Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-23


much to the purchasing public.
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
On Wednesday evening there was a
gathering of patriotic citizens for the
purpose of organizing a state board
of trade. One fact has become ap-
parent and that is that Vermont needs
and is bound to have more advertis.
ing Of it's advantages. Two so-cal1ed
publicity bills have been introduced
one called the Barden bill in the sen
ate and the other the Boyce bill in the
house. These bills have been held up
to await the action of the proposed
board of trade and the meeting of
last Wednesday evening. The meet
ing was decided success in one way.
lit proved conclusively that many of
the best minds in this state feel
that something must be done to adver-
tise Vermont if the state is to hold its
own with other states. It was fiat
failure in some other respects. 1t
was evident to any careful observer
that the meeting was a rally in sup
port of certain itching political am
billions and as such a rally it was
decided frost. Well laid plans to
place the control of the proposed
organization in the hands of politicians
were frustrated Immediately. At
| tention was often called to the Yer
mont Improvement society which was
organized for the development of Yer
mont resources but whose only benefit
to the state of Vermont was to make
political capital and help elect gov
ernor. The president of the Brattle-
bOro board of trade told about the
good work his board were doing, but
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from this proposed organization the
minute he suspected that it was a
part of a political game. Politics
killed the Fish and Game League. 1t
nearly disrupted the Farmers club
at Burlington a year ago. It de-
stroyed the usefulness of the Vermont
Improvement society and has doubt
less prevented the organization of
this proposed board of trade. Many
prominent people who came here ear
nestly advocating a state board of
trade went home feeling that the
only way Vermont will ever get the
kind of advertising it needs will be by
legislative authority and not through
an organization which can be used to
perpetuate a political machine. AS
soon as Gov. Mead, who is said to
have no further political ambitions,
was placed at the head of the pro-
posed organization, interest seemed to
wane among certain classes of people
present and when it was determined
that if the organization was perfected
it must be along lines for the sole
welfare of the state interest. waned
even more. Although Elk Gov.
Proutv is made chairman of a COM
mittee to carry out the plans for an
organization, the other four members
of the committee were named by Gov.
Mead. These other members are A.
M. Fletcher of Cavendish, Hon. H.
Dale of Island Pond and J. A. De
Boer of Montpelier. Upon the nar:ine
of this committee any hope that the
organization might be used by any
one to further political ambition faded
away. This committee is to canvass
the situation to see if there is a de-
mand for the state board of trade anC
it is good bet that they will report
that it is not advisable to organize al
this time. Thus 1.-The best Iaic
schemes of mice and men," etc.
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The legislature has broken away
from the powerful lobby heretofore
maintained by the normal schools anc
the so-called training course in high
schools and academies has been en-
dorsed by both house and senate ant
the agricultural schools have take1
the place of at least one norma
school. The fight was renewed in th'
senate on Friday but in spite O.
strong opposition both bills wer,
passed in concurrence The training
school bill fight has been carried OF
on the lines of difference between tn,
board of education and the superin
tendent of education, and the superin
| tendent has won out. 1t is said tina
| the board are in sympathy with the
| normal schools and the superinten
| dent is in favor of the trainin,
| courses and the issue has beer
/ sharply drawn. 1t is understood tina
/ the governor is in sympathy wit
/ both bills as passed.
| LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
| Cheer up. A majority of the mem
bers are willing to meet an issue fac,
to face.
A bill has been introduced to in
crease the pay of the bank commits
sioner and impose other duties upo
him.
The liquor laws have come thick an
fast during the past week and tn
total now includes every known meth
| cd of dealing with the liquor traffic.
| The adjournment question came u
promptly Monday evening and wa
definitely settled the next day. Their
can be no claims of graft now that tn
adjournment was without pay.
Mr.. Hunt of New Haven wants t
relieve women from taxation unit
they are given the right of suffrag
and has introduced bill to that effec