The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-28
STATE DAiRYMEN's MEETING
To Be Held in Rutland January 8 anc

The following letter has been sent
out by f. l.. Davis, secretary of the
Vermont State Dairymens Associa-
ton:
know OF no better way for the
dairyman to close up his business for
the year than TO attend the annual
DAirymens Meeting of his own state.
and learn, Through the experience of
others) of the mistakes he has made.
Nor do know of more profitable
way for him to begin the new year
than TO attend this meeting, and.
through an interchange of ideas and
experiences, lay the foundation for a
successful business for 1908.
The influence of the State Dairy
mems association is for good. II has
for its object the upbuildmg of dairy
sentiment. Ii is worthy of the dairy
mems support and the cooperation of
all those who have direct or kindred
interest. Each man who becomes a
member of the association or even at.
tends the meeting has added strength
TO the organization and. | believe, has
been made stronger himself. His at
tendance at our annual meetings is a
means of tightening his labors and in
creasing his interest and revenues.
Let all who read this make a special
effort to attend this meeting and profit
by the experience of the speakers who
have been engaged toaddress the dairy.
men. In addition to the program
which nearly all the papers OF the
state so kindly printed, we have Mr..
Ivan G. Weld, now OF Washington, ID.
c., recently appointed assistant dairy
man to the u. s. Department of Agri-
culture. Mr., Weld will give a talk to
the creamery boys of Vermont and is
well qualified to interest all creamery
men as well as private dairymen, as
he has had sixteen years of experience
in New Hampshire (his native state)
as creamery manager.
Quite a sum of money, from our ap-
preparations, together with donations
from the different manufacturers of
dairy supplies. and with the proceeds
OF sale of butter exhibited, will, and
ought to, be quite an inducement to
every creameryman and dairyman of
the state to bring or send a sample of
butter or cheese. We have three line
loving cups valued at $25 each, to be
given, one to the maker of the highest
scoring creamery. butter, one for the
highest scoring dairy butter, and one
for the highest scoring cheese at the
exhibition; also gold medal valued
at $50 for the highest scoring butter at
this convention.
The Ladies' Auxiliary have an es-
pecially attractive program for their
special meeting on Wednesday after
noon at the Bardwell hotel. Special
invitation is extended to all the ladies
to attend this meeting Also cordial
invitation is extended to all ladies who
are not members, to join the auxiliary.
The banquet under the management
of the popular Rutland Catering Co.,
will be of special interest. and, with a
first class POSTMASTER and fine corps
of speakers, promises to be an evening
of pleasure. as well as educational.
Following is the list of after-dinner
speakers: Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor,
Lieut.-G G. II. Prouty, Mayor r. l..
Richmond, Prof. j. l.. Hills, Mrs. G. w.
Pierce, Prof. w. j. Spillman, Rev. w.
Fl. Spence, Hon w. f. McSparran,
Hon. Mason S. Stone.
F. J.. Davis, Secretary.
North Pomfret, Vermont