Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-29

intrusion Of trespassers as private pro-
perty owners and in their case the Ia
bility tc death or injuries of the treas
passcr and resultant damage or expense
to the railroad or to others is factor
that intcnshes the reasonabcness or
that right. Tho public should demand II,
moreover, In the interest OF the preser-
walton of human life from needless risk.
factor that alone Is worth more than
all materialistic reasons put together.
SUBSTITUTING THE STATE FAIR.
Urom the Rutland IIerald)
| Naturally. tho first thing to occur in
the preliminary discussion OF tho pro-
| posed bill to subsdize the state fair Is
a demand for some of the pie. The Lud-
| low Tribune says:
The state fair commission Is bark
ing for an appropriation, and 1t isn't
likely It will be bashfu about asking
| for a generous one. II the state or
Vermont Is going into the fair business
at all. 1t would be an excellent Idea to
declare a dividend In which all agrl-
cultural societies with fairs on the cal
| cndar shall have a share. IF tho state
| fair. with nm attendance of 5000 to o.
ooo. cant struggle along without big
| slice of state aid, It will rank as first
| class weaklirE. There are other fairs
| just MS deserving OF n dip Into the
| States strong box.
Considering the fact that the grangors
Of Ludlow. Cavendsh and Mount Holly
have organized little fair OF their own
and a very promising little event too.
the paragraph becomes significant
The valley fair in Brattlcboro is al
ways one Of the most successful fairs
In tho state and yet finds it rather diff
cult to make money, tho huge premium
list and the growing expense account
constituting n serious problem. In this
connection. too, It is not surprising to
read the following from the Brattleboro
Reformer:
The Reformor does not believe In the
principle Of state aid for agricultural
fairs. and is doubly opposed to any
measure that contempates aid for ono
fair to the exclusion OF others. We can
see no good reason why the white River
Junction exhibition should have help
from the state when there are other
fairs. equally as good in every respect
and much better established. that are
sclf-supportinG. If fair Is not mcri-
torious enough to secure sufficient adj
missions to pay all It's expenses it GER
tainly is not merltorious enough to live
on money from the state. Excellent ms
the state fair was In many respects,
both this year any last, II cannot he said
to have possessed any features which
entitle II to exclusive State aid: indeed.
II the attendance was anywhere near as
large MS reported It ought not to need
any help. Furthermore, this State Is so
situated geographically that 1t Ia utterly
out oe the question to expect to estab-
fish at any point a fair that will ever
become in reality n state institution.
Plenty of sensible uses can y" found
for all the money which the state has
to spend without voting penny for
the fair at White River Junction. Mem
bers Of the Legislature who accepted
complimentary tickets to the fair this
year should hear this fact in mind when
asked to vote on the question.
Altogether. even giving due pause for
consideration of the concluding SEN
tence OF the Reformers editorial. the
movement for granting state aid TO the
state fair stands little prospect Of sue
cess unless coupled with n provision
that provides State MD for county fairs
or to any other kind Of fairs that nre
likely to he organized. even II for the
sole and obvious purpose Of getting a
slice OF the appropriation.
Tho precedent established would be
simply ruinous In financial sense.
HOW CAN VERMONT GO BACK ON
HERSELF.
(From the Rutland News)
In view Of the fact that the Legis-
lature OF two years ago started tne
Lake Champlain celebration by a reso-
luton creating a commission and en-
towering the said commission to in
wife New York, Canada and the ma
tional government to join hands with
us to appropriately celebrate the 300th
anniversary OF Champlain's discovery.
this commission went about their du-
ties fashion, and that too, with
out compensation. and have reported
their doings briefly but concisely.
Among other things they report that
they invited New York to Join us.
New York accepted and appropriated
$50 900 for the event. Now then can
n more humiliating position be con-
ceived, than that the present Legisla-
ture should turn Its back on this pro-
posed celebration7
| II is pleasure 10 rOte mat we
press and people of the State favor
the event. and liberal approprla ton
for 1t.
The New York commission have al
ready taken steps to raise the Royal
Savage" Benedict Arnold's flagship,
sunk OF Nalcour island October II.
I776 to be used as an attraction In
; the celebration.
The Vermont commission have ask
; ed for $4,000 and the News believes
that the people in this section Of the
state If called upon TO vote on the ap
preparation would checrfully grant It.
Vermont In its whole history. with
one or two exceptions, has never had
n historical celebration all It's own,
and never appropriated one cent to
honor Samuel Champlain and the event
which Axes him solidly as part and
parcel of our very existence.
Vermont Legislators will not give
Vermont the black eye, nor disgrace
us In eyes OF a sister State by going
back on proposition which is It's own
own legitimate child OF two years ago
The News believes that the benefits
accru!ng to Vermont from an event
like tho ono proposed will be worth
many times moro than 1t Will cost
| CALI, NO l.