Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-10-18

Seeking Something Better.

Seeking Something Better.
If Clerk Charles A. Plumley of the |
Vermont House and his first assistant,
Harry A. Black, succeed in their !
political aspirations, the former to be
speaker of the House and the latter to
be states attorney for Orleans
county, there will need to be at least
two appointments, which change will |
be regrettable, as efficient, systematic
clerkship, coming from long ex-
perience, does great deal to smooth
the work of the legislature. 1t is
scarcely to be expected that Mr..
Black, in the event of being elected
states attorney in Orleans county,
would seek reappointmen to clerks
position in the house. That would
former trio, julius A. Wilcox of Lud-
low. Nevertheless, both Messrs.
Plumley and Black cannot be blamed
for seeking the Offices named above
Barre Times.
DeBoer Passive Candidate.
In response to a Ter from Mr..
Langley of the Barre Times asking
if he was to be gubernatorial candi-
date, Mr.. DeBoer said:
October Z. 1911.
Frank E. Langley, Publisher,
Barre Daily Times,
''Barre, Vt.
"Dear Sir: have your favor of the
4th instant, asking if l am to be con-
sidered as candidate for the nominal
ton of governor in 1912.
'In answer permit me to say that |
have made no campaign and mean to
make no campaign for the nomina-
ton, being prevented from so doing
by the demands upon me of the bust
ness in which | am employed.
''Iwould like to add, while l do not
expect, as some papers have suggest
ed, to have anything passed up to me
on a plate, that il for any reason the
party should see fit to nominate me, l
would accept, having never declined
to do any public duty with which
! have been charged | regret that for
the reason stated above | cannot give
the time and energy which usage
seems to require in a campaign for
the nomination. I have been urged
thereto by d. great many friends in
every part. of the state, to all of
whom am most heartily obliged.
'YOurs very truly,
Joseph A. DeBoer."
me mt AOCd KCaJS.
When New Hampshire started to
spend few million dollars on three
main trunk line highways or boule-
wards a wall went up in certain
quarters in Vermont to the effect that
the neighboring state would monopo.
lie the automobile traffic, and that
Verm ont was tagging behind in the
campaign for good roads. In view of
the apprehensions which were felt in
this state, it is interesting to find ar
influential newspaper. published in g
city intersected by one Of the state
boulevards, calling attention to the
superiority of the Vermont roads, anc
asking that the New Hampshire
authorities make a study Of the meth
5 DDS employed here. The contempora-
= ry is hardly correct in assuming that
Z agitation has been lacking in thi:
state, as the subject has been lead
ing one for twenty years in the news
t papers and in discussions at meeti g;
: of Changers and farmers, while the
county conventions have afforded ar
I ! opportunity for the local commission
e ers from the various towns to receive
i valuable instruction for their work
+ The Keene, N. H., Republican is tn,
paper which pays Vermont, and STATE
Commissioner Charles w. Gates,
t pretty compliment in the followin:
S editorial:
~ Automobiles and others who hav
had occasion to use the highways il
. Vermont frequently. express wonde
n that such good roads abound all owe
t that state. No particular agitation
9 has been had there on the good road
- question and very little has appeare
IL in print about the matter. Yet it i
o a fact that most of the main thorough
fares are in excellent shape and seer
to remain so but with little apparen
IS effort. In looking about for a remed
d for the troubles New Hampshire
- having with road building and main
)" tenance it might be we'll to inquir
( how our neighbors across the lin
manage. The character of the so
must be somewhat like our own an
4 the automobile travel is certainly a
~ heavy there as with us, yet the dam
C age does not seem as great from tbi
d source. One explanation may be tina
:, there more time and money are spen
i1 on the common roads, while with u
a all effort is bent upon boulevards
~ the exclusion Of the regular highways
&c Again, Vermont is doing most c
= the building and repairing with grave
T. while we are using more cost
I. material. Whatever may be tn
~ cause, certain it is that our highwa
~ authorities might do worse than {
g look into the methods of the Vernon
u people in road building. "-Brattlebo
II Phoenix.