Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-30

in st. Johnsbury, where there
are 1000 inhabitants. That is govern
ment by the few with vengeance.
Barre Times.
Plumley Candidate for Reelection.
Congressman Plumley Of the second
district was in Montpelier last week
and announced his candidacy for re-
nomination next year. He says:
+ Il am candidate for reelection at
least, I expect to be if am spared my
health.'
Mr.. Plumley was elected to the 61st |
congress in 1910 and reelected in 1912 |
and if he is elected again will have
served only the same length Of time
as did Kittredge Haskins. Hyde Park
News and Citizen.
Truth Here.
Here the railroad companies are
going ahead with Improvements in
Brattleboro that will cost half mil
lion dollars. Why? Simply because
the town when asked to cooperate,
heartily voted to appropriate $50, 900
to assist in the work. In the mean
time the improved terminals in White
River junction and Burlington are
only dreams. Some communities would
be better off if they would join hands
with the railroads instead of trying to
bang and coerce them all the time
Brattleboro Phoenix.
A Big Industry.
The Concord Monitor figures that the
summer resort business is one of New
England's leading Industries. The
total value of all New England's crops
in 1909, as given by the census, was
Sal, 113, 829. The total value of her
dairy products in the same year was
$50, 72O, 766. The Monitor estimates
that vacationists left in the six little
states last year round $500, ZOO, OOO
That Vermont with its great natural
attractions, is not getting its full
share of this business is indicated by
the compilation of hotels and boarding
houses and their accommodations
| These figures show that Maine had
| 1865 establishments with total capa-
city of 69,073; New Hampshire had
Vermont had 5l3 with a capacity of
9, 1874 Massachusetts had sos with
capacity of 4,676; Rhode Island 1853
with a capacity of Is, 400 and Connecti-
! cut Glib with capacity of n, S45.-
| Brattleboro Phoenix.
Work, Don't Shirk.
| If you do not agree with some move
ment for the civic betterment of this
town, don't knock it; study it. Try to
find out whether your deductions are
based on fact or whether your ideas
are biased. Those behind this move
ment must be commended for their
courage in starting something. If you
! have been knocking you had better
I stop right now and see if you can blend
some of your ideas with those who
took the first step. Education of
public opinion is the fundamental prin-
ciple of Advancement. If you have
is your duty to expound it. You may
meet opposition but you will start
people thinking. Once you have
aroused public interest you have
created an asset to the community
Your opponents will be ready to
express their ideas and out of this
mutual exchange of such ideas very
much good will result. Whatever this
town needs can be obtained through
cooperation. Don't be so positive
yourself that you cannot see merits in
your neighbours ideas. Be broad
minded enough to admit you may be
mistaken. Too many of the citizens
of this town are prone to think the
town will get along without their aid.
Of course, they never fail to tell their
out-of-town friends of any improve
ments which have been made here
they are willing to share the glory,
but unwilling to bear any of the
burden.-Be}lows Falls Times.
The Vermont Jersey Cow.
A local news item in the preceding
/ issue of The Landmark told of recent
, shipments of Jersey cows from White
River junction to points in the middle
west, and further gave in detail {
statement made by the shipper, Johr
Dugan, a resident and widely known
cattle buyer of Ohio. that the dairy
farmer of the middle west preferred
the Vermont grown Jersey, pure bre(
or grade, to one from any other section
: of the country. Mr.. Dugan has Dough
t and still buys large quantities O.
2 mich cows in New York and othe
Chicago, but would not do this could h,
get all he needs in Vermont. Mr.
: Dugan says that he finds in Vermont
e and particularly it's White Rive
e Valley section, that Jersey, pure bre,
+ and we say "pure bred" advisedly
: for in no nook or corner of the worl,
is there such thing as thoroughbre,
!. COW be the breed whatever it mayo
:, grade. that most essentially conform
to the ideal type of the breed AS i
well known the raising of Jerse
cattle in Vermont has from the star
e been popular and successful and thu
n it would seem that it is but the part O
). wisdom for the farmers of the state t
make the endeavor to supply tn
= untitled demand for .the Jersey dar
:. COW. Growing such would pay bette
e than the raising of beef cattle and tn