The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-05
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VERMONT IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION NEWS
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One of the greatest ARRANGEMENTS
in road work has taken place in Sand
gate under Edward F. Hayes, road
commissioner this year
Mr. Hayes is strong advocate of
the split log drag and his record
speaks for itself
Under the old system it cost in
April $3.50 per mile to keep the
roads smooth.
In May the same roads cost 1882
per mile to smooth
In June Mr. Hayes gave the split
log drag a trial and although new at
it, brought down the cost of smooth
ing the roads to Sc cents mile.
BY using Judgment and skill Mr..
HAYES has steadily reduced the cost
of smoothing the roads down to 70
cents a mile. until he equals the
State record held by II. n. Moore of
Rupert Never before has Sandgate
kept her roads in better shape at less
cost to the taxpayers.
structed three sections of the state
aid work that are a credit to the
entire state. On two of these sec
tons the famous French drains have
been introduced and if successful
here. il means that muddy roads in
the spring of the year will be a thing
of the past These two sections
we're selected for the simple reason
that they were hitherto impossible in
the spring, and if these two sections
will stand the frost, then any section
in Bennington County will stand the
frost Mr.. Hayes tree trimming
along the road is also a great credit
TO him.
OF the thirty-eight jobs that were
laid out this year, thirty-siX were
actually started Thirty-two are com
pleted and four are in progress. Two
of these will be completed December
7th
Of the thirty-two JOBS that are
finished twenty-five have had the re-
ports approved and the money has
been sent to the towns from the
state. OF the seven jobs that have
not as yet been reported Dorset has
four, Peru, one. Sandgate one, and
ReadsboTo one
Schools.
The school board of Sunderland in
addition to improving their buildings
as previously reported has also de
cided to have travelling libraries IN
every school. There are about fifty
volumes in each of these Libraries.
They are owned by the State and the
only expense there is to the town is
that of transportation from and to
Montpelier These libraries are of
great value to the rural districts In
some districts the withdrawal of the
books is much larger in proportion
than in village libraries The AS
ISOLATION would further urge the
school boards to apply to the nation
al Department of Agriculture for bul-
letins pertaining to agriculture. home
economics. nature studies, etc. These
bulletins are free and most valuable
when made use of. The time to
form the habit OF using them is
when the children are going to
school
These bulletins may become a part
of the school libraries Perhaps the
boys will make special racks Tor
them if encouraged to do so Good
farm journals would also be valuable
assets to the school libraries
II these libraries Will hring to The
attention Of the boys and the girls
the wonderful possibilities of life in
the country they will be enabled -
see what the old farm may be made
home may become
TO think along the lines of ccun-
try life and express those thoughts.
to do something well and obtain the
results will make the every day work
in the home and upon the farm in
spring