The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-03

Rutland 2,553 70
Washington 1854 25
Windham 1857 GO
Windsor 2,l03 50
Non Residents Is 90
Ii will be noticed in the above table
that in the counties of Caledonia,
Cnittenden, Orleans, Rutland, Wash
ington, Windham and Windsor, the
sums are of sufficient magnitude to be
of much benefit under intelligent APP
plication, while in all of the counties,
with perhaps the exception of Grand
Isle. the sums cannot be otherwise
than welcome additions to the high
way fund. This money, while IL will
be spent under tne direction of the
state highway commissioner, under
re law, must be spent within the
county to which it is accredited.
At the time this law was being dis
cussed, previous to enactment. IL was
estimated that it would produce high
way fund approximating $4,000 annu-
ally. Only three months of the year
has transpired and the realization at
present of a sum considerably in ex-
cess of $4,000 indicates that the total
receipts from this source are In ex-
cess OF expectations. It is known
that many machines are contracted Tor
that have not yet been delivered, and
II is presumed that a good many ma
chimes owned in the state and which
will be used later, have not been reg
istered. The automobile season is
vet barely begun and TO expect addit-
ional receipts applicable to the nigh
way funds that shall equal the amount
already received is perhaps not un-
While the expenditure of this mon
ev in the various counties is in the
hands of the state highway commits
sioner, the law is sufficiently restric-
tive so that the benefit shall come on
highways that automobiles may be ex-
pected to use. for It must be expended
on main highways of travel and not
upon cross roads and by-ways. This
should be exceedingly gratifying to
owners and, naturally,
what benefits automobile travel bene-
fits all other forms of yehicular trans
portation.
In connection with registration OF
under the new law many
facts appear. The total
registration of new machines is 1879,
and the largest number to be regis
tered from any one county is 80 from
Rutland county. TIE smallest num-
Der registered is one each in Essex
and Grand Isle counties. There are
30 new machines in Windsor, county,
% in Windham, 81 In Caledonia coun-
ty. 16 in Chittenden county, IL in
county, 10 each in Ben
nington, Franklin and Orleans coun-
ties, seven in Addison, six in Orange
and four in Lamoille.
Among the purchasers of the new
machines are a good many well
known citizens of the state, and the
tendency unquestionably of buying
machines of greater horse power than
heretofore has been the rule. Among
those of highest power are two 81 h.
D. owned by Hon. Olin Merrill of Enos
burgh Falls and William c. Haskell
Of Brattleboro. Next In rank are ma
chimes of As h. p, owned by w. w
Marshall, Hardwick; T. c. Fletcher
St Johnsbury; C. F. Bigelow, New
port; j. d. Goodnue, Derby Line; Hon
John A. Mead, Rutland j. G. Estey
and o. NJ. Lawton, Brattleboro. Next
comes a As h. p. machine owned by
Maj. d. l.. Tate of Burlington. There
are two of AZ h. p. those of the Hon F.
ID. Proctor and Miss Emily Proctor of
Proctor; of 40 h. p. cars there are sew
en-, owned by A. ]. Holden and Jennie
Il. Holden, Bennington; Hon r. y.
Smith, St Adams; T. w. Moloney and
G.. II. Cults, Rutland; ID. X. Lille,
stock
Below 40 h. p. and above 80 there
are no less than % machines. They
are owned by E. G. Piper, Middlebury;
Il. A. Putnam and G. l.. Lane, Benning
ton; F. l.. Taylor and J. V. Dutton of
II. G. Goodrich, st. Johns
bury; J. J. Allen and Lawrence Bart
ley. Burlington; Judge A. A. Hall, st.
Adams; c. H. Slocum, Morrisville; e.
J. Prouty, Newport; Il. II. Aldrich and
Il. r. Morse, Rutland; B. w. Hooker
Barre; l.. S. Taft, S. s. Callahan and
Mrs. Margaret Aldrich of Montpelier;
-. n. NOOIC, D0ilOWS FdllS, u. II.
Clapp, G. ID. Anderson and j. F. Hook
er, Brattleboro; j. HARNESS, Spring
field.
In reference to this tendency to-
wards buying machines of high power
figures derived from the registration
books kept by Secretary Bailey show
that the average horse power of the
1876 automobiles thus far registered is
1873. In all probability this high av-
erage will be surprising information
to everybody who has not had espec-
ial reason to become posted on this
subject.
The high power machines owned in
Vermont are by no means all of this
seasons introduction. TIE one of
highest power is rated at 70 horse
power and is owned and operated by
woman, Mrs. Ada f. Dawley of Brat
teboro. Other high power machines
not new this year vary from as to "a
horse power and are owned by +. l..