Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Mead the Man.

Mead the Man.
Wanted, says the Bristol Herald, a
business man for governor. That
see to be the demand from all parts
of the sta ard it is far from being
a foolish one. A good business man,
one who has been successful In his
own business and is still prospecting,
should make a good governor. Such |
a man would certainly have pretty |
fair knowledge of the needs of the
state and would do his best to bring
about such reforms as are necessary. |
The Brattleboro Phoenix offers the |
following test for governor candi-
dates: write the men likely to be
considered in connection with the
office. Then imagine that you have a
big business enterprise and must
choose from the names before you q
man to handle it. Write that name.
This is very sensible way of getting
at the subject. In 1908 the Herald
supported. John A. Mead of Rutland
for lieutenant governor. He IS TO-DAY
just as good business man as he
was last year and he has greater
knowledge of the states needs than
before his election as lieutenant-gov-I
ernor. Therefore. we believe the vot.
ers of Vermont will do the right
thing by selecting Mr.. Mead for gov
ernor next year. He has made sue
cess in life, both as a physician and
a business man, and today stands as
one of Vermont's most successful
self made men. In whatever position
he has been called to fiji! he has
come up to the expectations of his
friends ard made good. What better
record can the voters demanO?--
Island Pond Herald.
Coed Roads.
The Randolph Herald and News
says:
what Vermont is expanding yearly
in here and there small patch of So
called permanent road, scattered
about so widely IS to lie almost lost
in TIE shuttle of poor roads leading
up to it, would build something like
thirty miles of splendid macadamizeo
roadway. and seven years would give
US such highway leading from Brat
tleboro through Montpelier to st. Al
bans. Seven years more would build
such roadway from Bennington
via Rutland, traversing the present
slough of despond in Addison county,
to Burlington connecting at ESSEX
with the first one, and with cross
link from White River Junction to
Rutland. via Woodstock. Another
seven years would put line up the
Connecticut from White River juno
tion to Rutland via ssWoodstock. An
other seven years would put line
up the Connecticut from White River
10 I'll WI
link from Montpelier to st. Iohhrs'
bury. Seven years more would give
us stretch across from St. Adams
to Newport and another belt line frcn
Essex to ST. Johnsbury, with enough
left for at least one connecting link
! across the mountains at the southern
we'll girdled with the best modern
HIGHWAYS, at not a cent extra cost
By increasing the fund it CO Id b'
. done in less time. Worth thinkin,
about, isn't it,. ~ dysasss --- - asssgl
1t certainly is worth thinking abou
and evidence multiplies that it is be
ing thought about more and more.
+. There is nothing visionary or i'm
practical in the proposition for sys
tenn of trunk line highways built an
e maintained by the state, in line wit
{ the other New England common
e wealths, and which will give roder
: highways to the present generation
y Vermont has paid out enough fo
e patchwork and system of supervls
o ion that leaves the care of permanen
y roads in the hands of incompeter
J. town commissioners. Economy, a
n we'll as progressive spirit, demands
q change.
e The Fair Haven Era hits the ma
n on the head in thel following tiers
e editorial paragraph:
e 1.-The prediction is made that tt
} good roads of the future will con
e high but will last long. 1t can trut
u fully be said that the bad roads of tt
IS past came high and nave also Taste
y long-altog too long. Emo
e burg Standard.
The State Authorship in 1910.
We notice that Jed P. Laid. VIII
ON resident of Grand Isle county, al
as now of Burlington is said to be a ca
re- dldate for auditor of accounts.
:, Inasmuch as this official is call
CO upon to audit claims against the sta
aggregating one million dollars a
nually paid, to say nothing of tho
he sands of dollars presented and dis
rg lowed, it will be seen that from
at nancial standpoint, this is the mt
important office within the gift of t
H. people and the greatest care should
Ter exercised by the taxpayers in fill
in it, A slight mistake on his part
~ to law or fact might cost the st;
w. many times the amount of his sala
zee The duties Of the office are so ms
In and varied that man of exceptio
legal training, of fair mind and
flexible will is required to SUGGEST
nal lv perform them and everybody knt
ID chat the present auditor posses
ieo these qualifications in pre- emin
Fiji degree. Why then talk about
the change? No one particularly c.
or. plains of the official conduct of
Graham save possibly some who
rch wanted something that he could
tie, bring himself to believe legally
xist longed to them.
oh A great business enterprise W.
80, not think for one moment of dell
'eiy ately dispensing with the services
E~so -.