St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-07-19
PRESS COMMENT.
Vermont and Massachusetts.

given comparative census nSureS
dealing with domestic animals, pOul-
try and bees in Vermont and other
/ States, and now calls attention to
figures furnished for Massachusetts,.
The total value for 1910 is $780,
734, 461, percentage of increase of
314 for the decade Vermont shows
total valuation of So, $3.50, an
increase of 269 pc. cent for the de-
cade. Thus Vermont shows larger
total, while Massachusetts shows a
larger percentage of increase.
Vermont maintains the lead in cat
tie with a total valuation of $11,.
] 828,S92, while the Massachusetts
valuation is $9,346,341. While ours
/ is the leading dairy state in New
England the lead is not so great that
/ Vermont need not look to her
laurels.
Massachusetts, maintains her slight
lead on horses and cattle, having a
total valuation of $8,667,137, while
that of Vermont is $8,591,357. Ver-
mont's percentage of gain is 61.5
while that of Massachusetts is 1873.
Massachusetts, leads Vermont slight
ly in the matter of swine, having a
valuation of $978,399 compared
with $974,779 for Vermont. Ten
years ago Vermont's valuation was
larger than that of Massachusetts,
but the latter state has made the
larger gain during the decade.
Vermont's lead in sheep is large,
our valuation being $3.50, 091, while
| that of Massachusetts is $156,303.
Massachusetts is far ahead of US in
the matter of poultry, having total
valuation of $1,493,436, compared
with $6O7,787. The value of bees
in Vermont is $44,349 and that of
Massachusetts, is $50, 683. Although
Vermont leads in total valuation the
state lost 5.5 per cent in the decade,
while Massachusetts gained IL per
cent.
The total nur Der of farms in Mass
achusetts is 36,512, while the Yer
mont total is 32,7O9. The average
acreage of the Massachusetts farm
is smaller than that of Vermont, as
the total area is less than that of the
Green Mountain state. With more
and larger cities naturally Massa-
| chusetts has more small truck farms
and market gardens than our own
state.
Some of the details of the report
may be of interest. The total num-
Der of cattle in this state is 430,314,
and the number of dairy cows $685.
483. Massachusetts reports 252, 1857
cattle and 1883 dairy cows. The
average value of a Vermont dairy
COW is $3.50 and the average value
of Massachusetts dairy COW is $45.-
As. Although we have many high
grade diaries it is evident that the
percentage is larger in Massachusetts,
than here.
With larger aggregate value of
domestic animals and larger valu-
alton of cattle, Vermont evidently
does less intensive, less high grade
farming than her neighbor to the
south. Our soil is better than that
of any other New England state, and
for general agricultural purposes our
state offers the best opportunity of
any of the six, but we need more
manufacturing villages and cities to
furnish nearby markets. With such
markets plus the great natural fer
to lead in New England agricul-
tuIe.-[ Montpelier Journal
Express Probe Next?
Congressman Burleson of Texas
evidently has no intention to drop his
demand for an investigation of the
express companies. The new form
in which he has introduced his res
olution, calling as it does upon the
make the inquiry, instead of impos-
ing the task upon the bureau Of cor
porations, seems to have more to rec
ommend it than had the resolution in
its original form, as introduced some
days ago. The interstate commerce
commission has expended from 81 )
600 to $4,000 in gathering exactly
such data as are needed, and it is
believed that the commission could
complete the investig alton by the first
of January. The bureau of corpora
lions would have required much
longer time for the work, since ii
would have had to start at the be-
ginning.
The recent reduction of ex-
press rates has not impress
ed Representative Burleson very
deeply, for he believes, with many
othrs that the companies made
it with view to. foresta1lins
legislation on the part of congress
Whatever may or may not come OF
the Burleson resolution, whatever in
vestigation may be entered upon, one
thing seems reasonably assured, Wal
street will not go into panic over
; any express rate inquiry. The shares
of express companies never have had
a wide market, owing, presumably, tC
| q SOA Icl4A SOA VI 6uSplC1Ou WHICH III
evitably arises when the inner circle
of a corporation has complete con
troll of its business methods and
plans, and is in a position to play
with marked deck, as it were. Con
sequently, sales of express company
| stock in the stock market do not av-
erage one hundred shares a day
Meanwhile no great stretch of the
2 imagination is required in per
ceiving that conditions are gradually
working toward the establishment OF
a parcels post Manchester Union
Which One is Hinted?
Some of the state papers are unduls
worried over the political situation il
this county. Addison county repub
T licans have learned the bitter lessor
and will never again be divided wher
it comes to presenting a candidate