Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-15
The Two Messages
Graham's Retiring Message.

The retiring message of Governor
Graham. delivered to the legislature
Thursday afternoon, was a wholly i'm
personal document After opening
with the statement that very little at
tention was paid to the message OF
retiring executive IL referred 10 the
legislation OF the 1917 session which
consolidated the agricultural and for
estry interests. EXPRESSING confidence
that good results have been obtained
by this step. Further aid TO agrlcul-
ture and forestry was recommended,
likewise TO the farm bureaus.
Opinion was expressed that the
present arrangement Of q separate
insurance department IS meeting with
satisfaction. In reference TO the re-
ouirement Of bonds from public Of
ficials ITO whom money Is advanced
for conducting their department." the
message said this practice is followed
/ in most states and has existed in Yer
mont 'Since the late Henry Powell
was auditor from 1873 TO 1892 and
/ has been continued TO the present
time"
A large appropriation OF $4,000
was recommended for the board OF
charities and probation.
The work Of the director Of state
institutions was endorsed and the es-
Enlistment Of detention farms men
toned as "a forward step"
Careful reading Of the report OF
the board Of control was bespOken.
Criticism Of the board as q useless
appendage was characterized as COM
ing from those unfamiliar with the
results accomplished
Legislation was recommended look
/ mo m q uniform r1ra--lFea IN
maximum and minimum sentences.
| An Increased appropriation fol
fighting tuberculosis was recommend
ed. Likewise the enactment Of legis-
lation providing for filling vacancies
IN the house of representative Ref
erence was made TO the work Of the
commission in charge Of the construc.
ton of the new state building and
recommendation made that it be re
imbursed for the amount OF s., 1856. 6:
which II was obliged TO borrow Il
! complete its work
On the subject OF education ths
opinion was expressed that children
should be educated as near home q:
possible, but only when a school o.
respectable size can be maintained
On the subject of highways tn,
message expressed belief that tn,
construction Of trunk line roads witt
federal aid will be the outcome. bu
recommends that the state "hastel
slowly along this path"
The state has reached the limit o
indirect taxation, the message said
. and II expenses are 10 be increase led
they must be met by direct taxation
or by going into debt. 1t added: ''Yor
may be able 10 cheesepare q littl
here and there, but the saving yo
viii make viii be relatively small
The only way you can keep incom
and expenses equal while condition
remain as they are is TO do withou
some things" The legislature wa
reminded that provision must b
made for payment of half Of the mi
- hon dollar appropriation made by III
, last legislature for war expenses.
In reference to accounting the me:
sage said."It has seemed 10 me tha
II would be entirely out OF keepin
J with my present Office 10 make an
1 explanation Of my official acts q
I auditor"
4 Reference Of some length va
made 10 the states part in variou
4 war activities. and recommendatio
made that the secretary OF civil an
Il military affairs be given extra con
4 penSation for the additional dutie
4 these activities imposed upon him.
In conclusion the message expres!
I ed the opinion that in Governor Glen
Il ent the state would have the service
i Of prudent and successful busine:
man"