The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-14
rs Subordinate Organizations
in Vermont Last Year
SAID STATE MASTER TODAY
AT the Opening Of the ssth Annual
Meeting Of Vermont Grange, Which
Is Being Held in Burlington.
His Recommendations

/ Burlington Dec. l4.-The 3sth annual
meeting Of the Vermont State grange,
Patrons Of Husbandry, was opened in
the armory in this city to-day, being
presided over By Worthy Master Charles
=. Smith Of Morrisville. The brief fore
noon session was given UP To minor bust.
ness, and early this afternoon the mas.
ter gave his annual report.
Address of Worthy Master
The address Of the Worthy Master
Smith was in part as follows:
~We have reason to feel gratifed at
the growth Of the grange in Vermont IS
well as in the entire country for the
order has made the largest increase Id
thirty FIVE years during the past twelve
months, and the influence Of the grange
ID public affairs is great.
More than 2S new subordinate
oranges have organized in this state
during the year and there are six Pomona
oranges. Existing oranges have been
strengthened and d large share Of them
report a gain in membership. Last
winter there were three organizations
working under the extension plan as
offered by the national grange There
has been gain Of ninety oranges in
Vermont during the past three years
The worthy master urged upon all
oranges to support the national grange
official organ He advised the better
payment OF deputies for work accomp.
lished.
"The time has come, said the speaker,
when we should begin to form com.
lpfehensive plan Of co-operation that viii
not only be material benefit in build
ing Up our order, but i'll giving tile
farmer more OF what rightfully belongs
to him as his share Of the fruits Of his
labor. The grange was poor way to
lcooperate, however.
Would II not be wen for our Pomona
oranges TO appoint committee 70 I'M
vestigate and ascertain If saving can
not III made % the subordinate oranges
fla the jurisdiction by hnyina some *
the neeessities. st least, in car iotsg
Collective buying il more apt to be in-
tellgent buying. # also gives the timid
and inexperienced the henetit Of the
stronger and more resourceful Of the
community.
eVe should follow THE recommends
tions To Congress by President Roose-
welt and establish the kind OF schools
that VIII give the farmers children
proper training for country life Cur
normal and high schools should prepare
for the teaching Of practical indus
trial subjects and elementary agriculture,
as most of our rural schools arc now
taught by graduates Of high Or normal
schools Of the state. Our state is far
behind nearly All the states IN this re-
speet. The children, ii MY mind, should
be taught the science of agriculture.
and home economies. domestic science,
sanitation. and the laws of health Phi.
pills should do the simple principle 81
their work at home"
Tackled Taxation Problem.
Mr. Smith had considerable to say about
taxation. in solving the question, he
said, We should lay down the follow
fundamental principles |. Property
of equal value should bear equal bur
dens. q An property should be taxed
once, and only once. 3. There should be
no exemption Of any species Of prop
erty, either real Of personal except as
are exempt BY tile constitution 4 All
property. both tangible and intangible,
should he uniformly appraised, either
at it's cash value or at the same per
cent, below cash value
III our tax laws were based upon
these fundamental principles. no one
would have reason Ia complain. Our
whole tax law needs to be re-adiusted. /
Equaliae the care OF paupers by making
them state charge, instead Of neigh (
boring towns spending large sums Of
money to prove location. Let all the
burdens Of pGrely local nature be
shared. equally hv the whole state. |
Make 1t difficult for people to spend bg
money in courts over trivial matters. /
Reduce the expenses Of county court bv
compelling larger share of that work
to hc done by municipal courts, do away
with side judges, reduce the judges 10
i've superior and three supreme, and save
forty to sixty thousand dollars to the
state"
On the matter Of temperance. Mr..
Smith urged the oranges to come out
squarely and earnestly for another ref
erendum. II was mistake thinks Mr I
Smith, that the legislature failed TO
piss the bin requiring scientific temper
anoe to he taught IN the public schools.
Mr. Smith believed that the policy
adopted BY the state in the matter Of I
good roads is good one and that the
money we are spending on highways is
as much as we can afford considering
the income Of most Of the taxpayers
The action of Congress in adopting a I
tax on corporations as federal revenue
system, and it's proposal for federal in
heritance and income taxes, puts the
national government where it cannot (
consistently refuse to aid in building
state roads. do not believe that Yer.
mont should bond for millions to hnild I
trunk lines through the state. Pres
ent conditions make the read question
q national one as much as railroads and
waterways
In referring to the good Of the order
he advocated letting in those engaged
in other occupations than agriculture
but the meetings should be conducted (
in the interest of those who have farm
problems to solve. We should improve