Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
FARMER MEMBERS ORGANIZE
Aim to Secure Laws More Favorable to
Farming interests Of Vermont.

MONTPELIER, Dec S.-The farmers of the
Legislature met this evening and organ
lied the Farmers Legislative Organiza-
ton of Vermont with l35 members. a
constitution and bylaws was adopted,
providing that the organization shall be
composed solely of members of the Gen
eral Assembly who are practical farmers
and that its object shall be securing better
legislation for the farming interests Of
Vermont.
The officers elected for two years were:
Chairman, J. A Gallagher of Craftsbury;
secretary, |. +. Hobart of Westford; treas
urer, C. NJ. White Of Woodstock execu-
tive committee w. II. Dcan of Ferris
ourgh. A. j. Russell of Rutland town. W.
y. Douglass of Willston; county commit
tee of three from each county. Addison,
W. b. Thompson of Starksboro. George
Hammer of Lincoln. Carleton w. Spraguc
OF Waltham: Pennington county, Grant
Moorey of Rupert. George Il. Corey Of
SALISBURY, w. D. Howe of Readsboro;
Caledonia county. N. p Russell of Kirby.
n. X. Graves of Waterford, A. c. Burns
of Newark; Essex county. Augustus Drew
of MAIDSTONE, j. S. Covell of Lexington,
Arnold Ball of Fair Haven; Rutland
county T. d. Barr of Mount Holly, Il. A.
Walker of Fenson. w. X. Sawyer of Sud
bury: Chittenden county, William Flynn
of Underhill. y. J. Sheridan OF Shelburne
NJ. s. Whitcomb of Richmond. Washing
ton county, H. G.. Ward of Duxbury. H.
A. Fisk of Fayston, A. Nj. benjamin of
Woodbury.. The remainder of the commit
tees were not completed Tonight
HEARING MONDAY EVENING.
The joint corporation committee gave
an extended hearing tonight in the SUI
preme court room on the bill to incorpo-
rate the Connecticut River Power COM
pany. This bill empowers the company
named to build dam 70 feet high across
the Connecticut river at Brattleboro. Law
yer Albee of Bellows Falls first raised the
point that the committee ought to report
this bill unfavorably inasmuch a s the re-
quired l. days notice previous to the
meeting Of the General Assembly had not
been given. c. c. Fits OF Brattlcboro
said this section OF the statute had not
been lived up to and it was not the inten-
ton OF the Legislature that enacted it
that 1t should be strictly carried out.
w. w. Stickney of Ludlow, who opposed
the bill in the interests of the Bellows
Falls Canal Co. said the bill affected every
farmer and every railroad between Bel
lows Falls and Brattleboro. He declared
II unfair to spring such legislation upon
them without proper notice. Chairman
Phelps of the joint committee after consul
tation with other members ruled that the
committee would hear anything to be said
for or against the bill. and the hearing
proceeded C. w. Writer'S for the Central
Vermont John Young for the Boston &
Maine and II. II. Powers for the Rutland
railroad opposed the bill Mr., Fits was
it's principal champion.
This committee has decided to report
favorably the Bennington battle monu-
ment bill the purport Of which is to pre-
vent setting telephone, telegraph electric
light or trolley pole on the monument
grounds or on Monument avenue, This
committee has also nearly completed its
numerous hearings on the st. Johnsbury
city charter bill.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Representative Porter of Wilmington
was called to his home Monday morning
by the dangerous illness Of the father of
Mrs. Porter. II Is not probable he will
return to Montpelier.
Luther y. Johnson, one OF the ef
ficient House reporters. celebrated Mon
day evening his 33d birthday by giving
newspaper men and official reporters
and clerks OF the House a supper at the
Montpelier House. followed by a smoke
talk and whist at the rooms of e. A.
Mutt in the hotel annex Mr.. Johnson was
the surprised recipient from his guests
of a suitable souvenir OF the occasion.