The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27

as if New York had closed tn,
controversy by selecting a site 81
thoroughly New York that Vernon
could not join hands with thu
neighboring State and help pay fol
it. Now the site is again unsettled
and the two commissions are tt
discuss it some more. The Benning
ton Banner takes fair view of the
Isituation, conceding New York's
right to the site but arguing that
it ought to be in view of the Yer
mont side. The Banner says:
"The Champlain commissions Of
Vermont and New York have called
another Joint meeting in an endeavor
to get an agreement on the matter
of Champlain monument. While
we should be glad to see the monu-
ment on the Vermont side of the
lake it is fair and just that it should
be on the New York side if the
New Workers are willing to place
| it either at Crown Point or Ticon-
deroga where it will be only a few
rods from Vermont soil and just
as approachabIe from one State
as the other. If the New York
commission insists on placing the
monument down around Bluff Point
to make an added attraction for
a summer resort, Of course Vermont
cannot join in and will have to 60 it
alone and erect an independent
monument. Personally we hope to
see a Joint monument at Crown
Point, on or near the site of old Fort
St. Frederic, than which there is
no more historic spot on the lake
and where the lake is so narrow that
Vermont and New York can almost
shake hands across the channel."
We are just a little too far off to
discuss the Rollins smuggling incl
dent, but we are glad it is not Yer
mont's ex-governor, and we hope
that New Hampshire's former chief
executive may be able to explain
it SO that the really disagreeable
taste may be taken away.
Stenographer Kerby told consid-
cradle history about the Taft
letter of exoneration before the
Investigating committee and he
has his discharge for his pains.
Taft's letter of explanation shows
that the way the letter was prepared
is not an uncommon method with
public men, and it was only the
mystery maintained that made it
ook unusual. But Kerby has VIC
ated the ethics of his profession
which makes a stenographer keep
the confidence which his
chief cannot avoid giving him in the
course of dictation. The violation
Of this rule may work out we'll once
n a while but, probably, more
good than harm results from the
habit stenographers have of keeping
jhings to themselves.
We are going to have a centen-
nal celebration, and we want to do
t we'll if we do it at all. We will
I'll have to be generous and work
besides if we make 1T a day wor-
by of the event it celebrates. 1t
vas the only church in town, so, if
We 60 back a century, we find that
ii of us are interested in this event
10 matter to what church we now
,elong. The time is short, but
ong enough if we get enthusiastic
bout it.
Waterbury is growing every day.
Jew buildings are going up because
he increasing population need
ZONES if they are to stay there, and
hey need modern homes if they
re to be satisfied. Waterbury
wants to keep them satisfied as
he knows that increasing industries
mean increased prosperity for the
own. The spirit of progress is
a good deal of an asset.
Here's a word of wisdom from one
Who has been on the spot. The
Newport Standard says: "a great
oom is on over the sale of wild
lnds in Florida. Don't get excited. !
10 look at these lands before pur-
hasing." Don't be misled, either,
Dr. these lands may have two or !
hree feet of salt water over them at
Ugh tide. Such things have been i
nown in boom history. l
The comet IS not acting as it /
hould, and as the learned doctors
reelected that it would. Instead ;
f appearing sedately in the west !
here it ought, it is waving its ]
all saucily in the east much to
he discontinue OF the scientists. u
Colonel Battell jumped from a