The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-07
AIM TO BETTER VERMONT.
Vermont Sugar Makers as Agents for
the Purpose.

| Rutland, Jan. I'm his address to the
Vermont Sugarmakers' association yes
terday afternoon, President A. A. Carl
ton of West Newbury said in part
! "Our aim is for better aud u greater
Vermont and / believe that the men
who represent sugar making and dairy
ing win 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 good
| fight against the Canadian organization
because they realized that their oppor
tunities were slipping away They said
that they We're the farmers friends;
that Canadian sugar, being black and
Iunpalatable, was lit for use only when
mixed with other things. This is true
with about 60 per cent, or 100000
pounds. of the Canadian sugar Now is
it legal under the pure food act 10 al
low this grade of goods number A. to
come into this eomtryf
ut is said that some like the old
fashioned sugar. 1t is claimed that to-
bacco companies use the black sugar for
flavoring. 1t is fact that, owing to
unfayorable circumstances, every sugar
maker is obliged to make some poor
sugar, but it is unfortunate that a de-
mand for such sugar exists. When we
see it coming in from Canada by the car
load we do not know whether it is
going to the tobacco man or the adul-
terator The best thing that could hap
pen to the Vermont sugarmakers would
be to lower the price of tobacco sugar
to about five cents a pound.
Vermont must look out for the 40 per
cent, or S,000,G00 pounds OF good sugar
that is made in Canada. Vermont has
long held the lead in the industry but we
must not be overconhdent. Canada is
gradually creeping up; the men are or
ganized; they have right climatic con
ditions and thousands of acres of virgin
forests not yet touched by maple tree
pests OF any kind. We have come to the
time when pure maple sugar is used
mainly as a luxury If all sugar makers
void realize this, would put their sugar
up accordingly and would join the Yer
the copyrighted label they would soon
create a tremendous demand for first
grade goods. the only kind which bear
the protected label The maple sugar
label should have the same 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 lit !
tie hamlet. The natural advantages of |
Vermont 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 more attractive Of late to the |
boys; the back to the farm movement |
is the cry. Farm finances are being ad-
justed. II is up 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 profitable branches OF agricul-
ture."
II. b. Chaplin of Middlesex read his
report as secretary, covering in brief the
work OF the last convention. NJ. f. Cod
dard of Waterloo, P. O., gave short his
tory of the maple sugar industry in Can
ada and told of the effect of the recent
of Quebec sugar makers.
John H. Grimm of Montreal discussed
the possibility of stopping the sending
Of black maple sugar into this country
under the pure food and drug act. II |,
was pointed out that the sugar CON
-ains many impurities and is illegal
Fears Effect of New Tariff.
Victor l. Spear of Randolph gave an
address on the topic, Probable Effect of
.he New Tariff on the Vermont, Maple
sugar Industry" The tariff provides for
reduction of one cent a pound on sugar,
until May, 1916, when it will be removed.
This should raise the price of sugar in
Canada and lower it in Vermont. The
,nly competition from Canada would
mainly affect our tub sugar. at first. but
is Canada has fine conditions for sugar
making and an unlimited field in which !
o operate, it is hard to foretelI what
nay develop Confronted with this
question, Mr. Spear thought the Vermont
armer should develop his sugar orchard {
q its full capacity and seek to produce 4
'nly first quality goods, a grade which d
will make Vermont sugar and syrup Il
ought after above all others. [
Last evening State Forester A. f. Ia
fawps of BURLINGTON cave IA IL op tba a