The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-10-03
ishAAINGIuN COUNTY Ei.MuAl
NIPPON IMENI Association
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: lag iaiurfs y 0ning pushed a pt'
|. sent IL Is encouraging TO SEE al
: ute.tgt that the iaruleis ale tab
! and the.r willingness 70 gc dssa ,
! business During the week We
: Arlington. Peru. East Dorset an
! Dolset were organized and commit
. tees elected TO form the eXecpti,
COMMITTEES af the Farmers League
The Ginnscs
4re taking up the Work Of the hen
! uington County Vermont Improve
! ment Association with enthusiasm
Al ne Pomona meeting at Stamtor'
last "Wednesday the workers OF tn
bennington County Vermont I'm
proyement Association were invite,
to tell about the work they we're do
ing and planning to do. After ;
business session In the morning, Mr.
II. Wilbur OF Manchester, one o.
J lhe prime movers of the Association
gave an address regarding the wort
Jf the Association. lu the Afternoon
Mr. d. II Winslow, the Goyernmen,
Engineer, spoke about the signifi-
eanoe OF good roads aud also som,
Of the essential poinn in good road
building. Mr.. ]. A. Scheuerle. the
secretary OF the Association, outlin-
ed those phases Of the work that
the Association Is undertaking. that
had not been mentioned before
Mr.. o. L. Martin. the State Commis-
sioner OF Agriculture, told what his
department. has done and is planning
20 do, Such a conference as this
of vital Interest, There We're
about $50 present at the Pomona
meeting The Stamford Grange
through its master, is going 10 get
he farmers together and have
them appoint or elect a committee oi
three to form the executive commit
II the farmers league of the Ben
i gton County Vermeht Improve
men. Association.
The master Of the Bennington
Grange has also agreed to do all
within his power to get large mass
meeting of the farmers Of Benning
ton to meet under the auspices OF
| the Grange and there TO have the
work Of the Bennington County Yer
mont Improvement Association pre-
| sented and to organize an executive
committee to undertake the work
/ Undoubtedly the other Oranges IL
| The southern part OF the County az
well as those in the noIthern por-
/ ION will also cooperate with the
| bennington Co, Vermont Improve
ment Association.
| During the year the Bennington
County Vermont Improvement Asso-
citation expects to have unmbel
of experts in the County for con
ferences with the farmers and ad
dresses. This will give the Oranges
an opportunity to become a great
power in the agricultural life OF
bennington County. The Oranges ca
thus become a sort OF university for
post graduate and laboratory work
They can become a strong factor 10
snthuse and educate the farmers AMI
he farmers wives as they grapple
with the real problems of life
This will undoubtedly bring great
prosperity and vitality to the Gran
ges and to the farming communities
and make the efforts of the Ben
lington County Vermont Improve
ment Association count to the ut
most
This is the kind Of cooperation
nto which the Bennington County
Vernon Improvement Association
iesires to enter with every organiza
lion Of the County
Roads.
1t may not be generally known that
here are one hundred and eight
oad officials directly or indirectly IN
harge Of the roads and bridges In |
bennington Co. All draw a salary |
when actually employed on road
work. The total road mileage is rs
miles for Bennington County
List Of Road Officials.
State Highway Commissioner.
| County Road Supervisor
81 Selectmen.
~ Town Road missloners
q Special Road Foremen.
rs Village trustees in villages
Village Foremen.
I08
This does not mean that there
are los persons officially employed |
As in some cases the same person
nolds two of the offices.
The State aid section at searsburg
is now completed under Wm. ] Ken |
nedy, Road Commissioner for Sears
burg
This is one link in the chain OF
lhe proposed trunk line from Brattle
boro, Vermont, 10 Troy, ~. Y This
tine will pass through Bennington
County via Searsburg, Woodford and
Bennington and will open up great
potato growing section in Searsburg
some fine summer resorts IN Wood
ord and bring a tourist trade TO
Bennington that nov goes 20 Massa-
.husetts.
At Stamford the state aid sec
lion is completed under F T. Ward
we'll, road commissioner for stam
lord, The road Is graded 2l feet
wide with IA feet Of macadam for
material. II ~ the only 1
town building a maeadam road thus
lar and is their first experience.
Because OF the excellence 81
heir work additional money has
been allotted 40 follows
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