. A history of Vermont, with the state constitution, geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, statistical tables, maps, and illustrations. age of morethan half the cir-cumference of theglobe, from thecoast of California around Cape Horn, to join the Atlantic squadron, a featwhich was accomplished in a little more than two months, without a rivet or a boltor a gearing broken orout of place. Vermont statesmenhave taken a leading andintelligent interest in try-ing to arrive at a broadand liberal solution ofthe vexed problems ofadministering our newpossessions, and not afew of
. A history of Vermont, with the state constitution, geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, statistical tables, maps, and illustrations. age of morethan half the cir-cumference of theglobe, from thecoast of California around Cape Horn, to join the Atlantic squadron, a featwhich was accomplished in a little more than two months, without a rivet or a boltor a gearing broken orout of place. Vermont statesmenhave taken a leading andintelligent interest in try-ing to arrive at a broadand liberal solution ofthe vexed problems ofadministering our newpossessions, and not afew of her sons havebeen called to take upactive duty in the fieldof civil and educationalservice in the Philip-pines in as truly a missionary enterprise as any thatexists Rear Admiral C. E. Clark 272 HISTORY OF VERMONT The same spirit has operated within the state inrecent years in a variety of ways, reveaUng itself in con-structive efforts to secure the welfare of Vermont as awhole. This spirit accounts for such developments asthe Greater Vermont Movement, the renewed activitiesof the Grange and Boards of Trade, and the continuallyincreasing expenditures for better roads and better effort has vastly improved the public high-ways, brought under supervi-sion most of the public schools,increased the wages paid toteachers, doubled the supportgiven to the normal schools,created agricultural schools,and stimulated more practicalwork in the colleges. It hassought to conserve the fish andgame, the forest lands, and toutilize the water powers. Ithas pointed the way to spe-cialized industries in favoringsections, such as fruit culture, and to more intensivemethods of agriculture in general farming. It has em-phasized the wonderful beauty of
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