Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-17
vERMoNTs HOPE TO BE FOUND IN ORGANIZED EFFORT.

This is an age Of cooperation The developments of the
period have made individual effort impotent many ways
One man can no longer do it all in any direction.
Even President c. s. Melen of the New Haven railroad
system has been forced to confess his inability the
Boston Maine in addition to the consolidated" Duties
pressed upon him he could not keep touch with the
heads of some Of the departments and he thus unable
to that degree Of cooperation essential to successful
operation of the railroads under his charge.
If great business thoroughly organized find it
to their advantage to unite their efforts to the benefit of
many minds working with single purpose how much
1t desirable and for the people of rural State
like Vermont to resort to cooperation as means accom-
pshng results in the development of the States natural
sources and in the upbuding of varied interests
This is true of Vermonts cities as of our rural COM
muntes, and vice versa.
Half dozen build summer hotel where a
single individual might fail number of cam complete
railroad where not in ten millions could succeed
few men can establish industry which would be mpos
soe II were necessary to depend upon one man alone
number of towns cooperating results which
town alone would fail to obtain.
The Vermont insurance commissioners tell us that when
struggle the place of the annual national convention of
their body occurred Spokane and Tacoma and other cities in
Washington pulled together The Joint effort Of those
muntes was able to the endeavor Of other cities
to gain the prize and that explains why of the
tions went to the very shore of the Pacific.
The convention Of the insurance commissioners of 1913
to Vermont through the effort Of any man.
but through the influence of various Joined to the atrac
tions of Lake Champlan and the Green Mountains Our
required determined work to enable natural attractions
to come into their and so it will be-
The public is fairly familiar with the advantages of
gained effort in city village through boards Of trade
other organizations Of this nature Vermont needs be-
thoroughly aroused to the need of organized effort
our rural regions We have discussed various agencies for
the upft of rural communities primarily and funda
mentally that work must begin with themselves. No out
side influence avail, if they already prepared
to help themselves.
Every town in Vermont should have it's Rural improve
ment club. There is not community in the Green Noun
tain State that could not discover abundant opportunities Of
Improvement with the hand We all make
own premises and communities neater if nothing
The Grange is doing splendid work in various direc-
tons but what is needed is association club that will
take in all interests and set them work for the upbudng
Of the community For example almost invariably or
two at least be found in town who know how do
certain things about farm we'll and if meetings be held
for the purpose of encouraging others adopt efficient
and more profitable methods results to follow
Some of the counties in Vermont have already secured
the services of an expert to aid in the Inauguration of bet
ter farming but towns either supplement the services
of the expert profit from the services of their experts
if they will form Rural Improvement club
The first step to be taken is to hold meeting in the
school house other place for the purpose of organic
ing Do not get into squabbe at the outset
question who shall be president and secretary and on
but keep your single to the fact that you all to work
and you do all there will be more than work enough
and glory enough to go round two or three times.
Before pointing out where your neghbor can improve
note whether your house and in order whether
the bushes and along the highways and the line
neatly cut down. and whether there are other WAYS in
which help to make your community look pros
porous and uptodate that people will want to locate
there
IT have found out where you losing money by
keeping scrub stock using antquaed or starving your
grain or fruit trees give neghbor benefit of
experience If you have discovered you have lost
in these directions the chances you doing your
best for you will not take medicine until believe you
need it,
IL neither you nor your neghborS know what with
certain crop certain soil certain power that
could be profitable to all Of get together and resolve
secure visit from who help YOU YOU form
Rural Improvement club you will do this and in ninety
nine cases out of hundred you will succeed you wait
for any one to do all this for your conmun-
y the chances nine hundred nneynle thousand
you will fail