The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-24
1904 ,929.96
Tax Commissioner

The department issued a bulletin
early In the month relating to the
peddlers' license law, as result OF
which additional licenses to peddlers
have been issued The work OF COM
piling data relating to the tax rate
has been completed and shows that
the average tax rate throughout the
state for 1917 is 81 .16, an increase
over the rate of 1915 OF 10 cents.
During the month there have been
issued six peddlers' and five auction
GERS licenses and fifty-one partner
ships have been registered.
Secretary Of State
The secretary OF state issued ten
creamery licenses, accepted service
of process in twelve cases, issued
thirty-nine oleomargarine hcenses,
authorized eight corporations to
traI -sact business in the state, issued
and recorded one osteopathic license
and recorded twenty-four certificates
OF registration of nurses and one
trade mark. The copy for the SEES
sion laws has been furnished to the
printer and proof-reading completed
thereon, and it Is expected that the
books will be delivered during the
month OF October. Material has been
gathered for a book on the Lakes Of
Western Vermont" by the publicity
department, as companion volume
10 the Lakes OF Eastern Vermont. =
During the month ESQ packages of
publicity matter have been sent out.
In the automobile department there
have been 639 automobiles and TWEEN
ty-six motorcycles registered. 1858
operators and 339 chauffeurs IL
oenses issued and twenty-five licenses
suspended Fees for licenses and
registration in the automobile depart
ment during the month amounted to
s9259. SO. There have been received
and distributed copies of the automo-
bile registration books and OF the au-
tomobile laws.
Commissioners of Agriculture
During the NORTH arrangements
have been made for the publication
in the daily newspapers OF Verl-9nt
or potato market reports obtained
through the federal bureau Of mar.
kets. The marketing division has
also obtained lists of merchants de-
string to purchase Vermont potatoes
and other farm products. The dairy
manufacturing specialists visited
twenty-seven creameries and cheese
factories. Inspections of seventy,
two dairy plants and 81 farms have
been made during the month BY
creamery inspectors. The state vet
erinarian has given the tubercukn
test to 267 head of cattle and the
federal veterinarian 1922, eighty-six
having been condemned There have
been also reported to the department
Isl private tests, as a result of which
twenty-five cattle were condemned
During the first part Of the month
the forester has made a general sur.
vey OF the forest conditions Of the
state and Of the state forests. Dur.
Ing the latter part of the month his
time has been devoted to general
work, particular attention being Civ.
en- to the examination OF certain tree
diseases and Of tracts Of timber
land. The work OF eradicating the
white pine blister rust disease has
been continued and plans have been
made for cooperative work with the
federal officials in gypsy moth scout
ing.
Bank Commissioner
Aside from the regular work of in.
vestigating and examination OF
banks, eleven investment companies
authorized to do business in the state
have been examined. This exam,
nation has taken place largely in the
TERRITORY whore tho In