The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-15
PAY-AS-YOU.GO POLICY
IN ROAD BUILDING
Recommendation OF Orlando l.. Mar.
tin, Master OF Grange, 10
Annual Address.


Rutland, Dec IA "A pay as you-go
policy in the construction Of gravel
roads In Vermont was advocated by
Orlando l. Martin state master, in his
annual address to the Vermont state
grange N session here yesterday. He
said that the nat onal grange in ses
sion at Portland, Ore, had adopted
such policy and a similar policy
should be adopted by the Vermont
grange,
State Master Martin declared that
the state needs good roads for manu-
featuring and other interests and for
the use of tourists but. above all,
needs them for him who tills the soil
to aid in the marketing Of products.
However, the building OF these roads
must depend upon the resources OF
the state.
Mr. Martin declared that the back
roads of Vermont had been improved
as a result OF legis alton which set
aside $3.50 900 for that purpose. He
urged that the state exercise moro con
troll over the heavy truck that Is so
disastrous 10 highways.
In opening his address he said that
he had visited 40 subordinate oranges,
ten Pomonas and nine field meetings,
II addition TO many conferences. There
are new oranges to the credit OF the
organization, thus making so Pomon-
as; and III aubordinates, comprising
l5,O97 members in Vermont II has
1een a year OF excellent work and
cooperation,
The executive committee voted
$500 from the current fund 10 the
educational aid fund so that now there
Is 50 000 working in this worthy
cause. The patrons cooperative fire
insurance has passed the two m llion
dollar mark. He commended the dep
uties for their excellent work. He
recommended that the deputies meet
and organize by selection OF a presi-
lent and secretary, hold conferences
for the purpose OF increasing the
membership He urged the members
TO beware of ready made resolutions
sent for adoption until after they
knew whether they came from rec
ognized grange authority.
Mr. Martin touched upon the i'm
proyement IN Vermont educational
system, the change in part having
been effected by the efforts of mem
bers Of the grange and said. Il have
reason to know that the good In
uence cf the grange is deeply appre-
ciated by the state board of education
and hy the teaching profession, and
Is reckoned ny them a. one of the
few great powers for good in the
Green Mountain State" He further
aid that Vermont has made good
experiment in agricultural education
and having learned that united sup
port is better than divided aud dupli
ated endeavor, we shou d encourage
to the last degree the Vermont state
Agricultural school at Randolph Cen
ter
Mr. Martin compared the agricul-
tural conditions of Vermont with the
vest. his observations being that the
New England farmer is just about as
we'll situated today as any fellow
there is. and that he better stop com
y aiming, grasp opportunity by the
forelock and 20 to it aud find an eff
cient market for his dairy products
He urged that the excessive freight
rates must drop materially. He urged
every movement looking towards the
Improvement in livestock conditions
md the Punishment of the scrub Of
bovine tuberculosis. He urged that
the way to get fair prices for milk and
other products lies entirely within the
power Of the producers and mu t be
worked out by the produceres them
selves rather than by congressional
enactment, thus make farming pay in
the future as 1t has been made to do
in the past