Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
CHOICE AS SENATOR
DEEMED CERTAIN.
How c. 8. Page Expected 10 he Elect
ed 10 FIJI Out Proctor's Term.

How G. 3. Page Expected to ne Clect-
ed 10 FIJI Out Proctor'a Term.
montpelier Cor. Of the Boston Herald)
That the Hon. Carol s. Page OF
Hyde Park will be elected United States
senator from Vermont on October 20. to
NIL the two years remaining unexpired
Of tho term for which the late Redfield
Proctor was elected Is as certain as any
thing political can be. There Is no pres
ent prospect that any republican candi-
date will be nominated against him.
There are two democrats elected to the
Vermont Senate and b. = Of them arc
disposed to favor Page while some OF
the democrats In the House will feel the
same way. and 1t looks as II he might
have very nearly n unanimous election.
Carol S. Page ~ 65 years of age, Wig
orous. active and we'll preserved. and
though the Senate customs tend to re-
strain the activities Of a new member,
II he should be elected for the full term
he will. before the expiration of his
eight years service. make one Of the
strong men In that body, in the estima-
ton of those who know him we'll
GOV Page is best known as a business
man. He built up in the little village OF
Hyde Park the largest business in his
line in the world
EARLY IN BUSINESS.
At the age Of 10 years he was handling
the calf skins bought by the pedlars his
father kept travelling through the coun-
try. selling tnwear and Yankee no.
tons" for such barter" as could be
Of to
being in poor health. he was buying In
Boston and New York supplies for these
same peddlars. and as there were 20 or
more of them on the road this made
some demands on the young mans BUSH
ness tact and ability When he was II
he was travelling through New England
and Canada buying furs. hides and vari-
Gus forms Of country produce and barter
IN larger quantities than the peddlars
felt warranted In bargaining for.
Thus at time when most boys are
still In school or learning the rudiments
OF business or the details Of office work
he was doing a mans work In independ-
ent business. pitting his business acumen
against some of the shrewdest buyers
and sellers.
At the age of IS he made his first an
pehrance In politics. being elected repre-
sentative to the General Assembly from
Hyde Park. He has been well known
and prominent in politics since that
time. but calfskins and politics have
not absorbed all his energies. He is
president Of two banks In Hyde Park
and one in Swanton. all successful con-
Germs; treasurer Of the Morse Manu-
featuring Company and Hyde Park
Lumber Company. president of the Hyde
Park Hotel Company, and a director of
the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
Railroad Company
His business activities have been in
several lines. his business and political
interests have brought him into contact
with all sort OF men from all parts Of
the country and he has made several
trips 10 Europe. 70 that he has entirely
escaped the narrowing influence that
are supposed to affect the man who
| sticks closely to business In small
town.
HOME AND FAMILY.
In person Mr.. Page is slightly above
the average height. active and vigorous
and bearing lightly his Is years. He has
a keen. good -humored face. viligant
eye and pleasing faculty OF converse
ton. Erergy and aggressiveness ara
written all over the man. and these have
been preserved by his Astounding health
and superb vitality In private life he is
kindly, generous and hpspitable, Of cor
rect habits without being an ascetic or a
Puritan.
HIS residence Is a handsome building.
well back from the street among a
grove Of elms. naples and willows,
some OF them stately trees OF more
than centurys growth. The house
is on the site OF his fathers residence
and whiie of fne design and handsome
finishing was designed more for com.
fort than display. His family consists
OF himself and his wife, a handsome
woman Of distinguished ancestry and
domestic tastes, and a son. 20 whom
VIII be entrusted the management OF
the business when the present head
takes his seat In Washington. Uis
daughter also lives In the village and
the prospective senator IL already n