Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16


If the government can make the St.
J. and L. G. run it will do better than
any previous management has ac-
complished. A slow walk is the best
record for it thus far.-Randolph
Herald and News.
Protecting VermOnters from Finan-
cial Wildcats.
State Bank Commissioner F. c.
Williams will do a good service in
Blue Sky law" against certain
classes of investments which may be
surreptitiously offered to them. With
so many gilt-edged securities on the
market at the present time and with
the government calling upon all the
people to assist in the prosecution of
the war, it is wrong for anyone to
place their money in places of doubt
full safety. However, many people
with little money to invest may per-
haps be misled by the alluring prom
Uses held forth by certain investment
concerns, and the action of the state
bank commissioner may serve to head
them off from utter loss of their
funds.-Barre Times.
Young men just starting in life
generally expect to succeed, but it
isn't so easy as it looks. Out of
every 100 young men only few get
very far.
The American Bankers association
has compiled statistics showing the
experience and result in life of one
hundred average men at the age of
%, who are healthy and vigorous in
mind and body, and dependent upon
their own exertions for their sup
port. Their relation to the effect of
found lesson for the uninsured or
those who are not carrying sufficient
protection.
AGE THIRTY-FIVE
Five have died.
Ten have become wealthy.
Ten are in good circumstances.
Forty are in moderate circumstance
AGE FORTY-FIVE
Eleven more have died, 16 in all.
Three only are wealthy, all the 9TH
ers rated at age 35 as having re-
sources having lost their accumula-
ton.
Sixty-fve are still working and are
self-supporting but without other re-
sources.
Fifteen are no longer self-support-
ing owing to illness, accident, etc.,
few still earning something but not
enough for self-support.
AGE FIFTY-FIVE
Four more have died, 20 in all.
One has become very rich.
Three are in good circumstances,
but not the same three quoted at age
As, for one who was wealthy at As
has lost everything, and another not
quoted wealthy at As has taken his
place..
Forty-six still working for their
living without any accumulation.
Thirty are now more or less de-
pendent upon their children, their re-
lations, or upon charity for support;
some still able to do light work are
being replaced by younger men.
AGE SIXTY-FIVE
Sixteen more have died, making Sc
in all out Of 100.
One is still rich.
Four are wealthy, one of those who
lost everything before As having
again become wealthy.
Six still at work, self-supporting.
Fifty-four are dependent upon
children, relations or charity.
AGE SEVENTY-FIVE
Twenty-seven more have died MAX
ing 63 in all, 60 of whom left no es-
tate.
Two only are wealthy, three who
were rated as wealthy at IS having
lost their accumulation.
Thirty-fve are dependent upon
children, relations or charity.
These old men will die off rapidly,
but their financial condition will not
improve, and 33 of them will not have
sufficient means to defray funeral ex-
penses unless Observation-Disclosures
Banner.