The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-23

main roads leading into the town
the road from SALISBURY and the
road from Pownal.
These two roads should be two OF
the principal assets of the town, but
instead OF that they are and have
been, for years, two of the towns Ii
abilities. Every year the report goes
broadcast that the worst roads be-
tween New York and Montreal are
in the town OF Bennington. Isn't it
time the disgrace be removed, es-
pecially when the state will bear half
the burden?
Bennington has its anvil chorus
its little crowd of knockers who, on
one pretext or another, are always
working against the progress and
prosperity Of the town. If patriotic
citizen of the town does do or tries
to do anything for the good OF the
town, this little gang begins to
hustle around to do injury to him and
the cause. They invent lies and tell
them; they accuse him OF Interior
motives and try to stir up prejudice
and opposition; but most of all by
half truth and misleading inference
they try to fool the voters and lead
them against the interests of their
own town
That is what Is being done in this
case. One of the members of the
knockers union" is around telling
the voters of the village that they
should vote against this small appro-
priation because the money is to be
spent i'm the town instead of In the
village. Not many intelligent people
will be fooled by any such sophistry.
What helps one part of the town.
helps the whole town. The knockers
union may tell the residents of Gage
street that they should oppose new
Industry on Main street because 1t
isn't on Gage street, but what sensible
citizen would be fooled by any such
tommyrot. Yet that is just the KIND
of chan they are trying to throw into
the peoples eyes on this road ques
ton.
More and more II is coming to be
recognized that good roads are es-
sential to the prosperity OF town.
A town, which hasn't good roads
leading into it, has a black eye which
is serious handicap. These roads
from SALISBURY and Pownal are very
bad and the state OF Vermont stands
ready to bear half the burden OF
putting them into proper condition.
1t isn't alone the automobile traffic
that is interested The greatest
source of prosperity in the world il
what is produced from the soil and
these productions and the goods for
which they are exchanged go in and
out of town over the roads Every
man in town, if he is a good citizen.
is interested in the condition OF every
foot of highway. A town is Judged.
as a whole, but it is the parts that
make up the whole.
And, in this case, the cost IL 80
small as to make opposition to the
Improvement ridiculous. To do the
lob it will cost not over eight cents
on a dollar Of the grand list That
means that the bill for this work will
be precisely sixteen cents for each
poll tax payer For a man taxed on
two thousand dollars worth OF proper
ty the total cost will be sl.6O. In
these two classes and between the
two are three quarters OF the voters
Of the town. The other quarter, who
have to pay more. can easily AFFORD
to pay their share. Is there any man
in Remington so small and selfish as
not to be willing to do this little bit
for the benefit Of our own good old
town?
Don't be misled by the croakers
Also don't blame them too severely.
They are built that way and can't
help IT, Merely be ready for them
when they come around and try TO.
lead you against the general good Of
your own community.
Remember the day and hour Of the
town meeting-next Tuesday. July 80.
at 10 O'Clock The voters win then
and there have a chance to choose
between the welfare OF Bennington
and membership in the knockers
union. In which class are We going
TO stand?