Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-28
VERMONTCUSTOMS
CHANGE PROPOSED
One District with Headquarters
at st. Adams Impracticable
under Present Conditions.


+. Curtis, assistant secretary of the treas
ury in charge Of customs, by the consoli-
daton of the two collection districts. The
proposition also includes the removal OF
the headquarters of the consolidated dis
trlct from Burlington to st. Adams MI.
Curtis's scheme of consolidation Is osten-
sibly suggested from motives of admins
trative economy, but those best informed
as 10 conditions are OF the opinion that no
saving in salaries would he effected. On
the contrary, the opposite would quite
possibly he the result As to the removal
of the headquarters. office to St Adams,
that is manifestly impracticable under
present conditions. The latter city has
no present building in which to locate
business of such magnitude, and 1t is not
likely that motives Of economy which are
supposed to suggest such change would
he stretched to include the erection of
new one or the extensive enlargement of
the present one. Under these circum-
stances, If only economy In the service Is
sought. Mr.. Curtss scheme is hardly
likely to materialiZe into effect. The re-
commentator in question is made by
him In his annual report, and he has al
ready appeared before the House commit
tee on expenditures in the treasury de-
partment in vigorous support of his
nronosition. II has not reached the SEN
ate committee. and is not likely to unless
tho House committee endorses the idea
and If reaches the Senate in the usual
course of hesitation II is not thought hv
vermonters here that there is any grave
danger of the success of Secretary Cur
ts's idea. though It's evolution will be
carefulI,. observed
The hill of Reprosentative Bouteue Of
Illinois for the removal Of the tax on
oleomarpnriro and the substitution of a
mild license fee for the sale thereof vet
,emains unacted on nv the House com
n,ittee nj, aprtcuIture though a fayora BILE
report Is rather looked for arterthe holiday
recess REPRESENTATIVE plumley of Yer
mont ie a member of the committee. and
c,p of course he called llnon 70 protect
tho dairyinp interests Of his State to the
ox.ept os bie ability The nroposed bill
docs M, nerni, of the colorinr of oleo
! for the nurnose of counterfettinc real but
| for and in this respect apparently safe
guards the sale Of both products as far as
nossi. 10 The object of the cleo people is
declared TO he TO allow those who desire
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price. and this object is said to be, gained
| bv ren,ovinp tho almost prohibtive tax
Of 10 cents per pound and substituting
therefor a fair license tax on manufac-
turer, wholesaler and retailer. Under
| such conditions ii is doubtful IL the
change would be very injurious to dairy
ing interests. The bill also provides that
the name "oeomargarine" shall be
changed ia ''marEarin.'
| Senator Page Departed for home for the
HOLIDAYS enthusiastic in his belief In the
| future Of his "vocational educational
| bill The Senate committee on agricul-
| ture of which senator Burnam of New
| Hampshire is chairman, now has the bill
under consideration. and has already sug-
gested one or two minor amendments Ii
Is understood that the committee will fin
ish the consideration OF the measure soon
after the HOLIDAYS. and will soon there
after report II favorably The prospects
now are that the bill will go through the
Senate NJ this session. though its fate IL
tho House "a mathematical Members OF
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