The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-15

morrow TO urge upon them the great
advantage of organization and cooper
alton.
The value of property for taxing
purposes and the amount OF money
raised through that channel for road
Improvement in this county each year
is small when compared with our
neighbors in adjoining states, and we
must therefore to make any showing
whatever on our roads, cooperate in
spending what we have. To put the
roadmasters of the county in possess
ion of the knowledge required in their
difficult tasks it will be necessary to-
make a somewhat careful study Of
the bed rocks and gravel from the
point of view of their fitness for the
construction of highways, and to de-
lineate the results on appropriate
maps, to be accompanied with the
necessary descriptions. The informa
ton thus obtained should be so pre-
sented that the roadmasters in each
town may know the relative value of
all the resources in the way of con-
struction materials which they can
command. The cost of such an exam
nation and description would be
small, and the saving which would be
effected in any one year would prob
ably repay the expense of the inquiry
We need modern road building ma
chinery and | hope this organization
when formed will at once employ a
competent engineer to locate and re.
port on the best way to obtain and
use the road building material we
have in this county, and with com
mittee from the selectmen and road
masters, find ways and means to OBJ
tain suitable up-to-date machinery for
road building.
This organization by holding meet
ings In the towns within the county
: and through the local members of the
: board of directors, can interest the
!. people of those towns in the improve
: ment of their roadways so that the
roads of the county will be uniform as
far as possible.
The good example in road building
set by one OF the foremost citizens OF
. this county within the town of Ben
nington, Mr.. James c. Colgate, 1t is
. hoped will be followed by other citi
zens.
The good results Of this county or
ganization will induce the residents
II of other counties in the state to d.
likewise and then all form a state or
ganization that win call the attention
of the people of this great country t
the many advantages offered to thos
p making their home in this state
=. ~ There is much legislative work tina
~ this organization can promote tina
p will not only benefit this section bu
:, all sections of the state.
- II has been said that "the chief di
u ficulty in New England agriculture
u disorganlzed marketing. Organic;
tons have been formed and are bein
81 formed in many OF the states of thl
a Union and they are devoting much a
ls tention to this subject. This organ
zation can obtain the benefit OF th
le information such organizations hav
o. obtained both by experience and II
10 vestigation and apply Il as far as po
VI sibe to our community. / hope
live to see the day that a store ca
- be established in the residence distri
ue OF New York with the sign over II
door, Products of Bennington Count
10 Vermont. Our farmers now get fro
ny 20 TO so per cent OF what their pro
!, al ucts cost the consumer. | want the
ne to get a higher percentage. If v
'e can stamp made in Bennington cou
'n ty, Vermont" on everything good tn
" goes out of this county and before d
ing so see that 1t is OF the highe
III standard, we will add from 10 to
~, per cent to the value of everythiI
~ produced in this county and establi
ne trade mark OF great value to th
ne and future generations.
VI This of course is merely an outli
and II you approve. many suggestion
NY will be made by the members tn
on will enlarge the scope and make Z
organization a powerful influence
ne higher standard in everything ma
We. ing up our life in this, to my mind, {
'ei best county in the grand old state
'sl' Vermont"
an The other speakers were Senat
sss Frank c. Archibald of Manchesti
ilh Emory S. Harris, Hon. ]. X. Batch
me der OF Arlington, Fred C.. Brown
me Pownal, A. c. Orvis OF Manchest'
'm' William Jones Of Arlington. Sta
Highway Commissioner c., w. Cat
of Franklin and Lawrence ]. Hugh
ior of the Government Bureau of Pub
I'VE roads. The speaking was all exec
tionally good and much was said
&C. favor of the organization proposed
Mr.. Wilbur
ses On motion Of Edward l.. Bates
ing was voted TO form an association
promote road Improvement and 9th
lm worthy movements for the benefit
up the county. The toastmaster was
I'VE ected to name q nominating comm
Ill tee of Ave and he appointed f. G.
. chibald, Collins M. Graves, ]. b. W
nc bur Jr, III. ]. Norton and II. 3. R1
IL dali The list Of officers given abo
are was nominated by them and una
Ihe mously elected On motion Of n
las Batchelder the directors were empo
'lu cred to take any steps found nee,
sry sary or desirable to make the orga
,ur cation effective.
ler On motion OF w. III. Nichols a risi
re- vote Of appreciation was extended
mas Mr.. Wilbur Mr., Hughes OF the fed
elr al road bureau stated that Il was {
best good roads meeting he ever
Is tended, and he has been speaking
en- years all over the country at 70
meetings
len Commissioner Gates remarks W,
. listened to with great deal Of int
est. He told of some features of
! state work and urged the towns TO