The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
Daylight Saving.

One of the things developed by the
investigation of the Rutland chamber
of commerce into the failure of the
railroads to reinstate the early train
to Bellows Falls was the fact that the
Massachusetts, notwithstanding law had
set back the time of the connecting Bos-
ton and Maine train 80 that the pro-
posed train would have to leave Rut-
land before four clock in order 60
make the connection.
This would mean nothing very serious
IL Rutland and Boston were both OIL The
same time standard, but as it is il
makes, the problem practically insoluble.
This brings up the whole subject and
suggests that Vermont, lying at il were
between two daylight saving states.
New York and Observation-Disclosures Us
people somewhat confused when they
travel outside the state boundaries.
Daylight saving emphasizes anew our
slavery to custom. 1t is unique stionably
a good thing for comparatively late
rising people in the cities to begin work
an hour earlier and quit an hour earlier
1t gives them more time for gardening,
work about their houses and reasonable
recreation 1t undoubtedly saves some
electric Juice and other light and
fuel
But why, ask the early-rising farmers
and rural dwellers, impose daylight saw
ing on us! If you want to get up earlier
do so; far be it from us to interfere,
but don I change YOUR clocks, trains.
stores, banks and all the machinery of
business over, because it throws our
working schedule out of Joint. The an
sWer is, of course, that it takes some
community, state or national action to
get every one to start work an hour
earlier.
The convenience and saving of the
majority should rule in these matters,
and it would not be difficult for the
farmer to rise at five instead of four, if
that suited his individual work, and thus
square his schedule to the dewy grass.
the habitual COW and other regulated
affairs on the farm.
1t is different in a community, where
a very large number of people, compare
lively, are doing the same thing at the
same hour. The workers in mills, fac
tories, stores and Offices would deeply
resent q r-~lation that required them
20 report at work at six or seven o clock
instead of seven or eight as the case Is
now. They must have the reinsurance
of the setahead clock. which not only
summons all to work an hour earlier
| but regulates overnight engagements
and entertainments accordingly.
If there were a popular vote on day
light saving, the chances are that Yer
mont would adopt it. but the farmer
influence in the legislature succeeded in
getting No. POI of the Public Acts
passed. which ENSURES to the citizens
of Vermont the benefits of established
standard time. - SO far as train move
| ments within the state, judicial or Off
ciaI acts and deeds. contracts, public
schools, etc, are concerned.
In fact it took some argument to
convince Mr.. Luce of Pomfret and his
/ agricultural friends that they could not
regulate Interstate commerce by act OF
the Vermont legislature,
Farmers and city workers will prob
| ably never see alike on this matter. but
the fair and proper method would he tC
repeal No 26l and let the people, all the
| people not one hundred and fifty farmer
members of the legislature. vote on thi,
| question of daylight saving.
In our climate summer standard time
| is not always winter standard time.