The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-14
State Grange Opens
Session at Arm0ry
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| the Board of Education had recon-
! mcnded the abandonment of the Vail
+ Agricultural school and said that the
remaining agricultural school should
! have the hearty support Of all. This
| experience emphasizes anew the fall
lacy of divided support among insti-
tutons of the same kind in 4 state no
larger than Vermont.
I, Tie National Grange is on record
as favoring the creation of depart
ment of public welfare with its sec
rotary a member of the President 5
cabinet. The National Grange urges
that woman be given this position
and the Grange should try and make
/ this another reality.
4 The Worthy Master gave much at
q tcntion to the discussion of good
! roads, opening with the discussion Of
what New Jersey had done. He said
I in 1917, Just 81 years after the New
! Jersey law was adopted all of the As
states had created State Highway
! departments. From hardly $4,000 in
1909 our automobile maintenance
fund has increased to $560,000 in
1920. By using this fund, with appro-
priations matched by towns, grades
have been eliminated, curves correct
ed bridges built, and liberal appliea
tons of gravel made (thc best mater
ial known, and of which we have an
ineXhaustible supply until we have
a road system that We own, and which
as one of our hotel men recently said,
Nobody is kicking about only our
own folks
The speaker favored the extension
and improvement of the patrol system
and urged that more. attention be
given TO so-called bask roads.
Mr.. Martin said the close Of the
year found agriculture entirely de
feated, yet the farmers are paying
the long price for most Of the things
that enter into the cost of living.
"An eloquent illustration is given By
the man who sold beef hide AMI pU,
practically all the returns into {
four-ounce leather belt"
"Sheep growers are unable to sell
their wool at any price, yet there re-
Gently arrived in Boston 3,35O,00O
bales from Australian and British
ports, and 100000 pounds from
London and Liverpool fortnight
earlier Twice during recent months
has the American butter market been
depressed by the arrival of Danish
butter in New York, which | am in
formed can be laid down there at
IS 1-2 cents per pound and scores 93
points" The price of lambs was
driven down this season by the i'm
portation of more than 100000
frozen carcasses from New Zealand.
Potatoes continue to cross the Cana
dian border duty free"
Our farmers are entitled to have
the principle Of the pure food and
also acts extended to the textile bus
mess. Let the mills make cloth from
shoddy if they viii Git is better than
no wool), but let the clothier be com
PEELED in some way to label the goods
for what they are"
American farmers have not reap
ed and harvested of late as they have
deserved in dollars and cents. They
have faced falling market for com
modities they have had to sell, and
rising costs for many of the things
they had to buy. Production Of 9TH
cr prime necessities than food has
Jagged because of organized resist
ance. While railways, mines and fac
tories have been sadly crippled, and
failed to function at critical times be-
cause of power that has threaten ,
ed at times to overwhelm govern
;&rn1f ln ho Il |
lowed his plow to rust or harvest to
go ungathered
But after all is said and done, this
is the best country the sun shines on.
Its opportunities are boundlesS |
and are open to every individual who
cares to avail himself of them. It's
government is the best in the world. !
There is nothing fundamentally |
wrong with it. A people who would
not appreciate and defend it would !
be unworthy TO exist as nation. A
man who would injure or destroy it
is unfit to live under the protection
of its flag"
The public are cordially invited to
the public meeting at the Annoy to-
night which begins at 7.30 o'clock.
The St. Johnsbury Academy orches-
ira will furnish the instrumental mu-
sic and vocal solos will be given by
Mrs. Morse of Jacksonville. Mrs.
B. f. Doyle will give recitals. Edgar
II. Brown, president of the CONNER
cial Club, viii give the address of
welcome and the response will be
given by State Master Martin. The
address of the evening will
be by Hon. Clarence H. Dempsey,
the new commissioner OF education.
Rev A. W. Hewitt, member of the
State Board of Education will also
address the gathering on educational
Wednesday will be devoted to the
business of the order with election
of officers in the morning and their in
stallation in the evening. The annu-
al session closes Thursday morning.