The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31

facts and publish statement in de-
rogation of q state ana its people, He
knew, or should have known, that in
proportion to its population Vermont
ranks seventh among the states in
the number of its volunteer enlist
| ments. While Breathitt county's rec
ord is one Of which it may we'll be
proud. he knew, or could have known
that it was equaled, If not excelled,
by Windham county. Vermont, which
escaped the draft and furnished
many more men than its quota. The
record of Vermont in the present war
is one of which all of her sons,
whether at home or abroad, may be
! justly proud.
Through ignorance and in an at
tempt to be funny, too much untruth
has already been written concerning
this state and its people. We may
he undem onstrative, matter of fact
and exaggeratedly conservative. 1t
is true that Vermont is rugged
country. Its winters are too cold and
it's summers usually too warm for the
weakling, but why malign us, why
not tell about the sterling qualities,
patience, honesty. and sense of JUS
tice possessed by the average Yer
monter? Why not tell the truth about
the state which ranks first among the
states in the production of slate, tale
and soapstone supplies nearly 20 per
cent of the monumental and statuary
marble and 40 per cent of the build
ing marble produced in the United
States; is the leading dairy state in
this country, taking area and popula-
ton into account. produces more
than half the maple sugar OF the
United States whose average re-
turns per acre for the nine staple
crops are nearly two and one-half
times the average returns for the
same crops for the United States;
which was surpassed by no state in
bushels of corn per acre and by only
one state in bushels of potatoes, rye,
spring and buckwheat per acre, ac-
cording to the government report in
1884, which contains the larg-
est scale mandatory, the largest
shoddy mill, the largest manufactur
les of screen doors and windows,
turret lathes and last lathes, pack
age dyes and butter color. granite
and marble working machinery.
maple sugar utensils and soapstone
products, in the world; and the larg-
est plant in the world dealing in
green calf skins; which has the larg
est manufactures in the United
States making pipe organs, stereopti-
roAinnfinnnc nhiIdrQn'c
washable play clothes and portable
ovens? Why give us always knock
instead of boost?
I'VE Vermonters believe in Yer
mont: in the glory of her mountains
and the richness of her valleys; in
the beauty and the power of her
lakes and streams. We believe in
the people of Vermont; in their honor
and their vigor, in their passion TO
begin their steady resolution to COM
plete large affairs in peace and war"
From our hills and valleys, and
from our humble and unpretentious
homes there have walked out and
will continue to walk out through all
the splendid history of the state and
nation the men and women whose
deeds have changed and will con
tinue to change the current of the
history of the world; whose accom-
| plishments are the possession and
| the proud heritage of the nation.
| Vermont is entitled to fair treat
ment from Golfers.
| "Will she get it?
| He bases his SANDER of Vermont
upon the enlistments in one branch
of the army, the regulars, not upon
the army entire.
He knows, or ought to know that
the official figures called for a quota
of 324S men for the army and 400 for
the navy
That Vermont furnished 21SS by
enlistment and 1855 by draft.
That Vermont stands seventh. i'm
stead of last in the roll of states re-
garding enlistments in the army.
That Vermont has exceeded her
quota of 400 in the navy by enlist