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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
VERMONT'S WARDS.

Vermont has long enjoyed the repu-
tation of devoting a commendable de-
gree Of care to the unfortunates with
in her gates, but the fact that the law
providing for suitable attention to
those suffering from blindness was
slightly modified during the SESSION of
the Legislature last fall has led to the
supposition that the policy embodied
therein is something Of a new depart
ure. The Springfield Republican says:
Vermont is to take more thought for
those within her borders who are
blind. not only children, but adults
The Governor 10 authorized by the
Legislature to provide for the instruc-
ton Of deaf and dumb children over
IA years of age. and of blind adults
in such schools without the State as
he may designate. Schools are to ne
selected with special reference to fur
nishing instruction in such trades or
lines of work as will he best calcu-
lated to enable the blind persons to
become self-supporting.
This care for deserving persons SUI
fering from blindness and in need OF
aid in order to secure an education,
marks one Of the characteristics of an
advancing civilization, and it is the aim
OF our people to keep in the van Of
progress in this respect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
OUR NEW COMMISSION.
(From tho Brattleboro Reformer

tFrom tho BrattlebOro Reformer.)
Nermont's railroad commission became
the States public service commission yes
terday. with supervision over gas and
electric companies. telephone, telegraph
and express companies well AZ over
railroad companies. The commission
may at any time examine the property
and books OF any company under its
Jurisdiction; 1t must investigate any ac-
cident resulting In injury to the person
or loss Of life, and may hear complaints
Of illegal operation Of any plant. II has
tty OF service furnished by any company:
may inquire whether or not tolls and
charges are reasonable and II not order
them made so: may require the main
terance Of proper systems and when the
public good requires may order wires
placed under ground may restrain un-
Just determinations, usurpation and ex-
tortIon md may regulate the issue NJ
stock, bonds. mortgages or any other
securities to prevent decentralization
II public service corporation desires "a
increase it's capital stock It must give
notice in writing to the commission
which will hold q public hearing and II
II decides to permit the desired increase
shall determine the amount and condi-
tions Of the Issue.
Tho public service commission bill was
drafted and introduced in the last Legis-
lature by Representative Barber OF Brat
tlehoro. 1t was opposed by powerful
lobby maintained by the corporation In
terests, hut was finally passed by a mar.
row margin although in a form far df-
ferent from the one In which 1t was IN.
troduccd. many of its radical feature.
being eliminated. Yet In its present
form the bill ought prove Of benef,
alike to the public and the public service
| corporations Of the State particularly II
the commissioners, John W. Redmond o
Newport. Ell II. Porter OF Wiring tor
md 8. Hollister jackson Of Barre. dis
play the same sound Judgment they hav,
in the main shown In the enforcement
OF the railroad commission law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

contained In the Payne bill have been
retained by the finance committee.
Those who buy foreign watch dials
must pay more for them hereafter
The Payne bill left them on the free
list. The finance committee has i'm
posed a tax. All but two Arms en-
gagged in making watch dials have
been driven out Of business in this
country because of cheap articles from
abroad.
Post cards. cigar bands, labels and
similar things bought abroad will he
moro expensive. The photographers
asked the House for protection, but
did not get It. The Senate gave them
duty on all imports In that Industry.
All the manufactures Of lead have been
reduced by the Senate committee. The
House placed all products as hereto
fore. The Senate committee made all
the reductions correspond.
All works Of art. paintings, statu-
airy and such things will be on the
free list. The Payne bill admitted
free the expensive paintingA and tax
ed those intended for the average
citizen.
The finance committee gave no con-
sideration to the alleged Joker In tn,
oil schedule. which permits free petro-
| leum. but imposes 90 rer cent. tax
on nearly all its by-products. This
| schedule will be taken up later by the
committee. For the present 1t will be
reported to the Senate as 1t appears
to the Payne bill
II Is admitted that the House In
tended to put all the products of petro-
leum on the free list, and the inclus-
ion Of simply crude and refined petro-
| leum in this list was manifestly 4
clerical error. II any change were &c
be made II would be better to make
the products OF petroleum. numbering
several hundred, on the free list anc
tax crude petroleum, but whatever
mistakes were made In this direction
will unquestionably be corrected be-
fore the bill becomes a law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
PUBLICITY FOR vERMONT's At
FRACTIONS.

We have insisted over and over that
board OF agriculture when that exist
ed, and any other organization having
to do with the advertising of Vermont
attractions for tourists. Inducements
for summer residents and advantages
for industrial operations in various
directions, should cooperate. This
possibility is emphasized in connec-
ton with the coming celebration of
the Champlain tercentenary by the
Rutland Herald In the following ex-
| celent and timely utterancc:
Now comes the season when the
railroads of Vermont begin to issue
their books describing the beauties of
the state, when the hotels do some
thing along the same line. when the
thrifty farmer with big house and
perhaps an annex gets out a neat
folder at the village prntery, when the
big Sunday papers begin to solicit ad
vcrtsements in a thousand directions,
and, on top of all this and extrancous
thereto, the tercentenary commission
| and the thousands of interests that
follow in its train prepare to spend
a considerable amount Of money in
the publicity that attaches thereto.
The phase Of the situation that APP
| peals to tho business man is the con-
slant doubling-up that takes place,
the overlapping Of these myriad agen-
cies. the amount of advertising. all
tending to the same end ana reaching
substantially the same people. Ger
tainly a large portion of this "com-
petitive" advertising Is wasted effort.
Why not conserve II?
The tercentenary Is likely to fur
nish an ideal occasion for the boom
ing Vermont" agencies to get to-
gether. Why not call a convention of
the people interested more particular
Ilv in tho business OF convincing peo-
Pile that Vermont is the hest state to
visit during the summer? Why not
evolve some scheme for the working
together Of the railroads, hotels. news
papers. tourist boarders and aGvertis-
Ing agencies so that the money spent
each year may be conserved. directed
into expertly selected channels and
made to get results?
One big buo,, can be produced more
echeaply than two small ones. Two
mailing lists cost more in proportion
than one twice as big as the other. A
large amount OF money could be saved
In handling the summer advertising
of the state through some centralized
Iagency, that would make business
Of placing it where it would get the
best returns. In fact, 1t is the cordial
belief of many who have glanced the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
A LIVE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.

The late and lamented Legislature
continues to be a subject of live and at
times serious discussion. Editor L. II.
Lewis of the Morrisville News and Cit-
zen who was also an efficient member
OF the Senate, finds consolation in the
following thought:
The Maine Legislature has just ad-
journed. 1t had a session of 81 days mot
up to Vermont by one day. It's Cover
nor signed 70l acts and 3E resolutions
and its appropriations Appropriated S.
10000. In these latter acts 1t outdid Yer
mont by big majority. Let those who
think our recent session was enormous
just consider these figures.
Editor Fred N. whitney Of the North
field News reaches out at the Vermont
lawmakers In the following way:
A correspondent to the Ludlow Tri-
bune is original in expression anyhow
when he says:
Il think n room full of old women
could get together Of an evening and
take snuff and knit and do more good
and less harm than the 275 or ZIG mem
bers of tho Vermont Legislature did in
% days"
TIE above Is respectfully referred to
Representative Howe of the bennington
Banner. who attends to all such cases.
Editor Frank +. Howe of the Banner
rises to the "fy'' so adroitly cast by
Northfeld's expert angler and takes the
hook as follows,
This same correspondent Of the Tri-
bune also favors going back to the dis
trict system of managing schools and
the highway surveyor style of building
roads. He objects to the State support
Ing laboratory Of hygiene, thinks the
laws against child labor are foolish and
ahe laws for the protection of fish and
game, and Is a prohibitionist The Ban
her Is not Interested in his theories and
respectfully refers him to the Rutland
Herald the burlington Clipper, the Ran.
dolph Herald and News and other re-
dictionaries who are IN sympathy with
him In wholesale condemnation. All the
have gotten their eyes open. We might
ray more, but this is holy week and
We desire to be as charitable as possible
Al, we have to say is that a Legisla,
ture containing $50 representatives and
thirty senators would have caused Just
as much discussion as the 275 or ZIG, ant
It would have cost the State many thous
and of dollars less.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
AUTO TAXATION AND GOOD ROADS

Vermont in common with her neigh
boring States Is facing the road prob
lem in It's latest and in many respects
its most difacult phase Just as the
,eople of the Grsen Mountain State
AVE begun to take hold of the con
truction OF permanent highways In
arrest they are discovering that au.
omobiles driven at tremendous speed
Ire the enemy of permanent roads.
and they are beginning to realize that
the problem must be solved over again.
Word comes from Massachusetts
that the good roads for which that
State had become Justly famous are
showing the effects OF the scorohing
automobile In the appearance Of little
stones of varying sizes on the sur
face of the highway. the binding hav-
ing been ground out by the rubber
tires or sucked out by the whirling
machine and sent skyward In constant
clouds OF dust Vermont has felt this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

infiuenc6-to a less degree than the Bay
state owing to the greater number OF
autos using the roads in that state,
but State Highway Commissioner
Gates and the local makers Of per-
marSsHs roadway are experiencing
grave concern over the problem which
confronts them IN this particular con-
nection.
Some people entertain the opinion
that automobiles do not injure the
crushed stone roads. but nobody who
watches the cloud of dust which rolls
up therefrom when an auto swirls
past in a dry time can reasonably as
sert that the constant repetition of
this operation does not remove a large
volume OF road soil from the surface
and loosen the small stones lying near
the surface. When the Glidden party
was only slightly damp, but heavy
ruts were left by the fifty ma
chimes or so which ran in tandem
across the state. 1t follows that a
similar effect results when tho fifty
machines do not exactly track. the
only difference being that the wear is
distributed.
The law passed by the last Leels-
lature providing for n tax on auto
| hot -o,.
was designed to temporarily make
good some of tho wear Of autos on our
highways. but IT IS evident that the
proceeds Of this tax will go only a
short way to repair the wear on the
highways Of Vermont as whole
After dealing with the matter Of
| registration fees according to the
| horsepower of each machine taxed
| the law provides that the fees thus
secretary Of state and by him paid
| into the state treasury. the sum re-
naming after the payment of expenses
of administration to constitute n
| maintenance fund" to BE used I'm
the repair and maintenance of the
main Thoroughbred and state roads
under the supervision and direction
of the state highway commissioner.
This law provides that the proceeds
of the auto fees in question. which
are taken from the different towns
shall be expended in the counties in
which the money is raised. The law
says that said commissioner shall
cause such amounts Of money to he
| expended in the several counties Of
the state as shall correspond so far
as practicable to the amounts of reg
istration and license fees raised in the
respective counties under the provis-
ions Of the act"
| For example the money eeceived
| from the payment of fees in Burling e.
| ton will he expended in Chittenden
county, and there is an element OF jus
ticc in this inasmuch as it is custom
airy for autoists of this city to TAX,
frequent runs into surrounding towns
On the other hand the repair of tbs
trunk roads leading from other town:
in the county into Burlington facili
tates travel to this city and thus tend
to increase trade for our merchants.
This Is the principle for which W
distribution Of the proceeds of tn
State highway tax. and we are pleased
that this element of justice enters int,
the expenditure of the maintenance
fund. growing out of the taxation o
automobiles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
FOUNTAIN PENS.

We are headquarters TO. Waterman .
Ideal Fountain zen the most perfect
writing Instrument In the world. Our as
so, tment is complete including all sizes
and designs. prices iroir $50 to $1,000
Every pen fully guaranteed and may he
exchanged II II does not gre entire salts
faction. The Free Press Stationery store
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
GOOD ENOUGH.

Wees" hcsitnted Mr.. Justwed. these
biscuits are pretty good, but don't you
think there ought 10 be just a little
more"
Your mother made them" interrupted
Mrs. J. quickly
- OF Them" ended Mr.. j.. with a
Hash OF inspira on.-Cleveland Leader.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
FAIR WARNING.

He-1f I'd known how sarcastic you
were. ! never should have married you.
She-You had chance to notice Il.
Didn't ] say This Is so sudden. when
you proposed to me after four years
courtshipT '-Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

when you want anything. advertise In
the new special column of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which It will pay you to read
about. See page two. This paper has
more than 25ooo readers every week
and one cent n word will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
A REASONABLE ASSURANCE.

Mrs. Noowedd-The only bar to my
happiness. dearie. is the thought that
some day ] may he a widow!
Noowedd-Dont worry. pet, that shail
never happen while live.-Harper
Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
TAKEN Up!

you won't allow mo to do one single
thing ! want to do! II It goes on this
way shall 20 back to papa
II will allow you to do that."-Flie-
GeEde Blaetter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
A FRIN4AL MIND.

C1everton (who has hired a taxicab to
propose In Say yes" darling!
Miss Calumet-Give me time to think
Observation-Disclosures! But not In here!
Consider tho expense.-Tit- Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15


'.oHe Iay.or OF the United states as
Ohio, who assessed the nne. expressed
some views that were gratifying to Or.
IT, w. Wiley and his associates on the
food and drug board Said he: II is not
so much a question ~ chemistry as OF
popular comprehension. We would not
nave any pure food laws II We were all
chemists, because then we would be
ohle to find out for ourselves what the
thing was we were buying: and. Of
course, the opportunity and suggestion
Of temptation to deception would 10 very
much reduced Il q man who sold knew
that he was dealing with person who
could find ont easily Just what he was
hGying. II is not n question Of chems
try in this casc, any more than 1t is with
butter. It is question Of what is ponu-
larly recognized as maple syrup. ard We
do not need tho chemists to testify that
It Is the syrup produced from boiling
down the sap that hows in tho spring Of
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

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WANTED.

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. APRIL 4
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-24
NEW MILLS THE SLOGAN

r uARDLY a Nevada Newspaper can be picked up these days but contains
an account o q - mill being arranged for or in progress Of con
= struction in some part Of the state. This state Of affairs would
indicate that tn erao o. the small, independent mill has been inaugurated
For hese new mills are all SMALL ins,-frcm s % so stamps, n are usually
in places which ire known to be stron ely minsralized sections, and which
nave not been developed for tn fact that transportation charges to distant
mills, coupled with milling charges, have proved too heavy a Ia for opera
da CT mines t a profit.
The small mill does lot cost ar alarming amour of money. It mills ore
at a cost approximately the same as is charged tho shipping mine by the Gus
tom mill for reduction Of ores and leaves the previous transportation cost
ranging from 81 Per ton to $50 and $5 per ton to be applied to payment for
the mill and for development Of property. At the san time. it allows the
min average Of ore extracted TO be miued, obviaMng the necessity II gut
nomicany and proftably explore it. and block out ore reserves against the
time when the property may AFFORD . big mill, whether solely for its " use
or for its work and custom milling for adjoining properties.
Those who doubt the future Of the state should keep in touch with the
records Of nw mills going up and projected. and then figure out the saving
to and profits or stockholders that will accrue therefrom. OF course It will
not be so good for the teauster, and will lot require 81 much money expended
tr handling the re after II is mined. But looking at tho proposition from
the standpoint Of the good Of the mining industry in the state, no but
can SEQ that the small mill hwhat Nevada needs. With mine operators making
more profits mine developmert will be more extensive; with the way pointed
nj by which the small mining company car mako rich profits. investors will
become more eager to taxa hold Of Nevada properties. The small mill
neans the development n the mineral resources Of the state to their utmost
- aleuG With tbs czesgory Of ne~ strikes etc. the coming II the mill
x4 xUcmNe On prommence. p.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-24
FIFTY-TON MILL FOR TIE dOLD KING

= w L. Jackson of Washington, Indiana left this week for l# @# M## ##* @ 81 =
= GdMdd and in tn Mnmnad district, where he is Interested - @W ~ MY@ ~ =
= Jackson cam ont to look over the round and to make further Ha 0M 81 Wa MWM M@ 8
= ytm mill be Hed by the Gold King company, as stated a g a8 N* @ 81 I* YRS The
= anal um in arrangements for the mill was to secure the watt rgs HNshsM 81 Na @MpM "a
= water right conpiig some 100 scso hn1hNnng hn onwH to the fM@E.@ = 90 M2 81
: aa Of water under this land wells hdng auay in euHnenh s and the distance M #N@ wR AW =
: to Be pMdW m @S short AMI ~-N-S cas- Es .
= cd j. j. Roberts of Montreal &madla accompanied Mr.. Jackson and superintendent rMn to the q
= property and both gentlemen were surprised at and more than pleased with the anmt 9me in sight not .
+ only in the Gold King property but in the district in general =
= w are going to start wnha fntn mm" said Mr. Jackson but i wont say that we will stop =
= here From what have both seen and heard the only thing that has held the Mmmnad district back has =
= been lack of nmg facilities Their is much ore in sight, and it looks as hh mail mill that would =
i do some custom work would soon 50 mmen the production of ore in now Aoantvepo properties that big =
+ mill would hWeh follow as matter of course. =
= st fd Mtw not only have the ore ready for MILL but that the serious question of plentiful .
= and economical supply of water has been disposed Of This takes the construction of min out Of the =
= the nms We have the money on hand with which to build t." =
j. Asked as to financial conditions in the east Mr. Jackson : Conditions are improving right along q
+ and the mining man who can 'hw the people back there that he has the goods can get money to Op =
= his properties think ha@ n the general stock selling business will he much better IRON now on II =
= won't be like it was few years. ago. however The people have earned smhhg about the mining =
: game and it is not sight unseen with ma any more There are lots of men hmg for medium :
= good property that he wants to develop honestly and cn@rstyey will be able to get the money" =