St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-22
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platform. The scale was so sensi-
tive that IL quickly few up under
the FIVE pound weight.
This shows the care that is TAX
en- in the manufacture Of scales to
get them accurate. All the scales
are SO sensitive that the slightest
particle will affect them.
Other Manufactures
The party was surprised to find
the volume OF business being done
in manufacturing valves. Five tons
OF copper are melted and cast daily
in this department. One hundred
and twenty-six men are employed
there and they manufacture leOO
valves daily. The capacity OF this
department is to be increased so 1t
can produce 1000 valves daily. liz
addition to this the company man
ufactures trip hammers which re-
quires a large amount or metal
each year and employs several men
throughout the year.
Business is Rushing
All through the plant the Wis
itors found every room working to
it's maximum capacity, orders Tar
ahead of the output and the op-
portunity 10 give employment to 500
more men could they be found and
room made for them to work. TC
supply this room the company is
building new buildings and is
spending large sums in increasing
the industrial capacity of st. Johns
bury.
BANQUET IN EVENING
Good Speeches by John w. TitcOmt
and Pres. f. III. Brooks Who
Urged the Need of More Homes
Pythian Hall was the scene of
the evening exercises where the
Pythian Sisters served a fine ban
uuet. AS soon as the tables were
cleared Pres. G. H. Cross of the
club called the audience to order
and said that Frank o. French
would sing. His first medley was
so we'll received that he was oblig-
ed to respond to three recalls be-
fore the audience was satisfied.
Rev. Paul d. Moody was first call
ed upon and told some of his good
stories and he was satisfied st.
Johnsbury was not asleep when it
had an organization like this one.
1t is helping in the development OF
a real get together spirit and in
this was more valuable than in a
mere dollar and cents measure.
John w. Titcomb
John w. Titcomb, state fish and
game commissioner, of Lyndon, was
next called. He called attention to
the opportunity the club had OF
reaching a larger circle of people
through use of the local newspapers
He called attention to the vast
amount Of wealth that is represent
ed in the automobile traffic through
this village in a single summer and
the Importance Of creating favor
able impression upon these people
who only pass through the place
because they advertise the town TO
such an extent. Main street is one
of the most attractive streets in
New England but the approaches tc
it are such as to create a very IN
favorable impression upon an auto
mobilist. The bumps of Hastings
Hill and along to the Hastings
Bridge are terrible. Western Aven
ne is rapidly breaking up and de
teriorating. The Commercial club
should take up this matter and sec
that there are as good roads within
the village limits as in the town sur
rounding 1T.
He hoped the club would keep up
it's agitation for a new hotel. He
did not mean to discredit the pres
ent landlords as he believed they
were doing as we'll as they could
in the buildings they were in. But
the town needs a better hotel build
ing.
The town should also be inter
ested in things outside of st. JOINS
bury because these things were oil
Importance to this town as well as
the immediate vicinity. For in
stance the Agricultural School at
Lyndon is of value to the whole
section because boys are receiving
there an education in the common
branches besides the practical work
of agriculture. They learn what to
do with soils and how to conduct
farming at a profit. Some of the
boys go back to the home farm and
are giving valuable demonstrations
of the value of their training.
The plan for a county agriculture
expert can be carried to success II
the farmers themselves will raise
part Of the fund necessary to secure
the government aid and also the AID
of the Sears Roebuck and Co. All
that is necessary now is to get the
farmers interested and willing to
respond financially.
He then paid compliment to
the present legislature saying that
it was the hardest working legis-
lature he had seen in Vermont. He
hoped however it would not prove
too hostile to the work and purpose
of the fish and game commissioner
because ii was the purpose of his de-
partment to furnish the busy man
an opportunity to get recreation neal
at home. The Importance of good
fishing is shown by the fact that the
business man of the city determines
the place where his family shall.
spend it's whole summer vacation by
the opportunity there is for few
days good fishing for himself. Al
uhpra there was