Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11


wives of tho prisoner and four Of the chill
dren had died suddenly and under susplc-
ious circumstances within a few years. It
developed that the little girl had drank
poison and it was alleged that the father
administered il.
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Inc non 'harles W. ''a'tS VI rr'UN''''
state highway commissioner was !"
Montpelier thursday on o"l''"l "u''"'9S'
when approached by journal r'Presen-
atiNe regarding the N"'"'"' '"ou
Roads association mat mas pe"n h"ld-
mE 'ohN''''ohs anu o's""'"''s "'So-
cations n Vermont commissioner
Gates S'Id mat ne Is wen P'r"Seu '"'t
the mayor and city conncl' OF Mon'p'l-
Ter turned down col Moore Pr"Si-
dent Of the national association ana
Organizer Loucks when theE asked Tor
an expensive demonstration OF road
building. Commissioner Gates stated
that If such demonstration were nee
essarN AT TINS tme' some or our local
commissioners who understand our local
climatic conditions ana materials conid
give much better and more practical
building as applied to conditions In YER
mont than could these western promoters
who have been campaigning the State.
The commissioner further stated that he
has no criticism TO make of the idea of
these promoters in arousing public in
terest In good roads for Vermont. In
iact IL Will be positive heip because
the men who nave gNse INTO the county
ORGANIZATIONS are some OF our nest
citizens and are thoroughly in earnest for
peter highways. Inc commissioners
further states that four of the conven-
tons had he'b held by President Moore
and Organlzer l'oucks before commits
sioner Gate Knew that money was col
lected for the meetings None OF the towns
In which the conventions were heId
MADE any Application 10 commission
er Gates Tor lniornat'on concerning the
men or asSocid'l"h mat they represent
or Inc methods pursued When ne lound
mat the mon Wer" correcting money from
the towns VISITED Commissioners Gates
states that ne instituted an inquiry con-
corning th' asso 'auon ana IL Officers
Recently COMMUNICATIONS coming from
the ONCE OF pun i"aus OF 'he depart
MEET or agriculture was handed to the
commissioner ny senator hedhe'" froc-
tor ms l"tter gave COL MOORE MT
Loucks ana ms "rS"clateS rather an un-
saVorN reputation ne foIioW"tS quota
tlon from the letter is sell explanatory
IN speaking OF ines" Two men ana their
associates the .eler says large
amount or instrumentation is dlsseminat-
ed. Ihey take IN reiun' Whatever amount
OF money they can get from community
on.at ana, = n.y., 800 $50 x,,,a',a.
states that many stories Of an unsavory
character have reached the department
regarding this National Good Roads as
socaton and the men and methods that
| it uses. Enclosed with the letter is a
two column clipping from the Bellingham.
(OregonD Rcveille Of the issue Of a
day OF May 1905. \ which the methods
| OF the association are branded in no
uncertain terms as those of graft Ia,
concluding the interview commissioner
Gates SAID that ~ Is unfortunate that
~ 'a'e ~ avn" 80
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.oaa. ,,.in ,o.,,,, T., se,rr,n. rra.,,o.,
,-,.,o.,. ,,, ~ $50.
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II '1 oo,,oraroo ~, Coa,
-,is,inro, co,o. ui,bir tho rext ,uo
weeks Pm, !, yi.u of the many con-
forercss and r,a.,,,gs thar will occur
durip. that nor;od n has been decided
NOT n cali tho conferences as those in
,orested hs,iava MAJ better work for the
cause Of good roads can be done by work
with tho cor,n,i,tooa Of the Legislature
than by public conferences.
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