The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-27
GALE REPLIES To
NEW HAVEN FLING
Result Is Bunch of Orders
From Connecticut for
Maple Sugar
ORDER MAPLE GOODS
AS USUAL, HE SAYS

Newspaper Mistaken in It's Notion that
Vermont Farmer Is to Keep His Sugar
"to Hum''-Vermonter Always Will
ing to Divide.
Attorney John f. Gale of Guilford
recently received from Philip Hewitt,
now of New Canaan, Conn, who worked |
for him at the Gale farm in Gulltord |
q few years ago, an editorial from the
New Haven Register which borrowed |
trouble about Vermonters and their
coming maple sugar crop.
Mr.. Gale wrote Mr.. Hewitt a reply to
the editorial, which Mr.. Hewitt sent
to the Register, and the reply was
printed in that paper The result has
been a good bunch of orders from Con
necticut. which Mr. Gale has turned
over to maple sugar makers.
The editorial in the Register, entitled
! Vermont : Approaching Ordeal, was as
| follows:
elf Mr.. Hoover has figured on the
Vermont 'sugarin off as a factor in
the relief of the sugar shortage he
| win be disappointed, for the Green
! Mountain boys have sent down word
from the snowdrifts and maple groves
that maple sugar is going to be kept
right at home this year, and that the
rest of the country will have to worry
along without it. This may or may
not be creating a market. But II this
report be true, the country will look
for falling OFF in importations of lux
uries into the country of the lost K.
Glow will Vermont arrange to pay
for the Ford and the melodeono In
other wears the owner Of the maple
grove could dispose of his product for
from 80 to 40 cents q pound, and with
that money buy cane sugar at eight
cents to pour on his buckwheat cakes
and sweeten his coffee. Net profit
about 400 per cent, and fairly good
, business for the simple unculturec
, farmer. the ignoramus in the world Of
? business.
a Within few weeks now the Yer
r monter is going to have terrible eco
= nolnic problem put to him for solu
= ton. Shall he keep his beloved sugar
: the pride of his heart and the produc
J. of his trees. buckets. evaporators anC
o saptank, or shall he yield to the temp
: tation TO amass real money! Thes
i long winter evenings in the real Yer
n monter's home are givon over to get
I ting out the scalloped moulds for TIL
u cakes, polishing up the stirring kettle
/ and preparing the cans and bottles 70
the syrup. When the news of the de
: termination of the Vermont farmer t
r keep his sugar ito hum, penetrates t
the outside world, there will be a buI
market on the product, prices Wi
/ bound upward faster than did those 0
II wheat when the war broke
ID "Then will come the test, the tel
d rife and trying mental ordeal whic
# takes place in the mind of everyon
who has something to sell there is
steadily increasing demand when I
- unload How high will the price hav
to go to bring out the sugars The Ne
England frmness, obstinacy elst
70 where, win he tested-and the farmt
t, can't get his cane syrup for his cak,
lg at any panic prices. He viii be b.
" tween the devil of commercialism an
s; the deep sea Of syrup
!, Following is the text of Mr. Gale
L reply to the above:
"Gale Farm, Guilford, Vt.
''Jan. 81, 1918.
80 "P. ]. Hewitt, Esq,
New Canaan, Conn.
"Dear Phil:-Your favor of 2St
inst with clipping from the New Have
Register ia received. This editorial
not to be taken seriously. All new
paper men have TO provide a certa
amount of filing for their papers, al
it is inst as legitimate for Connect
a cut editors to amuse themselves
- talking about NermonteTs as it is f
- Vermont editors to call attention to Il
H wooden nutmegs that Connecticut pc
II dlers used to sell.
II " If weather and snow conditions Il
II favorable there is little doubt til
II more maple sugar and syrup will
Ii made in Vermont this spring than f
II many years, and more win he so
II than usual. The price is not likely
II be much, if any, higher than last Sc
son. Cane sugar has been sold here
II 10 cents q pound all winter. when the
II was any to sell, and while we ha
II been short at times, yet there has be
II no complaint.
II Nermonters are all white folks, q
are willing to divide as long as tn
i have anything left All are much
terested in winning this war, and
- will even contribute our |Fords a
4 melodeons, if necessary. Our fol
have been wickedly hoping that Spa
would join with Germany, then
would send another delegation of Y
monters over there and trim her
again. 1t is apparently only the fl
of this which keeps Spain out of
Don't hesitate to order your ma
goods as usual
every truly yours.
IOuN Z n Al L,