Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
WILL BOOM NEW ENGLAND
Object of Eastern States Elk.
position at Springfield, Mass.
Lucius T.. Wilson Tells Members of
Merchants Association That Agri-
culture and Othrr Industries Are
in Need of ReJuvcnation.

Lucius H. Wilson of the American City
Bureau of New York. former secretary
of the Chambers of Commerce OF Detroit,
Mich. and Dcs Moinee. Ia. and who has
a splendid record in tho management of
civic bottcrmcnt enterprises in Dayton,
ohio, in an interesting and eloquent adj
dress before the members OF tn" Mer-
chants association at their dinner at
tho Hotel Vermont last evening told of
his latest project, the organizing of tho
Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial
Exposition a Springfield. Mass, involving
the expenditure of $4,000 aud having
FOR its object tho rcha bilita.ion of New
England agriculture and the formation
OF rallying point for all enterprises
for the benefit OF New Fngiand. Al but
s2oO,00 of the sum needed was subs 'rlb1d
| by Springfield citizens and 1856 acres of
land were purchased in the western part
OK that city on which is being erected a
magnificent expedition plant. Enough of
the buildings Will be completed by Octo-
Der l to house the national dairymen's
SHOW, which Will meet there this fall, the
flrst time In its history that it has met
Ill New England The sending of delega-
ton to Chicago to secure this meeting
is only ono or the evidences of civic en-
terrriac on the part OF Spring;ield's bl3i-
/ ness men. Because Of the storm, NJ.
wilson. who was coming to Burlington
from Boston, missed his train connections
at Fellows Falls and was forced TO ar.
rive at the dinner late, and as no OK.
pressed 1t. "minus n shave, a clean collar
and n sumner" Dce,i,o ,boso b,rdio,,a
his snaecb un, nro ~ tho h,st r,.,,,,, 49,,
ovcr b.en .,ivon bofor< .h., ,,,n.,,.,,,
association and his ,,,,.,ri,, ,.,,. $780,.
afterwards VOL corod for H., -,
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don, of ,I,o .ssooio,io,, tI :, 80
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do for Now ,,rplord ,ericur.',,a
other indus,r,oy Tho ,ro,,.o, ,,,'., IT,,
some economic facts in sumner, af 1T.
theories, which no said ;c cor,i,,,r &c ill.,,
result of al, cartboual,o ~. o,ho,. ,,i,,,ii,s
calamity, would be regarded a.. ono nf ,I,o
disasters of tho age Between tSco and IAN
S2S towns in New England lost about 9,o
on popuiation enough to peonI. ,bo S,o,o
of Vermont, and during tho same time
about 40 per cent. of it's tillaI1c soil ~.
five and half million acres revor.ed
to pasture or waste land The vage
earning class in New England increased
40 per cent. during this time while tho
means Of feeding them were only 50 per
cent as great. The buying power of a
d"llar was also less in New England
lhah elsewhere so that II manufactur-
eiS paid their Workmcn s. week more
'heN would stu not he as well off a he
workman In Detroit, who received that
",'h less
Ni''r eNpialhlnE the financial and ply
S''"' aSPects or the eastern States agri-
'u'tu'ai ana industrial exposition the
/ S'cdh'T outlined some OF the things for
"hlcn the exposition plant might he
year ana VIII aHord place for the
. Hp'ulnG OF bioodod stock sales follow
ING the dairy shows. Mr.. Wilson incl
uchta!E compiinentlng Vermont on lis
large ana me dairy association. 1t will
act as focussinG point for farm bureau
work and VIII afford Il place FOR 90 00
farm boys 10 meet and engage in tie
right sort OF rivalry regarding their
products, as Wei as Girls' clEbs. In
| addition "a theso and other projects. such
as eNhl"it.onN II blue ribbon stock, II
( VIII stand above al as stimulus for
the enlargement ana Encouragement Of
all projects for the bet.clmeCt o: New
/ England
In considering What benefit Springfield