The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-15
ENDORSES MOVEMENT
TO PROMOTE PEACE
Secretary Davis of State Fair Commits
sion Exchanges kilograms with
Minnesota State Fair.
Especial to The ReformcrD

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept. u.
Secretary Davis of the Vermont
state fair commission, received the fol |
lowing telegram this morning from J.
c. Simpson of the Minnesota state fair, |
now being held at st. Paul:
"a practical plan for preserving the |
prosperity of this country and promot-
ing peace abroad has been formulated
at the Minnesota state fair PubIicI
Welfare department, through the co
operation Of farmers, housewives, bust
ness men and advertisers to make peace
instead of war the paramount topic of
publicity eVeryw here. Mrs. Julian
| Heath president of the National House
wives league, here from New York
today, together with officials and lead
ing men and women in every line, en-
dorse the idea. Win You cooperate?
| War has reduced the attendance at
fairs this year and we must fight for
| peace and prosperity to assure the sue
| cess of the great fairs and eXpositions
which are building up what war tears
| down. Our fireworks depict farmers
/ as soldiers OF peace, with farm i'm
| pIements as machine guns of prosperity.
| Tonight we show in fireworks a set
7 y
shcaths Of wheat with the slogan:
''FIour barrels are better than @unbar-
/ relS. - Great enthusiasm prevails. /
have wired President Wilson. governors
of states and many prominent men to
endorse movement which will help
fairs and which fairs can greatly help.
| Kindly wire your cooperation ut my
! expense.
Secretary Davis wired the following
reply: 1.-The Vermont state fair com
mission enthusiastically endorses your
movement for the promotion OF peace
| and will in every way possible lend
effort along the lines of your suggestion
Our eighth annual exhibition opens here
toGav, with every Indication of in
L creased attendance. and this despite the
effects of the European war in this see
: tiOu and the fact that some of the rail
- roads have failed to give to the PEG
- pie the customary reduced rates. We
2 open with larger exhibits in every de
partmcnt, and while we anticipate rec
| ord-brCa king crowds we are with Not
in your effort to bring about peace am
willing to assist in every WAY We can. >
The farm boys camp. a new featur,
of the Vermont state fair. is locate,
in the oval formed by the track. Their,
are - of these boys, selected by THE
1 masters OF the Pomona Oranges of tn,
- state. They were on hand YESTERDAY
y putting up tents and ma king read
for a week of instruction in agricul
4 ture, cattle raising. breeding Of horse
f and everything pertaining to farm
/ life. The boys aTr enthusiastic Owe
; the work before them and the cXperi
Z, mcnt of bringing them to the state fai
I for instruction viii he watched wit
= interest.
Last evening the boys were addgesse
by Capt. |. L. Reeves, l.. :. \. Thu
- afternoon they will listen TO 81 talk b
k President ! b. Estoe of the fair con
l. mission. and this evening they will ll>
r, ten to an address by f. =. Brigham
+ commissioner Of agriculture. TomorFo'
- afternoon they will be addressed b
-, Dean !. l.. Hills of the state a@rcUltuI
7 al college. and Mason =. Stone. superb
% tcudcut OF education. Thursday attel
: noon Gov. Alien NJ. Fletcher and Gu
=. Benton. president Of the CniVersit
d. of Vermont. will talk 10 the boys, am
k. on Friday afternoon they Will Hste
If to Adutamt General Lee :. rillotsol
- Nineteen new pens have been pa
p up for the accommodation of the swan
49, department. which is filled to its utmo>
CAPACITY. giving Supt. Hoitt plenty {
60 work TO assign the porkors
. In the Morgan horse exhibit it Woul
Up take to much space 10 give all the el
s. tries c. G. Stiliman shows larz
IL string Of stations. Donald and Duo
" stand at the head. There are four ne
If Morgan mares shown in this string. pa
- chased in the West. Elmer \. DarHr
lo' has a string of p Morgans II. r.
- Watson has a big string with most
oF the old favorites. Otishu Farm
IS, Woodstock owned by II. d. RanSo
n has string Of five Mor2ans. ri