Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-02
WHAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY

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Uncle Sam Makes Trouble for New
Hampshire Fine Takers.
From the NorthHeld News.)
Several arrests have recently been made
in New Hampshire for violations of the
United States revenue laws. All the ar
rests were of men who are bar tenders
and who on being arrested a few days
ago by the county authorities plead guilty
to liquor selling and paid the usual fines.
Each mans employer holds a United
States liquor license and the action of
the government in requiring the actual
seller to hold a license will eliminate the
system of fine-takers that the liquor men
In New Hampshire have successfully prac-
ticed for several years. A few years ago
when the fine taker was a particular
feature in obstructng the enforcement of
the prohibitory law in some OF the larger
towns of Vermont 1t was suggested in these
columns that the authorities could prob
ably break UP the practice by calling the
attention Of the government to the fact
that these men had not paid the retail
liquor dealers tax. although they had
stated under oath that they had been
engaged In selling. No prosecuting Of
ficer in this State so far as known, ever
took any particular interest in the sug-
gestion. The News. however, Is interested
to note what value there may be in the
experiment in New Hampshire and 1t pre-
diets that II the matter is followed up by
1.-The local authorities fine taking as an
industry, will languish In the Granite
State.
LICENSES NONE TOO HIGH.
(From the Bennington Banner.)
Most Of the cities and larger towns in
| the State have fixed the price of licenses
at either 81, 900 or 81, 200 for licenses of the
first class, while in Montpelier it is $1,000.
In towns of 5000 or more a thousand dol
lars is none too much, considering the
profits of the retail liquor business where
liquors are sold at profit of 100 to 240
per cent"
AN INCENTIVE TO LAWBREAK1NG.
(Trom the Waterbury Record)
Judging by the number of licenses which
are being applied for in some of Vermont S
cities there is no danger of any one 60
| ing dry. Too many licenses-at too high
prices IS quite apt to make the dealer
| hustle for trade-and be none too careful
to whom he sells
PERMANENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
(Trom the Rutland News)
From a practical standpoint there is no
more important town official than the
| highway commissioner. In Vermont the
matter of building permanent roads is
still in its infancy. If this State is to be-
come important as summer resort or at
tractive to tourists considerable attention
must be given to Improvement of main
travelled roads. Nothing IS more attrac-
tive, except it be scenery Itself to people
of wealth and leisure than good roads
Hence Vermont if it is wise will expend
money literally in constructing highways
More important than all, good roads add
to the efficiency of business. They In
crease the transportation facilities OF
! farmers. No man in this State Is doing
more useful service in the direction in
dicated than State Highway Commissioner
j. o Sanford Of Stamford. He is a prac-
teal and experienced road-bltilder and his
conferences with the road commissioners
or the various counties are invaluable ir
arousng and maintaining interest in bet
ter roads and In demonstrating the true
economies of permanently built highways
ENJOY IT WHILE YOU MAY.
From the ST. Johnsbury Republican,
It's a remarkable spring. Why not en-
JOY the pleasant days as they come. There
arc those WHO look wise and say "Wel
catch it later" Every pleasant day is E
disagreeable weather breeder to such a.
these. Why worry about bad weather
later on? Why climb mountains until W,
get to them? Why try to kill lions unit
they get big enough to be visible to tn,
naked eye?
PATRONIzING HOME INDUSTRIES
From the Morrisvile News and Citizen.
The suggestion of the St. Adams Mes
senger to the State press that lit is wei
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