The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-15
VERMONT GRANGE ENDS.
Several Matters Were Taken Up at Rut-
land Thursday.

Rutland, Dec l5.-Just prior to the
ad iournment of the 45th annual meeting
of the Vermont state grange Yesterday
the new officers Of the association We're
installed under the direction OF A. 5.
Morgan of Milton and Mrs +. J. Rise
OF Westminster
There were numerous reports of COM
mittees and several important resolu-
tions adopted. One thanked United
States Senator Carroll S. Page for his
efforts in behalf OF the vocational edu-
lcational bill, another approved the pro-
ject OF the Patrons Cooperative Disabil-
Iity association, Inc, while another in
dorsed the action Of the National grange
as to equal suffrage and control of the
liquor traffic. the latter by stand for
national prohibition.
l.. r. Burr, chairman of the mileage
committee, reported that the officers OF
the state grange had travelled 2S,365
miles during the past year while lee
lures covered 57s6, all at cost of 81
53679.
A resolution of thanks to the Cen
trail Vermont and Rutland railroads for
special rates, to the citizens OF Rutland,
the Rutland Business Mems association,
the press and others, who assisted III
making the annual meeting success,
was adopted, as was resolution com
mending the state board OF education in
its selection of Dr. Hillegas as COM
missioner of education.
The finance committee, headed by A.
w. Foote OF Cornwall, reported per-
manent fund of Sl3,344,79 and recon-
mended that the lecturer be limited to
expenses of 500, the same as last year.
Committee on Agriculture.
The following report and resolution OF
the committee on agriculture, which was
adopted, was one Of the most important
of the entire week:
'Never in the history of the present
generation has agriculture occupied
position so nearly eminent among
the industries as it does to-day. ABB
normal conditions at hone and abroad
have made it necessary to husband eV-
ery agricultural resource, that the people
of the earth may be fed. That there are
likely to come great changes by the sud
den termination of the war, there can
be no doubt, and we should so conduct
our business as to be fully prepared for
such changes.
"We view with alarm the suggestion
put forth in the editorial in the Rutland
Herald of December l3, whereby it is
proposed to consolidate the state forest
nv department and the department OF
livestock commissions and the depart
ment of agriculture, all under the COM
missioner of agriculture.
1--WE believe the duties and field of OPP
portunity of the commissioner of ag-
riculture are Sufficient to require the
entire time of that Office, and the state
should not subordinate a department in
itself so important as that of forestry
which has been conducted efficiently and
in the interests, both of the farmers and
the large timber owners and has come
to be considered one of the most impor-
tant departments of the state.
I'VE believe that every encouragement
should be given to the introduction OF
purebred livestock on our farms, and
looking TO that end we recommend the
passage of the following resolution;
Whereas, There is a growing tenden-
cy among farmers of the state TO i'm
prove their herds by the introduction of
purebTed animals, and
Whereas. In some instances grave
injustice has been perpetrsted by eX-
cessive valuation of such animals for
taxation purposes; be it, therefore,
Resolved. That the legislative com
mittee and individual members take such
steps as they possess to secure the en-
actment of a law that will hereafter lin
it the valuation of such animals for pur-
poses Of taxation to an amount not to
exceed sI0o per head and be IT further
resolved. that the secretary of the Yer
mont state grange send copy Of this
entire report TO the chairman Of the SEN
ate committee on agriculture at the next
session of legislature"