Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29
PAGES BILL NOW
OUT IN THE OPEN
Only Three Committeeman Op-
posed Senator S Plan for Agri-
cultural Advancement.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator
Pages very comprehensive educational
bill for the advancement of agricul-
tural and economic knowledge has
safely passed It's first stage and is at
last out in the open. The Senate com
mitteo on agriculture, which has had
it under consideration since the be-
ginning of the session. has this week
'oted to report 1t favorahlY. there be
ing only three votes in opposition out
of the total committee membership of
l6. The three in opposition. it should
be said. we're not in respect to the
merits of the bill. but solely from
the fear that the proposed appropria
ton could not be spared at this time.
There is little. if any doubt. of the
passage of the bill through the Sen
ate at this session. and 1t is already
known mat t Ia stirlg friends in
the House agricultural committee and
in the membership of that body ge!.
orally. The success of the measure
ms far is surely large tribute TO
A2nator Pages forceful presentation
of it's merits and continual persistence
n it's interests.
On by Noamonters, that the Vermont
rarhle company OF Rutland has large
marble interests in Alaska, which 1t is
working. The principal deposit is located
at Tokcen. whore a considerable village
has been built up nv the employees of
the company An enthusiastic visitor
says that the company has "a mountain
Of ba
where TX tensive uuarrying is now going
on. The town is located right on the
coast. docks are erected. and the product
: shipped directly from the whar. es.
THO business of the company has neoes-
stated the estabshn ent of a postoffice
there. called Tokeen, and tho resignation
and departure Of John La ,ile, the COM
pany's superintendent, who was also
no-tn, ter has oecoesitated the appo .
g.. Mt al Arthur LNul..D g -u.r"-soi as
superintendent as postmaster III his
place. This Is one of Uncle Sans
'fartherest north" postoffices, made ne
cessary by the extension of Vermont
industry.
GRAND MASTER BALLOU HERE.
The Rev H. l.. Ballou OF Chester. grand
master OF the Grand Lodge of Masons
of Vermont, has been in the city this
week to attend Il meeting q. high Masonic
tfiCials call 20 to confer On tys aud
means for the erection of IN auditorium
as memorial to George Wash.nston, al
ways the most ilustrious member of the
craft In this country. The ediAce VIII he
DESIGNATED 1.-THE Washington memorial
conN ertion hail" and Will he given II
very promir mt and altogether desirable
location for the purposes for which it Is
designed. The cost is now estimated TO
be s50O.0Oo. 1t is confidently expected that
the hall will attract to this city many
conventions. political and otherwise, for
which there Is not now adequate seating
capacity. While in town Mr.. and Mrs
Ballou were guests at the Hotel .'riscoll,
with Representative Plumley
Socialist Representative Berger's
"old age" pension bill evidently finds
favor in Vermont in spots, at least,
| as Representative Plumley has receive
ed for introduction in the House a
petition containing about 100 names.
| These are all ost wholly from Barre,
East Barre, Graniteville and Webster
Vile The bill of Representative
Berger merely provided that all de-
serving men and women who have ar
rived at the age of Go years shall he
pensionod by the government in sums
sufficient for their support. It is ex-
tremely probable that this measure is
some years ahead of Its time. but its
] object listens good to vast pumberi