The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-11-03

What the state payroll is'" asked the
auditor, and although there were at
least 20 people present connected with
state departments or the legislative
bodies Of the state, no one could
answer him.
Special funds should be done away
with and all money spent only by act
OF Legislature" continued Mr.. Gates.
.The present system makes our ae-
counting most difficult and indefinite.
We need budget as the logical basis
for our accounting system. In this
way only will it be possible 10 give
the general public an intelligent idea
Of state finance"
Following his talk, Auditor Gates
was questioned extensively by various
individuals in the audience, with re
gard to practical features IN eonnee-
ton with the enforcement OF sueh
budget were one ADOPTED in Vermont.
II vas during this discussion that the
auditor took the fling at gubernatorial
attention TO state finance before men
toned.
In answer to questions Gates
asserted that the reason why no one
could tell how much IS appropriated is
that certain appropriations are not
limited in amount. He admitted that
under the state constitution there
would be no way Of enforcing an eI-
ecutiye budget, except though coh-
sent OF each Legislature, in whose
hands the constitution places all
authority Of appropriation.
The cause Of higher taxes was
aseribed to an advanced civilization
and a desire for better schools, insti-
tutions and public works by the
auditor
Ebert s. Brigham, commissioner OF
agriculture, brought out some saliant
point, in his branch Of state activity
| in = very impressive dissertation.
He said in part
"Dairying constitutes two-thirds OF
the agricultural production OF the
state Of Vermont and offers the best
opportunity for profitable develop
ment in this state. 1t is a time OF
changes. Cereals, meats, and wool are
grown far from the market centers'
while the peiishable articles are
grown near the centers.
"A problem associated with DAIRY
ing il the eradication Of bovine tuber-
culosis. Bovine tuberculosis is a dis
ease caused by germ, and is highly
contagious. 1t spreads rapidly from a
single infected COW in the herd.
milk and milk products coming
from tubcrcular cattle are regarded
by h;gh authorities as dangerous 10
human beings. Tubercdlin, when DIS
covered. was regarded as cure, but
this proved a disappointment. II is'
however, a good diagnostic agent IN
testing for the presence Of ccntagion'
Vermont begain tuberculin testing
in 1894 and continued until 1919, when
the accredited herd plan was adopted
through the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
"The acceptance of this plan by the
farmers has been gratifying. In all
we have inspected 1874 herds, OF
which 667 are accredited, 1884 have
passed one test with no reactors, and
the remaining 20 per cent still show
! reactors. Vermont is led in this work
by only three states, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Pennsylvania.
81 believe that one-quarter OF the
cattle in the state will have been test
ed by the end Of the present biennial
period. believe that, granting we
meet the same percentage Of ieactors
in future testing as we have met IN
the past, control Of bovine tuberculo-
sis can be realized in Vermont in
eig..t years.
at is possible in providing plans
for marketing dairy products OF Yer
mont to set up just as strong and Iast
as vseful an. organization as that OF
the California fruit growers
! Commissioner Clarence II. Dempsey
Of the department of education spoke
in behalf Of the establishment OF a
state educational program, with re-
gard to which he said the following:
"we need an educational program
that will be the gathering together OF
the fruits Of experience. II must not
be a personal thing, but constructed
by our entire body polite. Il should
be independent Of individualities and
should not represent private interests
II must be the most disinterested ae-
tivity of any.
eve need standards BY which to
measure I'D the work Of different 10
b. .eaIities. Our schools and educational
system must have prestige, in order
that our legislators will not change
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