Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23

salary increased it is that of the
Fish and Game commissioner. This
department has grown from a small
beginning to one of a far-reaching
influence in the States advancement,
and it has grown to be self-support-
ing. This has not come about by
chance. 1t has been due to an in
telligent, systematic and aggres-
sive effort on the part of those who
have had charge of the work. From
its early days, when the hatchery
at Roxbury was started, it has
steadily forged ahead. There has
been many stormy periods during
this time. Times when it seemed as
though its whole work would be
abandoned, but persistent, patient
and intelligent effort has won and
today all the state can be proud of
the good work the Fish and Game
department has done. One of the
most efficient, loyal and persistent
toilers in this work was the late
Horace w. Bailey. Days and days
during his work on that commission
dark and stormy clouds lowered
about the department and at times
it seemed as though the work would
be abandoned. But the genial, loyal
Horace kept patiently at work and
he lived to see the department be-
come a powerful influence in state
progress. It's knockers have been
many, and today there crops out oc-
casionally sentiment of disparange-
ment from those who think they
could do the work better than it has
been done. John w. Titcomb got it
handed to him but he did not stop
his work. Fearlessly he advocated
what he thought was best and his
experience and knowledge proved
that most of the objections to his
work were wrong. Mr.. yitcomb did
this on a meager salary. He was ur
against the meanest and most low.
lived kind of opposition all the time.
Poachers, law-breakers and knoW-it
alls united to handicap his work and
resist the enforcement of the law.
The present self-supporting depart
ment which has proved so efficient
in populating Vermont forests and
streams owes it's success largely to
John W. Titcomb. Now, for heav
ems sake, give his successor in office
a fair compensation.
The Barre Daily Times has passeC
its twentieth birthday. Twenty
years, and it seems but yesterday
We have watched the Times from
it's first issue and have seen it grow
from folio to it's present form. It.
progress has been no less wonderful
than the progress of its home city
From small outfit, such as will b.
found in any country office, it ha
grown to a modern up-to-t he-minutt
equipped office with it's battery O.
linotypes, stereotyping and Hot
perfecting press capable of deliver
ing 10000 or more g., TO- or 12-pagt
papers per hour. In the, Times ar
ticle telling of this birthday one i
given the impression that Bro. Lang
ley hel ped to get out the frs
issue and left the publication to g
on to it's present success. Bro. Lang
ley is far too modest. Those VIII
know Langley and have kept clos
watch of the Times, know that thu
hand first giving that paper the i'm
pulse of life has been guiding it up
ward until it has reached the top
most round in Verm mt journalism
The Times has always been a leader
Foremost in advocating and pushing
forward those causes leading to tn
growth and prosperity of Barre, i
has been ably seconded by the splen
did type of business men in tn
Granite city. But this is only par
of those forces that have made tn
Times the ideal paper it is today
Bro. Langley in this birthday an
nouncement has given a just credi
to those employees of the Times VIII
have ably seconded his efforts, an
have been, and are, prime factors i
the papers success. We are per
sonally acquainted with many men
bers Of the Times staff. Some q
, the men we have worked side b
side at the case and in the routin
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