Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16

! Three gala days from out of the Ion,
hard year just completed. far from th
trials and tribulations, the joys and tn,
sorrows the ups and the downs in tn,
lives of Vermont dairymen and mapl
sugarmalcrs-days spent in the Queer
City of Vermont, the city that was unan
imously voted as the best convention sit
In the entire State-days full of brotherl,
love and community spirit-will b,
brought to a fitting close this evening in
the dining room of the Hotel Vernon
when the joint banquet of the Vernon
Dairymen's association and the Yer
mont Sugar Makers association will b,
held.
There is an array of after-dinner speak
ers carded for the banquet that will b,
one of the pleasant features. Judg,
Frank II. Brooks, food administrator fol-
toastmaster. Unless there is change II
the present program there will be three
speakers, Governor Percival w. Clement
Frank II. Brooks, food administrator fol
Vermont and Major James Haggerty OF
the 1o1st regiment, 26th division. A musi-
cal program Will be furnished by a loca
orchestra
EVENING SESSION
surprise and a disappointment greet
ed the dairymen and the sugar makers
last night in the dining room of the Van
Ness House where the clam chowder
supper given by the Worcester Salt COM
pany was scheduled. The surprise was
in the delightful menu served which in
cluded steamed clans, clam chowder.
fried CLAIMS, French fried potatoes. ice
cream and other eatableS. The disap-
pointment was in the sudden calling to
Washington for a conference of Edward
F. Cullen of Boston, who was the expect
ed speaker of the evening. Mr. Cullen
sent a telegram while he was en- route,
expressing his regret at being unable to
attend. but as he is member of the staff
of Hoover he was needed in Washington
for conference.
Secretary Orlando L. Martin of Plain
field acted as toastmaster. The first
speaker was +. W. McGaffey. manager
of the Worcester Salt company. He ex-
pressed his pleasure at attending an
other of the joint annual conventions
and hoped that all liked the little supper
served.
NJ. L. Davis of Montpelier formerly
secretary of the Dairymen's association,
who with this convention had been in at
tendance each year for 33 years. spoke
briefly on the changes he had seen in
the many years. He hoped that the
annual conventions would always be held
in Burlington, and hearty applause greet
ed his suggestion.
James c. Kelley who spoke at the
meeting on Tuesday. gave another of his
rapid-fire talks, which was much along
the same line as reported in yesterday
mornings paper. He continued to ham
mer home the need for the dairymen to
advertise.
Miss Bernice Richardson then gave a
reading, "Sugarin' Time Up-Country,"
which was greeted with appreciative ap-
plause.
Mogens Tolstrup of St. Adams, who
Is connected with the market bureau of
the State Department of Agriculture
made probably the best hit of the eve
ming. He told of the need to adver-
tse for the securing of better markets
and what advertising could do. He said
that the 1917 total for dairy products in
Vermont was s22, 0OO,0 900 and that the 1918
would be about sS2,OOOoOO. If the sugar.
makers tapped each tree their crop would
be worth at least s5.OO0,OOO, instead of
81, 100000, as was the total value of the
1918 crop.
Commissioner of Education NJ. B. Hille-
gas of Montpelier was the final speaker
Of the evening, He urged that whatever
Is of importance to any community be
taken up in the rural schools. The home
should give to the schools the advantages
Of that institution and not the schools
give to the homes. The trouble with the
rural schools and other schools, as we'll
with reference to the lack of teachers, is
not with the schools or pupils or COM
but with the disbursement of
teachers. Rural school teachers and
other teachers in cities and towns seem
10 feel that they are in the wrong posi-
lon with reference to doing the best serv-
ce Tor the community and get discour-
aged and leave their positions. If fam
lies In rural communities would invite the
-eacher to their homes once in while
ana encourage her work, both the pupils
ana the school would get along better
The industry Of the community should
De taken up in the schools as a part Of
he regular school work. Pupils should
oe taught to make maple sugar much
rather than be taught how they cure
pineapples In some south sea island.
There should be exhibits of the work of
canning. etc. in the schools instead of
spelling bees.
WILL STAND BY NEW YORK PROD
UCERS
In the course of his address on
Handling Milk from the Producers
standpoint, delivered at the dairy
mems meeting yesterday afternoon,
nchard Pattee of Boston, secretary of
ne New England Milk Producers as
oclation, said; Il am going to ask
IL the dairymen in this room who wish
nat their milk shall be put into the
'ew York market to help beat down
he price received by the producers
egularly supplying that market, to
ay aye tNo ayes) Now l am going
o ask all the dairymen in this room
Vho do not want their milk put into
ne New York market to defeat the |
rice demanded by the dairymen regu-
irly supplying that market, to say
40 CNo.D Well. 1t is a unanimous vote
nd know to whom / am talking"
president Frank w. Clark of the |
Jew England Milk Producers associa-
ION alluded to the same subject in |
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