Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 31, 1917, Page 12

i for an ever (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) The other day, hearing that certain potato-growers up in Aroostook coun- ty, Maine, werc holling their potatoes better than 33-a-bushel price, the New York Timea intimated that such greediness on the part of the farmers tended to make New York ‘“sore” at them. This view of the situation is quite characteristic of city papers and city people, generally. But the Times' ex- pression of it moved John Burroughs &t his farm in West Park, up the Hudson, to a gentle rebuke and a terse statement of certain facts with- in his own experience or his own per- sonal knowledge. i Thers is nothing In his letter which is really new to us experienced far: mers and truckmen; nothing which We haven't often run up against, in uality if not in exact similarity. But John Burroushs, while a working far- mer, is also the best known natural- ist ‘of the United States. As euch, his many books have a VOEUe among city readers and he himself a repu- tation among them which is exceeding high. Especially by that large class of city residents who have any touch of the “back-to-the-land” fever is he read and _re-read and belleved in. Now, 1 happen to have been told (by themseives) that a few. city residents Tead these desultory *Talks” even though they are not farmers and have no present probability of becom-. ing such. As the old farmer sald in the old story: “They're the chaps I'm after” this time. If you real farmers don't feel like reading John Burroughs, this evening, just skip this. But I hope every man and woman in the cities where it circulates will take interest emough in the statements of “John o Birds”, as his admirers tenderly call ¥he famous naturalist, to read them. He, at least, as they will admit, is no mere greedy hunks of an ignorant Dayseed. What they might pass over as one-sided and unfair pleading, if said by such common farmers as you and I they may be able to find both instructive ard reformative, when coming from his pen. Anyway, I'm ®oing to “exchange pulplts”—as the domintes say, — with John Burroughs, this morninz. Yowll thank me for deing so, before you get through! 1 quot: “If New York feels ‘sore’ at Arsos ‘took, or K country districts in general the country districts in turn have reason to feel ‘sore’ on New York, and there are some old scores to wipe out. They are. being now wiped out, but ot in just the way we would any of us like. Let me explain. Did any one stop to .think that the present high vost of farm produce may be the re- sult of events that have gone before? For netance, that the fact that in 1535 potatoes were so cheap that inl Wehnnnhuieglineof Fresh Seeds. Test them Our Spring Campaign Opened Months ago we placed our orders for Sporting Goods, Hardware, Garden Tools, Seeds, Poultry Netting and the many places they were ieft to rot in the ground, to do with thelr present or the fact that when any necessity goes way of producing it the result sooner or later the price of cle must go far above its real “I am an up-river farmer, years have been shipping s fruit and vegetables to New York, and many is the time I have been badly ‘stung’ — in fact, prices have been o low that I have been forced ~ut of the business, and have of late turned to other things. What has happened in my case has happened in thousands of others; in short, New York and Yew Engiand are full of abandoned farms, and even many af the best are but half _cultivated. ‘Farming does not pay’ has been the cry, and the boys have left the farm. To speak of eome instances: “The last time I shipped Bartlett pears to New York they cleared me just 15 cents a barrel; as a result I cut down most of the trees and sold the others locally, have not shipped a pear si my grape crop 35 cents was the top-notch price for the ‘very cholcest Niagara grapes, which, when selling, transportation, crate etc, was taken out, Teft the grower just 1 1.2 cents for twenty pounds of the best fruit that grows out of doors. “Not since 1905 have my vineyards paid expenses, that is, overhead costis, figured at $2 a day, and 4 per cent. on the money invested in them—they have been a loss every vear. I felt 1 was lucky if I got barely enough to pay the operating expenses. s a re- sult, 1 _pulled the vines up by the roots. In 1915 a neighbor of mine let about §,000 baskets of peaches go to waste, the few he shipped—and they ‘were choice ones at that—brought him in_debt. ‘Lettuce, 15 cents a barrel; toma- toes, 15 cents a crate; shad, 33 a hundred; mill;, 1 1-3 cents a quart— these are some of the prices we far- mers have been getting, , and _from these prices Lave to come the cost of shipping, selling, and package. Even this year you could ride anywhere in Ulster County and see apples going to waste, and two of my friends wWho raise potatoes in large amounts gaqt 70 and 75 cents a bushel for them. The commission men with whom T deal! tell me that many .times they have sold potatoes on the dock at New York for just enough to pay the freight. The grower got rothing. To use a slang phrase, he got it in the neck. And now people wonder why potatoss are high in price! 3 “Turn about is fair.play, is all well enough, were it not for the fact that in this case the innocent and helpless suffer, and also for the fact that our high wages ard high prices are going to invite a flood of European labor- TYou aidn't get them for Foa'll remember, 3 year. not only him nothing is . but put him in’ debt for the t and commis- sions charged for allowing him to send them to New York City! | personally have had offers as brutally_and_offensively parsimonious as any Mr. Burroughs recounts made to me by would-be city buyers. He does not overstate the seriousness of| the situation. Just beeause of the simply monumental apd sreed of the tainous hoggishness id greed of the buyers for city markets, I was com- pelled, vears ago, to stop selling or shipping to such markets any of my produce, except te selected private customers who were willing to pay a fair price, in spot cash, for fresh sup- Dlies. Of course, other farmers have felt the squeeze. While, ns a rule, we are slow to make up our minds, and slow- $4,000 a Year. (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, March 30.— There was an- other rush day in the house Frida: and the calendar was practical cleared_of @i business ready for ac- tion. If this rate prevails there is no doubt but the final adjournment will be reached early in May. In order that the four days a week plan will prevail, there wiil be a session next Monday, to replace the day set apart by. proclamation of the governor for fasting and praver. It is rumored about the capitol that on the day of final adfournment, and when the as- sembly is in jolnt session, that the governor will then and there call for an extraordinary session of the gen- eral assembly, and complete organiza- tion, in order to keep the body aliv and ready for call in case of -emer- gency. Inspection of Meat. The inspection of meat and meat food products, is the titie of a bill which provides that the commissioners of domestic animals shall cause to be made, by inspectors appolnted for tha: purpose as hereinafter provided, an examination and inspection of the car- casses and parts thereof of all cattle, sheep, swine and goats to be prepared for 'human consumption at any slanghtering _establishment. The car- casses and parts thereof found to be sound, Lealthful, wholesome and fit for human food shall be marked, stamped, tagged or labeled,- “Insy and Passed” and said inspectors shall label, mark, stamp or tas, “Inspected and Condemned” ~all carcasses and parts thereof condemned, and ho car- casses or parts thercof condemned shall be sold. The penalty for violation is $509. or imprisonment not more than one year or both. The bill provided for the payment of & nominal fes for inspec- tion. Mr. Higgins in explaining the bill gave statistics of the number of food animals killed in the state and that perhaps twenty per cent. are more or less diseased, and therefore there should be inspection to decide what proportion is fit for food. The bill permits a farmer to butcher for his own use, or to sell to a neighbor, with- out inspection Mr. Curry of Lebanon said the state could not afford to pay competent in- spectors.. and consequently incompe- tent men are selected. He told of an instance where an inspector in Massa- chusetts stamped carcass of a horse, to be prime beef. He was opposed t§ the bill. Afr. Henderson of Norwich asked if any portion of a diseased carcass was fit to eat, and Mr. Higgins, said there were such cases, and add For it is really YOU who are most responsible: and it is you who can remedy the evil, if you have wisdom enough and energy enough and fair- ness enough {c carry through of the Job, No one of vou-can do it alone. Buf, combined, your power is simply irresistible. ¥ % e The eastern farmer has got about tired of being ground A between _th upper and the nether millstones. He had quite enugh of raising vegetables and fruits for vou and lugging them to your agents without getting enough pay for them: even to renew his worn shoe Jeather. i« If you want a return of normal sup- plies at normal prices, the sooner vou Eet together. and march out to meet him, half way. the sooner yowll at- tain’ desirable result. But if you expect to haye everything dome for you while you do nothing for vourselves—why, then, there’ll be nothing doin. And your present difficulties may perhaps turn out to be “only a patch” ijon what are yet to come! THE FARMER. FOR NURSES’ DORMITORY AT BACKUS Committee on Humane Institutions of the House Has Decided to Recommend an Appropriation of $10,000 for Purpose—Bill Creating a Motor Vehicle i Favorably Reported in the Senate—Salary Would be That that all had eaten of speckied apples und are still here. AMr. Henderson re- plied that ‘rozen bsef had been eaten and we are still here. He was -0p- posed to the bill as it merely means an_increase in the price of beef. AIr. Peasley of Cheshire said as the bill carried an appropriation it should £0 to the committee on appropriations under the house rule, and made mo- tion to that effect. > - Mr. Higgins said that Mr. Peasie: was misinformed as it carried no spe. cific appropriation, but he had no ob- Jection to its going to that commitice. Mr. Peasley withdrsw his motion. Mr. Sherwood made amendment that Mr. Higgins_said, took the tecth out Jof the it The dmendment prevailed. Mr. Culver of Sevmour offered an amendment that others as well as. farmers be permitied to kil cattle. Amendment adopted. Mr. Rogers of Manchester said if given a chance the house would pro- ide for the funeral of the bill. Mr. Averill of Washington offered amendment so_ that diseased cattle could not be sold for human consump- tion. but could be sold for rendering or_other like purposes. Mr. Higgins believed the bill was in the interests of public health, but if it did not meet the general require- ments, perhaps a more satisfactory bill could be substituted. Mr. Fish of Newington said he was not a farmer, but had dealt in meats He told of a fine looking cow that he purchased, which upon being dress- ed was full of disease. The farmer who sold the cow. after seeing 1t dressed, buried at his expense. Mr. Fish favored Inspection. Mr. Holt of New London said the amendment would allow snimals with contageous diseases to be sold to ren- dering plants. H- told of the danger of transport of these discased ani- mals. 3 Mr. Averil's amendment was car- ried. ‘and the bill was rejected Military Census. Concerning military census enum- eration a bill was passed, which pro- vides that any person who shall re- fuse to give information to a_military census enumerator, or who shall hin- der or obstruct such enumerator while in the performance of bis duties shall be fined not more than $50, or im- prisoned not more than six months, or Dboth. Ar. Rogers of Manchester offered amendment, 5o as Aot to includs those who did not speak Bnglish, until af- ter they were intelligently advised. Mr. Rudd of the military committee approved the amendment, as he did not want to let the bars down. Mr. Rogers said that as enumerator he 5 Tons of Hay Per Acre Without Potash Ani- . would ‘Hke A by ¥ previous question which . Mr. Rudd ir closing spake s% in support of the bill as a militars emergency in a critical time. The biil was adopted. « Speed of Trolley Cars. A bill Was rejected upon unfavorable report of the railroad committes, which ‘would regulate the spoed of troliey cars upon approaching inter- esting highways. < The Portland Bridge. .- The committes on rodds, rivers and bridges reported unfavorably a bill. for an appropriation of $50,000 Zor a side- walk in tne Middietown-Portiand bridge -and the bill .was refected. it was expiained that this and kirdred matters was providsd for in a general bill in course of preparation. Conzurred With Senate. ate in the reference of the bill ‘con- cerging trade schools from the com- mittee on education to appropriations. Pick ‘Pocket Cash. The committee of the judiciary re= ported faverably a bill referring to the disposition of cash found on pick pock- gts Tabled for calendar and print- ng. Backus Hospital Dormitory. The committee on humane dnstitu- tions. has decided to recommend an appropriation of 310,000 for a nurses’ dormitory at the William W. Backus hospital;” Norwich. New London School Bonds. The act to authorize the city of New London to issue $50,000 in - school bonds, was on motion of Mr. Holt, passed and to retain its place on the caléndar. This bill has been changed by the committce so that the court of common® council shall have nothing to do with the issue of tiie bonds on the disposal of the income. - A Monday Session. Mr. Peasley of Cheshire moved that when the house adjourn it be to next Monday at 11.30. Mr. Curry objected a3 members wanted time for their own business. Mr. Averill of Washington said that there were ~members In chfield county wko woald have to leave home on Sunday. Mr. Rogers of Manchester favored a Monday &3- slon. The speaker £aid 2 day now is Worth two legisiative days later. The motion prevailed and tie legisiature will meet next Monday. Sale of Certain Business. An act taken from the calendar and passed. provides that anmy- Person Wi malkes it his business to buy commodi- tie and sell the same in small quan- tities for the purpose of making a profit, and any person having any in- ferest in any barber shop, dental par- lor, restaurant, shoe-shining or hat- cleaning business, or any fixtures used therein, who intends to sell, assizn, or deliver, not in_the regular courst of business, the whole or a large part of the stock in trade or fixtures, or any interest in such barber shop, dental parior, restaurant, shoe-shining _or hat-cleaninz business, or in the fix- tures used in connection therewith. shall not less than fourteen nor moré than thirty d prior to such sale, assignment, or delivery, cause to be recorded in_the town cierk’s office in the town where such vendor conducts such business, a notice of his intention to make such sale, assignment or de- very. Birth Registration. n amendatory act was passed re- quiring physicians or midwives to re- port births within five days to the registrar of the town where the birth occurred. Certificate of Incompetency. An act was passed which provides that the court appointing a conserva- tor over the property or person of any person shall forthwith cause to be re- corded in the iand records a certifi- cate setting forth the name and resi- dence of the incompetent person, the name of the conservator and date of appointment. Sales on Sunday. An act taken from the calendar and passed provides tiat the public act of 1913 will not be violated by the sale of mil, bakery prodmcis, fruit, ice. ice cream, confectionery, mon-alconolic beverages and drinks, tobacco in any form, smokers' supplies, newspapers and other periodicals, drugs or auto- mobile supplies, by retail dealerswhose places of business are open for the sale thereof on secular. days, shall not De a violatior of the provisions of chapter 119 of the public acts of 1913. An amendment was made by Mr. Burke of Fast Hartford so that a liquor -dealer could not sell these arti- cles at the regular place of business, and therefore not allow the opening of saloons on (Sunday. Mr. Sherwood <aid the amendment was not necessary as already covered by law. Mr. Burke £aid the amendment would rémove any dombt. The amendment was adopted and the bili passed as amended. Schoolhouse Construction. An act passed provides that mp schoolhouse shall be constructed so as to contain more than two stories above the basement, unless such schoolnouse is of fireproof comstruction throughout and in that event it shaill not exceed three ‘stories above the basement. Street Sprinkling. The act concerning street sprinklin, which originated in borough wherein street sprinkling is not authorized by charter is author- ized, through the authorities having the ‘care of the streets and highwa: within its limits, to provide for spri kling, with water, oil or other sub- stance, such streets and highways or any part - thereof. Within the dis- tance along avy street or highway to under the. provieidns of this section, so mueh of said street or be. highway shall be sprinkled as shall be necessary to protect the buildings and grounds fronting on_said part of said street or highway from dust m"-fi‘:‘ e actual cost of sprinkling thé whole or any part of any street or highway under this section, excluding any_ part of such cost borne by a street railway or companies, in- case theve a street railway upon such street from eaid street or highway. or highway, or part thereof, thus sprinkled. _ Liquor Bill Killed. B An act concerning the solicitation of orders for liquors in no-license towns was rejected. This matter was un‘ {avorably Teported by the Excisoicums mittee. A bill_was passed authorising ‘the city of Bridgeport to issue bonds and other certificates of indebicdness 10 the wmount of $3,600,000. ¥ Wood Alcohel. P An act was passed which provid€s sor the sale and delivery of wood @ico- kol which requires that it be piainly inbeled “Wood Alcohol—Poison. Hog Cholera Suppression.. An act was passed which provides that the ~ommissioner on domestic animais ehall make, subfect to the ap- proval of the governor, regaldtions for “he examination, quarantine, disinfec- tion, preventive treatment nad dispo- sition of animals affected with hog cholera. ‘The commissioner shall at once cause an investigation all cases of Hogh cholera on their coming to bis knowledge, and use all proper means to exterminate and prevent the spread of such disease. The Grosyenordale Company. ~ - The act amending the charter of-the Grosvenordale company was amended S0 as to authorize thé corporation to ct, maintain and operate.a raiiroad over a section of a public highway at North Grosvenordale in tha. town of Thompson, solely for the transportation of freight to and fromr the mills of the corporation. ~ i . i . The State Police. Amendment was made to.the act establishing a department of state po- Iice which provides that riot more than 34 a day and expenses shali be paid to any officer who assists the state police in line of duty. ° Reformatory Committals. An amendatory act was made cor- cerning the committal of persons to the Connecticut reformatory _which extends the authority of town, city, horough and police courts in this re- spect. Inventory of Resources. The house concurred with the sen- ate in the passage of a bill which pro- vided that the inventory of the re- sources of the state be filed in the state library, Universal Military Service. The house passed a memorial to con- ‘eress asking for a seneral mifltary service bill whics will provide a way that all able-bodied men of military age shall perform their full duty in the event of war. Russia Congratulations. Jacob, B. Blgart, the young repre- sentative fror Colchests presented a memorial which reads 2as follows: “Resolved, That the people f the state of Connecticut, through repre- sentatives in general assembly con- vened, hereby extand to the people of Ruseia their sincere congratulations that they have abolished autocratie movernment and established the foun- dation of a democracy, thereby secur- ing for tuemseives the blessings of libs erty and the equality of rights” Mr. Eigart made brief remarks foilowing the presentation and immediately, and without comment, the matter was re- ferred. on motion of Mr. Rogers of Manchestar, tc the committee on fed- eral relations. At % o'ciock the' house adjourned to next Monday morning. ' IN THE SENATE. Bill Creating a Motor Vehicle Comm sioner Favorably Reported, Hartford, March 30.—The commiitce on incorporations reported favorably on the followinw bills in-thejjsenate today: Bill authorizing the Cinton Flectric Light and Power company to issue bonds to the amount of $100,000 2nd authiorizing the issuing of 330,000 worth of the bonds to reimburse the treasury of the county. for expendi- tures: authorizing the Bristol Brass Norwich, was amended to read every town, city or company to iucréase its capital stock to $5.000,000; authorizing the United Electric Light and Water company to change its place of business from Hartford to such place within the state as the directors may designate and to ircrease its capital stock from $600,000 to_$5,000,000. Calendar. The commitiee on railroads reporied nfavorably on the bill for enciosed vestibule- troliey cars from Oct. 15 to May 1. Bill rejected. Reflectors on Motors. The committee on roads, bridges and rivers reported favorably on a bill con. cerning the use of reflectors on com- mercial motor vehicles. It provides hat the Teflector on the rear of the vehicle shall give the operator a clear view of the highway. The operator T w, $3,600000 for Bridgeport. - || shall drive to the right to allow 2 car |[Housatonic and Naugatuck river: con- o theinwalid as will as those in is ah ideal food bev: - era an TODAY AND TONIGHT ANN PENNINGTO! 3 Y N THE RAINBOW PRINCE 1SHOWING A COMPLETE CInC ) ‘WEEKLY TODAY'S MATINEE ONL Two-Reel Owl Feature Given Under Auspices of Loc REGULAR MATINEE at 146 ¢ SPECIAL OWL'S MATINEE at 3 P TRE Jid 250 ‘UAV ES H A " VAUDEVILLE 5 2 3 DIRECT FROM THE BIG KEITH THEATRES THE TYROLEAN TROUBADOUR! 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HOSKI of New York Cit 1i be in accordance with f | SUBJECT seribed by the sgate board o THE WORLD ON | ization; to prohibit fishing thi 1 lice in Lake Hoibrook, Bolton, unti Buckingham Memori SEATS FREE A Jan. 1, 192 At’ superior court rec- | NO COLLECTIO e e AUDITORIUM ... .. Calendar. ords in Waterbury ' shall be kept in that city; concerning terms of court of ommon pleas in Litcifield connt to increase the capital stock of the E Ingrabam company to $2,000,000; that wavings banks shall not be required o] furnieh lists of unused deposits for 20 years hen the depositors are living or {n the case of deposits of $10 aud jess; citablishing a bullding and veranda commission atd creating the office of bullding inspector in Newingion; ox- | tending the time for the organization of the Pequabuck Water compary: &is corning the shipme ing tenement house damage from m boilers, Bil bill was passed es to provide of r ing the board of control the power 10 | us returns and in : validating | blaced in the state Iibra printing and typewriting in pu ¢ rec the lfbrarian, who s ords; that bank returns to comn to examine them wh sioner shall be as of O 1 and that| he goyernor. The bi Paniks shall furnish all information re- | e Sorernot, fhe | quired by the dommissioner hori: to the house. re ing the Wethersfield gistrict make ordinances reiating to the moval of snow and ice, and tha Sxpense of corstructing sldewalks & For Cleansing Rive the | g all | .o taty comn eported a s be assessed on property specially bene- |1l 00, BORTCH fited. etc. that tax lists shall be com- ([NOTEEE WE S - pleted by Jaa. 1 and then open for | wactasints the w inspeotion; that fire warden bills shall | A% 00 1000 T00, be paid quarterly: establishing b may be neceseary to ipg lincg in Plain endinz provisions of section 3 tndaries of the Mystie fire district: | Jrovi=ions OF Secr establishing bnilding lines in Sey 00 is appropriated mour; erecting a town plan_commis- |iny" out of the act. T sion in Wethersfleld: repealing 3346 | ong ot 05 10 T 5, 0 of the general statutes as amended by [1SCOMMEnaation oF fe section 33 of the public acts of 1803 [ [CiONET, to-returns of express com panies: ihciuding those who served in e Spanish-American war, the Philip- pine Insurrection and the ‘Chinese re- lief expedition in the law which gives preference in publie appointmente. On License Voting. The dommittee on excise favorably on a bill providing that the list of those who ask for a vote on li- cense shall contain thelr addresses and that the town clerk shall examine the list ‘10 see that it contains the requi- site number of voters. Calendar. Unfavorable. The commiitee ‘on public health and Felating Marketing of Mif A bill was pussed crea commissioner, the attorney g secretary of the atate boa the secretary. of the sts agriculture and Connecticut Dairymen’s commisston 1o regu of mill The bil in full in The Bulletin For. Troop s Propart reported Senator Boyd expla propriating $80,416.77 iho purchase of -the Troop B association an passed vafety reported unfavorably on the it following matters: Concerning sewage a * in the Connecticut river, Thames river,| The senate adjourried 11.30. > perféct health Bakers Cocoa N L , pure, delicious i whpc‘:lresome. . firBaker & Co. Ltd. L1780 DORCHESTER, MASS. #Hi32%