St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-02
Governor Advertising Vermont.

Vermont may soon have better
standing among it's sister states as the
result of certain facts being made public
by her governor, 6. H. Prouty. The
leading article in Munsev's Magazine for
March is ''The Business Outlook for
1910" 1t is headed by the following
statement by Gov. Prouty.
Vermont looks forward with conf
dence to an era of prosperity in 1910 be
cause of the great improvement which
has already taken place; because our fac
tories and mills are busy, and because OF
of the contemplated additions to their
capacity. The marble industry is Hour
ishing as never before; the granite bust
ness only awaits the settlement OF
strike to resume its greatest prosperity.
The farmers are more prosperous than
ever before in our history; but more than
all, Vermont looks for prosperity because
of the awakening of her people to great
er appreciation ofthe opportunities with
in her borders, and to general determ1n-
alton to make the most of them, as evil
denced by increased interest in education,
in forestry, in good roads, and in the
problems of the farmer.
Other facts not generally known by
Vermonters themselves are being made
public by Gov. Prouty in a way that is
bringing them wide attention. Speaking
before the Brooklyn Society of Vermont
ers recently the governor said in part:
81 want to tell you, that Vermont is
improving in every way. There will be
as great a change for the better in YER
mont in the next few years as has taken
place in some other states. (Applause.)
The Champlain celebration was a great
help to US. Many people learned that
the Champlain valley is one ofthe beauty
spots of the world.
vermont is, above all else, an agricul-
tural and dairy state. Agriculture ought
to be taught scientifically, as other pro-
LESSONS, and unless it shall be SO recog-
nized the people of this country will have
a large debt to pay to the future. When
we get to the point ofteaching our young
men in Vermont that being farmer is
Just as honorable and digni6ed as being
a lawyer or a doctor or business man,
then we shall be able to keep the boys on
the farms. (Applause.) We need to con-
vince them that it's more honorable to
work on a farm than it is to loaf in ottl-
ces and pretend to be doing something. |
know lot of young men who are loaf
ing in offices up in Vermont, and they
will never amount to shucks. (Laugh-
ter and applause.)
81 expect that the profession offarming
will go forward from now on as never
before. l was talking about apples this
afternoon while lunching at the Waldorf
with a New Yorker. The New Yorker
was telling me wonderful stories about
the apple crop of New Brunswick, but
when | gave him the name of man who
raised $4,000 worth of apples this year
on one farm my acquaintance opened his
eyes. (Applause.)
"WhIle was travelling on the Missis
sippi with a lot of other governors
heard lot of Dragging about this state
and that. l waited until all of them got
through, and then l said: Gentlemen
listen to me. We are a mighty little state
but we raise more corn to the acre thar
any state in the Union. The only trouble
is we don't raise enough acres, Laugh
teri. l told them that the sweetest music
of old Vermont was the FLASHING of thu
dasher in the churn, a domestic sym
phony that delights the ear from Soutl
to North, Cow for COW, we beat 'em al
at butter raising"
With state that can produce NOR
corn to the acre than any other stat
and producing more butter per COW thai
any other state, Vermonters have reason
to feel little more pride in their state
However we must remember that w
can produce more corn per acre and NOR
acres of corn, more butter per COW an
more COWS. 1t behooves VermOnters t.
do these things so our next governor wi
be able to tell better story than Coz
Prouty can today.