The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-17
GOVERNOR URGES TOWNS
TO PRACTICE ECONOMY
says Many Vermont Towns VIII Be
lnsoIvent Unless They Reduce
EXPENSES

Burlington, Jan. IA. Enthusiastic
gatherings at all sessions OF the con-
vention Of the Vermont Dairymen's as
socia.ion and Sugar Bakers associa-
tiontion marked the second day CT the
meeting The morning and afternoon
programs were carried out at the Uni
versity Of Vermont, where many ex
cellent addresses were heard and
where the products of both assoc.a-
ticns were exhibited.
A large audience was present this
evening at the Van Ness house to
listen to the remarks of Gov. Clement
who gave an able address on the con-
duct of the states affairs and the
necessity for strict economy.
Gov Clement cal ed attention tc the
large appropriations of the legislature.
90 in number and totalling s4,631,-
9sS.33 He passed briefly over the ap.
propriatlons OF 100000 for the depart
ment of agriculture largely for the
benefit OF the farmers. and showed
how Int matey It's work comes into
contact with the work OF the farm.
He urged property owners TO reforest
their lands, not otherwise profitable,
and recommended the work OF the
sta.e nursery al Burlington which pro-
duces 750 600 seedlings of Red Pine
Scotch pine and Norway spruce,
He summed up the work of the high
way department for 1919 as fol cws:
One hundred miles re-surfaced, cost
ing approx mately s400 600; eight fed
eral road projects under way, to cost
S2s7.0O of which s63 900 has been
spent for maintenance S340 600:
patrol work $26900O. He reported
100 trucks received from the federal
gcvernmen. and some other road ma
chinery representing total value OF
about 100000
He spc Ike very highly of the work
OF the state institutions, particularly
as to produce. Some of the larger
Items were as follows: State prison
a. Windsor, 140 900 pounds OF milk,
210 tons of hay, ITO tons Of ens'lage,
1900 bushe of potatoes. 1000 bushels
of feed corn. 1873 bushels CT onions;
state hospitals at Waterbury. $4,000
pounds of milk. 90 300 pounds of pork.
800 tons of hay, 400 tons of ensllage.
1900 bushels potatoes. 200 bushels OF
onions. The state owns herd OF 100
registered Holsteins al Waterbury and
81 registered Ayshires at Vergennes.
State industrial school OF Vergennes:
229 270 pounds Of milk. 175 tons of
hay. $50 tens of ens'lage, 5S4 bushels
potatoes, 100 bushels beans. 440
bushels corn, 1900 bushels oats. 1928
dozen eggs; home for feeble minded
at Brandon, mix 10S505 pounds, hay
9S tons, ensilage 100 tons. pota-
toes 597 bushels onions SO bushels.
He gave a brief outline Of the state
accounting system, which he called
the best in New England emphasizing
the facts that It was simple, efficient,
inter-check'ng; that the treasurer
alone pays out money. that the state
warrants are not handled by payee.
that cash balance is struck every
night and that an outside auditor
makes a third check on the accounts
and finances. He likened the new
system 70 that CT large corporation.
In conclusion the governor called
attention to the high tax rates in the
sma Ter towns, many of which will be
IN financial difficulties next year He
cited the tax Of $460 in Wards.
horo, S435 In Concord and $500 in
Belvidere. the latter with a grand list
og $2500 and los taxable polls. He
urged honest grand lists and strict
economy in town and city affairs. He
said;
"The slogan Something to tax has
certainly serEed its purpose, and we
must immediately face the proposi.
tion of finding something to do with
out If our towns are to continue as
solvent units of great corpo ration