The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-06
EDITORS GET TOGETHER
Vermont Moulders of Opinion Assem-
Bile at Montpelier

Vermont Moulders OF Opinion Assem-
Bile at Montpelier
Montpelier, Dec Elm response to
call sent out by II. L. Hindley OF
Rutland, president of the Vermont
Press association, a majority of the
editorial writer's of Vermont gather
ed Friday at the Pavilion hotel to dis
cuss concerted action on various sub
jects of vital interest to the state.
Those present were w. j. Bigelow
of st. Johnsbury, L. B. Johnson OF
Randolph, L. P. Thayer Of Morris
vile, J. w. Sault of Ludlow, F. e.
Howe of Bennington, j. B. Chase OF
Lyndonville, H. C. Whitehill of Wat
erhury, ]. l.. Southwick of Burlington,
H. l.. Hindley of Rutland, Frank L.
Greene Of st. Adams, Franklin Fish
Ter of Essex Junction, H. C.. Rice of
Brattleboro NJ c. Reynolds of Bur
lington, w. II. Crockett, c. A. G.
Jackson, F. T. Parsons, Charles Par
ker and Il. A. Mutt of Montpelier.
John L. Southwick, editor of the
Burlington Free Press, was elected
chairman of the meeting. At the
morning session each one present
was invited to submit list of sub
jects thought to be of the most i'm
portance, and after these lists were
made up H. b. Johnson, j. w. Sault
and e. A. Mutt were appointed a
committee to prepare from these
lists a program for discussion at the
afternoon session. Those present
dined at the Pavilion at noon where
special table for their use had been
provided and at the afternoon session
took up the following program, the
discussion of which was heartily en-
tered into by nearly every one pres
ent and which continued with unabat-
ed interest until time for the even
ing trains.
l. Material development
Highway improvement.
Permanent trunk lines.
State or local control.
Expert supervision.
Forestry
Extension and control by state.
Encouragement to individual forestry.
How to finance il.
Advertising Vermont
How best TO attract summer tour
lists.
Development of summer accommo-
dations
State convention for the advocacy
of progressive ideas.
Publicity department for promoting
state interests.
2. Changes in Constitution.
Removing time lock,
Basis of representation.
State election in November and
legislature in January
Require two-thirds majority to over
come veto.
Legislative members ineligible to
Offices filled by legislature.
No communication of murderer by
legislature
No special legislation for corpora
tions
3. Court reform.
Reduction of Supreme Court to
three members.
Elimination of assistant judges.
Improved minor courts.
Educational.
Improved school system
Provision for state normal school
and agriculture schools by sinking
fund or otherwise.
Minimum wage for teachers and
higher standard of qualification.
5. Taxation.
Uniform appraisal OF property
Taxation reform by taxing all pro-
perty once and not taxing evidence
of It.
6. Labor
Employers liability or methods of
caring for unfortunates.
p Ten dollar wage exemption from
trustee process
T. Liquor.
Proposed changes in law.
g. Deer killing and doe hunting.
O. Elections
Caucus regulation and primary law.
Election of county clerks and Off
GERS by popular vote.
Use of money in politics.
TO- The federal constitution.
Acceptance of income tax amend
ment.
Election of senators by popular
vote.
II. Administrative reforms.
Uniform system of municipal ac-
counts and accounting.
Uniform village charters
State control OF telephone lines.
Publicity in newspapers of all pub
lie notices.
Regulating care of poor by coun- |
ties instead of cities and towns.
Economy In state expenses.
Publicity of departmental and APP
pointments and nominations to Sen
ate
Revision of House and Senate |
rules.
While of course there was wide |
difference of opinion on some of these |
topics discussed there was crafty |
ing unanimity of thought and pur
pose in regard to nearly all Of the
most important matters considered. |
Political discussion in all its forms |
was strictly barred. While the meet
ing was entirely informal in charac-
ter the direct results of it will prob
ably be reflected in the editorial col
umns of the state press in the weeks |
and months that are TO come