The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-30
New $4,000 Grand
Stand Christened
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grounds was after all a blessing in
disguise, for from the ruins of the
cid buildings had arisen these
most attractive and serviceable
structures. This fair is your fair,
established in 1884 by the farmers
ana artisans of Caledonia county
to foster the agricultural interests
of this section of the state. In
the years that have passed it has
grown until it is today the equal
if not the superior of any county
fair in the United States.
He then presented little Anna
Frances, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
r. H. Burke, who in a very happy
speech dedicated the building to
the promotion and best interests
of agriculture. mechanics and kim
dred arts in Vermont She then
broke a bottle beautifully encased
in ribbons over the building after
which she was presented with u
beautiful bouquet of gladioli by
President Carr. The crowd cheer
ed vociferously and the band play
ell america"
The ceremony closed with a
short but suggestive address by
Hon. Orlando L. Martin of Plain
field, Master of the State Grange.
President Carr referred to the fact
that he was presenting to the au-
dIence man who needed no intro
duction, to his active work in more
than one session of the Vermont
Legislature and to his interest IN
agriculture. Mr.. Martin spoke up
o. the influence of fairs upon agri-
culture, beginning his excellent adj
dress with some delightful expert
ences of former visits to the Gale
donia county fair.
Forty years ago." he said, 81
came here for the first time in my
life, my father and my brother ac-
companying me on the trip. We
left our home in Plainfeld in a
calriage and spent the night at
nanville Green, reaching the St
Johnsbury early the next morning.
Today | came over from my home
in an automobile in one hour.
How we'll | remember the big ex-
hibits of cattle, especially the big
oxen weighing from 1000 to 5000
pounds and the fat pair weighing
even more. At that fair the late
:. D. Hazen had a whole row in
Gre of the sheds of working oxen.
Sreedwell Farms sent down their
finest pure bred stock and there
were plenty of horses and sheep
but few dairy cattle.
Twenty years later | came 10
your fair as an exhibitor, bringing
ever a registered bull and three
grade heifers, Pure bred cattle
were then considered a fad to be
owned only by millionaires, but
since then this fair and other fairs
have put pure bred herds on al
nost every farm in the state. In
1926 the income from dairy pro-
ducts was $27,000,000. Forty car
loads of dairy products leave Yer
mont every day in the year for the
city markets. Doesn't this indi-
cate that the dairy products of
the Green Mountain state have adj
vanced the agricultural resources
OF our farmers?
at is difficult to judge the ma
terial value this county fair has
been to the farmers of this sec
ton in its 76 years of existence
and you owe a debt of gratitude
to the men who in the early days
established this fair. This sub
stantial structure which you have
Just dedicated has arisen from the
ashes of the old one and in years
to come it will bring to this spot
those interested in keeping up the
agricultural interests of this sec
ten of the Green Mountain state.
Anything you can do to promote
the agricultural interests of this
state will be a wonderful help to
every one that lives in it. can
only wish you all continued sue
cess and | hope you will appred-
ate to the fullest all that the farm
erS and the business men are doing
t. perpetuate this famous fair"
Following the address Mr. Mar
tin, visited all parts of the grounds
where he received a most cordial
welcome and late in the afternoon
motored back to his home. Mr..
Martin will be here again Thurs
day to participate in the exercises
Of Grange day and was enthusiast
tic in his praise of the splendid
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