The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-26
THE NEW SENATOR
Sketchy Pen Picture of Carroll S.
Page of Hyde Park.

Montpelier, Oct. 22.-United States
Senator Carroll Smalley Page of Hyde
Park is a man OF unique individuality.
He is an expert horseman and rides
fine bred Morgan He plays golf
and is able to cover a ten hole course
with the best He is a master at
checkers and during his younger days
used to go to the village grocery store
and challenge and defeat all Corners.
He proved himself the champion check
er player at The Appledore, Isle Of
Shoals last summer. Aside from his
skin business he owns a large mead
ow near Hyde PARK which he guilty.
ates as hobby and has been known
to cut three crops of hay on it in one
season This he fertilizes with prod
ucts from his hide factory it being
one of his pet projects
He is a most generous philanthro-
pist and gives literally to all worthy
causes.
Mr. Page begins work as Z o'clock
every morning and stays through to
the noon hour, and is promptly at his
desk in the afternoon when the whis-
tie blows. At his great hide houses
one Of Senator Pages characteristics
is shown in the recess of ten minutes
granted his employees at o'clock dur
ing which they can light their pipes
and smoke for an hour while working
after which they must place aside
their pipes and not smoke again until
afternoon when they are given ten
minutes to light up and visit among
themselves and smoke for another
hour. Some men have been in his
employ for % years and now their
sons are taking up their work. He
has a profit sharing scheme TO which
he admits the older employees who at
the end OF a successful season re-
ceiye checks running from $50 to $3.50,
this scheme affecting about two thirds
of the entire force aud the money is
distributed by a system adopted by
Mr.. Page who knows the name Of
every man in his employ. One of his
workmen, Isaac Vaughn, who is rs
yers OF age, drove in a team thirty
miles yesterday in order to be present
In the House OF Representatives when
Gov Page made his speech of accep-
lance. He was given a seat directly
in front OF the speakers desk.
No work is ever done in Mr.. Pages
factory on Sunday under any circum-
stances as he will not permit it. He
is one OF the vice presidents OF the
Sabbath Protective League.
One of Senator Pages strongest
fads Is pedestrianism and he walks
from six 20 ten miles daily, regardless
Of weather and e. requires no small
amount of eXertion TO keep pace with
him
Probably few business men Of New
England have q more elaborate sys-
tematization OF business than Mr.
Page and despite his 81 years Of act
i've business life he has found time to
get acquainted with men and women
not only i'm Vermont but beyond the
confines OF America, having travelled
IN Europe several times, and his fame
In business is not limited TO this coun
try for he sells skins that make foot
wear and hides that make saddlery
and harnesses for nearly every Euro
pean country.
Every little miss in Hyde Park ad-
dresses him as Governor and every
little school boy doffs his hat and
they all receive kindly nod and a
pat His love OF the little ones would
make his election by popular vote un-
animous II Vermont had woman sui.
frage
Senator Page prides himself on his
rAsility and last winter ran a foot race
OF $50 feet with two men in his shop
to see which could reach a certain
door first and open the door The
governor won, although the other men
were years younger and did their best
to win. He also heads the fire de.
partment 40 his shops and az the last
fire was found at the top Of ladder
directing the men how to fight the
flames.