Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-23

found that the elegant Villas is nearer
the presidential heart than the cultur
ed Hoosier. Mr.. Villas seems to have
completely captured the president
and, next to Lamont, reaches his in.
ner ear. OF course the president is
not ready to admit that Voorhees, OIL
anv one else could add strength to 9
ticket of which he is the head, be-
canse it would need no strength. But
Indiana is still fighting ground, and
Mr.. Cleveland is not so obtuse as to
fail to appreciate the Importance OF
keeping it in line, when it costs moth
ing more than sugared words, thrown
in proper places to receive them.
1t is said that Senator Frye will
introduce three bills to enable Amer
lean ships to compete for our mail
carving trade with the subsidized
ships of foreign countries. The first
of these bills will empower the post
master-general to make 10 years con-
tracts with American steamship own
ers for the transport of our foreign
mails. at a cost not exceeding So ,O0O,-
600 a year, the vessels used to be
built in accordance with government
specifications and owned entirely by
citizens of the United States. The
second bill appropriates s., $500, 900
per annum for a period of 10 years
for mail service to be rendered by
American built and owned vessels,
two-fifths to lines on the Atlantic
coast north of Philadelphia, two-fifths
to lines south of Philadelphia and the
remaining fifth to lines on the Pacific
coast The third bill provides for
the compensation of American vessels
engaged in the mail service, at the
rate of 80 cents per mile each way,
the whole amount Of such cOmpensa-
ton not to exceed the subsidies of
the foreign mail service. There is
certainly no reason why the United
States should not carry its own mails
to say nothing of competing for ocean
commerce in general.
The new bridge across White River,
the scene of the Hartford accident on
the Central Vermont Railroad last
February, was put to a crucial test
Jan. 10Th, which resulted salts
factorily. First, twelve locomotives,
extending the entire length of the
bridge, representing combined
weight of $40 tons, were run upon it
and stopped, causing no appreciate
depression. Next, three of the heav-
Ter moguls, weighing 260 tons, were
iOlned and run across at different
rates of speed, the quickest crossing
being in II seconds and the highest
speed attained 40 miles an hour. The
greatest average depression was on
the 80 feet span, nine-sixteenths of
an inch land on the 80 feet spans, one
fourth of an inch. The bridge is of
iron, sriveted lattice, with modern
Safeguards, built by the Vermont
Construction Company at ST. Adams
and cost about $40, 900. Among the
persons witnessing the test were Geo.
A. Aver, superintendent Mr. .Bowles,
the designer of the Vermont Con-
struction Company; A. c. Bean, road
master; Charles Clark, master bridge
builder; George w. Kenney, assist
ant superintendent of motive power
of the Central Vermont railroad, and
ex-Gov. Samuel E. Pingree, chairman,
and Alfred E. Watson, clerk of the
board of railroad commissioners.
Locomotive +. HI. Baker, with engin
eer Pierce of the Inflated train of last
February, was in line that day.