The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-03-21

them 10 get a higher percentage "
We can stamp made In Bennington
County. yrmont on everything
good that goes out Of this county
and before doing so see that Il II
of the highest standard. We viii add
from 10 20 a5 per cent 70 the value
81 everything produced In this eoun-
~ and establish trade mark Of
grea, value to this aud future gcner-
atlons.
This OF course ls merely an out
line and II You approve. many sug-
Eestione viii be made by the NOM
bcrs that VIII enlarge the scope and
make the organization powerful in
flnence for higher standard In
everything making up our life In this,
70 my mind. the best county In the
grand old state OF Vermont
The other speakers were Senator
Frank c. Archibald OF Manchester.
Emory 8, Harris OF Bennington. Hon
J X Batchelder OF Arlington, Fred
G Brown OF Pownal. A. c. oryis OF
Manchester, William Jones OF Ar
lington, State Highway Commission
or c. w Gates OF Franklin and Law
renee !. Hughes OF the Government
Bureau OF Public roads. The speak
Ing was all exceptionally good and
much was said In favor OF the or
ganizatlon proposed by Mr. Wilbur.
On motion OF Edward L. Bates It
was voted to form an association to
promote road improvement and 9TH
er worthy movements for the benefit
OF the county. The toastmaster was
directed TO name nominating com
mittee OF five and be appointed +.
G. Archibald, Collins NJ. Graves, J.
T. Wilbur. Jr., II. l. Norton and +,
b. Randall. The list OF officers CIV
en- above was nominated by them
and unanimously elected. On motion
OF Mr.. Batchelder the directors were
empowered to take any steps found
necessary or desirable TO make the
organization effective.
On motion OF w. II. Nichols a ris-
ing vote CT appreciation was extend.
ed TO Mr.. Wilbur. Mr. Hughes of the
federal road bureau stated that Il
was the best good roads meeting he
ever attended. and he has been
speaking for years all over the coun-
Try at road meetings.
Commissioner Gates remarks
were listened to with a great deal
OF interest. He told OF some fea-
lures OF the state work and urged
the towns to do their part In coop
Grafton with the state. He stated
that in the past Bennington county
has not taken advantage OF its OPP
portunlties. but he hoped that It
would in the future. The gathering
adjourned at O'Clock.
On Friday morning the selectmen
and road men met and listened to
an address by State Highway Com
missioner Gates. who In the course OF
h,s remarks. showed that Benning.
ton county last year failed to re.
celve her share of the special func
available for work In this county,
that Is the extra money voted by the
towns for which the state gives an
equal amount The amount that
we should have received was $4,000
and instead of that sum only
S1,809.94 was made use of. AS we
1t the various towns can
get this balance II they can use 1t.
1t Is particularly gratifying to
the state officers that so many
towns are avalllng themselves OF
this offer on the part of the state
When this first went in operation
there were 62 towns that did not
vote any extra money. The second
year there were So, the third year
SO, the fourth year AZ, the fifth yeai
9S and this year only 20 and some
)f them are to have special meet
ngs to see II they will not make
he move.
Near the close OF the meeting
Fuller c. Smith of st. Albans. ma
.ional bank examiner for the dis
riet OF Vermont and Western Mass
lchusotts gave vigorous address
n which he opposed the policy OF
he highway commissioner and ad-
'ocatod the plan which he has been
advocating for some time Mr.. |
smith Is believer In the system |
II constructing trunk highways al
tate roads and Of raising the money |
or the work through bond issue.
The two adverse opinions opened |
| discussion that was vigorous and
After dinner there was larger |
attendance as those from the north
nd Of the county had arrived. Dur
n" this session Mr.. Wilbur present /
d proposition from the United
states Government. which had been
eut in response 10 his endeavors 10
ret good roads man to come TO
bennington and address the meeting
-and by the way instead OF one man
he department sent two.
The proposition as presented by
he department OF good roads In
Washington was that they would
end competent engineer here for
ne year at no expense TO the tax
ayers, map out the county see what
Material was best available In the
arions towns for the roads. take
barge OF the construction work for
be space OF one year and thus set
y right In this great and important
latter Of building and maintaining
ood roads. All that was neces-
airy on the part OF the various
OWNS was TO send in a petition 20