The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-10

The Trustees and Superintendent performing their
duties ably and faithfully
Our regiment of Militia and Light Battery National
Guard is called exists by virtue of the requirements OF
Constitution The report of the Adutant and Inspector
General and the able and comprehensive report of Captain
H. T. Tuhcry u S. A, to the War Department. shows that
the National Guard in excellent condition 1t is well off
cered and deserves your favor Every member of render
ing patriotic service and practically without compensation
commend your consideration the recommendations OF
the Adutant General that permanent camp established
near Fort Ethan Allen This would be economical
and greatly conducive to the efficiency OF
the National Guard which the to be borne
changed that my office will have the privilege
of appointing the Auant and Inspector General the Quarter
master General and Judge Advocate General The Cover
is commandernchief of the forces of the State, and
should have the privilege of appointing all of his staff officers
This the method adopted in many II not ALL other states
has established Military Post upon land coded to them
by this State Essex Junction This establishment will be
of much benefit to State in many ways The location OF
this Post called Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont obtained
largely through the efforts of Senator Redfed Proctor
Education basis of morality happiness and prosperity
people, and consequently is of the first Importance the
State While the present school law may need some amend
ments the opinion be that is the best
law have had and the best adapted this age think it
should have thorough trial. before its essential features
changed The normal schools appear to be doing their work in
the usual satisfactory though think would be very
desirable much less expensive had but school of
the proper proportions The report of the State Supenten
dent indicates activity and honest effort in his work.
Insurance men of this State desire office of Fire Mar
shall be created whose duty shall be investigate the
of fire that punishment may be melted out to ncen
diaries They claim that where this method has been adopted
in other States losses by fire have been materially decreased
This result would not only benefit the insurance companies
but every who nsures property as the cost of nsur
ance is based upon former The expenses of this office
| insurance companies
AUSTRALIAN
Considerable dissatisfaction being manifested the
working of this system of voting 1t is claimed by many of
citizens that the system elaborate and expensive and
quite unnecessary for such State Vermont There
manifest Discrimination the part OF quite large cent
of voters to be subjected to the requirements of this system of
voting representations made inclined to be-
eve that from five of the voters of the State
practically DISTINGUISHED by reason of their Discrimination to
submit to such an elaborate system think one
intelligent goes into booth vote without experiencing
some trepdation for fear that he will make mistake
recommend that you investigate these causes of com
plant and decide whether the law should not at least be mod
fed Will only bring to your attention one out OF many OF
the notifications of the law proposed to 1t is suggested
that ballots be prepared but detached from each other
leaving off the square at the top and placed in the booths
The voter could then go into booth and select and the
ballot prepared prepare ballot to suit him. he could
from the ballot prepared and insert other
he chose Inspectors could that only ballot of each
kind deposited and the of the ballot and freedom
of the would not be destroyed
The of timber lands in State pursuing a
runous policy the method used in harvesting their timber
There is no more valuable crop produced from land than
timber especially spruce timber BY the preservation OF
spruce of inches diameter and under when the
large timber cut good be cut every fifteen
at least Every decade will timber valuable and it is
Of great Importance the of timber lands well
the State whoeor what increases the wealth of class
increases the wealth of the Staetha should
be adopted to lessen the destruction of forest The
value of water and the atactveness of scenery
call |
v your earnest attention to this subject.
thoroughly believe in good roads They necessary
for the comfort and profit of citizens and to
attract to people from other States do feel that
the five cent State has been wisely expended In
towns has been put to the the highway
tax and in the have raised five per less
tax than they would had they received the State
Many believe that the distribution of the is unjust and
think that each county should have the benefit Of the levied
upon it.
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