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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20
UTAH JOCKEY CLUB
DROPS W. W. finn
Dwyer Is Made Manager and
Starter, With Frank Skinner
as the Presiding Judge

Salt Lakes racing future. so far as
the undesirable management of W. W.
Finn is concerned. has been settled by
the Utah jockey club and the Mormon
city will be granted dates in April by
the ruling body of the Pacific coast
The Utah club got out of its dificuIty
by selecting Richard Dwyer as general
manager and starter and by appointing
Frank Skinner presiding judge. handi-
capper and programmer. The other
officials of the meeting will be an
nounced later.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

Matt Refs 4 year old Reforma tion. by
Ossary out of a Ben Brush mare. broke
down in his training yesterday morn
ing and probably will never face the
barrier again. He was a fast colt at
Arcadia last summer and took the
measure of such good ones as J. H
Reed and Enfield. He probably will be
sent to the stud.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

Molera & Joseph have traded the 2
year old CresabeI for Contribution, an
old mare by Lamplighter out of Confer
The mare will be sent TO the ranch to
be mated with Crescendo or St Carlo.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20
Observation-Disclosures GARRMEx
BRYCE-MIKE JORDAN-STEEI


nd upward; selling:
Remarks
Weight should not bother.
Romped under Shilling.
Nice FLY in the going.
Closed fast yesterday.
Last victory shock.
Dismal showing last out.
Likes a route.
Difficult to place right.
Bad at the post.
Uncertain colt; has speed.
Has shown nothing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

An auction sale of racehorses win be
held in the paddock at Emeryville Sat
urday. Four horses belonging to
Rosemead stable, suspended because
dope" was administered to Cool and
Roy t, viii go under the hammer. and
Dick Farris will send four of his per-
formers to the block. The Rosemead
horses are Hamper. a fast sprinter:
Ingham. Salomy Jane and Dick Moss
Farris will cOnsign COpperfeld. an aged
gelding by HandbaH; Cocksure, by
Himyar; Delmas, a three year old by
Luke Ward, that has won here and
Golf Ball, a year old stallion by Plau-
dit out of Gutta Percha. The latter
when owned by John Madden. ran a
mile in 1888 3-5 and won a stake in
Texas before he broke down for Farris.
The Texan retains Fernando and This
tie Belle.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

The average man attains his maxi
mum weight in his fortieth year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20
The Calls Form Chart of Races at Emeryyille

70 $ wi e SIX
Hoppe udge al Dwy
nda o and value to
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

place place Winner % e.
by j good
Seehan had
in nhnaIu
tired chasing
badly is Of
5937 s EAEoe upward:
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

apprentice allowance
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

place out show R Nsp pt show: & 5tusss sg %ies
y r5a2Ps
ModIs start good
Dorothy
hui
5939 mIngs;s 5yeo dTEf 500
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

line---4 .. % %. los % A posi- 81 m nut
show; Belle. 7-5 place. 3-5 show; Bush. l SHOW
Trained by J. Robson. Scrafched-5907 Cur ricu
easily Second handily. Third driving II Ugh
Jack improved in startling fashion Outru ei
sal0ped over the leaders. Kinney also i'm prov
race. Gold Heart ran his race. Ampedo n p
and Herives.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

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B
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Lore ( the under handling moved
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St dtrakO Others
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-20

min a Hurst
by General ,etsOla
J. vcm starr good Won
y los an fd his roug the srefh. margo4r
Koruk sonp Campbell wasru
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
A GAIN FOR VERMONT.

A recent issue of the Springfield
Republican contains most interest
ing account Of the turning of the tide
of farm emigration toward the East
and the references to our own State
are of sufficient importance to war
rant quoting at length from the article,
as follows:
Very interesting in this connection
is the fact that many of the rundown
and abandoned hill farms of Vermont
are now being bought and occupied
not only by residents of cities who seek
quiet and an outdoor occupation in
which to end their days, but by farm
ers, particularly from New York State,
who have accumulated $4,000 or $1,000
either as owners or renters of farms
and who are investing the money in
the cheaper lands to be had on the
slopes of the Green Mountains. Inc
towns of Ludlow and Plymouth, where
they join in the hills above the Black
River Valley, afford striking illustra-
ton of this. Here is to be FOUND a
large group of one-time prosperous
farms which were cut out and develop
ed a century and more ago by pioneers
from eastern Massachusetts, They
were the homes of numerous families
socially conferred in the elevated loca-
ton of Plymouth Kingdom, where
nnce stood a typical New England
church with galleries and high pulpit
and "A Sunday congregation when NIL
ed II from floor to ceiling. NO further
hack than 10 and 20 years ago these
farms had become largely abandoneu
or only indifferently worked by the rev
of a greatly enterprising race VINO hau
been left behind in the general apah-
donment which succeeded upon the
onening of the Far West and the great
fall in prices and OF farm values foi-
loving the end of the Civil war.
"sone of these farms We're Wholly
dosarted and the buildings left to rot
and fall. Others continued 10 oe "
cunied but with every indication vi
announcement, sloth and pehury vi
the mart of those still holding posses
sior The community church, tnrousn
,,bose broken windows and unhihgeu
dove the winds moaned for years, M
civ disappeared altogether as KIM
49, u,ood for the few firesides sun
,,a,et warm in the bleak region rounu-
nhnrt Now a drive through Una, ~
sa,,t,, reveals the existence OF new
,.so nd industry in occupation. hs,e
e. farm once occupied py .n are
a large family whose deecenoahs a.
scattered over the four quarters ~
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
MERCHANTS DAY-AGAIN.

An attempt was made last winter by
the Board of Trade to establish in this
CITY a weekly Merchants Day The
proiect was started rather late in the
season. the weather was unfavorable,
but in spite of all the handicaps, the
trade of the merchants was augmented
thereby, in spite of the fact that the
worst portion of the year was select
ed for the trial Later it was voted to
make Merchants Day monthly al
fair and there the project was ADAM
doned, neighboring villages, adopting
our idea, have carried it out with
abundant success, while we wait, and
do nothing.
The Journal believes that Merchant S
Day may be made gratifying sue
cess. if we desire it. The idea never
has had fair chance. 1t has not
been started at the time when results
may be secured most easily, and it has
not been tried long enough to demon
made a success. Long ago it passed
the experimental stage in many cities
and villages. Success on our part is
only a question of the earnestness ana
effort we put into the work. 1t is
true that we get fair trade now, but
we want more than that, and we can
get it if we go after it. We must hus-
tie some, offer some attractions, and
be sure that we offer some real bar
gains. which we can well afford to do.
Montpelier can be made great shop
ping center, with its advantages of
large stocks of goods and easy COM
munication.
Probably the idea of having such a
day once a month is better than once
week. but if we adopt the plan let
us put it into execution. This fall is
an excellent time to begin such pro-
iect Trade is naturally more brisk
at this season than in the summer, and
with the opening of the Legislature a
large number of people will be attract
ed to this city. A more suspicious
time for beginning a Merchants Day
custom could not well be chosen.
Let us take up the plan, not in
timid. half-hearted way, but vigorous
ly and enthusiastically confident that
we can succeed as well as the many
other cities which have found Mer-
chants Day trade winner.
Let us boost little more for Mont
pelier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
(Brattleboro Reformer.)

By the smallest margin since the
organization of the Republican party
"a years ago. except in 1902 when
Clement and local option wrought
such havoc among the faithful, Dr..
John Mead of Rutland secured his ell
ection as Governor of the State of
Vermont Tuesday Revised returns
may show his majority to be consider
ably less than $4,000, In practically
every large town the man who re-
fused to tell the people what his NOM
ination cost ran considerably behind
the remainder of the State ticket; in
ST. Adams. Montpelier and North
field he was actually defeated by his
Democratic opponent, Charles ID. Wat
son. Even the small towns failed to
give DR.. Mead as full vote as the
other Republican candidates received.
The rain no doubt lad much to 10
with the size of the vote but il cannot
be held accountable for the way the
head of the ticket slumped in many
places On the other hand, Republic
can revolt against DR.. Mead was res
ponsible in measure for the large
vote received by the entire Demo-
cratic ticket straight for the first time
in their lives in their anxiety to par
ticipate i'm the rebuke against the
excessive use of money in Vermont
politics.
While disappointing perhaps to a
few party leaders this display of indie
pendence is distinctly encouraging to
all who believe that political purity
is more important than party promin-
ance. 1t gives ground for belief that
even in rock-ribbed Republican Yer
mont party lines are no longer the in
surmountable barriers they We're once,
and that the question of personal fit
ness is to play larger part in flu
ture political contests than 1t ever has
before. The Reformer believes that
Governor-elec Mead will be better
Chief Executive for the rebuke he re-
ceived Tuesday.
A number of men of ability and ex-
perience were chosen members of the
coming Legislature. Frank r. Howe of
was one Of those who
came through successfully and at
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
THE STATE ELECTION.
Uyndonville Union-Journal.)


The Republican majority was re-
duced about 10000 from that of two
years ago and the Republican CAM
paign managers appear to be quits
pleased that it wasn't any worse. Tn
doubtedly the rain kept some from
voting but the man who will let a
little rain keep him from the polls
isn't much interested in the election.
There wasn't but precious little of
what might be termed enthusiastic in
terest in the campaign. The action of
several of the best papers in the State
in urging voters not to vote for the
head of the ticket undoubtedly had
its influence in reducing the majority
The weather is not entirely to blame
for an increase of 5000 in the Demo-
cratic vote and reduction of 10000
in the Republican, vote as compared
with the vote of 1908.
The vote that Candidate Watson,
head of the Democratic State ticket,
received in his home city, ST. Adams,
must have been to him most pleasing
He led Mead in that city by about 400
votes and came within a few votes of
carrying Franklin county. He carried
Montpelier by about 20 votes, thing
heretofore unheard of by Democratic
candidate for Governor, and he car
ried Northfield in the same county. If
Watson could only have gotten out
and made sort of whirlwind cam
paign, getting better acquainted with
the voters in all parts of the State, We
believe he would have reduced the
Republican majority considerably
more than he did.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
New York WORLDLY

Vermont is not so much a political
barometer as political symptom. It's
normal Republican majority is so
large and its Democratic vote is so
small that its September elections are
useful chiefly as an indication of the
trend of Republican opinion
Yesterdays result bears out the pre-
diction made in these columns that
this is a Democratic year. In 1908 Mr.
Taft carried the State by a plurality
of 2S,05S, receiving more than 70 per
cent of all the votes cast. This year
the Republican candidate for Governor
is elected by a plurality of about H.
600. 1t is generally conceded that
Republican plurality in Vermont of
less than 10000 reveals disaffection
of Sufficient gravity to insure Demo-
cratic success.
in that party throughout the country
This is a Democratic year, as YER
mont shows and as the World has
said, not because there are more DEM
ocrats than Republicans or because
there is great public confidence in
democracy, but because Republicans
and Democrats alike intend to re-
buke plutocracy, privileges, eXtrava-
gance, waste and jingoism.
Republicans as we'll as Democrats
object to expenditures of thousand
million dollars year, to Mr.. Taft's
defense of an eXtortionate tariff, 20
the Cannon oligarchy in the House Of
Representatives, to Aldrich, Guggen-
helm and the other Senators who lew
taxes upon the people for their own
pecuniary benefit, and to the whole
scheme of profgacy, favoritism ana
war-making which has been develop
ing without check in Washington for
ten years.
Vermont Republicans show, as Re-
publicans everywhere else will show
later on, that they want to open the
books and find out what the trusts
and combines did for the Republican
candidates in 1904 and 1908, what
there is about the Panama TRANSACT
ton that its chief promoters are 50
intent upon hiding and what influence
II is that prevents the true enforce
ment of law against the commercial
and financial freebooters who are ID
sponsible in large measure for tho
high cost of living.
Reduced to mathematical terms.
one-quarter of the Republicans of ver-
mont stayed at home This fact fore
shadows Democratic majority in the
United States next November of more
than 100000.
AS symptom therefore Vermont
is highly encouraging A corresponding
collapse in the Republican vote in
other States will give the Democrats
an overwhelming majority in the
House, important gains in the Senate.
Governors of several great States, in
Guiding New York ane Ohio, and ma
jorities everywhere thxt will be i'm
pressive enough to have a bearing up
on men and events until the end Of
this administration.
Turn on the light 20
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

ton: extended the water systo n; bull /.
III 90 c1g,rc houses; repaired the q T.
ferent engine houses over the Vity
I'd rgrd Ivy the storm rcpa, ed With
bri Il the streets throughout che 81
""e business section at a cost 10 the
cry - SiSS 02707; bur- rock aud
shell roads at a cost of S1S1 ,064,04;
provided large amount of drainage
at cost of $245, 664.47; extended the
sewer system and adjusted the ques-
ton of interest on the bonded debt by
obtaining reduction in the rate for
period of five years. Altogether $780,
7j5.5S has been expended out of the
general fund for paving, shell roads
and drains, with the exception of $4S,-
0SS.77 which was obtained from sale
of bonds. The city has also paid off
number of old judgments, inherited
from former administrations, aggre-
eating $1S.026.65 and retired $462,0O0
of the bonded debt; has purchased new
fire engines and other equipment. The
city employees have been paid prompt
ly in cash and the summer seasons
passed through without borrowing a
dollar. All this has been accomplish
ed without a bond issue or dollar
of increased taxation, excepting the
bonds issued for protective purposes
1t does not follow, of necessity, that
all cities should adopt the commission
form of government but any munich
pality planning to revise its charter
may profitably investigate the system.
Theoretically, it seems to take the gov
nrnment ont of the hands of the peo-
pie by centralized system. In ac-
tual experience it seems to secure bet
ter and more economical government,
result greatly to be desired.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
THE PROGRESS OF A DECADE.

The Worlds Work opens up a large
field for reflection and discussion when
1t recalls the progress made in this
country during the past decade, say
ing: Ten years ago We had open
wars of railroad rates and free passes
on the railroads. The interstate COM
merce law was practically dead law,
and the commission was a harmless
bureau OF statistics. The bare men
ton of the Governments making
study of railroad securities in relation
to physical valuation (such as the
President wishes Mr.. Hadley, of Yale,
to undertake) would have provoked
laughter or riot. There were fewer
public service commissions such as
now exist in New York. The real
regulation of railroads, to say nothing
of other large corporations, was re-
garded as a mere threat of impracti-
cable radicalism,, Now we take the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
GRllflnnd NnWsl

The distinction of being the Repub-
lican Governor of Vermont elected
by the smallest margin in the fifty
four years history of the party-ex-
cepting the time when the party itself
was split as the result of a bolt
comes to a Rutland man. Well. that's
distinguishing. It's something not TO
be mediocre.
The Democrats have no more cause
for qualification over the outcome Of
Tuesdays election in Vermont than
have the Republicans. That much can
truthfully be said. Lots of first class
midweek church prayer meetings are
more exciting than was the Vermont
election, from the standpoint of either
party.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
THE VERMONT BAROMETER.
Boston Transcript

No occasion for apprehension APP
pears in the Vermont returns. The
Republicans polled very good off
year plurality, particularly on a rainy
day. Ap impartial analysis of the vote
in Vermont is sufficient to demon
strate that the impression conveyed
by head lines written while the news
was coming off the wires is mislead-
ing. The standard chosen for COM
parison is the presidential vote, and
so judged DR.. Mead's plurality is de-
clared significant Of widespread dis
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
THE STATE ELECTION.
bradford Opinion.)

Returns from the entire State give
Dr.. Mead for Governor a majority of
$1,000, with a solid Republican Sen
ate and more than two hundred Re-
publican majority in the House of
Representatives Congressman Foster
and Plumley have large majoritieS,
and taken as a whole, the Republicans
of Vermont have every reason to he
pleased with the result. John A.
Mead as Governor, we are sure, will
meet every requirement as a level
headed, progressive, able and honest
chief executive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

affection in the Republican party OF
the Nation That the election does
not justify this Interpretation, how
ever, becomes evident when we put
DR.. Meads plurality to the test of
comparison with the records of the
Republican gubernatorial candidates
in off years, when the absence of a
Presidential ticket is construed as
license by many old-line Republicans
to stay at home if the day is stormy.
The average Republican plurality
under off-year conditions has been
rather more than 10000 and DR..
Meads lead over his Democratic COM
petitor, about 1900 exhibits falling
off too small to be significant of any
than other purely local causes. He
secured the nomination after a cam
paign that lasted for the greater part
of year and engendered great deal
of bitterness. Half a dozen Republi-
can newspapers either bolted the NOM
ination or were silent on the main is
sue, and discussed only national ques-
tons while he was stumping the State.
Whether justly or unjustly, his an
tag0nists called him the man with
the barrel" and this epithet may have
had some influence. Moreover, he rep
resented the succession" idea, hav-
ing been promoted from the Lieuten-
ant-Governorship, and against this
method of selection there is a slowly
rising tide of protest in the Green
Mountain State.
Altogether, considering the draw
backs under which DR.. Mead labored,
his plurality may well be deemed
proof of the unshakeability of Ver-
mont Republicanism, and has the re-
verse of the meaning rapid-fre COM
mentators are attaching to it. His
performance should be viewed with
reference to the Democratic claim
that they would carry Mr. Watson
within 10000 votes of election by the
aid of insurgency" Nor must we
forget that Vermont rainstorm is a
chilling influence. 1t rained heavily all
day, and in the sparsely settled back
towns whittier the good roads move
ment has not penetrated going to the
polls is an ordeal to farmers, with
miles to drive or trudge, which urban
dwellers do not appreciate. There are
many rural communities whose reg
istration lists do not include more
than one hundred voters, all told and
the absence of half dozen Republic
can stay-at-homes in each of these will
work in the aggregate reduction
from records" that may lead to con-
illusions Vermont would be the very
first to repudiate. The Republican
candidates for Congressman appear to
have had their customary "walk-ov-
ers." AS they averaged between $4,000
and $4,000 plurality in 1908, they can
afford to lose few hundred without
occasioning alarm to the Republican
administration. The Democrats are
said to have made some gains in the
Legislature. That body had 1S4 Re-
publican majority on a joint ballot
and an increased Democratic conting-
ent may be Just sufficient to- exert
tonic influence. Nobody expects it to
do more.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
GOOD ROADS PILGRIMAGE.
Barre Times.)

The st. Adams Board of Trade pre-
poses an automobile tour of State
built road in New York for Franklin
county Senators and Representatives
elect. This is a movement in the
study of good roads that all counties
in the State could follow with good
results. The mCre the people see of
good roads, the more urgent will be
the demand for them in Vermont. Good
roads not only benefit tourists ami
automobilists, but they bring every
farmer so much nearer market. Ver-
mont has done much in the way of
road Improvement in the past four
years, but there is still room for fur
Their Improvement.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
Advertised Letters .

Letters are advertised at the post
office for the following: Mrs. Della
Belle Mrs. Jennie Cody, Hannah
Flynn, Mrs. Frances German, Miss
Ella Kelley, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs
II. Smith, Mrs. Hattie Lumy, Miss;
Eva Young, C. A. Clark, C. H. Chan
man, II. w. Comstock, H. j. Hul-
man, A. Lafaerone, w. c. McGinnis.
Mr.. McGuick, +. Il. Miller. H. Z.
koreher, l.. W. Parry. Bill Pierce,
w. S. Schley, G.. Tomasi, NJ. Vim
cent, e. NJ. Wheeler.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
PUBLICITY NEEDS.
Rutland News.)

Probably if Vermont had a public
ity department presided over by COM
petent and wideawake press agent, the
erroneous report of the States decad-
ence in population as shown by the
current census would not have been
published. A really energetic adver-
Using manager would not have per-
mitted such baseless report to have
gained any currency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
THE BAROMETER BUSINESS

Speaking of Vermont and Maine as
'barometers," the Montpelier Journal
asks: Isn't it about time that both
States went out of this particular line
of election business?" 1t is; and il
the recommendation of the constitu-
tional revision commission in this re-
gard is endorsed. the barometer" idea
will be eliminated and Vermont will
take it's place with other States in the
November procession.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

present his name is most prominently
mentioned in connection with the
Speakership. Mr. Howe's knowledge
of legislative procedure, his familiar
ity with State needs and his honesty.
independence and fairness make him
in our mind the best equipped man
for the responsible position, although
there are not few who would like to
see the honor go to Joseph g. Martin
of Brooklne. The latter's record in the
Legislature of 1908 was an excellent
one, and he has the honor of being
one of the few members of that body
who voted against the notorious SAL
airy grab.