Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-13

ready to advocate it's passage is one of
the most encouraging signs of the
| times
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
1t seems that mail order catalogue
houses of Chicago can't longer sell
their adulterated paint in western
states on account of the state laws
cans the analysis of paints and also to
put full gallon in ''gallon" can. AS
result the mail order houses are try
on Vermont farmers and others where
the state laws do not touch paint
products. 1t may interest Vermont
customers Of these mail order houses
to know that the analysis shows Is per
Cent Of the paint to be Chicago river
water.-Rutland News.
After all the trifling and argument
and evasion and excuse, the fact re-
mainspthat sheep cannot be safely and
proftably bred in Vermont solely be-
cause of the multitude of ravaging and
utterly worthless dogs These pesti-
ferrous vermin have also run to their
death dozens Of deer during the past
winter, and in some towns have
wrought complete havoc among the
herds. And yet, there be men, So
called, who toll long hours to earn mon
ney to pay licenses on the abominable
nuisances! When the deer and sheep
are gone and their regulation ration
becomes scarce, probably the voracious
ours will be nourished on the poultry
and young stock.-Hardwick Gazette.
The declaration of the Hon. George
H. Prouty in favor of including tele-
phone companies and telegraph lines in
the public service corporations that
should be placed under the control and
supervision of the state, directs
attention to need which has become
pronounced in Vermont as we'll as in
other states.
Nobody wants to bother with two or
three different telephones in his office,
to say nothing of increased expense,
and 1t follows that most people would
favor telephone monopoly in his town
but for the difference and poor service
which are pretty certain sooner or
later to result from enjoyment of i'm
munity from competition. Under these
circumstances the only, protection the
public can have for its rights and inter-
ests is state supervision. This idea
has been tried in Massachusetts, and
the Boston Transcript of Saturday
speaks of the results of the experiment
as follows:
1.-The action of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph company in ac-
ceding to the recommendation of the
state highway commission, suggested
to it by Prof. Dugald C. Jackson in his
report, marks another triumph for the
Massachusetts principle of giving its
state commissions power to recon-
mend, with the big stick in authority
remaining in the background of the
legislature. The telephone company
would have acted wisely had it made
this reduction in rates in the exchanges
of greater Boston Of it's own motion;
but public service corporations often
come to think that public authority
demands enough in any event, so to
delay making concessions until they
are actually obliged to do so. This is
usually short-sighted policy. The COM
pany may expect considerably increased
business from this reduction of rates
and also lessening of the fear of
serious competition. Massachusetts
is also committed to the principle of
regulated monopoly, rather than to
duplicating services, and substan-
tial step has already been taken
towards the regulation of the telephone
business. Mr.. Wallis recent report
indicates that telephone managers, as
a whole, are coming to recognize public
supervision of their business as in line
with the spirit of the times.''
Our people will appreciate the appli-
cation Of these principles to our own
state, and it is to be hoped the next
legislature may make a move in this
direction. Burlington Free Press.
Lieutenant. Governor Prouty as
candidate for the governorship Of YER
mont. has come out with his platform.
He states his own views on several i'm
portant questions, including good
roads, party reforms, judiciary system,
double taxation, and ADVERTISING Yer
mont. What he states is not likely to
STIR up much antagonism; in fact, he
| dld not touch upon any matters except
those that are pretty we'll agreed upon
throughout the state. He says he does
not believe 1t proper for candidate to
try to dictate the policy of the party.
In other words, it makes but little
difference to him what the party meas
ures are, if they will only allow him to
be governor. Londonderry Sitter.
Let us see. What do you say, Mr..
Sitter. to this plank in Mr.. Prouty's
platform?
IF elected governor, | should favor
continuing the policies which have
been so well begun and should favor
placing all public corporations, includ-
ing telephone and telegraph companies,
under the control and superisino of the
state to such degree as would insure
and safeguard the interests and rights
of the people,"
Do you fancy that this plain, out
spoken declaration will fail to stir
up much antagonism?
DO you know that even now plans
are being laid to organize against Mr..
Prouty's nomination just because he
does stand right where he does on this
very plank?
Will Mr.. Stanton come forward and
stand on tbs plank with Mr.. Prouty?
II not, why not? If the issue comes to
demand choice between a man that