Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-03-05
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Asbestos Developments.

Tho Rarton Monitor still has hopes
that IN spite of repeated failures TO
davelop asbestos mines IN Vermont
IT, rev r1iIIion-and-a-half company
inst Incorporated will be able TO dig
ont the stuff and market 1t TO the
r7ntuaI urofit of all concerned.-Lud-
low Tribune.
Rates Has People Behind Him.
Vermont's millionaire class did not
warm no much TO the reappOlntment
of Stoddard Bates as state highway
commissioner. This did not worry
this ever-genial official, Just so long
as he knew the people Of the state
were with him. thus his reappolnt-
nent was the only natural thing Tor
Governor Clement to do.-Wateroury
Record.
The Mystery of WheelOck's Lost Mon
ey.
The treasurer Of the town OF
Wheelock sent a deposit of S2,33y.4t
last fall TO the bank where the town
keeps its deposit and it has come 70
light that the deposit was not receIV-
Cd. thus the treasurer was snort TINS
much when II came 70 making the
audit for the year. The only crit
cisrl we have 10 offer Is that the OH
Gals should have known OF this IN
cidcnt shortly after 1t happened. Pos
sibly they did but the press reports
did not indicate this fact.-Nater-
bury Record.
Must Put Vail Property Back IN
Shape.
/ There will be a great deal Of regret
+ if the state of Vermont has TO return
I Theodore y. Wallis gift of a splendid
farm property in Lyndon for the
purposes of a school of agriculture;
. but il viii be the wise course TO pur-
sue If it IS true that the state cannot
swing the proposition satisfactorily
while conducting at the same time a
similar institution at Randolph Cen
ter. l. goes without saying, too
that if the property goes to Lyndon
institute. as the donor stipulated II
should 90 in the case of failure OF the
state 70 carry out the project, the de
probation on the property must o6
made good by the state OF Vermont
In the discussions as to the teaslollty
.of abandoning the Vail agriculture
school this matter should be borne IT
mind all the time.-Barre Times.
Bates Spends SI.OOO,OCO annually.
The Vermont senate confirmed tbs
reappclntment of Stoddard Bates a:
state highway commissioner OF
Thursday. The appointment wa:
sent To the senate by Gov. Clemen
about two weeks ago, but It was helC
e. .uu. evidently awaiting the action Of
. the legislature on the new highway
bin that was killed about a week ag'
and the appointment was then con
firmed. Mr.. Bates enters now upol
mis- third term of TWO years as com
D. missioner. having served under Gov
, errors Gates and Graham, two year
, each The commissioner lOca
] friends are very much gratiied a
- the outcome and the action of tn
2 house on the new bill. The fact tina
: there were only three votes for II on
Of 2t6 indicates that Mr.. Bates
friends are more than local. Tn
whole state. realizes that his admins
h tration of the highway department
has been exceptionally economics
. and efficient The vote was certain
= ~ a very high compliment and tn
r. legislature should 90 one step farthe
D and increase his salary from $3.50
. 20 s.. 800 at least, He Is doing over
million dollars worth of good roads
u work in the state annually and n
T. salary Is -Stanstead Il
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