Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-02-18
He SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
printed Saturday Morning
Ne DOLLAR A YEAR
NNEX VERMONT
TO CANADA 2
|dvantages of Such a Change
Suggested by Mr.. Wildman

Suggested by MIR. Wildman
Aitor of The Age:
y letter from me which you were
s. ID enough to print several months
3, recommending that Vermont be
kned into a national park, was not
" eived with that very general APP
wal by citizens of Vermont which
mink it deserved.
'Nr. j. G. Dana, in his article
ich you copied from the New
gland Homestead a few weeks
called attention to the failure
he citizens of the State to exploit
u States resources, a failure which
now been continuing for now
N re than fifty years. Let me call
attention of your readers to the
tIt that if Vermont were national
,fk the burden of making some
IIpg of the gifts of nature at their
MAds would be removed at once
IN all Vermonters, and they could
:, pain physically supine, and leave
air intellectuals in desuetude,
|Nllout harm tC themselves or to
1| r descendants. All the sceni,
k&uty of the State would be pre-
Wed. The farmers would cult
ID the soil now cultivated, il they
|If fit. Forests would be preserved
I streams would gradually flow
Nm as they did 100 years ago. full
N And everything would thrive,
hin man himself
'SF ouldn't this be an improvement
he present situation, where ma
Bb is not provoked to progress and
mere man gives little thought to
< own advance?
q mother thing which should par
MI Plarly move your readers: If the
me we're under Federal control
gateway to its more beautiful
2 ions. White River Junction
| Id cease to be in the condition oil
"A hg- about-to-be- improved by a
kS way Commission which is con
't Pally over fatigued by the thought
Is own good intentions 1t would
rs possible then for stranger to
ia off a train at White River juno
with some hope of finding the
train again. 1t would in time
possible even to buy newspaper
\ hin the mystic triangle of the
y way tracks. Possibly flies in
Inner would be banished from the
& ing room as we'll as from the
cuits and the pies 4! \
could thus go on and enumerate
my advantages which would come
the fair State of Vermont we're il
4 tde what nature apparently III
4 hded it for by its natural aspects.
national park and recreation
pund for all the world to admire
& ID enjoy.
Y have now, however, in view OF
p slight applause which this sug
stion received. an alternate sug
stion. also worthy of careful con.
eration. 1t is, that the State Of
rmont be annexed to Canada.
snkly acknowledge that / have Dor
wed this idea from the "Guardian, y
newspaper published in Charlotte
sn, Canada. That paper suggested
s b annexation OF the State of Maine
have not heard that Maine has
ceived the suggestion with any
y dlcation of popular approval Con
quently the opportunity for Yer
bnt to take up with it seems still
be open.
While Vermont is not geographi.
Ply part Of Canada. as Maine may
said TO me, that cannot be con
iered serious objection. AS soon
the reciprocity treaty is concluded
of course it will be, the fact tba,
b annexation of Vermont ha,
hgthened the boundary line be
een Canada and the United State,
II cause no Inconvenience. Aftel
10 reciprocity treaty there will b,
Try little occasion to place a patro
png this line. On it's ratification
ermont will be in Just about th.
me condition as regards CONNER
Il intercourse with the other state,
she is today.
# The advantages of annexation
wsvgr, are largely political. In m,