Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-21
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

The public vii not sustain the Bur-
iington News in It's conclusion that
Auditor Graham is many sizes too
small for the Office be holds" The
facts do not warrant such a c0nclu-
sion. Mr.. Graham has thus far been
a faithful official, com petent and
careful Mortified News.
We have been much interested in
reading in the last issue of the Boston
& Maine Messenger an article head
ed "Our Agricultural Revival" Ii Is
shown pretty conciusively that farm
ing is still the principal business OF
New England, and also business
that pays good dividends. We are
told that here in New England there
are more than 100, 900 farms, com
prising 20, SOC, 600 acres, of which more
than 5000, 0G0 acres is improved land.
These farms are valued at more than
$500, 900, 900 and the value of their pro-
ducts is rapidly reaching the enor-
nous total of $500, SOC, 900 year.
According the last national CEN
sus, the farm acreage of the New Eng
land states and the value of annual
crops were as follows:
Acreage Crop Value
Connecticut 1,064,525 > 15,349 1853
Maine 1880, S89 Is, 301 1902
Massachusetts 1892, 1872 1922 $50
New Hampshire 1,O76,S79 1915, a67
Rhode Island 1877, 1854 2,844, $40
Vermont 2,126,624 10,06l, 5sl
These figures of acreags refer TO
improved lands only.
We read that the man who is look
ing around for fertile farm does nos
need to follow Horace Greebey's ad-
vice and 90 west, for right here iD
New England there are farms that
produce many times more per acre
than those of Nebraska or Iowa. The
value of products per acre Of i'm
proved land in New England is $40
compared with only S12 in Michigan.
What the New England farmer
needs is to stop eroaking and get
busy.-Bellows Falls Times.
The st. Adams Messenger strikes
ringing chord when it says:
''If the attorney general finds
sufficient evidence, TO jus#iSy
demand upon Howard for the return
of money unlawfuIly taken from the
state, the inference Id almost unaWolo-
able that he has found sufficient, evil
dence to justify criminal proceedings
against him, Also"
There is imminent danger Of
reaction from the strong and, un-
compromising attitude OF the past
legislature Ill the matter OF OFFICIAL
misdoings. The transactions and
findings of their various committees
have become an old story. There Is
danger that public sentiment will not
so insistently call for the punishment
of offenders, now that the first HEsh
of indignation has passed. And yet
the public duty is plain.
A member of the third house made
the prediction that, with the iDdict-
ment of the Chittenden county
offenders in the matter of diseased
beef, the whole matter Would be
dropped. This seems likely ts.ba the
case. And now, ii Mar. Howard Is
merely permitted TO. resign and pay
4 back the money OF which h9 &C.
\ frauded the STATE, aNoJher chapter
/ will be added to the mooth5ng-
process that becomes so easy when
I the public conscience has been sAlved
! by some more or less draeat1G dis
closure proceedings.
The Messengers quiet tip to Mr.
Fits should be heeued. tnEestiga-
ton for political purposes only ID noE
what the people Of Vermont want
They will require that such stern ano
exemplary measures shall be taken "a
shall prevent graft and Official DIS
honesty in the future.
By all means push his Howard case
TO the limit and spread the result a.
the history of the state as Write n.
the newspapers.-Montp journal