St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-28

some others, inasmuch as the census
defines urban population as that in
communities of twenty-five hundred
or more. As a consequence the New
England urban areas include popu-
lation which in many other parts of
the country would be classed as
rural"
Notwithstanding this apparent dis
elimination the bill is popular in
this State and section. Some ex-
travagant claims have been made for
it. 1t is expected to double Ameri-
can farm productiveness. 1t is a
form of paternalism, not only with
respect to the augmented resources
that would be available for extern
sion and advisory work, but from the
fact that it proposes to take our
fundamental industry under special
supervision. One advocate says:
1.-THE system proposed by the bill is
the system that has been applied in
the principal nations of Europe with
results just as pronounced as those
hoped for in the United States" In
most countries of Europe the average
yield per area is two and a half
times what it is in this country, and
this has been brought about by scien-
llIC anu CCOAOllAAO AAONAO0O
to those which it is proposed to es-
tablish and apply should this measure
reach the working stage.
The pressure of necessity is MAX
ing the agricultural class keenly alive
to the need of better farming. No
doubt it will respond with avidity
to any such scheme of instruction,
cooperation and help, though 1t is
to be hoped that there will be no
weakening of its own initiative be-
cause of the new interest that is
being taken in its welfare. ANY legi-
innate stimulus to agricultural de-
velopment should be cordially well
coined, because in the last analysis
that must continue to be the basis of
our prosperity. Nine billion of act
ual wealth was the record of the
farmers operations last year. Even
should that be doubled within a rea-
sonable time, it will not be many
decades before it will be needed
Boston Transcript.
For Lieutenant Governor.
The name of Hon. Hale x. Darl-
ing of Chelsea has been suggested as
a possible candidate for nomination
for the second place on the Republi-
can state ticket this year. The sug-
gestion comes first from another part
of the state, but will find ready
response in Orange county. Mr..
Darling is not only generally con-
ceded to possess one of the clearest
legal minds in Vermont, but he has
been in close touch with legislation
for several successive sessions and
no one is better informed or more
fully qualified than he for the presi-
dency of the Senate and the per-
Torrance of the other responsible
duties that go with the lieutenant
governorship. His judgment is quick
and correct and he thoroughly I'M
derstands parliamentary procedure.
Orange county has not been repres-
ented on "a Republican state ticket
since 1890, when the late Hon. Will
liam H. Dubois retired from the Of
flee of state treasurer, and has not
had a governor or lieutenant-gover-
nor since the days of Roswell Farm
ham a generation ago. We do not
know that Mr.. Darling will consent
to be a candidate for the nomination,
but should he do so his selection |
would add strength to any state ticket |
that might be named.-Herald and |
News.