Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-22
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Don't Scrimp Ii.

but this the Messenger doubts very
much. This work, If it IS to be un-
dertaken at all, and it surely should
be. should not be scrimped by lack OF
funds, and the result should be
worthy of the subject.-St. Adams
Messenger.
A Good Program Tersely Told
To the Legislature
Repeal the Primary Law.
Restore 1.-THE Little Red School
house"
Adopt the Sheppard Amendment.
Pass the Equal Suffrage Bill.
Go slow on Highways.
Consolidate all the State Offices,
Governor Clement suggests.
Come home early.
Hyde Park News and Citizen.
Only Half of Naples Tapped.
Only about one-half of the maple
trees in Vermont are being tapped
for the purpose of making maple
sugar; and Vermont people are there
fore. not more than half meeting
their opportunities. If Vermont
should 90 into a concerted effort at
maple sugar production and then
some state agency should begin an
intelligent and effective campaign OF
publicity for this fine Vermont prod
uct there would be little difficulty IN
disposing of all that the 1O,OOO,OoO OF
maple trees in the state can produce.
No complaints would be likely to be
heard about the inability to market
the product providing, OF course, the
product was anywhere near the STAN
dard-Barre Times.
Develop Our Beauty Spots.
Among the new road work accom-
plished in Vermont in 1918 was the
extension of the Smuggler,s Notch
road, between Stowe and Jefferson
vile, four-ffths of a mile to the
caves" At this point room has been
provided to park so automobiles. This
road was constructed at total out
lay of S8,S8O57, including the pur-
chase of one camp outfit. There is
now a good automobile road all the
wav from the Stowe side to the
caves" and another season ought
to show more visitors than ever COM
ing to this beauty spot of Vermont.
For those who desire a mixture OF
mountain and sylvan glory, this route
from the foot of Mount Mansfield in
to the dense forest of the region ly-
ing between Mansfield and Sterling
mountain offers pleasure at every
turn. A quiet place in the heart OF
natures realm, it affords a fine OPP
portunity to spend a days recrea-
ton in wild surroundings. The Snug
gler's Notch route is likely to be
very popular next summer.-Barre
Times.
Let Us Have Peace.
The struggle for national prohibi-
ton went over the top as smoothly
and as irresistibly as we finally whip
ped the Germans. Indeed so far as
the brewers are concerned it was
largely another victory over the Ger
mans 1t has already become a tale
that is told, an old story. In the not
distant future, we shall no more
think of accepting money in the name
of the state or national treasury for
the privilege of exploiting our youth
and our manhood than we would now
dream of taking money for the privi-
lege of keeping slaves. Education
of public sentiment was necessary
preliminary of enforced abstinence
from alcoholic beverages. Constitu-
tional national prohibition will now in
turn help educate some people to be
temperate as anti-slavery provisions
written in our organic law helped
eliminate among many sOutherners
even the thought of desiring to hold
slaves. Another great struggle for
humanity is ended. Again it can be
said, Let US have peace. "-Burling-
ton Free Press.
State Expenses.
The necessity for economy will
loom large at Montpelier if the legis-
Iature fully digests what Governor
Clement says about state expenses in
his inaugural message. He goes in
TO some detail, with the evident desire
TO make an impression on the minds
Of the law makers as to the real stu
alton, and 1t remains to be seen how
much the Legislature will attempt in
the direction of more even balance
OF revenue and expense for the pres
ent biennial term. The budget COM
mlttee's estimate of million dollar
deficit is not encoura cling, but per-
haps the Solons will take the COVER
nor's hint and consolidate state activ-
ltles, and be so conservative in ap-
preparations as to prevent an enlarge
ment of the deficit, if not to bring
about an appreciate reduction. When
the governor tells US that we have
machinery enough to run a state as
large as Massachusetts, or New York.
ne indicates that we are '"going some"
going, in fact, rather more "some"
than our population and resources
warrant
Perhaps the legislature can apply
the brakes without really handicap
ping state progress" in the hest
sense of that sometimes misinterpret-
ed word. 1t would seem as if some
thing practical might be done with
that 57 varieties" of state activities
mentioned in the governors message.
Tribune.
Rats One Meal.