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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25
SENATOR PAGES PLEDESCITE.

United States Senator Carroll :. Page
who asked the people Of Vermont ia
write him in relation to their views re-
garding reciprocity with Canada, states
that some of the papers have quoted
him as saying that eighty. If not
ninety-fve percent. of the farm
ers of Vermont are opposed to reci-
procity: 1t should have been eighty,
If not ninety-fve per cent of the
whole state are opposed to reel
procity." He adds that he can con-
scientiously say that more than ninety
eight per cent. of the farmers of Ner-
mont, so far as ! have heard from
them. are opposed to reciprocity" 1T
is probably true that during the last
thirty days ninety-five per cont of all
from farmers, but nearly everybody
else in Vermont have been anti-reci-
procity."
The FREE PRESS has also invited
people to send their views on recipro-
city for publication in our columns
and our figures would probably not
differ materially from those stated by
Senator Page. Truth coulpels us &c
say, however. that unless senator Page
has met with a moro general response
than has the FREE PRESS. he has no,
been flooded with letters. Our expert
ence is that those in private life OPP
speak than are those who favor it, 50
far as we have discussed the subject.
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ground he raw moving light and the
another, and still another a company
mounted men no doubt, but who wer
they, and where were they goInpq Ito\
understood his peril interdicted delay, but
where could he go; IL he returned over
the road he came would he not ride direct
ly into the hands Of those from whom he
had been fleeing? To the north was a
vast open country and his chances SEEM
cd best in that direction, but Atricanus
had been travelling several hours under
persuasion and was tired but even so he
knew his horse would give him his last
ounce. Pulling him around sharply he
sent him flying across those black fields,
stopping only when at a safe distance.
With double shoe string and a piece IT
young saplng he quickly made n switch
and applied II, for he knew his horse
would call as soon as lie could gee the
moving group Of horses distinctly. Watch
ing them climb the hill and disappear
down the road he had just Travelled, won
dering what it could mean, could there be
others. and might they not have left one
Of their number behind In the village IL
must have been an hour before he con-
cluded IL safe to go. His horse had been
rested, yes, but the demand now was
greater than any that had yet been made
upon him. Could Africans meet II md
take him swiftly and uunoticcd through
the village? II so he felt surely he would
then be in friendly country. Did not RIOS.
tell him the distance to Washington Wa
90 miles as the crow flies, and had not -ra
old woman living by tho roadside told N
the distance from there was - mile. re
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address before the Presbyterian Cen
eral Assembly at Atlantic City. Con-
corning his utterances the Phr1adel-
phia Inquirer of May % said
United states Senator w. p. Dill
bingham of Vermont former chairman
Of tho federal immigration commits
sion. in addressing the assembly at n
rally conducted under the auspices Of
tho department of immigration of the
board of homo missions this afternoon
urged Christians of all denominations
to throw open their church doors 20
Immigrants, ana surprised his three
thousand hearers by declaring that
foreigners coming to this country
know moro about industrial condi-
lions hero than most nativc-born Am
orleans.
Moreover, the senator caused Il stir
when no predicted that American chill
drcn In tho future would have TO study
indcfatigably to surpass tho intelli-
gcnco Of foreign born children who
study in American puhlfc schools 10
paid high tribute to tho mental and
physical fitness OF recent immigrants
to tho United states and praised this
country'e immigration laws.
. Tho recent immigrants are not
charity scckors.' he Gard. In 1907.
through small immigrant banks alone.
they sent back to Europe $4,000, 000.'
"The senator said that IN Philadcl-
phia 44,4 pcr cent. of tho school chill
dren are OF forciEn-born parents. Tho
percentage in Pittsburg schools is 40
per cent. Ilo said that so per cent.
OF the immigrants engage in indus
trial pursuits ard congregate in the
great centcrs of population.
The speaker asserted that the inn
migration kept pace with the develop
ment of industries, He said that be-
tween 1890 and 1900, $4,000 factories
and industrial establishments were
pat in operation in Connecticut, in
volvlng an investment Of billion dol
lars and that, in that State alone dur
ing that period, many millions of for
eieners flocked to that state
1t is evident from this that immi-
grafton is to be encouraged under
proper conditions, and Senator billing
ham is doing a public service in show
ing how conditions may be made more
favorable for the conversion of aliens
into citizens who will contribute &c
the uphuilding of New England.
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Ex-CONJTCTs IN WALL STREET

There was n time in New York Wen
no man with the brand of a convict Wa5
permitted to 60 below Fulton street
WHIST was for years known as the deal
line The police had Instructors - ar
rest any known criminal the instant he
crossed "the line" In tho last few years,
however. at least one hundred oT-aon-
victs have been occupying offices in the
financial district many OF them ir Wall
street and many others in Broad street.
and lower broadway. having bank ac-
counts and observation-disclosures ot'.ce
suites, and surrounded ly hosts Of cl'rer
clerks and outside assistants. every ono
of them being engaged In crooked work.
dealing in 'invcstmcuts' and ''socErI-
,3es" unmoested. But happily, the Cni-
ted states department of justice and tho
post office department have begun 4
crusade against these preys OF "tno
street" and some at least have been. Or
are about to be, sent to Sing Sing for
a postgraduate course that will entail
Inarv years of close confinement to penal
studies"
These jail-birds have given themselves
all the airs and graces of great and
good sound business men. With scores
Of olfice-boys and secretaries they guard
thcmselvos-espccia.ly DO those not vet
in the dr1g-net Of tho law at TINS writ
ing-against intrusion as carefully as any
busy tnancier Of the street.
There is an eN-conVict back or pr"''
ti"oliy every big Sw'ndle in the hAan''.
district, supplying IN" brains or Tia
money or both" says Warren W. Dick
son. chief post office inspector in char-5
Of rho New York division. hN biz
sWindles l M an those whose operatl7'
extend not only to all parts "f the '-
ted states. but frequently To- every pttt
Of the civilized globe Most Of these are
fake mining schemes. These are hours
ing to-day In the Wall street region 81
IL greater oXtoat than they ever have
the past. NeN York city has hooom' ''a
"oT.ds headquarters Tor th'Se IT" .'"-
lent mining promoters The evil ..-
crown 10 ur!maS"ab prop'r'i rs
These swiudlers have heeu roan'rt
Stuptndcus harvest continuouslN in tNa
last ten years. with thc oXcepuo" Il IL
/ short time following the panic o. .J'7
/ In the three Years that preceded tie
| panic | should saw they sWird."d people
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VERMONT's LEADING INDUSTRY.

Probably few people realize what
Florence Marble company by the Yer
mont Marble company means not only
in this State but AZ the various other
headquarters Of the company extend
ms in n chain from the Atlantic 10
San Francisco and from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. The
Barre Times says that with the pur-
chase of one of its leading competitors
property. the Vermont Marble COM
pany, with Ex-Governor Fletcher y.
Proctor at the head, controls. practi-
cally, the output OF marble from
Vermont That the Vermont Marble
comp;fny rs a gigantic concern, may DO
realized when ono understands that
Yesterdays purchase price Of the Rut-
land Florence Marble company's prop
crty vas we'll over q million dollars;
and tie Rutland- Florence company is
net much more than a drop in the
bucket compared with tho Vermont
Marble company. The parent corpora
;ion Is one Of the country's large bust
ness concerns"
1t should be added in this connoc-
ton that there are probably few great
concerns which lock as carefully after
the welfare OF employees as do cX-Gov-
ernOr Proctor and the other directors
all Of whom are directly interested IN
the business. The Vermont Marble
company boasts Of the number Of
young college men it employs in its
Offices, ana fortunate are they who
have tho advantage Of the traininp
there afforded Young Mems Chris
tian associations. llhrarics rcadinl
rooms, recreation buildings, hospita
accommodation and other means OF
bettering the conditions ana promoting
the welfare OF young men arc place.
At the disposal Of employees, and Yer
mont Is proud to claim such an indus
try which throws about it's force III,
best possible influences.
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ORIGIN OF SOME CITY NAMES.

brooklyn; part of New York city; a
ccrrunuon of the Dutch name Broucke-
le.. from village IN the province Of
Utrecht, Holland. The names signiAe1
"hroltcn up land" or 'marshy land.
Wrlcsou. county and village in John
son county. in Texas named for Edward
Burleson. Indian fighter, and vice-presi'
dent or the Republic of Texas under
Pre- sident Houston, 1Sil,
Chautaulua; county in Kansas; county,
lake aud town In same county, in New
York. An Indian word which has been
the subject of much controversy. Web
stcr says it IS corruption of a word
which means "fogEy place Another
derivation gives the meaning as bag
tied in the middle" referring to the shape
of the lake 1t is also said to mean
place where a child was washed away"
pr Peter Wilson, an educated Seneca.
SAWS il Is literally where the fish was
taken out" other meanings given ara
place of easy death" and place where
one was lost
Chicago; city and river in Illinois, The
Oiibwa Indian form, she kag onE, signi-
fies wild onion place" from a root form
Implying n "had smell, limited States
Geological Survey records.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25
MISREPRESENTATION IN VERMONT.

The FREE PRESS has printed from
time to time articles showing the graf
flying interest that is being awakened
among prominent men of the state IN
tho project to reforest the waste land
in Vermont. A number of individuals
on their own account and this is par
ticularly true of Windham county res
dents, but the most elaborate pro-
Ject in this direction is that which has
been inaugurated by the Vermont Mar
bic company,
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NDnN ONTs NEW PRESIDENT.

We have carefully watched the prog
president of the University of Yer
mont, and we can say without any
reservation whatever that the solution
Of the problem in the selection of Or.
Guy Potter Benton, president of Miami
University. is more satisfactory in
some respects than the friends of the
, university had a right to expect. For
the University of Vermont to secure a
president who had refused to accept Il
cali to the presidency of Boston INT
versity testifies to the size of the mIn
the State university has gained as well
a. to his estimate of the field of prom
Use which opens before Vcrmonrs lead
ing educational institution.
Right here let us afford our readers
| some idea of President Bcnton's views
Of the University Of Vermont and its
possibilities Acting President Lyman.
who automatically managed the cam
|
portunity to decline the presidency e
the University Of Vermont knew he
! fore the meeting Of the trustees Thurs
/ day that Dr. Benton would accept
tho presidency If the election were
practically unanimous, and a canvass
Of the trustees had been made so that
/ !.
formal meeting that he would be elect
ed to the presidency of the university.
In a letter to acting President Ly-
! man DR.. Benton wrote this expressive
paragraph:
ALREADY find myself with the
| greatest enthusiasm laying plans for
my new work. believe there is an
opportunity to make the University of
Vermont one of the greatest colleges
ii. New England, and certainly one Of
| the leading state universities Of Amer
lea trust during the next twenty
years with the cooperation of you ana
your board OF trustees, alumni, facul-
ties, and the loyal people OF Vermont,
to work toward thu fuinllment Of that
hope"
"A new president coming to Vermont with
an enthusiasm like this cannot fail 10
afford all Inspiration to all alumni! and
friends of the university and particu
larly to the student body Words like
these speak for themselves and give
US better idea of the spirit of the
nan than could column OF descrip-
tion at second hand.
| All who have SPOKEN concerning the
al ility and qualifications of Or Ben
tom for the position of president Of
| the University of Vermont agree that
no will speedily demonstrate that he
that the university win experience
marked growth as n result of his bril-
liant administration.
! IN this connection It is fitting to
recognize the splendid work which has
been performed by Acting President
Elias Lyman. He has been untiring
in his efforts to secure the best posi-
lie man for the presidency OF tho
university, ana he as we'll as others
believe tho effort has been successful.
DR.. Benton will be sure Of hearty
ana enthusiastic welcome to BurlinE-
ton. and we believe he can rely upon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25

This company Is one of the largest
land owners In the state, holding ex-
tensive areas in the region about
Proctor for the underlying marble and
for the sand, which Is such an import
ant requisite for marble manufacture
lngi and other large areas In tho vicln-
ity of Mount Proc and In Grafton In
Wlndham county.
A large quantity of lumber is ro-
CURED in the marble business for box
Ing tho marble so that 1T can be ship
pod without damage to the finely cut
edges Tho company following the
ideas of Governor Proctor who has
from the start been ono of tho strong
est supporters Of forestry in the
state, and is now president of tho Vcr-
mont Forestry association, believes
that It can successfully grow its own
timber to supplement tho large sup
ply Of natural timber whlch II already
owns. 1t is accordingly starting this
'f'h'B q ucIlLlilt ptbbtHlH % lCA'ICH'"
tion OF all OF It's waste lands II pro-
gram which will tnIto several years
to complete ana the Investment oc sew
oral hundred dollars.
state Forester ITawcs made q pre-
lmirary examination Of these lands
In the fall and recommended tho plant
ing Of white pine, particularly for tho
| lards near Proctor, and Norway
| spruce as we'll az pine, for the lande
In Wrndhan county. Owing to the
rapidly increasing demands upon the
State nursery, it has been necessary
TO limit tho number Of trees sold 90
any one party, and as the purpose II
the State nursery is mainly educu-
tional to get land owners interested
in forest planting. the company has
decided to start IA nursery of its own
to supplement the supply Of trees thai
can be secured from the state nur-
sery. For this purpose a plot Of
ground was selected just back of the
village of Proctor sheltered by one
of the finest groves of giant white
pines now remaining in the State.
one visiting the nursery this sum
nler viii see on one side little pine
seedlings just starting from seed and
on thu other great pines two or three
|
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25
SENATOR DIIIINGHAM on IMMI-
GRAFTON PROBLEMS.

People sometimes wonder how Uncle
Sam can assmlate so many immi-
sity of character and condition in all
tho old world countries. and when one
tho wonder continues to grow. There
arc some considerations which help to
an understanding of tho situation and
some Of these werc discussed by Sena -
tor Dillingham; the other day In his
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Q-n brothers.
Only five States In the Uhien surpassed
Vermont last yeer tn yield per acre Of
oats. two or three being In New Ehelnn6
ana the other three IN the irrigated re-
Eloh Of the far West, The Sthtes at IbWa
hnd Illinois fhr exceed oil others In aere-
axe of oats and number OF bushels raised
but Vermont raises 4i,b bushels per acre
compared with BTs for iowa and ~ for
illinois, The Yield Of Wisconsin, ID sp.s
and that of Minnesota. EST while that of
North Dakota Ia only bushels. The Ver-
mont acre THUS yields almost six times the
quantity Of oats that tho North Dakota
acre yields, yet many Vermont boys have
gone to the latter State to sock their for
tune.
Only six States OF tho Union can beat
Nermont's record I'm tho yield per acre
OF barley md these are all In the States
whore irrigation has made possible the
cultivation of rich soil that for cen
turics has not been TILED. The Green
Mountain state raises 81 bushels per aero,
Let us SOC how this compares with sone
of the States that ore supposed TO be far
In advance of our own ns agricultural
commemorative. Nebraska raised 1876
huFhclS Of barley per acre in 1910; South
Dakota raised 1872 bushels: Kansas rails
ed Is bushels. whlc North Dakota raised
90 bushels Surely Vermont docs not
nccd to DO ashamed of these comparative
figures. Only eleven states raise more
rye per aero than Vermont. Such States
as Ohio, Indiana, Michigan. Wisconsin,
Kansas. Nebraska Oklahoma and North
Dakota rank lower In the number Of
bushels they can raise per acre
1t may he that the poets have not
sung much about buckwheat but buck
wheat pancakes served with maple syrup
on winter morning ought to be an in
sriration to tho most ethereal poet that
ever wrote a stanza OF verse. And YER
mont is surpassed by only two States In
the Union in bushels of buckwheat per
acre.
Vermont Is not a wheat growing state
and doesn't pretend to be Last year we
sOwed only 1000 acres of spring wheat,
but only one State in the whole country
raised more bushels per acre, our record
being 293 bushels. North Dakota which
leads with 10000 acres raised )nly five
bushels per acre, the Vermont yield be-
ing almost six times as great. Kansas
raised S.4 bushels per acre The yield in
other western States was: South Dakota,
- '9'i arN'' 100 va.
c''''' !" puH"o'S, Nis''''''" i''' ou',t'S'
Iowa 2o.9 bushels. That Is a good thing
." ,r' ."e VIZ '"iN "'''' ''e
9'r, my VI ''''"'!. i".',' 'i'iuS
nc "N'' ''t Eie'u ~ ""''' VI f''
'"V9 pei "''e ]" e''''"' - io' anu "''is
seven States can show n better record.
-nu'ii'' WIN us famous ~" 'ui''S VI
AiooS'oNN county, ti''u "'.'S ~
in'uei St'e''''c n'e'''o"'' - 'ai an" way
'Hc IcduHIS H''a'" GROWING "'dur' p"'
uoNH III u" w nI'e iiFpr NH,'H 81 Yea
''"H' may W. loU"N so" VINO" 'NPe' -
"o''"'c " I've every Di' aS eoou 40 'i'
HiooH'u"" county Last Jan 'u' "'''
iHNe' Nallro"d company a"arue0 SUN,
| pi'"eS III potato growing contest ana
'"c winner OIL inc irS' prize ra'seu 4o''4
"Nsiie'S per acre "f'cn Is more Hlah '"''e
'He average N'e'd III N'aIne'
III CONSIDERING inc nsuros gwen showing
N'iiho'it Hiciu Oh crops per acre 10 pe
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The farmers of Vermont have had
some of their most profitable harvests
In dry seasons, and IT Is not TO be for
gotten that good seed time goes be-
fore a bountiful harvest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25
We re Strong
on Fitting
The 'OH-Siz
Fellows

Don t spend double the money
for tailor-madc. and then run
chances of misfit.
We're always glad to welcome
the odd-size fellows here. We
like to show how easy it is for Us
to fit the lean and the fat
It takes "A wide range of sizes
and expert fitting ability, but W,
are prepared for all corners.
What we can do in suits, We
can also do in underwear or any
other article of clothing.
This is distinctly service
store service to all.
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When you want anything, advertise in
the new special column OF this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which 1t will ray you to read
about. Sec page two. This paper has
more than $500 readers every week and
one cent a word will reach them all
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manouvera, but when tho First Vermont
numbered hor 10 dead Mt the close OF tho
fighting Joo Lindsey was accounted as
ono Of them and we who knew him since
our first recollection of knowing anything
mourned for him rs for n brother
The war had not yet come to close,
hut the nlne-months mon from Vermont
had returned TO their homes.and when tho
long cold nights OF Northern winter APP
Troochcd the male portion OF the village
OF Evarts would repair Immediately otter
supper, as was their wont, to Dwight
llazen's store, where news Of the war
was duly rehoarsed. Often they would
talk OF Joe Lindsey. Samuel French and
others who had left with the Vermonters
Tor the front but who were absent when
'hey returned, and when tho bell in the
milltower would tell them the hour was
eieht' lhe oackness Of the night was
broken by the zigzag Of many lanterns as
'hese same men changed their rendezvous
10 the railway station where the arrival
ana departure or the Sl5 marked the cul-
| minatihg event OF the day.
Inc "ind was cold ana biting. heavy
ashen SKIES evidenced the possibility of
| the winters frst snowfall-the farmers
dld not pay their accustomed visit to the
score that niFht' Tor IN the afternoon word
nad zone from mousse 10 mousse that Joe
LINDSEY hao come hoih'' ana the rejoic-
r.,, .,',. a,1..., "'e 'n'Seu
, ~ ,.,|,. " e'o'P ~
,a,.o,, caas. a,,, ,,.S..,,. ,a,,,, ..,.I,
| beaten races ana horny hands b"tokcned
| the ton or years ana II was far into the
night before Joe had finished telling that
,i,i-,
.r l., 49,. .,. .,.A..,
or,...to,, - .i..l 49,. ,,.,o,t,. ,c.ioa.,.,
o,,ta,.,, .t' e..,.,.. ., ,'.,a,, ~ .,.a,'
uorY 80 h,s a",.,n1 w.. T.. s,,,',s
,a,,ar.s ,,.,,s ,,aro ,,,o,. ,,.,ro dotaa, 49,,
fighting docen't ito An am able 70 tell
Won is that when the enemy began their
retreat that afternoon I found myself
! alone far into their lines. To attsrnD. eq-
cane was certain death. If went with
them IT could only mean being made a
prisoner So resolved to go olonr-lndeed
| found that did not lonr haze any
! choice in tho matter for nrosentlv the
rein Of Africouus was seized and 7 yvos
ordered 70 disrnount. they MT all us
Yanks together and carried ne with tho,Y,
on that long forced march. rhc, tho
army halted tho foIIov,inp afternoon I'VE
| had hoen marching all rie,bt, v.a wore ,
| tired Ia, If ho,.s
"a tan od-hairod ro,lo,v nv .bc nar,c
Of Ross had charge Of rs he came from
| Petersburg have never eco,, so bo,oel,.
81 e.- go. t. -. - o., ,,. -,
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BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY %