Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
One Hundred and Twelve Miles of
Permanent Roadway Built
Last Season.
NO EXTRA EXPENSE MADE.
Interest Saved the State by Not Ex-
pending the State Highway Tax
Until the Work is Completed More
Than Pays the Highway Com
missioner Farmers Meet.

NplEcnuCs, Jan. a.-Ino FARMERS mc"t-
ings which closed here to-day have hcen
one Of the most successful series over he'd
in Addison county. The board of dgricul-
turc now cc.poy only practical men -
speak upon the various subjects and what
they sIy has "A direct application to the
farmers business. \ new and what
proved to be Il very popular feature in
unduced at these meetings. was an adj
dress on Good Roads by State Highway
Commissioner Wall of Randolph, Mr.. Niall
is a new man before the farmers and h"
confined himself largely to what had
bocC done. rather than any h'or-tical
treatise on road building.
Special emphasis Was laid on the fact
that the effort was not to institute Il
eiVon system of extensive ro1dS through
ont the State. but the state had appoint
ed . "ommi, sioner for the purpose Of
Ssc.ug that the discarded stone wal,
granite and marble chips. the sand bank
cr clay soil in the different locations eff
the ate We're put into permanent work
ON Vermont highways 50 TAR rs the state
tax raised fer this purpose. WdS able TO
do IL. He told how by prorer drainage and
the Use of clay i'm on Vermont town. a
strip of sandy road that had been know
"a a horse killer fer decades. had bcrn
made into a piece e road a. Sohd ana
permanent ct, any nacIddm road in "N-
istrucc.
one surprising fact brought out Was the
amount tbai mas h..n ACCOMPLISHED Lv
State supervision during the past Year.
Mr. \i,li stated thui If all the pcrnilc-
ent roadway built during the past season
., ,,,,n,.,,,i,,t ro.,Jv-.,,. ~ uil.-. in l.notb
or solid road reaching from Burlington
T., I;,l.uvs E.lu. This i. "a greater shaving
49,, e., tb,, u.b,. =. ,,oriod from, tVIn l., $50,
tho Tim. Tho I,w ,,ouirii,,e a : nor Gem.
STAT. hiohv., t.,x has h..u ON Inc stat
mo hooks mi. TOO has boo, accomo,ish-
ed AT pr.ctic,,Il,. mo- oxnouso to rha state
fnr tho nres .,,, commits -i,e,er is NOT an
thorizod to issu, -. vcucbrr which win nj
low thr Sal, t,x tn he jraw,, ,n,iI IN.
,,.,r,a,,or, ,,,d ,.orl, ho. hon .o,nrlot, 4
and irsractrd and the saving in int,.~ost
.hn. boon ccusidnr.,bl,. ,,,oro tbar ,,,,,ob
tn rav rho commi.sil,ar,e salary TIM =
nreat i.tcrsst wac shown i'm thn suoicci
w.. o,.idorcod bv Tho o,oetior, yrbi.h
vcr, ,sl,od at tho close and tho roads,
answer. ,ivcn showed that Mr. Vio,I VS.
ruIi,. couvcrsa,t Yin hi. ,uhioct
Alton. "a ravr intrcductorv r,r,,rl. Mr.
WAN yhouoJ ,b.,, IA, ,.,o,l,,,.,i,., .,I i,.,,,
tiruI eren,,,. NINA v,tcr oood ,,io'i.
and alln mon ava uo,r,., Vornon, I, ,
leading state and Tho only tbircr lucl,i,.r
i. r,nI hi,Lva,.. Good to,,l, No. ,,ro,i,
.alIn botj, fn,. ,1o ho,t,b n,'I ,,,,.'..
u ,;t,zon irrrcaso ,bo ,.,irc - ~ ,,.i
.c-,ut, ana ,rc ~ distirc, ,i,.a,,,,i.t .,,.a,,,
noo il, cr.,t,li,r btr, -, ' ,,..
tn ,,,(omnlish fo,,,. ti,,, a ,,,,,n,, ,.,.
the sam. hirbv..v ,yhcrn a., - ,.,n,,,,.,,
.hl,ndrody mon l,i,u.irn,i. or dati.,. t.,t
boon .>ner,io1 I'm o,I,. t.,,n,,.,,.,. ',.,t,
ana witLou, inrrc.ein,, o,,,. v,ni, .,o 49,"
itv of Tho road rn, br,lliu,. ,,,,,,,o. -. ''''
The drst thino. :, In. do,nb. f Il,
making o,ood roads ic in INV, iudor,o,+
good dr,in,a,. thrp Won, ,.,,s, ,,,iId 81,
ing into account The Soil and Tine maternal