The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-18
ADDRESS BY ]. a. DeBoER.
Spoke at st. Adams on Economic I'm
pressions.


pressions
Economic impressions, East and
West was the subject OF the address
given By the Hon. j A. DeBoer of Mont
pelier before the Mems Guild Of St.
Luke's church and its friends at the
parish house in ST. Adams Thursday
evening For an hom and q quarter
Mr. DeIsoer had the undivided attention
Of his audience Before the address
the Crescent Glee Club sang a humorous
selection entitled Catastrophe" and re-
ceiyed d hearty encore. After the ad-
dress the men were invited to the room
below, where coffee and sandwiches and
cigars we're passed and social hour
was enjoyed
Nh. DcBoer said that when eight
pounds IF pink human flesh in The form
If an infant daughter were placed in
bis arms on q certain Afternoon nineteen
years ago, he received his first economic
impressions in the East. Then lie gave
some local references in regard to a
two.dollar a.day man being heard in city
meetings on the question Of taxation,
and the economic impressions gained
thereby. He spoke Of economic impress
si0ns gained between the East and the
West when he visited John b. Stetsom
" Philadelphia, the man who has paid
more money 10 life insurance companies
than any other living man, not except
ing John Wanamaker, aid went through
his Int factory.
Mr.. Stetson's ambition and sole aim
for half century has been 10 make
The very best iiYe-dollar hat on the
market Mr. DeBoer told of meeting
John Il. Stetson Jr.. the prospective heir
ID ten million dollars. and 81 the Young
man being at work in his shirt sleeves
with other employees for two dollars
and q half day, learning the business
"A visit I'd Minneapolis aud attendance
en- a foot ball game between Minnesota
and Madison. where he looked over a
crowd Of 25,0a1 AVesterners, gnve Mn.
DeBoer some impressions III economic
value concerning the culture and co-edu-
cation as developed in the West A
carriage drive Of sixty miles through
Iowa gave startling impressions Of the
agricultural wealth and economic eulti-
walton Of that state. In d days drive
BE did not see moro than one hundred
acres oil uniinproved land
He spoke Of going To Indian Territory
to ice the Indian in bis home At Telsa,
where he stopped, he was surprised to
lind hotel equal to any ia the East
FOR comfort, 4 menu as long as that Of
the Parker house in Boston, and Cape
Cod oysters which were fresh and appe
thing After dining he siroiled on to
the streets and found a crowd Of colored
people gathered around speaker who
waa saying: You niggefa can't solve
Tie race question till You learn to work
like white folks and save like white
folks and much more in the same
style. That speaker was Booker u.
Washington, and Mr.. DeBoer gained val
liable economic impressions during his
stay ii Telsa. When he saw his indian
chief riding through the town the chief 5
sole expression was How
IN closing, Mr. DeBoer gave his inn
pressions 81 Boston and the East on
his return from d six weeks trip to the
West. and. in speaking Of his homecorn-
ing to his family, Mr. DeHoer closed with
tho words; go where you will, see
what sou may, after all the best place
is home.
Some of Mr.. DeBoers remarks con-
tanned excellent advice, as when he said \:
Do not question whether man differs
with you, but whether he differs with
you honestly Other remarks we're hui
morous, as when he said; @We may get
our first impressions Of hexagon from
inspecting the humble bee