The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-04
AT
FAIR MEETING
After-Dinner Remarks Con-
tanned Many Interest
ing Ideas
COMPLIMENTS FOR
WORK OF OFFICERS
Senator Dunklee, Secretary Gocher of
National Trotting Association, z.
Cyrus Miller and j. w. Prentiss
Speakers from Out of Town.

Cyrus Miller and J. w. Prentiss
Speakers from Out of Town.
There were 1S6 seated at the tables
in the dining room of the Brooks
House yesterday on the occasion of the
annual complimentary dinner to the
stockholders and advisory directors of
the Valley Fair association, which fol
/ lowed the annual meeting, reported
yesterday. The speaking which fol-
lowed the dinner was of exceptional
interest and the several speakers were
happy IN their remarks as well as in
structive and encouraging. Leitsinger s
orchestra furnished music during the
meal.
Senator a. \. Dunklee of South Yer.
non was introduced as the first speak
er. He congratulated the association
on the reelection of the old board of
officers and emphasized the value and
the need of interesting the younger
people in the agricultural affairs of the
state and especially in those organiza-
tions which make for an improvement
in agriculture
President Horton ID. Walker of the
board of trade also paid the officers of
the association a compliment for their
efficiency in the administration of the
affairs of the organization While he
was in the business of throwing com
phments he paid one to the Woman IS
club as an organization which could
settle satisfactorily by debate all mat
ters of great Importance.
He said that he believed the agri-
cultural association should be a clear
ing house of ideas for breeder and
farmer. In spite of the efforts of Mr..
Fits to dam the state the speaker in
sisted that after Mr.. Fits had got all
OF the water damned and every drop
of water conserved there would still be
few dry spots of land in the state
which could be cultivated.
he wanted a higher standard put
on the Valley fair premiums so that he
would care more for a red ribbon won
at the Valley fair than he would for
blue ribbons won at other fairs.
W. II. Goucher of Hartford, Conn.
secretary of the National Trotting as
sociation, told numerous stories and
then read very interesting and COM
! prehensive paper on the history of the
Morgan horse. He told of how Justin
Morgan rode through Brattleboro q few
years before he died with a mare and
a colt he had taken in payment of a
debt and that he had said the dam of
the colt was Dutch horse. This con-
stitutes all that is known of the origin
+ OF the justly celebrated Morgan horse.
a distinctly Vermont product.
E. Cyrus Miller of HavdenvilIe.
Mass, an orehardist. told of having
been in and about Brattleboro several
= times on his business of setting out
orchards and referred TO the orchards
on the Scott farm and of the farm of
Frederick Holbrook as fine Young an
pie orchards. The soil and climate of
+ Vermont are peculiarly adapted to the
craving of apples and this industr,,
should be second only to the dairy cow.
Contrary to the belief of some. there
/ is no danger of OVERRIDING the orchard
ing industry. He said that eastern
fruit growers must learn of their west
ern brethren the knack of adding to
the intrinsic value of the fruit the
merit of fine appearance. There are
three great essentials in growing fruit.
the pruning of the trees, the feeding of
them and the spraying of the trees and
fruit. He said that there are too many
farmers who do not realize the asset
they have in their orchards if they will
give some of their mental and physical
energy to their development.
/ Rev. Thomas w. Owens spoke briefly
oH Tue TelaIlon or the church to the
smaller communities and said that
where the little churches were found TO
be well kept it was certain there
would be found a community of pros
porous farmers
/ j. w. Prentiss of Walpole, n. H.. a
breeder of purebred Holstein cattle.
congratulated the association on the
team work always displayed. He urged
the cattle breeders to bring their ami
mails to the fair, not for the purpose
of seeing how much in premium money
they could take away with them, but
for the important business of exhibit
ing their cattle and looking over other
valuable animals. He urged that all
present return to their homes with
the determination to really lend n hand
and help boost the Valley fair.
Capt. E. W. Gibson of Company /,
V. n. g., after touching upon the agri-
cultural opportunities of the state
dwelt at considerable length on loyalty
and took the opportunity to speak for
the need of recruits for the company
He. said that there appeared to be a
lack of patriotism in Brattleboro, but
that he purposed to 20 out into the
towns in the country and obtain enough
recruits. His declaration that the com
pany would be maintained if he had to
go to New Hampshire to obtain the
necessary men brought vigorous and
spontaneous applause. He then touched
upon loyalty to the association as an
) organization that is doing a great dea1
, of good for the town and the surround
in0 tarriforv