Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-22
NEW BOARD OF TRADE
Start Indicates Extremely Lively
Organization.
Every Business Represented Tuesday
Evening, When Election Was Fol-
lowed by Banquet with Toasts.

lowed by Banquet with Toasts.
The Monday evening meeting and ban
quet of the Bellows Falls Board of Trade
was a decided success in every way, and
the interest as shown there indicates a
most lively organization. 1t looks as
though the Bellows Falls Board of Trade
would be a great benefit both to the bust
ness and social development of the viii
lage. At s o'clock last Monday evening
the second regular business meeting,
which was for effecting a permanent or
ganizati ton, was held in the opera house.
A large number of citizens were present,
representing practically every branch of
business here. The last of October pre-
liminary meeting was held to form a tenn
porary organization, and committees were
then appointed to report at this meeting.
Principal NJ. w. Downing reported for the
committee on constitution and bylaws,
and their draft was adopted by the meet
ing with a few important changes. The
regular meetings of the board will be
held semi-annually, the first Tuesday in
November and May, the annual meeting
being the November one Other meetings
may be called at the discretion of the
directors. The four officers and the five
directors will name the various commit
tees and have direct charge of the bust
ness matters pertaining to the board. The
officers elected were: j. c. Day, presi-
| dent; II. d. Ryder, vice-president; Mar
| shall w. Downing, secretary, and Charles
| Il. Howard, treasurer. The board of di-
rectors are Rev. A. Hammatt, George II.
| Babbitt, NJ. L. Davis, John c. Dennison,
and ]. J. Fenton, in addition to the Off
GERS.
Several matters of general interest to
| the village were taken under consdera-
| ton by the board and discussed in an in
| formal way, and further action left to
| the discretion of the directors. Among
| these the question of pleasanter sur
| soundings and more adequate service for
| the enormous passenger traffic through
our railroad station. 1t was decided to
| take united and forceful actions to induce
| the railroads centering here to build a
new and more commodious passenger sta
ton, to be so placed as to avoid the neces-
| ity of crossing the tracks in order to
reach it.
At $50 the members were invited down
stairs to the banquet hall, where a well
| spread, well served and credtable BAN
quet was served by Caterer p. ]. Keane
and thoroughly enjoyed by 100 people. The
entire capacity of the large room was
utilized by the seats, and every seat with
| one or two exceptions, was filled.
| Mr.. Keane and his assistants are en-
| titled to large amount of credit for the
| manner in which their duties were per-
| formed, and he was the recipient of many
| congratulations a the close of the ban
| quet it being his first attempt at handling
i so large a number.
After an hour or so spent in discussing
the various viands. Toastmaster w. c.
| Belknap raped the assembly TO order.
He briefly outlined the advantages to be
derived from thoroughly alive board OF
| trade. and in a somewhat facetious man.
| ner recounted the seemingly entire fail
ure of a previous Board of Trade, or
| ganized about 1890. and which never
| showed any life after the first one or two
| meetings. He then called upon II. d.
| Ryder, who spoke upon "What?" Mr..
Ryder laid great stress upon the need OF
| our village for better railroad passenger
| facilities. He had had Civil Engineer G..
| V. White make large rough sketch OF
| the railroad station and its surroundings
| He drew attention to the many defects in
the present location and made some sug-
| gestions as to the remedy.
| The next speaker called upon was II
| T.. Hamilton, the present Bellows Falls
| manager of Durham Brothers shoe store
| who. though n comparative stranger to
| most of those present impressed all with
| his leVel-headed common sense and his
| value in the future as a citizen. His
| theme was What Boards of Trade Have
Accomplished in Other Towns" He cited
the influence of similar organizations in
| one or two other cities that had come un.
| der his personal observation. being par.
| ticularly familiar with the work of the
board of trade of Worcester, Mass, about
| which he spoke at some length. Mr.
Hamilton was followed by Dr. f. r
| Campbell, with the subject, The Value OF
| United Effort in Securing Good Results
j. p. Riley, the local superintendent Of
| the international Paper Company, was
next on the program, but he was unabl,
| to be present, and sent a very interesting
letter, which was read before the assem-
bly,. Rev j. H. Reid spoke briefly OF
Live Local Public Spirit" urging thos,
| present to do their utmost to arouse thi.
spirit in Bellows Falls. Altogether, tn,
outlook is very good for much good from
this organization.
Rev. c. r. B. Dodge will exchange mex
Sunday with Rev. Henry Crocker o.
Chester.
The Woman's club will meet in the par
Tors of the Congregational church to
morrow afternoon at o'clock.
Kibbe Brooks of the Casien company.
chemical department is in Westfleld
Mass, for two weeks vacation.
The goods seized by Deputy Sheriff
Moors from the Crescent Bottling com
pany were returned to the former own
prS Monday and tha so1ooDs Nrortl