The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-06
JOHN A. MEAD
INAUGURATED
AS GOVERNOR
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them, They are killing sheep raising,
and therefore he recommended the con
i tlnuance OF reasonable tax on dogs,
the compelling of collars, and, in addi-
ton, the depositmg OF 500 with the city
or town clerk, with which to indemnity
for dog damage. lie also called atten-
ton to "the failure of local officials to
enforce our present laws requiring the
killing Of all dogs not licensed and col
Jared
More Forest Reserves.
| The forestry department is doing good
work, although some change in the for
estry law might be made to good adyan-
tage, thinks Gov. Mead. He advocates
additional forest reserves. "by gift if
possible, and occasionally by purchase
tie suggests that possibly the method
OF taxing timber lands may be revised
so as TO encourage preservation Of for
ests and that the state may share in a
small way in protecting larger timber
tracts from fire
Wasting Money on Bovine tuberculosis.
On the subject of tuberculosis among
cattle, Governor Mead believes that the
enormous annual expenditure" for their
killing shall cease, unless it can be dem-
onstrated more couclusively than al
ready done that the results are common
surate, In the fiscal year ending June
30 1909, Vermont spent 100000, and
last year $50, 1857. being limited by
new law. Governor Mead believes that
greater good can be done by rendering
calves immune to tuberculosis by a Vi
rus, and he recommends that remedy;
also that the cattle commissioner be
given the right to prescribe rules regu-
lating the care of cattle where the state
furnishes aid
Build More Permanent Highways.
Good highways are indispensable to
our commercial growth and we'll being.
declared the governors yet he did not
believe that the people are ready to
bond the state for trunk highways, The
present appropriations ought to be in
creased, however, with no fear OF state
tax. The automobile, he says, has come
to stay and must be reckoned with in
the highway problem.
Taxation Recommendations
Coming to the taxation problem, he
made the following recommendations; -
Il do therefore recommend that the
same rate of taxation be imposed upon
intangible personal property like loans,
bonds, credits and mortgages on property
within our state as that levied upon
deposits in our savings banks.
II would also recommend that our
statutes be so amended as to provide
for state central authority In some form
that shall have a proper degree OF au-
thority and oversight of the administra-
ton OF the laws in our cites and towns
relating to taxation. Your commission
er OF taxes might be invested with this
authority, or a special commission be APP
pointed for this purpose"
Labor Problems.
On legislation relating to wage earn
ers, he recommended Favorable consid-
Grafton for the "ten-dolar' exemption
bill and the enactment OF an employers
liability bill, in accordance with the plat
forms of the two parties. Gov Mead
also thought law providing some equit-
able form Of arbitration in labor diff
culties like perhaps the Canadian Laws, /
should be considered by the legislature.
Need State Normal School.
More than hree.fourths Of Vermont's
teachers are unframed, said Governor
Mead, and the state has fallen "discred- /
itably low" in the education Of her chill /
dren seeing in that cause and effect /
He said the trouble Is not with the char /
aeter and natural ability of the teach /
ers in the country schools, but in their +
training Hence, he recommended an +
appropriation to establish training
courses in the principal high schools and .
academies, where the towns were willing /
TO cooperate by part maintenance, giv- +
ing the state Immediate control and /
supervision"
The three normal schools are not 4
training enough teachers He also called /
attention to the fact that two Of the +
schools are owned by -perpetuating
boards of trustees and that the princi.
pal OF the school owns the other He
thought this was the reason why they
were not developed more. He recon- /
mended a state normal school, centrally
located The school tt Randolph, he
thought, might be turned into an agri-
cultural high school
On the matter OF constitutional amend.
ments, be recommended an amendment
that would so govern our election OF
town representatives and county SEN
ators that, at each session of the legis-
lature, at least one third or one-half OF
their number shall have had legislative
experience. Primary elections and
weights and measures should receive
your earnest attention" he said.
In concluding, Gov. Mead said he
thought he voiced the sentiment Of the
state that the general assembly may
finish its work and adjourn before
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