Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
Good illustration OF What Can BE Done
In Vermont In Manufacturing.
IIrrop, Tho NnrfhdAld NnwaN


AS showing the benefits of a manu-
featuring business in Vermont towns the
record Of the underwear factory opened
at Richmond in July, 1900, is good ex-
ample. During the two and one-half
years of its business the company has
paid out to employment $780, 900 and to bus
mess men in the village more than 5000.
Vt has sold land and village lots for more
than 5000, on which have been erected
moro than $50 900 worth of buildings. These
figures mean a good deal to q town OF
the size of Richmond or to the average
town in the State. If the citizens OF al
most any town would take hold of the
matter and make persistent effort 1t
would I've possible to secure some kind of
manufacturing business which would
add largely to the material prosperity
of the town lf 100 towns in the State
were to secure manufacturing industries
which were as successful as the Rich
mond concern. it would mean much for
Vermont. And right here the News will
repeat what it has often said before.
There is a big field in this state for the
canning industry. Vermont produces veg
ctables which arc exceled by no other
State. IT ought and will sometime raise
and send out millions of dollars worth
annually.
A TWO YEARS TRIAL
(From tho Barre Times.)
Commenting on the change OF liquor
law in Vermont the Univcrsalst Leader
predicts that "a two years trial Of license
will re-cstabish prohibition in Vermont
more firmly and wisely than ever before"
We shall watch the prediction of the
Leader with a good deal of interest. 1t
is certainly the privilege or the State to
change the prohbitory law if the new
regulation does not prove as satisfactory,
but it is the common opinion in this
state that the new law will have to prove
a very lamentable failure to put IT In
the class with the prohibitory law The
Leaders belief that the State may so
easily go back to prohibition after it has
once had the license law Is directly con-
trary TO the opinion of the prohibition
lists in the recent campaign. who said
that. once in power YOU cannot dislodSe
the license law without great effort
SHOULD BE GIVEN A FAIR TRIAL.
('rom the Mortified News)
There seems to be general disposition
among the newspaper opponents of the
license system to accept the inevitable
with good grace The News is not only
thoroughly i'll accord with this sentiment
but ii is of the opinion that the new
measure should be given a thorough trial
now that it is about to become law.
In saving this the News does not in any
ing the recent referendum campaign. tina t
the open saloon is wholly uncaled for
and especially Objectionable in our rural
state. The majority vote Of February 3.
favored the adoption of the license local
option system and after next Tuesday it
will be in effect. There is no better way
to prove its failure or success than in
giving it a fair trial As to how many
towns will vote in favor of granting Ii
censes is n problem. The News expects
the number will be about the same as
gave Il Yes majority in the referen.
dun vote. AS the News views it. a dis
cusson of the question on the adoption
of licenses by towns at this time is of no
benefit. The whole question has been
thoroughly reviewed for weeks past The
voters are as familiar as they ever will
be with the situation until they have
had personal experience under the new
law. 1t is now local question and the
voters of each town ought and undoubt-
eddy have already decided whether they
want license or prohibition in their COM
munity.
THE CONEPNnJ2' CONfNfEN IT,