Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-01-12
Sugar Makers Association Meet.

Sugar Makers Association Meet.
The 18th annual meeting of the YER
mont Maple Sugar Makers associa-
opened in the armory at Burlington
Wednesday afternoon with large at
tendance. President A. j. Croft of
Enosburg Falls delivered the annual
address. He said the price for 1909
sugar was the best in 10 years and
thought the. state could in few years
produce annually 10000. 600 pounds
worth from 1900, 900 to So, 100000.
j. r. Hayes of Strafford spoke on
Zone Mans Experience Being That
Farmers Do Not Tap Early Enough.
Prof. H. A. Edison of the Vermont ex-
pertinent farm spoke on "Micro-or-
ganisms in Maple Syrup" of which
he made thorough study for many
years. Wednesday evening the speak
ers we're. C. Thomas of Mingo, Ohio,
on "The Present and Future of Maple
Sugar Industries" V. |. Spear OF
Randolph on what the Maple Sugar
Makers Market Has Been Doing the
Past Year." and A. F. Halves, state
forester, who gave an illustrated lee
ture on the work of his department.
The sugar makers gave way to the
4th annual session of the Vermont
Dairymen's association, which was
continued through Thursday, with
banquet in the evening. Sessions were
held in the small hall of the armory,
in basement of which was an immense
display of sugar and butter making
utensils.
Passengers Were Tossed About.
Serious consequences were narrowly
averted in a head on collision at the
lower Brattleboro freight yard Thurs
day when train No. II, passenger.
southbound, in charge of Conductor
William Spear and Engineer Sawyer,
crashed into No. Sc, Central Yer
mont through freight, southbound,
making up in the Brattleboro yard.
The freight was in charge of Engin-
eeri Morgan and Conductor j. F,
PierceA The Montreal and Sherbrooke
express due at II 10 was registered
ID minutes late. AS the freight makes
up at Brattleboro. passing south at
ter the passenger train leaves, the
crew were busily engaged in shifting
cars across the main line in the ex-
ira time allowed by the lateness of
the through express. A f1agman was
sent southwark along the track to
warn the engineer of the passenger
train conditions in the Brattleboro
yard. He was picked up by the ex-
press, which proceeded toward Brat
tleboro through the binding snow
storm at reduced speed. The freight
was met farther down the track than
! it was supposed to be and before Ell
Their engineer could stop his train they
collided head on. The passengers In
the coaches were thrown from their
seats and a brakeman on the freight
was thrown from the top of his car,
barely saving himself from falling
under the wheels. The pilots of both
engines were smashed and the bed
plates under the passenger engine
were buckled.
Banquet Concludes Dairymen's Meeting.
The convention of the Vermont
Dairymen's association closed Friday
night with a banquet at the Van Ness
House, which was attended by several
hundred people. Congressman d. j.
Foster was POSTMASTER, and the
speakers were Governor Prouty, Fred
erick H. Newell of Washington, D.
c., director of the reclamation SER
vice and M. j. Hapgood of Peru. AT
the afternoon session the committee
on resolutions reported jointly by
committees from the sugar makers
and the dairymen. Besides the GUS
tomary thanks to those who had con-
tributed to the success of the conven-
tion and of expression of regret at
the deaths of Ex-Gov. C. ]. Bell and
the Hon. G. w. Pierce, the resolutions
stated that,
"The further advancement of our
public schools should include the
teaching of agriculture and other in
dustrial arts. We believe that con-
ditions require that Congress take
measures toward the institution OF
the parcels post, so-called, and that
the United States senators be elected
by popular vote. We believe the
present oleomargarine law is neces-
sary for the best interest of the Yer.
mont dairymen and would earnestly
request our delegation to prevent its
repeal.
The resolutions were adopted.
The election of officers followed the
reading of the resolutions. They are
President. F. L. Davis of White Riv.
er Junction; ce-presidents, William
Blood If Nor Wich and w. E. Carter
of Rutland county: secretary, F. n.
Bickford; auditor, c. F. Smith OF
Morrisyill
The committee on publicity. which
was appointed by the retiring pres
ident in accordance with the resolu
tion introduced earlier in the day, is
as follows: The commissioner oil
agriculture, eX-officio; A d d sor
county, w. N. Cady; Ben
nington, C. c. Jones; Chittenden
Prof. ]. l.. His; Caledonia, F. T.
Davis: Essex.-Fletcher; Franklin
G. H. Dunsmore Grand Isle, T. L.
Kinney: Lamoillo. c. F. Smith; Or
ange, Arthur V u han: Orleans, M
]. Andrews; Rutland, Frank White
Washington, c. w Wallis; Windham
E. A. Andrews; Windsor, F. w. Wig
gin.
Early Misunderstanding.
0porhans - saws Francis G. Wilso,