St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-11-04
Meetings at Montpelier.
Forestry Association Annual.

ne Forestry Association OF Vermont
volunteer association that is working
Tor the betterment of the state, held it's
annual meeting in representatives. hall
Thursday evening, The constitution
was amended so as to make the execu-
tive committee consist of five instead of
three members The officers elected are
President, Prof, L. X. Jones, Burlington;
vlce-presidents, George Aiken OF Wood
stock, A. N. Fletcher Of Cayendish; sec
retary and treasurer, Ernest Hitchcock.
Pittsiord; executive committee, Charles
II. Greene Of White River Junction,
Joseph A. DeBoer OF Montpelier, W. I.
Van Patten of Burlington, F. d. Proctor
OF Proctor and {. c. Fits of Brattle.
boro. At the public exercises Thursday
evening an address on forestry was de-
livered by Prot. J. W Tourney Of the
forestry school OF Yale University. New
Haven, Conn.
Farmers Association.
A largely attended regular meeting f
the farmers association was held ON
Wednesday evening, when Mr.. Hitch
cocks bill approprating $4,000 and
providing for state forester was dis
eussed. The speakers were Mr.. Hitch
cock, Prot. J. l.. Hills, director in the
experiment station at Burlington, Prof.
l.. X. Jones OF Burlington, George Atken
OF Woodstock and ex Governor f. D.
Proctor. The Importance and value of
retaining the waste land of Vermont
was emphasized. There is 60 per cent
OF the land in this state fitted for
nothing else but TO raise timber. and il
takes from eight TO 25 wears for a second
growth OF timber to get a good start
depending upon the conditions of the
land An immediate planting will bring
forth results in far shorter time. Mr..
Aitken told ofthe Billings farm in Wood
stock. Norway spruce planted 80
years ago is now valued at 81 200 an
acre and white pune planted % wears
ago is valued a 500 an acre. An acre
can be planted in a day and it REQUIRES
no care and little expense, the seedlings
cost a dollar or two A state forester
could tell what kind of trees to plant on
certain kinds OF soil The club, after
listening to the arguments, was unani- /
mously IN favor of the bill
Eighth Vermont Reunion.
Forty survivors OF the sth Vermont
Regimeutal association met at Mont.
peler last week Tuesday for their 35th .
annual reunion. Reports show that of
the l.sOO men who composed the fight .
ing strength OF this regiment, 33S now .
survive. The report OF Major |. l., Bar.
stow OF Shelburne, chairman of the
obituary committee, showed that 80
comrades have died during the past year.
The late Gen. Stephen Thomas was the
president OF this association
and since his death no president has
been elected The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Nice.pres
dents, Col. A. b. Franklin of Townsend
Capt. l.. NJ. Hutchinson of Montpeljer
secretary and treasurer. Dr. {. NJ. Fer
rim OF Essex Junction; executive commit
tee, Perry Porter OF West Burke, g. T.
Bowman OF Randolph, F. b. Morse
OF Elmore; obituary committee. l.. NJ.
Hutchinson of Montpelier. { NJ. Perrin
OF Essex Junction, b F. Bowman of
Vermont Officers Meet.
About 40 members of the Reunion
society OF Vermont officers gathered at
Montpelier, Wednesday evening for their
10Th annual meeting The memb RS of
his society are officers and non.commis-
stoned officers OF the army and navy who
ought in the Civil War The society
has a present membership of $50, its
members are located in nearly every
state in the Union. These officers were
elected President, Capt. Frank Ken
ield Of Morrisville; vice presidents. Capt.
:. j. Ormsbee of Brandon Capt. J. l..