Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-05
GLOVER SUGAR MEN ORGANIZE
Point Way to Better Products, Bet
ter Markets and Better Prices.

Articles of association having been
filed with the secretary of state, the
Glover Pure Maple Products Cooper
ative Association, Inc, was definitely
organized at Farm Bureau meet
ing held at the church vestry, Glow
er village, Tuesday evening, April A.
After adopting the bylaws, the fol-
lowing elections were made:, Clerk,
r. d. Adams; directors,- E. l.. Alex
ander, C. M. Borland, A. D. Mer-
riam, Alva Rich and C. G.. Elliott;
director to State Maple Products
Marketing exchange, E. L. Alexan-
der. At the close of the meeting
further officers were elected by the
directors as follows: President, C. M.
Borland; vice president, A. d. Mer-
riam, treasurer, G.. S. Vance; aud
itors, Venom Bean, David Anderson,
and Alva Rich.
The purposes of this organization
as set forth in the articles of asso-
clatlon are: TO encourage better
and more economical methods of
drawing and evaporating maple san:
to provide better facilities and apen-
cies through which the product of
its members may be processed. can
ned. bottled, graded, packed, adver-
tised, marketed and distributed, up
on uniform plan and in such a
manner as to bring about higher
standards of quality and wider and
more uniform distribution; to cul-
tivate and develop cooperative spir-
it within the producing communities,
and to perform any other work or
service which may tend to further
and safeguard the general interest of
the business, the industry, and the
members of this association. This
association is organized for the pur-
pose of mutual help in the accom-
plishment of each Of the purposes
set forth herein and is not to be con-
Quoted or operated for profit.
10 act as agent for stockholders
in the handling, processing, manu-
featuring, preparing for market,
and sale and disposal of maple sap
and all products thereof in every
form whatsoever.
Membership in the above associa-
ton is open to bona fide producer of
maple sap products, living in the ter
ritory tributary to Barton shipping
point who is acceptable to the board
of directors and who will purchase
at least one share of stock at $40 per
share. and who will comply with the
bylaws. Any such producers wish
ing to become members and ship
their product comparatively at Bar
ton, shipping point should immediate
ly get in touch with the above men,
toned officers.
This local Maple Products Market
ing Association plans to market this
seasons products. for it's members
through the central Marketing Ex-
change recently organized and locat-
ed at Essex Junction. The product
will be graded when received at the
local shipping station and shipped to
the Central Exchange in drums fur
nished by it or in drums rented from
local distributors. The Central will
take all the grades produced by MEM
bers of the Local and gives each
member the right to keep that pri-
vate trade established previous to
time of signing contract.
The method of financing the or
ganization is as follows:
Each member must purchase one
or more shares of stock at $40 per
share.
At the time of uniting with the as
sociation or at any time thereafter,
when called upon by the board of di-
rectors, each member shall loan or
execute a negotiable note to the as
sociation for an amount equivalent to
five cents per spout for each and ev-
cry spout driven during the current
season by the member or upon the
farm which the member now owns or
occupies. The money obtained in
this manner shall go into a special
loan fund and receipts therefor shall
be issued in the form of certificates
of Indebtedness which shall draw in
terest at 5 per cent. per annum. If
this loan is made in the form of a
note no certificates of in
debtedness shall be issued to the
maker of such a note until the same
has been paid in full. This loan fund
may be used to purchase shares of
stock in the Vermont Maple Products
Exchange and the balance thereof
may be employed as the board of di-
rectors may direct for furthering the
interest of the association.
The Glover association is one of
several recently organized in the
state as units of the Central Maple
Products. Marketing exchange. The
policy of the organization this year is
to market the product from only a
few locals thus making it possible to
establish special markets with good
returns, and, by so doing place the
project on a sound basis at the out
set.