St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-15
VERMONT NEWS.
vermont EXHIBITS at Jamestown.

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n there. zoo
:. tbe States Exhibit palace. and the
IL n,ork of installing the exhibit from this
s S is in progress.
S' Tbp central feature of the Vermont
.vh;bit is a large map of Vermont in oil
s sniors This map is 9 by feet in size
ond shows the mountains, lakes, rivers,
s~a n counties, cities and towns.
Above the map is large shield of the
s otote coat-ofarms in oil. Upon the
walls vs are being hung large paintings
and and photographs in frames, illustrating
Vermont scenery, agricultural scenes,
oattIe, horses and sheep, and also large
news of the leading industries of Yer
noteworthy collection for this space
consists of 200 specimens of the fora OF
Vermont, contained in forty-eight large
frames Another interesting feature OF
the exhibit is collection Of the native
woods Of Vermont in panels, represent
ing some fifty varieties. Other features
ofthe exhibit are the products of YER
mont farms and articles representing
the natural resources of the state.
Vermont has 500 square feet of space
in the Mines and Metallurgy building.
The exhibit was installed and ready for
Inspection on the opening day of the
exposition, and it was the only state
exhibit in this building that was COM
plete April &c. There are a few adj
ditions yet to be made to this exhibit in
the way of large photographs of quar-
ries and works and marble and
marbelzed slate wainscoting, but the
original exhibit was in position for in
spection before that of any other state.
This exhibit of the quarry products of
Vermont is the most extensive of any
ever collected for exhibition purposes.
Itconsists of more than fifty varieties OF
marble, granite, and slate, representing
nearly every quarry in the state
In the Pure Foods building Vermont
occupies space of 1000 square feet.
This space was turned over to the Yer
mont Sugar Makers Association and
the Vermont Dairymen's Association for
exhibiting the maple and dairy products
of the state. The space is divided be-
tween these two industries but the dairy
exhibit will not be made until later,
when conditions are more favorable for
such an exhibit
The Vermont space in the exposition
building consists of about 500 square
feet. A large and valuable collection of
documents and articles of historic inter
est is being prepared by E. NJ. Goddard,
assistant state librarian. Among some
Of the most notable features of this ex-
hibit from Vermont will be collection
Of the portraits of the fifty Vermont
governors. These photographs are
finished in sepia and framed.
The celebrated Dave press, the first
printing press used in North America,
north of Mexico, will form the central
figure of the Vermont exhibit.
The large state paintings of Admiral
Dewey and Admiral Clark will occupy
conspicuous place in this exhibit. Numer-
GUS documents and papers relating to
the early history of Vermont and relics
ofthe Revolutionary period and of the
War of 1912, will be placed in this col
lection.
The Vermont state building is nearly
completed and will probably be finished
by the middle of May.
Merchants Association Meeting.
The Montpelier Merchants Associa-
ton held special meeting May 6 and
the executive committee appointed the
following subcommittee: Soliciting, A.
D. Farwell, Fred Blanchard and G. E.
Megrath; city Improvement, ]. V.
Brooks Charles Boswell and H. w.
Smith; publicity and information, L. H,
Greene, Perley E. Pope and w. E. Poole;
entertainment, B. NJ. Shepard, A. H.
Temple and John P. Adams; membership,
Frank Adams, Harry A. Slade and L. B.
Brooks.
At the regular monthly meeting May
Z the following firms and individuals
signed the rolls and became the charter
members, c. c. Holmes, A. H. Temple
Co., Frank A. Adams, Kellogg &
Jerome, Barrows and Peck, A. G. Stone,
Wells and Boyles, E. L. Segel, Perley E.
Pope Co., J. E. Leland, ]. P. Adams,
Marvin and Sherburne and Yeti
Brothers. Some slight changes were
made in the bylaws at this meeting, but
nothing ofimportance.
YIN. C. A. Convention.
>, The 3Sth annual convention of the
Vermont Y. NJ. c. A. was held in Burling-
ton' last week, beginning Friday.
report of the state committee was
presented, showing the association to be
IN |, tiourishing condition and gaining all
ene time. 1t was recommended that
$ooo be set apart for the use of the
International committee in foreign work
specially in China, in charge of Robert
L, Lewis, formerly of Vermont.
ne delegates and business men OF
burlington held a banquet Friday night
at at winch DR.. NJ. H. Buckham, president
u the University of Vermont, presided as
0toastmaster. The speakers included
0 nov! Fletcher D. Proctor, Mayor w. J..
lbigelow, John R. Boardman, interna-
vonal secretary for county work of the
EN- !, A. e. A.; c, K. ODER, International
Iei 10 secretary, and c. P. Smith and w.
). van Patten, both of Burlington and
trustees OF the local Y. NJ. c. A.
DIN IN announcing a plan for raising the
o Gsu! OF $o5 900 on the Burlington asso-
I ! W building, it was stated that W.
b p van Patten, who owns Ethan Allen
"a; TX, would turn over to the associa-
n noI 1000, provided he could sell the
park TO the city of Burlington for that
o!lcers of the convention and the
o ,al fm other committees were selected
No ,G!loWs: Ex,-Gov. U. A. Woodbury.,
E1s st Frank A. Manuel of Richford,
land la, dI'ESes,presldent; John A. Mead of Rut,,