The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-30

| l.. Martin OF Plainiield followed Secre-
tary Bailey by saying that Vermonters
shouldn't create demand for then
farms by moving away. He said ne
i had 800 letters or more from persons
DESTROYS of purchasing Vermont land
lie cautioned against giving literature
to outsiders who entertained false no.
tons of the requirements on Vermont
farms. Commissioner Martin urged that
more attention be paid to educating
the children to stay on the farm. This,
he said, would go a long way toward
solving the farm labor problem.
Frank l.. Greene contended that too
many acres in Vermont called farms
should be more properly designated as
forests and labeled with trees. They are
not abandoned farms, but rather aban-
doned woodlots. In the knowledge OF
4 latter day methods, said Mr.. Greene, men
/ would not cultivate some OF the land
/ that our forefathers cleared for tillage.
! Mr.. Greene took the occasion to approve
/ and commend the work of Secretary
| Bailey and was emphatically sustained
in his words by much applause.
Others who spoke during the after
noon were Superintendent Mason S.
Z
ute to Secretary Baileys work, and c. +.
/ Smith of Morrisville, master OF the state
grange. Mr. Smith said that the state
should maintain schools OF demonstra-
I ton for young farmers. He believed
that better farms and more successful
farmers would come when men begin
to study the soil, Mr.. Hatch who is
connected with the state agricultural
school at Randolph, told Of some things
which his students are accomplishing
and stated that applications for enroll
ment far exceeded the accommodations.
/ He evidently favored more state schools
Of this nature. Heber G.. Cady of North
field believed that farmers in the state
are not pursuing business-like methods
at all times, and he also believed that
the state agricultural college had failed
Of its purpose in some respects.
The present tax laws came mp for
mention during the meeting and many
believed that conditions could be bet
tered in this direction. Senator Pages
vocational bill was also briefly referred
to in terms OF commentator by several
of the speakers Walter II. Crockett
brought out a laugh when lie humorously
suggested that the bounty paid by the
state for hedgehogs be diverted to the
publicity work.
Adjournment took place at o'clock,
the next meeting to be held in Rutland
and the date to be decided by the com
mittee on nominations. After the meet
ing, small knots Of delegates remained
in the hall to discuss different phases
OF the new movement.
May Mean Much to Vermont
II seemed to be a well-grounded belief
among the Fermonters present yesterday
that somehow the forces which make for
a better commonwealth had entered upon
Il new era il the aims of the organiza-
ton reach the desired mark. The up
building of the state and the general
development OF her resources will be 1he
prime object OF the movement. In it
the men who are really sponsors for its
inception hope to have the undivided
support of all individuals who have the
welfare Of the state at heart Added
to this il is expected that the movement
will have the hearty cooperation OF any
or, all civic organizations.
Among the Nermonters who came to
attend the meeting were the following:
w. b. Mayo of Northfield a member
OF the Mortified Commercial club; Rev. (
j. A. Scheuere Of Hartford, one Of the /
moving spirits in the Hartford forward 4
Secretary A. c, Hurd OF the I
Windsor County Y. NJ c. A.. NJ G.. Morse /
of Hardwck, member of the Hardwick 4
board OF trade; G. f. Smith Of Morris I
vile, master Of the Vermont state /
C. A. Aldrich OF Sutton, master /
OF the Sutton grange; G. Herbert Pare, +
vice president of the Barre board of /
trade; Charles H. Wishart OF Barre, sec I
rotary Of the Barre Granite Manufac /
turers' association; @. X HOLSTER OF /
Barre principal Of Goddard seminary; /
f. X. Allen and Clarence p. Cowles. I
of the Burlington Commercial
club; George II. Stiles of Swanton, editor
If the Swanton Courier; Charles w.
Steele Of Highgate. Highgate editor OF
the Swanton Courier; A. w. iSosworth
of Island Pond a member of the Island
Pond Business Mems association; Mason
s. Stone of Montpelier. state superin-
tendent Of education Henry D. Holton
of Brattleboro. member of the state
board Of health f. O. Sinclair Of Bur
lington. president Of the State Associa-
ton of Engineers; f. A. Shaw OF North
field. member Of the Mortified Com.
mercial club; l.. VI. Hays of Essex juno
tion, member Of the Essex Junction
board Of trade; II. G. Cady Of Mortified,
vice president of the Mortified CONNER
rial club; II. A. Phelps of Barre, mem.
Der of the Barre board OF trade G. II.
Spooner of Northfeld president of Nor.
vich university; Frank l.. Greene of st.
Adams, editor Of the St Adams Mes
,enger; G. 4. G. Jackson Of Montpelier:
" G. Reynolds of Barre, president #
he Barre board of trades Walter II.
rocket OF Montpelier, editor of the
Montpelier Journal; II. w. 0rcutt Of
Iorthtield President Guy Potter Benton
II the university Of Vermont, Burling-
on; IT, w Randall of st. Tohnsbury;
/. w. Vail of Randolph; c. c. Graves Of
Scion J. Vail of Pomfrct.
master of the Pomfret grange.
The Constitution of the Association.
The constitution as drawn up and ne
epted by the meeting yesterday fol- l
ows:
Article l.
The name of this association shall be I
The Greater Vermont Association.
Article II.
Objects
Section l The objection of this asso-
iaton shall be to forward the develop
nent of the natural resources of the
tate of Vermont. to foster its agrcul- /,
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