The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-07

STANDARDIZED. Many people belfeVe that
to have pure maple sugar or syrup it
must be dark colored. The public must
be educated regarding the grades of the
product He urged that every member
of the association work for an increase |
in membership and for a law on the |
statute books prohibiting the use of |
the word maple on any other than
genuine goods.
Membership Growing.
The report of Secretary II. B. Chanin |
followed. He said:
In reporting on some of the activities |
OF the association during the year lust
passed 1t may not seem out of place to
mention some of the reasons WHY the !
association came to Brattleboro for its
annual meeting this winter 1t was not |
because we had no other invitations. |
for we had several from the business
men s associations and boards of trade
OF wlde-awake and progressive towns
IN different sections of the state, some
OF which we hope to accept in the near
future
From Brattleboro came a cordial in
vitation and willing offers of assist
| ance, although the location was in the
extreme southern part of the state and
IN a county which, so far as / know,
had not been the seat of our annual
convention since the organization of
the association % years ago. At that
| time citizen of this town, G.. D. Whit
man, at meeting of the Vermont
| Dairymen s association in Morrisville,
proposed the organization of a Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association The
suggestion was warmly approved by
several of the best sugar makers pres
emit 1t seems fitting that we should
meet in this, the home town of him
who may be regarded properly as the
father of the association
| The last three previous meetings
have been held in Burlington, Rutland
and Montpelier, and by thus holding
the convention in different places the
objects of the association, to promote
the interests of the industry in the
matter of production and distribution,
4 to encourage an increased output of
better quality goods and to help find
a better market at profitable prices, ii
Iappears to me, can be more fully car
ried out than would be possible if one
locality or town We're to be made the
permanent seat of the convention.
The membership has shown a good
growth during the year, there being
341 paid members during the year 1918,
more than double the number two years
, ago and almost double the number one
year ago. This increase has come about
largely through the efforts of members
of the association who have sent in the
names of many new members. One en-
terprising member in the northern part
of the state has been the means of
adding over 20 to the membership roll.
would like to see all these renew
: their membership, as many have done,
and as many more added TO the roll.
Out of the 10000 producers or
could-be producers of maple sweets in
| Vermont there are yet too few identi-
: fed with this organization to make II
$ the influence for good it might become.
!, In direct proportion to the increase in
membership has been the increase in
G the use of the association label for
e maple sugar and syrup, approximately
: 10000 of which We're sent out in 1918
e Several members have ordered lots Of
! from 1000 to 5000 each and | would
Y recommend that members who produce
r and market direct to consumers large
I quantities of goods should order their
labels in quantities large enough to
: meet possible contingencies. Labels
/ should be ordered of the secretary
I They cost, after the first 100, which
? are free, 30 cents a hundred, $3.50 for
$ 500 and $3.50 for 200.
$ AS was recommended at the last con
e Iventlon an act was passed at the re
e cent session of the legislature fixing
the legal weight of gallon of maple
J. syrup at II pounds net for the stand
: ard gallon of 231 cubic inches. Thi,
# conforms to the Ohio standard, also t
d the United States standard.
One suggestion / would like to make
along the line of educating producer
IS in improved methods of production O.
e fine class of goods, is that the stat
It or government, through the universit,
e. extension service, establish in some ia
,e vorable location, possibly in some 0
the state forest preserves, maple sug
IF ar school, or perhaps several SUE
u schools in different places, full
equipped with all modern appliance
p and with competent instructors, tina
lt the various problems that confront tn
IN sugar makers may be explained an
he illustrated as are the dairying prot
es lens. The Importance of the industr
ld would seem to warrant such actor
RI Such schools are already in successfr
operation in the Dominion province
er of Quebec and Ontario.
IT The report of the treasurer, II. v
ne Vail showed total receipts, includin
II $500 from the state, OF $I92.0l and
ms balance in the treasury of 1921.
al
w How Quebec Does It.
Secretary J. H. Lefevre of the Pun
Maple Sugar and Syrup Co-operatiN
association of Quebec was introduce
at and read a very interesting paper o
on the success which has attended the a
al ISOLATION he represents in its thr.
he years of existence. Through the G
nd forts of the association a law has bee
adj passed prohibiting the use of the wor
ut maple on anything but the pure pro,
m. uet of maple trees. The association h;
ed succeeded in getting from the govern
if ment funds by which three sugar ma
" ing schools are conducted and the
;rs are very successful