The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-06
ESSEX JUNCTION
IS FAVORED
AS Best Location for Cen
trail Maple Produts
Warehouse
BY MULHOLLAND,
STATE AGENT
Easiest Reached BY Great
Sources of Maple
Products

| Essex Junction is selected as the best
possible location for a central maple
products warehouse for the handling
| and processing of maple products in
Vermont III report on this subject by
Lionel G. Mulholland, state marketing
agent. The next best locations in or
der, according to the report are Swan
ton, Randolph, Bellows Falls and Brat
tleboro. In taking up these five points
to find which would be the best, Mr..
Mulholland considered the largest areas
of production and nearness to the prin-
cipal market which would reduce
back liauls" to minimum.
Il Transportation rates on maple sugar
and syrup were obtained from the rail-
roads which serve the state. These
included the rates from the principal
shipping points in each county to each
one of the points selected. and from
these five locations TO the Boston, New
York City and Chicago markets The
rates include tariffs on sugar and syrup
in car~lots and less than car lots. for
the various containers used in ship
ping.
The northern counties Of the state
produce the greatest amount Of sugar
and syrup. the report states, with Or
leans leading in sugar production, and
Franklin III production Of syrup.
The trans portation costs are figured
on the basis that the entire produce
tion viii be shipped through the cen
trail warehouse. The production for
Vermont is given by the l4th census
of the United States. issued in 1920,
as 6,25l,7 1874 pounds of sugar. and $751;
024 gallons Of syrup
The comparative costs Of transpor-
tating the states maple sugar and
syrup to Boston by way Of each Of
the different shipping points consid-
cred are AZ follows: Essex Junction,
60,s6472; Swanton.i s65.G57.32; Ran
dolph. S6l .,4Sl 62; Bellows Falls. S57.-
402. IL; Brattleboro, S60.3Ss.02. Trans
portation from the different counties
to the warehouse point is figured for
less than car lots, and transportation |
from the warehouse to the market for /
car lots.
1t will be seen that transportation /
from Bellows Falls to Boston is cheap /
er than from Essex Junction to Bos-
ton, but for transportation to either !,
the New York City or Chicago mar
kets, Essex Junction il the cheapest
warehouse point. The comparative fg-
nres are, for New York City: Essex
Junction. 60,lsl.l2; Swanton, $50. 4l3,-
"a; Randolph. 500, 4s7.ll; Bellows
Falls. see ,664.l2; Bratsleboro, S64.76s.-
II. For Chicago shipments. the fig
Tres are: Essex Junction. S7G,5GT.74;
swanton. s3l ,40sl3 Randolph. $7s.s73,- |
2; Bellows Falls, ssl ,650.62; Brattle-
ioro, sa6,37l.sl.
The expense OF transportation from
he counties to Essex Junction is less
han that to any Of the other points.
II regard to the points Of production,
,ssex Junction Is better warehons-
ng point than Bellows Falls for the :
'oston market, the report states. The
,rgest production also centers around
,ssex Junction, and Essex Junction Is
ccessible from all shipping points.
From the standpoint Of expense for
sturn of empty 50-gallon drums, Es-
* Junction also appears 70 be the
est location, the report states. This
lte is so excessive at the present time !
) to prohibit long shipments of syrup
, the central warehouse to be pro- ?
,ssed. it Is stated. but II Is thought y
rat some arrangement could be made /.
it'll the railroads similar to that for =
he return Of empty milk and cream !.
ms. y
The investigation of the best loca- :
on for warehouse was made to set !.
e the problem raised by the recon- !,
endation of the marketing commit .
e OF the maple sugar producers or a
that adequate facilities for !;
arehousing the products be provided. d