeds to their
respective county treasurers; that SINH
lar efforts shall be made this year for
holding midsummer temperance meetings
on the different camp grounds in Yer
mont as has been done in years past and
that these plans shall be submitted to
the county officers that they may be con-
sidered in the county convention with
request for most earnest co operation;
that each local union shall be requested
to work among the young people this
year and call to their aid Miss L. II.
Hitchcock, state superintendent of physi-
cal education and elocution. A vote was
taken to memoriallze congress in the
name of the Vermont w c. T. u. on
behalf of the Hepburn bill. In response
to a letter from Mrs. Mary II. Hunt con-
corning he published report by the com
nittee of fifty 1t was voted 10 purchase
for free distribution 500 copies of the
printed "Reply" by Mrs. Hunt and 900
copies of the resolutions adopted by the
National W. c. T. U. in answer to this
report. A friendly communication from
the Anti Saloon League of Vermont was
received and the folio wing response was
adopted: Resolved, That the Vermont
W. c. T. U. desires to express their appre-
citation of the helpfulness of the Anti
Saloon League in all their work for pro-
hibition and bid them a hearty Godspeed
in their future Efforts to defeat license of
the liquor traffic in any form and that
we will aid in this work by arranging
for our own speakers in such places as
will not conflict with those OF the league
also that we will faithfully push petition
work as in the past; will continue educa-
tional work in all our departments and
will work in harmony with the Anti
Saloon League, Good Templars and all
temperance organizations for prohibition
IN Vermont.
Sugar Makers and DaTrymen.
The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers association
opened at Burlingt oM sst week Monday
evening. Victor l. Spear of Randolph,
president, presided. Nathan Gushing OF
Woodstock, who was to have given an
address, was unable to be present; also
w. F. Hubbard of Washington, D. c., so
the only speaker from Washington was
Clifford Pinchot. President Spear spoke
at some length on the difficulties that
the maple sugar industry has had to
contend with during the past five years
in the form of the forest worm and unfa
vorable weather, and on the subject of
adulterat1on, saying that not over per
cent of the maple sugar used was una
dulterated. This he said was not done
by the farmers, but by manufacturers in
the large cities. He said a bill had
already been presented to congress to
have the matter remedied and he thought
it would pass. He also read paper
prepared by c. J. Bell, the subject being
care Our Maple Orchards Being De-
pleted?" Mr.. Bell was of the opinion
that the orchards were not beirg de-
pleted, but the discussion following the
paper showed that the farmers present
Were of the contrary opinion,
Speakers at Tuesdays sessions were
d. Mcmahon of Burlington, whose paper
on Effect of Pure Food Law Upon the
Maple Sugar Industry of Vermont" was
folio by a discussion; @. II. Grimm of
Rutland also gave a paper which was
followed by a discussion. At the closing
session officers were elected as follows:
President, Perry Chase of Fairfield; vice
president, T. G. Bronson, East Hard wick;
auditor, M. FL. Miller, Pomfret; secretary
and treasurer, A. J. Croft, Enosburg
Falls, reelected for the 18th term. The
H. al,
agement of the botanical gardens at New
York to furnish a Vermont exhibit which
is considered an honor for the state.
The 34th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairy1Eens association was held
Tuesday and Wednesday. An address
of welcome was given by Mayor Burke
which was responded to by Ernest Hitch
cock of Pittstord. President Aitken fol-
lowed with his annual address. An in
terestlug program was carried out and
the sixth annual banquet was held at
the Van Ness House Wednesday evening,
Congressman D. ]. Foster as toastmas
ter. A feature of the afternoon session
was the presence of Senator Redfeld
Proctor, who made a few remarks. The
Tuesday evening session was held under
the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary
who had prepared an interesting pro-
gram.
movement was taken late Wednes-
day afternoon by members of the Dairy
mems association and others, looking
towards the better protection of Yer
mont forests when "The Forestry Asso-
citation OF Vermont" was organized, and
these officers were elected: President, Hon.
w. I. Van Patten, Burlington; vice presi-
dents, ex Gov. E. c. Smith. ST. Adams,
Hon. George Aitken, Woodstock: secreta-
ry and treasurer, Hon. Ernest Hitchcock,
Pittsford; executive committee, c. Fl.
Greene, White River Junction. Joseph A.
DeBoer, Montpelier, Joseph Battell, Mid
dleburv. This committee will select an
advisory committee, one from each con-
gressional district. The next meeting
of the association will be held during the
joint meeting of the State Horticultural
Society and State Board of Agriculture,
in Burlington, Jan. 10 and 20, the exact
time and place to be determined later.
These officers were chosen at the busi-
ness session of the Dairymen's associa-
tion. President H E Bruce Sharon