Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-03
STATE NEWS.
Federal Building for St. Johnsbury?

SIAIE NEWS.
Federal Building for ST. Johnsbury?
A copy has been received in st.
Johnsbury from Washington of bill
No. 16,442. introduced by Congress
man Frank Plumley in the house of
of site and the erection of build
ing thereon at st. Johnsbury. The
bill asks for the authorization of the
secretary of the treasury to secure a
suitable site for use as post-otfice
and other governmental offices. the
total cost not to exceed $40. 900. The
bill was referred to the committee on
public buildings and grounds.
Middlebury College
Middlebury's catalogue for 1911-
1912 appeared this week and is by far
the most attractive announcement ever
put out by the college. The effect of
recent gains in income is shown in
the larger faculty and many new sub
jects of study. There are now 26 in
structors, including nine full profess
sors. Four years ago the faculty
numbered II. This catalogue an
nounces 1856 courses. as aginst l57 for
l. L
every course offered to him. it would
take him over 16 years to get Though
college. The total attendance is 408.
This includes the summer session, the
number of undergraduates being 305.
a gain of 30 over last year. The men
number 158 and the women lat.
There are 154 undergraduate students
from Vermont. practically SO per
cent. Every state in New England is
represented. The numbers from
states other than Vermont are as fol-
| lows: Massachusetts so, New York
38, New Hampshire q. Connecticut
20, New Jersey IL, Rhode Island and
Maine each, and Ohio and Tennes-
see l each. The foreign countries
represented are China. Japan ano
| Portugal.
State Poultry Show.
The premium list of the fifteenth
exhibition of the Vermont State Poul
try association which will be held ir
the city hall at St. Albans, Jan. Is
10. 1917. is just off the press ready
for distribution. Anyone desiring a
copy should address the secretary, w
B. Writer'S, st. Adams. The officers
are planning on bigger show thar
ever, even surprising that of of las'
year, when l, 400 birds were in com
petition. A large number of per
coops and regulation bantam coops
have been built to take care of the
expected large list of entries.
The association offers 80 silver cup:
beside over 500 in regular cash priz
es and specials. This year the Rhode
Island Red Club of America offers
two beautiful silver cups, one for sin
gle comb and one for the rose comt
varieties. to be competed for at thi
show. The state fair silver cup fo
Plymouth Rocks, which has been con
tested for during the past ten year
will be competed for at this time TO
the final award and a large entry i!
expected in the Rock classes. Thu
Wirthmore $50 challenge cup for bes
display. which has been won twice by
D. B. Braymer, of Pawlet, will at
tract some of the large breeders o
many varieties and the competition
will be warm.
The Vermont state poultry show i
considered one of the best in New
England and every thing bids fair TO
a repetition of past successes.
Vermont Banks Stronger.
Reporting 81 state banks with de
posits of S73, 936, 1855. 50 at the close o
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1911
or an increase of S5.O42. 627.56 durin,
the year-the largest except once ev
err known-State Bank Commissio-e
F. C. Williams in his annual repor
just published asserts that the condi
ton of the banks is Every satisfactor!
on the whole,' and he follows it WITT
this declarations: "All investments
which showed any signs of weakness
two years ago, have been strength
ened, and | believe the banks today
occupy a stronger position collective
Iy and individually than ever before.
The number of Vermont deposition
has increased 8,341, while the non
resident depo,itors have decrease
223. Of the twenty one mutual saw
ings banks, seventeen paid four pc
cent interests and the others tire
and a half; while of the twenty eigh
trust companies. the new City Trus
company Of Burlington had not de
clared the interest dividend. twenty
four paid four per cent, one PAL
three and a half per cent, anothe
three and five-eighths and the othe
three and one half and four per cent
The banks paid deposltors S2.o ,9l5.
SO, an increase of $2l6. O96.95 in tn
year.
Rate of surplus to deposits shove
one per cent decrease, but this, tn
commissioner asserts, is accounte
for by the different basis on whic
the reports are made this year. II
} explains this by stating that, unde
} the present law and the rule adopte
: everyzbank in the state has in realit
an "undisclosed surplus fund of tn
amounted uncollected interest upo
loans. Which, if computed and adde
to the surplus, would make Yer
} material increase IN all cases. s
! that the real strength of the banks
not disclosed. the commissions
) thinks this is not the proper way {
: accounting, but declares it is dete
f mined by law.
) In concluding his recommend
ions, Commissioner Williams de
clares: ''Under the present law,
conditions are normal, I think the1