Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-07-14
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

In justice to State Auditor Graham it
should be stated that instead of stand
ing for the sending Of prisoners to the
jails In place of the house of correc-
ton, he strongly advised the repeal
by the legislature Of 1908 of the law
providing therefor. Free
Press.
For that matter, isn't it true that
Graham rather has the habit of being
right on most such public questions?-
st. Adams Messenger.
The pension system for Boston and
Maine employees, which has been in
contemplation and discussion for sever
al years. has finally been consummated
in the bill which was recently passed
by the Massachusetts, legislature.
The adoption of the system depends
upon the consent of the employees as
we'll as of the railroad. The rules for
retirement and the granting of pen
sions are cooperative, the men having
an equal representation on the board
of trustees. which makes the rules,
with the railroad itself. The manage
ment of the fund is in the same way
cooperative; and finally, and most
important, the contributions to these
funds are made in equal parts by the
railroad and the employees, with the
additional guarantee on the part of the
railroad that no pension shall be less
than 5000 year The law establish
ing this system is said to be a model
of its kind. -Brattleboro Phoenix.
We recently spoke of the desire of
Burlington to secure granite industry
in rHn tA hn
tion with our other building industries,
showing that there was grand oppor-
tunity for these different branches to
work hand in hand, one helping the
other to contracts. Other towns in
industries of this character, but we
believe Burlington has more to offer in
the way of transportation and distribute
ing facilities than any of our Inelghbors.
to say nothing of the inducements we
can offer for the location of such an
industry within our gates. Neverthe-
less we are always inclined to treat
matters of this kind on broad basis
and give our neighbors the benefit of
every doubt. For example the Barton
Monitor says:
Waterbury recently congratulated
itself on the fact that it had helped
another granite Industry to locate in
their beautiful and hustling village,
the st. Adams board of trade just
recently took considerable credit
to itself to think it had secured the
| location Of of some granite sheds there,
Mortified has recently done some
Growing because additional granite
industries were building up there,
Barre and Montpelier both keep all
they have and induce others to come,
many other towns want them, yet g
number of the moneyed and Influential
men of Barton oppose such an industry
on the ground that the element 1t will
bring to the place will be so very low
, and degrading that Barton will be
injured thereby. Is it possible tina
St. Adams, Montpelier, Barre, Water
, bury, Mortified and other hustlins
towns that might be mentioned arr
, making such awful plumbers as man,
here would have US think Barton il
, making in reaching out for additional
! industry?
, AS regards the character of ston
cutters attracted to Barre and othe
= granite centers, We are satisfied tina
!, they are the very best kind of citizen
] city can secure in the line of skille
: artisans. They earn large wages an
= as a result they are enabled to educat
: their families we'll and also to look GU
for their own development in crafty
/. ing manner.
In any event Burlington will no
hesitate to accept any granite industr
: that may decide to take advantage o
the many inducements this city has
. offer for this high-priced labor. Bur
, lington Free Press.