Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

| ing as a sacrifice Of their machina-
tons. The new workmen's compen-
sation act is being put into effect
without friction and labor is peace
ably following its different voca-
tions. There is some criticism on
the part of certain educational as
pirants because they cannot run the
affairs of the state commissioner of
education and the state board Of
education. but they have failed to
arouse any public interest in their
soreness and the great work of re-
organizing the educational work of
Vermont under the new law is max
ing satisfactory progress.
Our governor is not announcing
Sights by state organizations but is
busy filling all the engagements he
can and he is telling ofsthe strength
and honesty Of Vermont men and
institutions to audiences pleased to
believe what he is saying. The
woods may be full of men looking
for his place, but if so they are so
far in the deep woods they ,sdo not
disturb Vermont civilization. If
anyone says anything about the next
governor it is to suggest the renom-
ination and reelection of the present
man.
We do not recall another time
when Vermont public affairs were as
peaceful or satisfactory as they are
now. 1t is pleasant toahave things
so and among all classes there is
confidence that we have a corps of
state officials who will maintain
these pleasant and satisfactory con-
ditions for some time,to'come.- list.
Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.
Hotels and Local Option.
The Randolph Herald and News,
which is a most conservative COM
mentator on affairs of the state, pub
lished this week a valuable.artic on
the need of good hotels in Vermont,
if we propose to get and hold our
share of summer travel. The fol-
lowing significant paragraph ap-
pears toward the end of the arti-
cle:-
of course first of all comes the
main question-will it pay to run a
first-class hotel in Vermont? TIE
most practical answer is, it is pay
ing wherever it is being done.
This is the proposition as it appeals
to the individual. But Vermont
has an interest as a whole in en-
couraging the extenson of high
grade hotels more rapidly than
would come in the natural course
an interest that warrants making
special inducements, such as fixing
a uniform low rate or taxation for
hotel properties, or even complete
exemption for a term of years.
This step ought not to be wholly de-
pendent on the vote of a town in
which these happen to be located,
for narrow prejudice or pure selfish
ness sometimes defeat worthy enter
prises of this kind.
The most obvious answer is to
point to the very material improve
ment in Vermont hotels under the
present local option law, and the
contemporaries article, although by
no means an argument for the pres
ent law, points out perhaps uncon-
sciOusly, the connection between the
two conditions:
But even more important than
easy means of access to Vermont is
the ability to care for the summer
guests in becoming manner while
they are here. One will not come
to Vermont simply to feast on the
scenery. There must be three
square meals and a good bed con-
nected with it each and every day.
The meals and the bed and all that
goes with ministering to the rather
critical needs of these visitors must
compare with what can be had at
mou ltains and shore resorts else
where"
That phrase all that goes with"
touches vital point. Local option
lists are not vociferous for an ex-
tension of the inn-keeper's license
privilege, but, if the proscriptive
Perry referendum should be adoDted