Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-13

| lain of previous sessions. Rev. M. w.
| Farman of Westfield. was very proper
| ly reelected to his old position as
chaplain of the senate. The Advance.
Do Lawyers Want to Control.
The Banner is inclined to believe that
the horde of lawyers around Montpelier
the past week lobbying earnestly to
! discredit Ex-Governor Fletcher rather
overdid their part. Even some of those
who don't like Fletcher rather resented
the officious ubiquity of the legal pro-
fession-not all of them. but enough to
make it noticeable If bunch of law
yers propose to control the state gov
eminent, regardless of the wishes of
the people, they should go about 1T
little more tactfully. Ban
ner.
Endor sement of Vermont's Plan of
building.
The governor of New Hampshire, in
his incoming message. voices his OPP
position to the expenditure of more
money for building state roads. This
| is not surprising. The road building
policy of New Hampshire has for years
been the construction of expensive
macadamized Translate roads, boule-
these speedways across the state has
cost the Granite state millions of dol
ars. The policy is utterly discredited,
! in the light of later road building eX-
perlence.
| Vermont, in it's policy of road inn
provement, has built upon the founda-
tional principle that roads should be
built for the benefit of the taxpayers
and owners of property in the state
rather than for the sole benefit of out
siders who wish to make a speedy rec
ord in passing through a common
wealth.
In other words, New Hampshire has
spent millions of dollars for speedWays,
whereas Vermont has given itself to
the businesslike propaganda Of good
roads for all of its people. transient
speeders, as we'll as farmers and bust
ness men.
The new governor of New Hampshire
! has placed his stamp of approval on
the Vern o1t d-building pr position
rather than on the one that has gov
erned in his own state.--Rutland News.
The Press on Bates.
1t is an easy change from Gates to
B ates. The new state highway COM
mapped out for him right at the start
of his official career. If he follows it
he cannot get far off the right track. -
Barre Times.
The appointment of practical high
way man to succeed Charles w. Gates,
as commissioner must commend itself
to all Vermonters. MIR. Stoddard
Bates, with headquarters at Franklin
and in constant touch with Gov. Gates,
should derive much valuable assistance
and counsel, not only from the govern
Or. but from the staff which he has
built up. The highways of Vermont
will be we'll taken care of.-Rutland
Herald
The appointment of Stoddard Rates
Of Derby to be state highway commits
sioner, as announced by Governor
Charles w. Gates, and as stated in the
dispatches to the Evening News yes.
terday, is the recognition of the splen-
did services of practical road
builder. The new governor has I'M
doubtedly made no mistake. The peo-
pie of the state will be we'll satisfied
with his selection. particularly in view
Of the fact that the office of the com
missioner is to remain at Franklin, the
home of the ernor.-Rutland News.
One of Governor Gates's first official
acts was in the appointment of his own
successor as state highway commission
er, StoddarG B. Bates of Derby being
named for the position. Mr.. Bates has
been highway supervisor in Orleans
county several years, and previous to
that had extensive experience in the
construction of roads. He is vouched
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has been one of Mr.. Gates's advisers in
bringing about the important improve
ments in the highways in the past few
years. 1t is understood that he will
make his headquarters at Franklin, so
as to utilize to the fullest extent the
equipment and organization built up by
Mr.. Gates. Reformer
Candidates for the responsible office
of highway commissioner to succeed
Governor Gates gathered from all
points of the state, but it appears that
| the governor had sized up the situation
in all its bearings and had found the
man to whom he would entrust the
carrying out of his ideals as respects
Vermont's highways. Therefore he
announced the choice of County Com
missioner Stoddard Bates of Derby,
Orleans county, and the decision was
most favorably received by everybody
who knows anything about Orleans
county's surprisingly fine highways
and also has an acquaintance with
Commissioner Bates. Mr. Bates is
understood to favor the carrying out
of Governor Gates's ideas as to road
construction in every essential detail,
and will make most satisfactory
record by doing so.-The Advance.
Governor Gates went to Franklin
Friday to turn over the office of high.
way commissioner to his successor.
Stoddard B. Bates of Derby, one of
the most efficient county supervisors
under him, and who will make arrange
ments to keep the office in Franklin
where the governor may have his eye
on department in which ne has had
such great interest. Mr.. Bates was a
member of the legislature 1910 He is