Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 21 | Two States Have Boundary Dispute

I TWO To STATES HAVE I BOUNDARY DISPUTE BOSTON ROSTON March 4 4 The Supreme Court of th the United States will adjudicate adJudicate adjudicate cate the controversy between Vermont and New h Hampshire rendering for these states a service similar to that which It performed years ago for Alabama and Georgia and for Maryland and West Virginia One state may not sue another without without without with with- out permission of the nations nation's highest court Not so long ago the Green Mountain Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- tain state obtained the requisite right to sue the Granite state over the boundary dispute which leas has l caused many y vexing and JU some mhli serious l differences leer n b between them New Hampshire says the boundary boundary boundary boun boun- dary is at the top of the western bank of the dividing river Vermont claims itis It ItIs Itis is at the thread of the channel Into the strip between these lines a workman fell from a bridge Did he tall fall into Vermont or New Hampshire No one knew The damage suit was settled out of court and the boundary Issue continued con con- Mills stand upon the disputed strip and both states claim the taxes One large concern has a It big deposit In a It Vermont I bank banle held In escrow until directions are Issued tor for payment jR The controversy even had much to t with the rejection of Vermont's appl tion for tor admission to the family of st at under the old articles of confederation In 1830 and again in 1913 the II st f tried to reach an agreement and and latter failure leads now to this effort settle the question for good and a all