Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-31

etc do not need TO particularize.
! The card index would be the main
thing 1t would consist, first, of a
series OF cards containing. as fast as
the information could be acquired,
the life histories of all men now
prominent in the state; first of all
those prominent in politics as aspir-
ants for office. 1t would tell their
birth. education. achievements, fail
ures, wealth. poverty, good deeds and
bad deeds. This would be not sim
ply card index, of course, but file
of clippings, typewritten material,
etc, all alphabetically arranged.
Next, the names of men who are
not, never have been, and never will
be aspirants for Office, but who are
men OF worth and influence and
standing in their respective commu-
mites. (This is the great body of
constructive citizens upon whose
work the future Of Vermont really
depends. including the newspaper
men. Editor).
Next, the newspaper men OF the
State, with the ins and outs of their
power and influence. ~
Next, the railway men of the State.
Then would come careful index
of the agricultural situation ct the
State, beginning with all the avail
able notes on farms and lands for
sale. Work like this has been carried
on to slight extent by the State; to
a still less extent by farm-selling
agencies, and to some extent by your
! Journal. Let the index bring all this
material together. The information
would be accompanied by maps,
plans. photographs. etc.
With this would go information
about streams, water powers, mills,
sites for large hunting parks, country
places, small villas. etc. AS already
said the index would include mate
rial on mining and quarrying in the
State, manufacturing. etc.
ORGANIZE TO SELL WHAT THE STATE
HAS TO OFFER
| have given details enough. This
quiet, unassuming gentleman, who
has been, at comparatively small ex-
pense with the help of few clerks,
gathering the Information above men,
toned for six or IL months, now,
still quietly, associates wish himself
few of the best men in different
parts of the State. He says to them :
There is in this no Office holding"
The leaders in this enterprise will
never ask for an Office of any kind or
accept one. This is an Organization
for the betterment of Vermont" lie
quietly discloses to them his plans
and gets their sympathy and support
With them he associates also some
of the native sons of the State in
other States in the Union, etc etc
of influence in their respective com
munities, and, in some cases, mer
of money.
At meeting of few of these
men definite steps would begin tc
be taken; plans would be formed
for presenting and passing through
the Legislature of certain laws {
suppose some are needed and fol-
resembling certain laws and have
no doubt some need to be rescinded.
That is to say, this organizer woulo
gradually bring it to pass that thu
: official organization of the state, thu
politics. would itself be made effec
tive to good aids and along prope
: lines; although at no time would hi
depend greatly ON the state organ
ization for the promotion of th
work in which he is engaged,
Quietly, again, he would get il
touch with the leading newspaper
OF the state, making plain to the mel
in control of them the purposes h
. has in view and securing their sup
q port. I believe in most cases ant
e for nearly all the things the organ
Q izer would have in mind to accom-
: plish this would be easy--though
/ could not be done quickly.
He is almost ready now to begi
E tue campaign, for the awakening, th
d organizing, and the expansion of tn
> state He does this primarily throug
q the public press. He does it not b
n condemning. blaming and indin
n fault; but by pointing out the poss
| bilities and resources of Vernon