Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
CANAAN
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Borden Brieflets.

Canaan plant.
 Tests prove that the milk delivered at the Canaan plant is considerably better than the average, in fact it is much above the required standard.
 It is a well known fact that the Bor- den company will not allow their pat rons to feed ensilage, the reason for this being that ensilage contains U certain amount of acid which interferes with the keeping of the milk and, also, ren- ders it unfit, Bordens think. to be given to infants.
 Dr. W. H. Phyfe of Millerton, vet erinarian employed by Bordens, has during the past two weeks been making an inspection of the dairies from which milk is delivered to the Canaan plant. He found things in good condition and made favorable report.
 The milk from S2 dairies is being de- livered at the plant at the present time
 The farmers now see the necessity of the care and precautions advocated by the Borden company and are willingly, as rule, conforming to the require mentts. =
 The branding iron for burning the word " Borden on the milk boxes, and which iron is the invention of G. w. Laidlaw eff Canaan, is working so satis- factorily that several of the machines will be made for use in other factories. The invention will be protected by a patent.
 1 The ice on the pond is now from six to seven inches in thickness and cutting commenced yesterday. About 5000 tons of ice will be used here during the com ing year.
 Sues for Breach of Contract.
 On Saturday of last week a hearing was held at Town Hall before the com missioners on the estate of Olive B. Ste vens, late of Canaan Valley. The com missioners are George s. Dunning of East Canaan and George s. Fuller of Canaan. The matter WAS finally ad- journed to January 2. The hearing practically resolved itself into the claim of N. T. Evans, the other claims not being contested. Evans claims he rented a farm of Mrs. Stevens for one year in 1903 with privilege of five and that be- fore the expiration of the first year he was notified by Stiles Stevens, Jr., the present. administrator of the estate, that they desired him to move as they had decided to work the farm themselves. Evans claims breach of contract. l.. J. Nickerson represents Mir. Stevens, the administrator, and MT. Evans is repre- sented by J. H. and J. 0. Roraback.
 Railroad Rumbles
 Engineer Wilson of the Consolidated road, who injured his hand at Glendale a few weeks ago, has resumed work.
 In answer to their demand for an in- crease in wages, the train dispatchers of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad. it was stated yesterday, have received reply from the company in which it is set out that the increase asked for would be granted. This means, if the advance is finally approved by the higher officials of the road, that the average rate for the dispatohers will be $27. 50 a week, an advance of $2.50.
 Not long ago, the announcement that the managers of the railroads in this country had agreed not to give employ ment to new men more than thirty five years old evoked much unfavorable com ment. That adverse criticism of such a rule was warranted is shown by the speedy abandonment of it by the princi- pal railroad systems. It was soon found that no railroad desireing the best kind | of service could afford to limit the num- l Der of those from whom it might select employees. Efficiency is not to be meas ured by descending scale of years of life, in any field of activity. Many men give better service at 90 or 60 than others do at 40 or 30, and better than they them selves gave, when they were younger. Some are still young in body and mind when, according to the number of their years they are classed as middle-aged. The duration of mans useful ness depends primarily upon the strength that nature has given bim, and after that upon the kind of life he leads. Ul- timately, the weight of years tells, but the time at which this ultimate certain ty appears varies greatly in different in- dividuals,
 Ticket agent Henry Reed' was i'll Mon day but was able to resume work Tues- day.
 Telephone Calls
 In recent issue of THE NEWS refer ence was made to the fact that the Ca naan division of the Southern New Eng land Telephone Company is to be re- duced by the removal of Sheffield, Mill