The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-01
THE PASS OF BALMAHA' IS
 RECENERATED AT STAMFORD
s zerestin9 Ceremony Is Performed at Oldest Dye Wood Plant in Coun= try, with Facts About Dye
 Stuff Situation.

l daily and nightly week in and week out.
 The. old site has seen many chan ges for the factory was greatly en- larged in 1S4o and again in 1S44 after a disastrous fire had wiped it out. U While Henry Sanford was the pio- neer dye-wood extractor of Amertca, General Skiddy has been engaged in the business since 1874 and is con sidered one of the worlds experts in 1 dye matters. as well as the manufac- lure of licorice which was one of the chief products Of the Stamford Com pany until the advent of the Aneri- can Tobacco company's factories. Ld- Icorice Is largely used in the favoring Of tobacco.
 when asked Monday whether the analine dyes would eventually replace dye-wood extracts General Slxiddy stated that since the art of dyeing was known vegetable dyes had retain ed 9 briIliancy in tapestries. etc. through the ages. which the newer dyestuffs could hardly hope to com pete against It is. not believed that the use of Hustle, hyperniche, que bracho and other Iogwoods from the tropics will be done away with E The same authority was of the be- lief that the present shortage of dye stuffs could have been avoided had our patent laws been of correspondz ing stringency with those Of other countries where a patentee must be- gin the manufacture of his ideas with in period of two years. Under the present system it was said that Ger man dye manufacturers might patent their dye for period of IA years land then go back to Germany and send 1t into this country cheaper than 1t could be manufactured here CONNECTICUT TRIJCux F.ARAGIrN7
 
 Possibilities DweIt Upon in Pamphlet. Railroad is Distributing
 Although rich in agricultural posst- bilities statistics show that Connecti- cut produces nothing from the ground In excess of what the state consumes except tobacco and possibly mi ilk- It is estimated that Connecticut con suznes sso 900. 0Oos a year in food pqo- duets, and produces but SEQ, 900 900. are consumed for the simple reason, 1t is stated, that Connecticut consumes rannot get fresh vegetables in abund- ance and of good quality grown at their own doors, and this is partly the farmers fault.
 These facts are stated in a panT7alet VVrf ten by David Stone Kelsey editor Tor the Connecticut Farmer, which tEe New Haven road is now distrf bI1t1ng through its ticket agents in Boston and New York and throughout Connec- ficut in the hopes of arousing Connec- fo the possibilities In Connecticut truck farming Says the pamph1et
 Hundreds of hiIlsides are still grow- ing potatoes, com, rye, hay and the ike that ought to be in the small fruit and vegetable business. These farm CTS are taking in a few hundred dol lars a year, whereas they ought to be taking in thousands of dollars for but little more effort The market is at their door.
 All this is not saying that the mar ket-gardening and truck Business. also small fruits, is on the gain, but the consumption of these lines Of food pro ducts is growing even more rapidly, and there is no better opening than in supplying this demand. NO need to study markets or get fn touch with Commission houses: no need to spend hundreds Of dollars f7o packing ana transporfing-< The same wagon thar you have always used, or a cheap auto truck, which is more economical and rapid, will carry your product And Connecticut is the banner state Of New, England for excellent roads loo Every village and misunderstanding town Is good market, containing mary families without a garden, and those specials esuch as only trained gard ener, or one equipped with glass Gan produce 7s7
 The pamphlet points out that in truck farming m Connecticut under these conditions there is not only a Job but a lst1ivingss, Over 5. GOO con les of the pamphlet are being distrfb5lt- ed by the Industrial Bureau of the New Haven.
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