The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-27
the Weekly Bulletin of Leather and Shoe News
CARROLL S.PAGEA CANDIDATE FOR
REFLECTION TO THE UNITED
STATES SENATE

Our readers KNOW lOat llliS JOUINdi
has at different times spoken freely
on the business, banking and public
life of Carroll S Page, with special
reference OF his methods, and the re-,
suits secured. As publishers located
in another state, we feel that We may
comment on senatorial candidate
such as he without changing cur v0,a.
ton Of trade paper
Mr.. Pages methods in diGerol.
fields of activity have always ecn
+ manded cur admiration. There Meth
DDS have resembled each oihof ciaec'f
in exemplary principle Il -
his entire business and olncial lie
Business Career Began ct Ace Of "
In business he sta ted IS hi' faith
or's assistant, st DE a.e OF II years.
His father was an .nviHd and the boy
had to take unusual responsibilities.
At fifteen Carroll vas Sent to New
York to buy goods for his father.
The experimental, ,lgip proving s,suc-
cessful, the journeys TO New York and
|; Boston To buy merchandise and sell
hides, skins and wool became u habit
every three months.
Decides to Stay in Vermont
i At twenty-one years he had. become
an experienced business man, with the
tempting opportunities of large cities
before him, but his affection for his
home and invalid father made him de.
eide to stay in Vermont, where he de,
veloped nationwide and even world
wide vision in affairs that never before
in our knowledge has been reached
by man living in small country
community.
Has an International Reputation
q At the age of q he let so his
fathers old business and began to
devote himself more especially t.
the green calfskin trade, which he de
veloped from the smallest beginnings
to one of the largest in the world
He collected his raw material from
all portions of the United states and
Canada, and shipped TO tanners in
many parts Of the world His name
became well known IN Great Britain
France, Italy, Germany Belgium, Hol
land and Turkey, and with his name
was fixed accuracy OF selection and'ab.
solute squareness in dealing,
Trade journals repeatedly com
.mented on Carroll s.. Page as the
largest calfskin dealer in the world
but we believe 1t was not the size SO
much as correct business methods
that the Senator took pride in.
Enters Public Life at 2s
Senator Pages entry into public
life began at the age OF &C. when he
was elected to the House OF Repre-
sentativcs OF his state. He won his
first spurs IN u fgh, - defeat bin
(which proposed to take consider
able suIn-as he believed wrongfully-
from the state treasury.
At the age OF % he was again elect
ed u member of the House. and Il.
soon as constitutionally eligible TO the
Senate he was elected to that body.
Was Progressive Governor
Ill loiu llt Ndh tlNIloW NUNpluOl
and 1t was In this position that n,
earned his highest honogs In Ills
inaugural message he recommended
the Australian ballot. which, after
hard fight, was adopted
lie found in the State three so-callet
medical colleges which were dispeus
ing cheap diplomas. After a har,
fight they were wiped out ebW, prone
legislation lie wusl The shrsts uoyei
nor ever TO reoomWeS the weekl
payment of wages ffSif6net rfe 'lirs
70 ever recommend the abolition O
railroad passes, the-ffrst 70 ever RI
commend legislation with reference {
child labor All theSv measures wtr
written into the statute books eithe
at that time or little later, and every
one conyersant with Vermonts exect
tive affairs was prompt In recogni1
ing Governor Pages administrator
AS one of the most progressive in tn
history of the state Not an his r,
concentrations were favorahly acte
upon during his administration. as h
was ahead Of his day and generation