Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16

inequality. personal inequality in life
should exist and must be accepted as in
evitablc. Some must serve. Food, cloth
ing and shelter. no matter how simple,
must be produced and prepared for use
by labor. Transportation and intercom-
munlcatlon must be provided by labor.
All kinds of work must be done: agree
able or disagreeable; clearly or soiling.
From the raw material to the finished
product, some must bear the physical
burden. some the mental. and some the
financial.
All must realize that in life some give
and-take, some concessions by each to
others. arc necessary. Each man has his
rights, hut no man has license to disregard
the rights Of others in obtaining his own.
When each Of us finds our proper place
In. and fulflls all obligations to, the So
cial organization and to the community,
honestly. and to the extent Of ones abIl-
ity, each will have his full share Of life
and prosperity.
Mr.. Vail went on to speak in detail
Of Veimont's possibilities, which lie
largely in her soil-agriculture, mines,
quarries and forests. Relatively, her in
dustrial development Is small. though in
lines OF special industry and through
the Development of her water powers it
may become more important. New Eng
land as a whole is an Industrial section
of the country Agricultural sections
produce a surplus OF foodstuffs in ex-
cess of local home consumption. Indus
trial sections consume the surplus and
In this way Vermont has a great mar
ket at her very threshold. Farming is
now IA business and must be conducted
on business principles. There is no
business so opcn to Vermont young men
without any capital except that capital
Of labor, strength, vigor. Willingness to
work and intelligence to direct and con-
serve. as is farming in Vermont. BY
intelligent, practical cooperation much
can be done to bring about and secure
better markets for our production.
Through the Grange an effective coop
Grafton can be arranged.
Referring to the tariff, Mr.. Vail said
w have prospered under those laws
which have protected our industries.
We have suffered every time we have
adopted a different policy Mr.. Vail
made a plea for fair play for the rail-
roads, pointed out tho fact that all
labor is not mechanical, and that the
man who plans work for others to dc
and procures the capital with which
the enterprise is carried on Is as much
entitled TO a fair remuneration as Ia the
man who works by the clock. Tourists
find Vermont country roads as good
if not better. than those of any other
State. but In order to make Vermont at
tractive so that the tourist will stop ovei
and not Just pass through, there are
some few things yet to be done. Hunt.
ing and fishing could be better preserved
and some State reservations might be
created.
Mr.. Vail closed with a discussion o.
the conclusions reached by the recen'
educational commission in Vermont anC
with a reference to the paramount ques
ton Of preparedness. which he corsid
cred as having a direct connection will
the education of youth, because prepar
edness means being ready for any thinl
at any time. Discipline and physica
training shout be taught in school be
cause they make for such preparedness