The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-06-07
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
(MOntpeI1er Journal. J

. The entries for the office OF
secretary of state are not closed
and those registered to date in,
dictate an interesting crowd OF
starters. Guy W. Bailey of Essex,
Joseph T. Stearns of Burlington,
r. w. McCuen of Vergennes,
Walter K. Farnsworth of Rut-
land and Frank L. Greene of st.
Adams are all such good men
that the race would be "free-
for-al1" that ought to be a record
breaker provided that all decide
to stick.
(St. Johnsbury Caledonian.)
The Burlington News names
Joseph II. Stearns, a promising
young lawyer of its city, as a
suitable successor to Secretary
of State Frederick G. Fleetwood
of Morrisvil1e, who is not can
didate for denomination. All the
News says about its candidate,
and all we ever heard about him,
is certainly in his favor and
leaves no question as to his quail
ifcations. However, if Editor
Frank L. Greene of the St. AL
bans Messenger, Editor Robert
W. McCuen of the Vergennes
Vermonter, and Hon Guy W.
Bailey of Essex are also candi-
dates, we are not stalking much
on the Burlington candidates
chances.
(Rutland Herald.)
After several months discus
sion of the dirty milk problem
New York has finally decided not
to pasteurize her supply of the
tactical fluid, but to strike the
source of the trouble and purify
the dairy farms instead. There
will not be much danger of polu-
ton of milk if vigorous health
board compels cleanliness on the
part of the men who handle the
supply at the fountain head. If
the COW sta bles, the cows, and the
men who do the milking and pre-
pare 1t for the retail trade are
subject to the laws of cleanliness,
the consumers will avoid a good
deal of unnecessary dirt.
Mortified News.)
Does the Interstate Commerce
commission really propose to get
after the express companies? In
a case recently before the COM
mission it expressed that opinion
that the rate in question was ex-
cess1ve and unjust. The express
companies seem to pile up the
carriage charges on its patrons
without fear of any successful
appeal. These companies find it
possible to carry printed matter
up to the four-pound limit ac-
copied by the postoffice depart
ment at as low or lower tariff
than the postage rates, but when
this limit is reached prices sud
denly take an upward tendency,
limited only by the sweet will of
the corporations. This situation
is the strongest argument IN
favor of the parcel post. Rigid
regulation of express companies
by the national government and
states would perhaps be more de-
s1rable than to have the postofice
go into the express
business. One or the other, how
ever must come to the long suf-
fering public and it cannot be de-
Iayed very much longer.
bellows Falls T1mes.)
A Vermont or New Hampshire
town spending good money for
Advertising! The mere sugges-
ion creates apprehension. Towns,
villages and cities spend a good
many dollars on bands, streets
md road improvements, public I
PARKS, etc., and in most cases the
money is we'll spent. Some of :
he love1iest communities in the Z
whole country are found in New !
England, but no money is spent !
n advertising the various attrac- r
ions and the outside world is +
Iensely ignorant of what this f
orner of the world affords. Live y
give New England O
communities their best and only y
dvertising. and that is done q
Wholly at the expense of the pub II
ishers. The western boomer tells /,
S a wonderful marvellous tale. =
lie has a good imagination and "
lakes use of the best that the Il
r1nters' art produces. The board h
trade or chamber of commerce 4
upplies him with ample funds, a
nd the result is that the attrac- {,
ons of the West are exploited Z,
the East, and many
lew Englanders are induced to
cave good surroundings for poor