A CO-OPERATIVE MAPLE SUGAR MAKERS' 

 ASSOCIATION 



There has been organized with headquarters at Waterloo in Shef- 

 ford County, Quebec, a co-operative sugar makers' association. It is 

 named The Pure Maple Sugar and Syrup Co-operative Agricultural 

 Association and promises to greatly help the industry by assisting those 

 engaged in it. 



This association was organized in January 1913 arid already has 

 a membership of several hundred distributed in Ontario, Quebec, New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia. 



The following extracts from the by-laws, constitution, and resolu- 

 tions of the association were supplied by the Secretary. 



The head office is Waterloo, Que., until changed by the board of 

 directors, but the meetings are held in different parts of the Country 

 as decided upon at the preceding meeting. 



The object is the advancement of the maple sugar industry generally 

 by holding meetings for the discussion of all questions relating to said 

 industry, by collecting, arranging and disseminating useful information 

 and by such other means as may from time to time be deemed ad- 

 visable. 



The officers are Patrons, Hon. President, a President, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, five Directors, Associate Directors and a Secretary-Treasurer. 



Any person may become a member by paying an annual fee of one 

 dollar. 



The directors have so far worked for the following objects: 



1st. To get the law changed to stop the sale of compound syrups 

 in the place of the maple syrups by deceitful names and devices. 



2nd. By trying to induce our Governments to assist us in in- 

 structing the agricultural classes in the way of improving the quality of 

 their output of maple products by lectures and experimental stations 

 to teach the young. 



3rd. By soliciting the Governments to assist us in having yearly 

 exhibitions of maple products to stimulate the producers to better their 

 output and to show the consumers the difference in the different pro- 

 ductions. 



4th. By helping the members to get a market for their products. 



Present Officers are: Patrons, Hon. Martin Burrell, Minister of 

 Agriculture, Ottawa, Hon. J. E. Caron, Minister of Agriculture, 

 Quebec; Hon. Pres., Prof. J. F. Snell, Chemist, Macdonald College. 

 President, M. F. Goddard, Waterloo; Vice-President, Chas. F. Fisk, 



