St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-11

Pollv and Lucy, came 10 to"A OH" ''
III wears ago, the first BABY porn III. Tue
citv CIarissa. "Dux femina factl' the
leader of the city was a woman he9'
do.r memories, the years nave peeh
long and many since first you anu w.
friends came to make homes in the Wooos
of central Vermont but, at leas'' We
Ala not share your hafdships, we may
onnraciate YOUR lives and, as benehcldrles
of vour labors. self-sacrifice and acts ol
, thrift. to-day recall your names Will
reverence and with love.
SELECTION AS CAPITAL CITY.
| r. will he expected, as it is entirely APP
nronriate, that some reference shoulo NC
| made to the selection and supsequehs
designation of Montpelier as capltal Vi
| Vermont. From it's situation in oiVlsioh
| of the Green Mountain Range II was
carly called a sort of geographical puz-
zle and suitable for maintaining the pom
+ical division which the people Wlsneo
and to which the mountain line olVlsoh
had been assigned. Prior to l19l ana up
| m 17es the sessions alternated between
Rutland and Windsor, Vergennes, Mloole-
hurry Newbury, Burlington, Westminster
| T1on1;l1a and Woodstock. James t1Ske
~ Rarra first moved in October OF 1915
for the appointment of committee 10
establish a permanent legislative seat
ond after numerous reports, county
conventions. recommendations by gov
arnor and council, references and cross
roferances to succeeding Legislatures, re-
ooosiderations orders to lie and propo-
oo1s of amendment, bill was passed
arIu
selecting Montpelier as the place cyrus
Wa was our representative. The gov
amor and council returned the bill VIII
proposals of amendment, "lllch "'.'oi
cove vera verbal, but which the orlglna
bill files show to be redralt ol 'N
,,,ho1o measure after the enacting clause
Thus modified, the bill passed IN the 10TH
found as per page AT, VOL D. Oh Cover
nor and council by Walton, ana III Oc.0
her of 1903 the Legislature met LOT III
first time at Montpelier, in the nous
erected by this act and winch cost NC
tween 5000 and $1,000. Thompson say
that It was whitfield out or EXISTENCE
the next twenty seven years, When III
second State House, occupied in 1850, LOU
it's place and so served until 1884, when
was destroyed by fire.
llt EFFORT TO MOVE THE CAPITAL
as Then came the great legislative oeoa
red involving a serious effort to move u
ere CAPITAL to Burlington, and the voice
the Senator Edmunds rose for the la''
the and that of Governor Paul Dlllillsha
and and Representative F. f. Merrlll
ood Montpelier. 1 do not consider II all Il
for cessarv to refer to the details OIL
we'd three State Houses, to money consioei
ara- +ions paid by this city, to the Voluht'
for acts of bonding and assumed RESPONSE
ion. itv of it's citizens or to the lact u
ore Montpelier firmly met the business G
and of the controversy, dollar for ooll
its which. while practical, were all Ilsls
+ho+ eoon+ when compared to the larger gu
here tions involved The old conserVael
ain manifested itself in this debate. Al
g n rofarrine to the original designation
ercy Montpelier as means OF mahihs
vermont people homogeneous ana UNI
ana NJ maintaining thereby half c
o,,o, +urv of peace, the Hon. William u bI
'eiiei ~, cold. "Our fathers worshipped
l--. This mountain, not bowling themselves
oilias 49, Adirondac]1s across the lake nor
80 +ba White hills from st. Johnspury'
- +o This mountain, the Green MUM
w f.. roiyo down tic
t for range anu an -, +ha west f." T
49, Jerusalem on the east or the west
kind the capllai was 80 aosayx,es te
fao+ neutrality and this idea deserves y
. o,a EXPRESSED to-day in pohtical Unity
action upon the hard and necessary II
of the State, in order that, united III
siA'S oo+, ond resolves as will multiply
ilaso distribute through all our towns gre
y 49, on5 more comfortable prosperity
IN prod1ev,s argument did not CONSIDER
'Ai00 +hinl, properly so, the personal cl
acieS 70 Montnelier. because State ques
!, w, +oi,o nracedence Of local ones lie
Ic@oto Nth the merit Of the question: d
,ileloi ,,;oued It. And yet there is SO
holle' .,,u+;eoh,a nride in the recollection
Yeas century ago 1900 people, with
fought - hrt 500 0O0. one-sixth the size 0
zen VI g.. initiated the work of bulldl
JIG ioi e+o+o House in this city. 1t is not u
'ia' ~ pone Persia or Egypt, France
d cou ,o,,,, ar Great Britain but. We've
so anu ;tso1f n was a fairly great piece OF
C"Po tol,lo 1rorl, for a few honest men 10 q
i''aso - is r;cbt enough to consider 1t I
no &c such. losing sight for the nome
A. CONTROLLING factors in our m
do m oi,,i,ization. of dollars, of egoism, OF
isne0 - self-control. and keeping in VIE
@ virtue of the middle way, as sale
,n o,,nd of philosophy, that real simple, n
0e1u.a communicating philosophy which
nc Guide and pilot of life. There IS
sno casion for losing our heads, our
lor and our characters while we are II
gram ing orr streets, our lights, our /
gospel, MS u. .s1l,,,,or+s orr transpor
d. "oi4 o,r modes of communication, our S!
NC -, Of self and family support our eScl
DER tne and. in brief, all the means by VIM
Tue "a, nursuit and the enjoyment Oh IL
plevei. happiness are maintained me su
1efnlon' t;ons for the first poor State Hous
'esoiVee mostly made in grain, meat,
OIL anu provisions or goods because mon'
anu ,i,o rare. In 1906 the town petltlon
on.p LEGISLATURE for the right to Ia
tnleu ~ 4 cents per acre, but nothing wa
lel aa~ The good old times were not
Ilmothy ,,ronnt. 1t was not until 1908 that tt
ray, Ia was able to assess this tax, AM
Ciit.en then. two-thirds were made pay
won4en, grain and provisions and the
cilal ayas, especie, current bank bills or or
4 ',oi1' the building committee or in rec
'oouii.n, orders from the architect ana G.
- o,,er,, tor"
ined also ARGUMENT OF NH" OLE"
ons, the Rut this old-fashioned hlgh