Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-20


out whether they told the truth or not.
because they didn't even know them
selves"
THE ROSS MUD SINGER.
(From the Hardwick Gazette)
1t Isn't always the unexpected that
happens after all as was very empha.-
Cally shown last week. Had Governor
Hell been found in the least degree guilty
OF the charges made against him by that
boss mud singer Davenport of Urattlc-
boro the unexpected would have happen
ed The Gazette does not believe any
body, not even Davenport himself.
thought there was anything crooked
about Mr.. Bcil's accounts with the State.
and the Investigation proves there was
not only no crookodness but no unreason-
abloncss in his charges.
CONGRESSMAN FOSTERS ErrECT-
I'VE WORK
(From the Fair Haven Era)
Congressman Foster has been busy
man this campaign He did effective
work in Vermont and Maine Previous
to election in those States and he has
now gone West to do his best n have
the voters Of that section follow the
good examples set for them in the East.
GOVERNOR BELLS SCHOLARSHIP
(From the Waterbury RccordD
Walking a mile and a half to school
after milking ten COWS is the way YER
monts rowly elected governor secured
part of his education. Young men
take courage.
RUTLAND RAILROAD STOCK.
(From the Mddlebury Registe-)
The price of Rutland railroad preferred
stock is advancing rcpidly. Two We ks aRo
it was selling at 80 to 50 share. The
offerings have all been taken by those
well posted, it is said, on the aifairs
of the company. and the price has adj
vanccd to sR per share, the largest adj
vance of any stock sold on the Bost on
stock exchange. The present manage
ment OF tho Rutland is operating the road
on business principles, not for stock job
hins purposes. During the past two
years NOR" new steel bridges have been
put on Ia place Of old wooden ones, than
ever before in the history of tho road.
and its physical condition has been i'm
proved These improvements have been
paid for out of the earnings and charged
to operating expenses instead Of by the
issue ~ bonds or stocks as s customary
with most roads. One Of tho railroad
commissioners told us. after tn irspec-
ton of the road. that the public had m
idea how the road was heins improved
and put in shape to handle tiS tratilo
economically. When the Improvements
now in progress are completed. the road
can easily pay dividends on it's preferred
stock. This Ia why 1t is being picked up
as faa as II is ordered
WILL PROMOTE VOTING MACHINES
N'rom the LUDLOW Ttibune)
Cases are common where plain Yer
rather than wrestle with the intricacIr.
OF the Australian ballot What would
they say if they voted in New York
this year, with seven national tickets
80 presidential electors. besides tho recu-
lar state and county tickets? If .he null
tplication of parues continues voting
machines will grow in favor and he
adopted.
THE PLACE FOR LEGAL NOTICES
(From the Landmark)
1t is urged in many sections that among
the many needed reforms in Vermont
is the enactment OF measures that VII!
secure Il just and equitable publicity fol
Al! legal notices. As the law and custom
Il at pr'?cnt, a sch"ming and ha:d-loart-
cd creditor can take an unjust advantage
OF "A debtor. Will. this practice is rot
AZ common AS In years gone by thor,
is opportunity for it's continuance If q
, creditor j. inclined to be exacting. Other
States have adopted measures aiming
to secure To- the debtor class The equity
that is its due in all legal processes. bu'
in Vermont the properly constituted au.
thority can sim. according to law
tack up on tree, fence. or post a writer
notice, warning the people to TAX. du,
notice. II matters noe that tho motto,
is put up in an out-of-the-way nla-c, oil
| * n ki,r,. lNsv, }, T.
answers the law. In such Instances III,
! public neither sees nor can read The
| notice. To obyiatc the possibility OF in
1 justice and the taking Of undue advaut.
! age all legal notices should appear in tn,
: press ana then the public will have fai
/ warning" and fair chance to Cover,
/ itself accordingly. This is the plan Ions
since adopted in other States and tn,
! sooner II Is adopted IN Vermont tn.
sooner viii a step be taken in the RICH
| direction.
THERE SHOULD RE LIMITATION.
ON THE EXAMI NATION OF
| PUBLIC RECORDS.
| From tho Newport Exprcss)
In one sense of the word we hnrdl,
think Auditor Graham made a mistake
| In another sense we believe all IN,
records In tho auditors office should b'
| open to the inspection Of the public Bu
there should be some system about il
! mat any man can go into an auditor
| once and say u want to look at you
| books, ana then have them hande,
ont TO him 10 examine at his own dis
! eviction would hardly seem the propc
| thlnE Permits should be- given by some
one higher in authority than the auditor
| and man furnished to assist tho tx
| nn'ner and to protect the books Will
being examined. We asked to SOC tn
auditors hooks last spring with reference
| to the spoilers fees ami were 70
fused them unless the auditor himscl
was present We believe this to be rish
and yet IT deprived MS from obtaining th
information We wanted when We wante,
1t. So, while the books should be cx
aminsd there should he some form q
rule about it. to save embarrassment OF
both sides.
STATE AUDITORS LUCID REPORT.
IFrom the Rutland News)
The report OF State Auditor Horace +
Graham for the biennial period endin