The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-11
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

ent as one of that committee t.
study the matter of double taxa
ton Bennington Reformer.
All joking aside, Mr.. Clement is
said to be a very able financier, as
DR.. Webb of Shelburne will doubt
less testify. He might give the
others of the committee some
good points on the double taxa
ton business.
bennington Banner.)
The Montpelier Journal of Wed
nesday announced the change in
the ownership of wallpaper which
has been in process of negotiation
for some time. Howard l.. Hindley
who is we'll known as one of the
brightest newspaper men in the
state, has acquired a majority In
terest in the company and will be
elected president of the corpora
ton when the annual meeting is
held later in the month, succeed
ing Frank b. Howe of Bennington
who retires from all connection
with the Journal. Charles A.
Webb who has been the editor of
the Journal since the death of the
late Arthur Ropes will remain in
the same position while Mr.. Hind
ley becomes publisher and business
manager, though, as we under
stand it, Messrs Hindley and
Webb will divide up the work of
the business and editorial depart
ments between them instead of
each being confined to his particu-
lar branch. These two young
men form as competent team
of up-to-date newspaper workers
as there is in New England and
the Journal as we'll as Montpelier
is fortunate in having them take
hold of this we'll known news
paper property.
Randolph Herald and News)
On the face of it, the recent
legislative session appropriated
largely in excess of available rev
enues in sight, making a deficit
of quite extensive proportions
likely at the end of the next bien-
NAL term. The total expendi-
lures authorized foot up some
thing over million dollars, or
about 100000 more than for the
past two-year term.
Additional direct revenues were
provided to the extent Of about
$55,G00 by the increased tax on
railroad companies. The remain
ing $145, 900 may be fully realized
from the natural increase in cor
poration taxes; from the new act
relative to taxation of bank de-
posits, as it is certain that very
large revenues will result from
taxing deposits in national banks
bearing two per cent interest or
more, which have hitherto been
largely untaXed, and which is an
altogether new source of income
to the state; and also form the
practical removal of the exemp-
tito5l limit on savings deposits,
which will bring home much
money now placed outside, with
resultant benefit to the treasury.
Under the new laws relative to
commitments to the house of cor
rection, to release of DRINKS on
pledge, to purchase of supplies
for and general conduct of the
state institutions, to control of
state printing, ETC., it is antici-
pated that considerable savings
will result. However, the finan-
ciers allow that it will be close
shave between receipts and ex-
penditures this term, with avail
able sources of indirect taxation
about exhausted for the future.
burlington News
A recent roll-call of men who
have gone out from Vermont to
become a power in the newspaper
life of New York, which included
the names of Henry j. Raymond,
who founded the New York
William L. Brown, who
won a great fortune as publish
ar Of the New York News; and
George Harvey, the brilliant edi- .
tor of the North American Re
view, leads the Brattleboro
Phoenix to make some additions
to the list. The Phoenix says:
There are others. George Jones,
the great business manager of the
New York Times, and Horace
Greeley, founder of the New
York Tribune and the most his ,
-oric figure in American news !
each gained rudi- J
nentary training for great ac- l
,omplishments at about the same '
time on a little weekly paper in {
Poultney. Charles A. Dana of t
-he New York Sun, who was born ,
n Hinsdale, N. H., few miles :
rom Brattleboro, and spent his :
)OyhOod in the little village of '
in Essex county"
To the Phoenix's list should be
.dded at least one more name
hat of James Reed Spalding, c
ounder of the New York World. c
lie was Montpelier boy and II
raduate of the University of =
'ermont in the same class with II
Ienry j. Raymond-whO, by the b
way, was not a Vermonter by G.
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