Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
WHAT OUR NElGHbORS SAY.
A Remarkable Labor Episode In the
Connecticut Valley.
(From the st. Johnsbury calcdonian)


Connecticut Valley.
(From the st. Johnsbury Calcdonian.)
In n Vermont town not over twenty. five
miles from st. Johnsbury. the boiler which
heats the school building is in need of re-
pairs.
In the section roundabout nobody can
be found who is competent to make the
repairs
boston is applied to- and a skilled work
man Is sent to do the job.
lie comes with his kit of tools.
He announces that he must go back to
Boston for material.
Says he II must have two helpers ne
to blow the bellows while the rivets heat
the other to put the rivets in while | do
the riveting on the other side -
"All right. Guess We can find a couple
of men for you
Are they union menu
The committee smile ard think the Eel
low Is joking.
Eut he isn't.
The committee tell him there are no
union" men in that section: that work
ingmeE In these country places bother
their heads very little about unions"
The skilled workman says he can't pos
sihly let anybody but union men help
him He'd lose his job If he did
The committee argue from II comm On
sense view But the skilled workman in
sists that he must lcok to Boston for
union helpers if none can he found near
er. Else he can't do the work
Tho job waits while two union help.
ers come from Boston The enc blows
the bellows the other handles rivets.
The repairs are made, and the Bost on
trio return.
Tie helpers might have been found close
at hend. The committee fright have been
saved much delay and expense.
But
And this is an alleged free co,intrt
where tyranny isn't advertised to be loing
business, where "a man who does his work
well Is worthy IF his hire and whore Il
mans fitness for, and right to do u partic-
iiiar piece Of work isr't supposed to de-
pend wholly on what be does or does net
belong to-
CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION 70 NEWPORT
From the Morrisville News and Citi.nnl
We publish on page three another article
from the Burlington Free Press reg ir,llng
the extension of the Burlington and Id
mcile railroad from Cambridge Junction
to Newport going W through Watctvlllc
Ecvidere and Eden. We do not krow as
this is the best route 20 the mines, out It
would open up good lumber region in
the west'rr part of the county Many
think the best and least expensive way to
get to the iaines is via the St Johnsbury
and Lake Champlain read.
TAX COMMISSIONER CUsuMAN.
tFrom the Mortified Nows.>
State Tax Commissioner Cushman Of
Burlington is looking after the interests of
the state in a most cunnendable wav
There appears to be something doing in
his department most of the time.
VERMONTS SENATORS ALL RIGHT.
OFrom the Barre Times)
The shipping subsidy bill passed tho
Senate Monday with only six republicans
voting aeinst it, but the Times is proud to
record that tive of those six were the SEN
ators from Vermont. ard that they had
the manhood to stand for the right as
against a party measure
U'rcr, the st. Albars Messcnser)
AS an inland State, Vermont has not ex
rerienced that active Interest in the snip
suh.idy bill that might he expected of her
people were their interests directly IN
volved. However. they have followed tho
fortunes of the measure with an intelli-
gent perception Of its int Mt and the mrth-
DDS by which it sought its accomplishment,
and The Messenger Goes not hesitate to
say that. in it's opinion, the COURSE of the
tw" Verm9nt senators Ia voting against
the bill in the Senate will be approved by
the people of this state genera ally. There
has been practically no e>rt ssion of pub
lie opinion on this subject here. it is true
save for an occasional newspaper para
grarh. But to those who understand the
Werner mt character, this very Indifference,
tris very apathy, is often indicative NJ
lack Of confidence, 1t is not too much TO
say that many NcrmontcIs are six ptioal.
first, of the wisdom of onacting a subsidy
law anyway and second. of its actually
benofiting the ones who need it most if it
Is put in operation.
ITASKINS'S SPEECH NOT MAIDEN.
(From the Windsor Jnurnal)