Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
WARN SUGAR MEN
TO ACT At ONCE
uust Improve Quality of Maple
Product to Meet Canadian
Competition.
VERM0NT'S CHANGE At HAND
Speakers at Rutland Convention
Urge Modern Methods of
Misunderstanding
Attendance.
VERNONT'S CHANCE At HAND

Rutland Jan. 6.--'The 2lst annual meet
Ing of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
association opened this afternoon at
two o'clock at the Shrine temple IN
this city, to he followed Tomorrow morn
inS by the opening of the Attn annual
convention of the Vermont pairymen $
association. To-day's sessions wcrc
given up entirely to the sugar makers
md there was present a large percentage
Of the membership of 1870 The speakers
to-day discussed the effect on Vermont
sugar making of the new tariff. which
lowers the duty on maple products
brought in from Canada and n warning
was sounded that this State must take
immediate action to improve the quality
of it's maple products and not depend
upon the reputation of past generations
to keep up the demand for Vermont
sugar and syrup
A largo exhibition of maple products
is shown at the temple. in one of tho
smaller rooms adjoining the main base
ment, which Is filled with sugar making
apparatus and dairy machinery. Among
the largest sugar exhibitors are Mrs.
{. H. Covin Of Dandy and MIR. and
Mrs J. r. Spear of West Newbury.
Orrin Bent Of Boston will judge .hc
exhibit and the awards will he an
nounced at the convention to-morrow.
All the sugar and syrup vii. be sold
Thursday morning.
The convention opelcd win tn, a.
dress of President A. a. Carleton of
West Newhury, who said in part:
"Ou" aim is for n better and a greater
Vermont and | believe that the men
who represent sugar making and dairy
ing will be the ones instrumental in
bringing about the betterment of rural
districts and the realization Of the new
Vermont
Last year ] attended on invitation a
meeting to form a maple sugar makers
association in Quebec, and ! spoke upon
the benefit of such an organization when
backed by good LEGISLATION. The COM
Founders and adulterators put up a good
fight against the Canadian Organization
because they realized that their OPP
portunties were slipping away. They
said that they We're the farmers friends:
that Canadian sugar, being black and
uupalatabe, was mt for use only when
mixed with other things. This Is tru"
with about 60 per cent, or 12,00)Go)
pounds Of the Canadian sugar. Now is
# legal under the pure food act to allow
this grade OF goods (numhcr a to come
into this country?
1T IS said that some like the old-fash-
toned sugar. 1t is claimed that tobacco
companies use the black sugar for flavor
Ing. It is a fact that, owing to unfavor
able circumstances, every sugar maker
j. obliged to make some poor sugar, but
It is unfortunate that n demand for such
sugar exists. When We see ii coming in
from Canada by the carload we do not
know whether it is going to the tobacco
man or the adulteratOr. The best thing
that could happen to tho Vermont sugar
maker would be to lower the price of to-
bacco sugar TO about five cents a pound.
CANADA OVERTAKING VERMONT
Vermont must look out for the 40 per
cent. or S,Or,no pounds OF good sugar
that is made in Canada Vermont has
long held the lead in the industry but we
must not be overconfdent. Canada is
gradually creeping up; the men are or
Eanizcd; they have right climatic condl-
tions and thousands of acres of virgin
forests not vet touched by maple tree
pests of any kind. We have come to the
time when pure maple sugar Is used main
~ as a luxury. If all sugar makers would
cordingly and would join the Vermont
Sugar Makers association and use the
copyrighted label they would soon create
tremendous demand for first grade
goods, the only kind which bear the pro-
tected label The maple sugar label
Should have the SAM standing with the
community that the marks of blue label
catsup or of Florida oranges or fancy
chocolates have.
The Vermont farmers turn has come.
We must look above the little iealousies
that have sprung up in almost every little
hamlet. The natural advantages of Yer
mont are superior to those Of almost any
other state. with the telephone and the
automobile the old farm on the hill is no
longer isolated, the children are no longer
awkward and uneducated. The farm is
moro attractive of late to the boys; the
hack to the farm movement is the cry
Farm finances are being adjusted 1t is
CUP to US to push the farm with all the
power of united sturdy farmers. Let the
farmers recognize the fact that maple
sugar making is one of the most profit
able branches of agriculture
II. y. Chaplin of Middlesex read his re-
port as secretary, covering in brief the
work Of the last convention. NJ F. Cod
dard of Waterloo, r. @, gave a short his
tory Of the maple sugar industry in Can
ada and told Of the effect Of the recent
organization Of Quebec sugar makers
John II. Grimm of Montreal discussed the
possibility Of stopping the sending Of
black maple sugar into this country I'M
der the pure food and drug act II was
pointed out that the sugar contains many
Impurities and Is illegal
PUT VERMONT SUGAR FIRST.
Victor !. Spear of RANDOLPH gave an
address on the topic, "Prohablc Effect
OF the New Tariff on the Vermont
Maple Sugar Industry" The tariff
provides for n reduction Of one cent
pound on sugar until May, 1916.
when il will be removed. This should
raise the price Of sugar in Canada and
lower it in Vermont. The only COM
petition from Canada would mainly
affect our tub sugar, at first, but as
Canada has fine conditions for sugar
making and an unlimited field in
which to operate, it is hard to fore
ell what may develop Confronted
he Vermont farmer should develop
Is sugar orchard to its fun capacity
md sock to produce only first quality
goods, grade which viii make YER