St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-17
VERMONT NEWS.
Dairymen in Session.

burlington last week. The secretary
and treasurer, F. L. Davis, of Pomiret
reported that during the year ending
Dec. 1, 1906 there was added TO a
balance OF $178.29 total receipts o
81 686.54. The total disbursements for
the year were $1+79 20, thus leaving q
balance in the treasury OF S214.95. The
report of the condition OF the premium
fund showed balance of $742 % which
will be used in the awarding OF premiums
this year.
In point of attendance, strength of pro-
gram and general interest leading dairy
men say this meeting was considerably
above any previously held by the asso
citation.
About $500 in premiums was given
out, nearly every exhibitor ST curing
something. The gold medal creamery
sweepstakes cup was awarded to S. l..
Harris of Proctor whose score was SO
per cent.
Dairy sweepstakes cup, c. H. Cobb Of
Westford; score, 81 per cent.
The average score Of the entire exhibi
4 ton was Oh and one-eighth. one-eighth
4 higher than ever before. One hundred
Il and thirty-seven samples were shown oil
Il butter. The but err which secured tie
highest was mace by tie De Laval
q separator, Alderney color and Worcester
salt.
Ofcheese there were nine exhibits the
4 highest score being SO perc, MT with an
average oil SO and one-thrd. The COM
n mittee on awards found that the per-
4 centages ran very close and the exhibitors
who received second or even third prizes
u had excellent packages.
4 The annual banquet Of the two asso-
a ciatons was held Wednesday evening
Col. Frank L. Greene of St. Adams was
4 POSTMASTER, and among the speakers
were Governor Bell, Senator Fletcher oil
Cavendish, Professor Decker of Ohio,
MIS-. Howe, George Atken OF Wood
stock and State Superintendent OF Edu.
cation Mason s. Stone.
These officers of the Dairymen' s
Association were elected: President,
Dana H. Morse, of Randolph; first vice.
president. Burton HIATT, of South Rye
gate; second vice-pre sident, George
Dunsmore, of St. Adams; secretary, F.
L. Davis, OF Pomfret treasurer, M. A.
Adams, of Derby; auditor, c. F. Smith,
y OF MorIisvlle.
These officers Of the State Sugar
Makers we've elected: A. J Croft of Enos-
burg Falls PRESIDENT; c. L. McMahon OF
v Stowe, vice president; H. B. Chaplin OF
Mddesex, secretary. Mr.. Chaplin takes
the place OF Mr.. Croft who has been the
secretary for IA years. The tire surer's
report showed a balance of $3.50. The
next meeting will probably be held in
Burlington.
Among the prize winners were c. D.
Foster OF Cabot, who won the first priz-
cent, prize Sc; and E P. Walhridge of
Cabot, who won prize OF SIS for lar
gest and best display by producer.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
4 Auxiliary to the Vermont Darymen' S
d Associat ton was also held at Burlington
d last week, and was addressed by Cover.
nor Bell. These officers were ell cte6 !:
q President, Mrs. Eta LIE Page, OF Barre;
vice president, Mrs. H. c. Aseltiue, OF
Fairfex; secretary and treasurer, Mrs
Edna S. Beach, OF Charlotte. Four ne W
members were admitted and it was voted
ITO hold the next meeting at the same
time and place as the meeting OF the YER
mont Dairymen's Association.
Vermont Saves Money.
II That the investigation OF state institu.
u tons by commission appointed by
d Gov. Bell, under auth rity OF the last
Legislature, has been productive OF good
results is shown by the figures on the
books OF the state auditor. A saving OF
about $4,000 has been eff. cted this
year in FIVE institutions. The net cost OF
the State Hospital for the Insane was
4 SOL, 161, as against $110,672 in 1904
The amount paid the Brattleboro re'reat
for the care OF state patients, SAC 465, is
not included in this amount.
The state prison has cost $26, 268 SO
but the receipts were large enough to
produce a surplus OF 1884 AZ, a gain
OF more than $4,000 over the previous
year, while in 1908 there was a deficit
! OF $42O9.17.
The house of correction shows short.
4 OF $2685 so, but in 1904 it was over
$4,000. Since the local option law went
Y into effect the number OF inmates 10 that
n institution has been largely increased
4 which accounts tor the deficit tor two
years.
The state laboratory OF hygiene cost
4 $40, 1876 SO as againt S11 500 in 1908
The industrial school cost $26, 421 80,
4 an increase of $4,000 over the previous
year.
New Paper Makers Union.
Delegates representing 1000 pulp, sui
n phide and paper mill workers, who have
4 been holding a convention in Burlingt on,
completed Saturday. the organization oil
Il the International Brot herhood of Pulp,
4 Sulphide and Paper-Mill Workers. The
n delegates came from various parts OF the
q United States and Canada, and repre-.
scented local unions. the msmbers Of
n which felt that they were not receiving
d proper consideration from the Interua.
tional Brotherhood of Paper Makers
a with which they had been allied. Be-
cause OF this feeling convention was
q called.
ii As a result of the convention the dele.
& ga es vt ted to withdraw f. ON the Inter.
nationa Brotherhood OF Paper Makers
q and form an International organization
d OF their own.
The paper makers have been allied with
the American Federation OF Labor. AT
q the close of the convention Saturday
4 President Fitzgerald said that the new
q organization, contrary to reports which
had been circulated, would not work il
q opposition to the American FEEDER alton
q OF Labor, hut on the other hand would
work in conjunction with it for the bene