The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-30

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esting question with the people who
watch events instead of shape them
Here is the plank on state roads
Read it and letyour representative
know what you insist on being done
on this subject:
"We are persuaded that the time ha'
come when Vermont must take its owl
proper part and place with neighborine
states in the construction of trunk lint
highways that are to be the means eventu
ally of linking together all the commune
ties of this great continental nation. We
favor such enlargement of the scope of the
present highway law as will enable the
state to continue this public service in the
most practical manner. We believe thai
Vermont has no more urgent material neec
than the development of system of frst
class inter-urban highways and that the
work should proceed under the authority
and direction and at the expense of the
state"
The statement is true that it is
one of our most urgent material
needs, and when we really get roads
like househoors we will wonder that
we ever did without them. What
are considered luxuries in one gen.
Grafton are often found to be first
necessities in the next. We may
be sure that the next generation
will wake up to the true economy of
hard, smooth roads if this present
generation let's the opportunity of
beneftting by them go by.
That was good idea up in Frank
lin county to take the coming legis-
tors over the road on both sides of
Lake Champlain for a genuine test
of road conditions and road require
ments. The day will come when
simple economy will force us to fol-
low the old countries and have roads
which are, smooth, even and hard
that the expense of travel and haul
ing may be reduced. 1t is not en-
tirely a question of the tourists and
pleasure seekers, but it is question
of thrift. A sandy stretch of road
is the most wasteful extravaganza
for the farmers, and those who use
the highways for business of any
kind. We are wasting in motive
power what we may imagine we are
saving in taxes.
Murray for the Boy Scout idea
for Vermont. 1t has worked well
in England and Canada and it
should work out we'll here with the
Y. M. G. A. back of it. The ex-
pected and hoped for support of the
churches and schools certainly
ought to be forthcoming and prob
ably will be. The first patrol is to
be formed at Bennington and others
will follow as soon as there is de-
mand and it seems advisable.
The Barre Times calls attention
to the fact that no more Importance
than is sensible should be attached
to the fact that the woman held for
murder in Lunenburg has collapsed.
1t does not prove either her guilt or
her innocence or even point one way
or the other. Either way the strain
has been sufficient to produce a ner-
vous collapse even in person pos
5essing steady nerves.
Those who heard Rev. John Jay
Lewis lecture on the Passion Play
ten years ago will regret that his
of the present produc-
ton are lost. He loved the Play
and understood its real significance
and so he brought to the outside |
world something of the grandeur of
The Oberammergau masterpiece.
Judge Martin of Vermont SEN
fenced Charles R. Heike, a former
secretary and treasurer of the Sugar
Co., to eight months in
Jail as an outcome of the sugar case
trial. He's the man higher up, so
called. Judge Martin evidently |
has "seen his duty and done it,"
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