The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-27
From the Boston Weekly Bulletin Of Leather and Shoe Notes
CARROLL S. PAGE A CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION TO THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
His Political Activities

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Mr.. Page became early in lie
actively identified with the Re
publican party. In 1872 he was
placed upon the State Commit
tee, a position he retained until
he resigned in 1889 when he ran
for Governor. From 1885 to
1889 he was its chairman, and il
| was under his administration of
affairs that the State gave the
largest Republican majority ever
| given up TO that time.
Elected United States Senator
In 1908 Mr.. Page was elected
to the United States Senate.
within few months after he en-
tered the Senate he became al
acknowledged authority on mat
terms pertaining to hides and
leather His speech in June,
| 1903, is looked upon as an au-
thoritatiye statement on that in
dustry, and was circulated in
large numbers throughout the
country.
His Work for the Cause of
Education
1t is, however, to the cause of
education that Mr. Page has de-
voted his time and energies dur
ing the past six years. The So
called Page Vocational Educa-
tional Bill is the only bill relating
to vocational education that ever
passed either House of Congress.
This bill passed the Senate Janu-
airy %, 1913, but was defeated
by a Democratic House. In 1913
that part of the bill which per-
tains to college extension work,
and is now doing such an i'm
mense amount of good to the ag-
ricultural interests of the coun-
try, was passed. The balance of
the bill is now before Congress in |
both Houses, and is known as
the Smith-Hughes Bill. Senator
Smith, in speaking in the Sen
ate recently, practically said that
while the bill bore his name the
public were indebted to Senator
Page for it.
Started with Less than $500
The people of Vermont have
Just been celebrating the 125th
anniversary of Vermont's admis-
sion to the Union, under the aus
pices of the Greater Vermont
Association. Vermont is anX-
ious to convince the world that
the Green Mountain State is a
good place in which to achieve
success. If she wishes to prove
the fact by a living example, she
need go not further than to her
iIlustrious son who is so highly
thought of by the hide and
leather trade of the country,
Carroll S. Page.
Here is a man who started
with less than $500 cash capital,
but with a supply of courage,
persistency and enterprise which
enabled him to overcome the
handicap of his location in a
village. He has achiev-
ed a success so notable in the
raw calfskin trade that the faith
err of the late Governor Guild
said that he was as well known
in Europe as in America as an
factor in the hide
trade.
His Success as Banker
He has made a success in
almost equally notable.
After four years service as
bank examiner, he established in
his little home village of only 423
population a bank which has to-
lay more than 100000 assets,
and is said to be the largest bank
IN the world in any country vii
age.
1t is most remarkable that one
nan in a location remote from
arge trade centers with an en-
,ironment so unfavorable, could
nave achieved a success SO phe- I
lomenal in two such widely diff I
'erent fields of business activity. /
Vermont Proud of Page
Vermont is proud of her dis
son, but not more so
han the hide and leather fra
who feel that today Sen
ltor Page combines that ability
md enterprise which easily
places him in the front rank Of ,
hose connected with the great I
lide and leather business of the q
,ountry. e
That Vermont fails TO recog- 6
lize the standing of Senator