St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-12

Oh the Scales anu the qualify OF INT 1
scales is due to the loyalty and
ment but OF each man employed il
the work shops Canada is young
and growing country and we are
confident that in the coming years II
will absorb a still larger amount o
American material.
George j. Asselin
George j. Asselin said that he
believed no one present could I'M
derstand better the Improvement
that had been made in the plant
than he and told If the changes that
had been brought abO:It during the
past % years. At that time hs was
employed in a file shop just beyond
the railroad track and this company
furnished the files for E. and T. Fair
banks and Company. The company
for which he worked at last became
so progressive that it purchased
wheelbarrow, and George Asselin
was the horse, to be used in deliv-
ering the files to the Fairbanks
Company. He closed by paying a
tribute to the progressive spirit OF
the Company and its president and
he felt that it was time for each
man. IN IOWu " JUN e1AN
help to make this the largest shop
and town IN the state of Vermont.
Harland b. Howe
Harland B. Howe said that he
wished to leave one thought with
the audience and that was the i'm
portance of determination. Let
us all be determined, determined to
bring good results. Think OF the
determination that was necessary to
invent the scale and to make all
the improvements that have follow
ed. Here is the largest business OF
it's kind in the world. Much of the
progress that has been made Is
due to the honesty and loyalty OF
the boys and mechanics working in
the factory. Let US reflect and be
alert and keep our determination
stirred up and then we will dc
things.
John Rickaby
John Rickaby in a facetious way
told of his experience 20 years age
when he was a member of the Office
force of the Scale Works. He told
how important a member of the or
ganization he was during those
days and of the surprise he exper@
fenced after telling the management
that he had an opportunity to do
better elsewhere that they allowed
him to take the chance. He wa;
glad to see that the Company. hao
been so prosperous and hoped that
the town would always do all in its
power for its success. He was alsC
glad to see that ST. JUhnsbury has
brought up the men who are able
to successfully conduct this enor-
nous business. He made an appea
for the support of the Commercial
club by all business men and sale
he hoped it would be a factor il
aiding the Company. 1t was very
important that we should do all we
can to get more houses built here
and he believed that in time the
people would respond to the appea
w. J. Bigelow
w. J. Bigelow spoke of the i'm
portance of the leaders being men
possessing a vision of what they de-
sired to accomplish, and congratu-
lated the town that it had in itf
midst an institution controlled by
men who have vision of great
prosperity, of greater industrial de-
velopment and of better homes an(
better citizens for residents of thii
community. 1t was a duty Of all
the people of st. Johnsbury to tr!
and get the vision which had LED
this Company to such great accom-.
plishments and to aid in the realiza
ton of the ambitions which it held.
President F. H. Brooks
President Brooks then told some
of Henry Fairbanks "reminiscences
regarding the building in which tn
Company had met. After, an examin-
alton a few days ago he found two
walls which he believed were walls
of the room in which he was born
in the year 1880. He lived in that
building for eight years when Elm
wood was built by Sir Thaddeuf
Fairbanks. Colonel Franklin Fair
banks had also lived there. From
1855 to 1913 the building had been
used as a boarding house. He be-
heved that it was the sentiment OF
all men there to send greetings tc
Vice President Fairbanks and to ex-
tend to him their best wishes for
the Improvement of his health.
One object of the meeting was tc
bring the men of the shops and
town together to show that they
were practising what they were
preaching in regard TO better livini
conditions. The Company had six
houses upon the hill nearly com
pleted, and as soon as completed.
they we're ready to sell them and
to build more All of the work in
the remodelling OF this building has
been we'll and thoroughly done
and we are confident that our work
men will find a good home here.
Three Papers Read
Then were introduced the three
regular speakers for the monthly
conference, each of whom had a
paper regarding the scale business
George r. Bollinger read an inter-
esting paper on "Blue Prints, Their
Uses and Abuses" and William NJ
Henderson spoke of the dial scale
and the prospects of the successful
development of the Fairbanks
Springless scale which would he SUI