The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-17
FARMERS ORGANIZE
LEGISLATIVE CLUB
George E. Wright OF Westminster Was
Elected President at the Meeting
Last Evening.


Representative last evening with larg
membership. The first man 10 sign TIN
roll was Gov. Fletcher Following thu
election OF officers, goodly number o.
persons spoke, including J, w. Titcomb
fish and game commissioner, Gov. Fetch
er and some OF the members who have
been previously members OF the club
The most enthusiastic speech OF th,
evening was made by 4. u. Jose of John
son, Progressive, who defeated ex-Goy
Stearns in his home town. Mr.. Jose
spoke against Capitalization of schools
and was warmly aPplauded
The meeting was called TO order by
President Lee s. Hatch of Randolph
In the absence of the regular secretary
II. b. Ward of Danville was elected secre-
tary pro TEN. Mr. Hatch explained the
objects of the organization, which has
been in existence since 1904.
The following officers were elected:
President, George C. Wright of West
minister; vicepresidcnt, A. NJ. Vaughan
of Randolph; secretary, II. d. Ward of
Danville; treasurer, S. n. Gage of Wealth
ersfield; legislative committee, chairman.
d. +. Gardner of Pownal, John MeGrath
OF Georgia. A. j. Eaton of Royalton.
The executive committee is composed Of
the president, vice president and secrc-
tary.
Mr.. Wright mentioned the honor of
the presence of Gov A. NJ Fletcher, who
| spoke for few minutes, correcting Che
date of the organization of the club as
1902, instead OF 1904. lie alluded TO the
effect of their work upon the press. He
spoke at some length upon the excel
lent work of the club of the past and
what it may do, and said what inter.
ests the club interests the state at LARGE.
He referred TO the small amount Of com
mittee room and said some day the mem.
bership win see building for the H.
brary and supreme court, which will
give place for committee room. He
spoke OF the taxation measures they will
have to contend with and advised them
to fight it out among themselves. He
asked the club to enact progressive leg
slation or they would fail in their ef
fort here.
Timothy G.. Bronson of Haniwick
spoke upon the agricultural schools and
advised legislation so that our young
men will stay in Vermont, He also adj
vised keeping together and HOPED the
club would do even better work than the
one two years ago.
Fish and Game Interests.
Mr.. Billings asked for ]. W. Titcomb,
fish and game commissioner, who spoke
upon House bill |. the hedgehog" speak.
ing against bounty on the animal
and telling of its habits. The deer hunt I
ing laws took some OF his time. speak |
ing OF the 20 brought by sportsmen from
New York. the animals being protected /
until about 1893. He said notwithstand- +
ing the present law on doe that but few
more are shot than bucks. The mat /
ter of damages is serious one, especial I
~ upon fruit. He claimed that Vermont I
is ahead OF any state in raising apple I
orchards. and in consideration Of the APP
pie orchard the present law on killing
deer where damage has been done is a
good one The law giving damage is
a good one. Essex county should have a
longer open season, while Windham needs
so they can kill them off.
While in Corinth Julian Dimick, the
novel writer, asks advice where the deer
are doing great damage. He advised
fencing. He believes in longer open
seas
He spoke on the bill for fur bearing
He spoke of pair of black
foxes on Prince Edward Island of which
the valuation is set at 5000 to $4,000
He referred to the value of muskrat
mink. skunk and foxes. He said the
Jaw should be so that the revenue win
Dc increased
Mr. Titcomb was asked why seining
II Lake Champlain is allowed while it
5 not allowed in all other places. He
explained why the law gave him power
o grant licenses. OF which ~ are held
The white fish are in abundance, which
10 not take hook. and it is the pur-
rose to catch these along with every
'ther kind. but if some other way could
,e devised to catch white fish and the
ike he would recommend some other
aw.
J. E. Weeks Of Middlebury spoke of
'crmont and her farmer The farmer
couples a more prominent place to-day
han ever in her history. He believed the
hub could memorabilia itself by defeat
ny the hedgehog bill.
T.. p. Jose of johnson spoke briefly
pom the election in johnson and his
Import by the farmers. He spoke also
pom education in Vermont as compared ,
18th other New England states He said
hat he did not believe Vermont needs
of schools, to create !
eaching force in the district school, and )
nrely it was a mistake of the state {
D Use the Capitalization OF schools.
NJ. J, Hapgood of Peru referred to ,
he sheep industry in Vermont and the /
ecline in its propagation of the indus
~; why it is not carried on is because
ne dogs get at them. He urged legis- :
tion against the dog.
+. w. Doten also spoke on dogs killing u
leep. J. w. Chesley of Sheffield spoke u
hedgehogs which killed as many sheep .
n him as dogs. Then he went on to 1
Xix about lack of fences as a cause for Il
IS of sheep. l.
George IIurd of Stratton spoke of bear =
Hing sheep. d. f. Weld of Berkshire :
'oke like Mr.. johnson upon education, :
keep orr children here, and also that =
X laws be enacted to keep our money v
the state instead OF in the West. L
]. 5. Coburn of Milton spoke upon the
nall bond of corporations, abiding to
e failure Of creamery company in
: section
Senator George W Wallis of Waits y
I'd spoke on cooperation of creamery G.
terests advised farmers to pun to- h
Their. which will eliminate failure and