Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-18
BOARD OF TRADE
BrattIeboro Business Mems Or
ganization Effected Last Night
sIxty-Four Of the 80 Present Enrolled
In MembershIp-c. o. Robbins, PresI-
dent-Board Of IL Directors.

slxty-Four Of the 80 Present Enrolled
In MembershIp-c. o. Robbins, Presi-
dent-5oard Of IL Directors.
Brattleboro has a board of trade
Its organization was effected last even
ing, with officers as follows:
President, Charles o. Robbins.
Vice presidents, George L. Durham and
c. Il. GRAHAM
Directors, L. F. Adams, Martin Austin,
jr., w. II. Corser, ]. G. Estey, e. L. Hill
dreth, NJ. j. Moran, Arthur p Simonds
j. L. Stockwell, F. r. Vaughan, II. p.
Wellman, d. p. Dewitt, c. o. Robbins,
c. e. GRAHAM, G.. l.. Durham.
In answer to a call sent to business
men of the town a company of about
80 assembled in Grange banquet hall last
evening at o'clock. George l.. Durham
called the meeting to order. He was
chosen chairman, with G. +. GRAHAM sec
retary. Mr.. Durham spoke of the pre-
liminary meeting held at the Brooks
House and told at some length of the
experience of the committee-Messrs
Durham, Robbins and Graffam-on their
trip to Springfield and Greenfield to in
vestigate the workings of the boards Of
trade in those places. The remarks were
devoted largely to information obtained
in Springfield where the board has 500
members with dues of SO each a year,
and a secretary is employed at a salary Of
$1,000 to devote his entire time to the in
terests of the board ar. Durham en-
phasized the fact that the bringing OF
new industries would not be the most i'm
portant work of a board in Brattleboro.
He spoke of the suggestion made in
Springfield Nof the benefit to be derived
from early morning train north from
Springfield through Brattleboro to White
River Junction and of the belief Of the
members of the Springfield board that
such a train would be put on by the BoS-
ton & Maine road If the boards of trade
in Springfield, Greenfield, Brattleboro
and Bellows Falls Joined in united ef-
fort.
Suggestions recently have been made
for the reorganization of the village inn
provement society and Mr.. Durham said
that this work should probably be di-
rected by the business mems organiza-
ton in charge of the committee on public
| improvements. The board in Springfield
contains 10 committees and that in Green
field 16, but Mr.. Durham and his asso-
cates believe that by certain combina-
| tions II committees would be ample for
| Brattleboros needs. The committee
thought that in the local board s. should
/ be charged for membership fee, with
| SO for annual dues. Rooms for a home
| for the organization were deemed neces-
sary and the committee believe that
secretary should be employed at a suit
able salary who would give part of his
time each day to his official work.
Mr.. Durham called upon Mr.. Robbins.
who spoke of the great success of the
| Springfield board and of the enthusiasm
| which it's members displayed. He read
/ the bylaws of the Springfield board,
which he thought should form the basis
for the home organization, subject to
such changes as should be found neces-
sary to meet the local needs and condi-
tions.
c. E. GRAHAM spoke with good effect
of the reception and enthusiasm which
the Brattleboro visitors found in SPRING
| field He said that il was only necessary
| to give the Brattleboro men the same en-
thusiasm to assure the success of the
| project here He discussed some of the
side issues which have been particularly
beneficial in Springfield and urged har-
mony and hustle as the slogan under
which the local board may go forward
successfully.
After general discussion, in which sew
eral Joined, it was voted to organize a
board with twelve directors, whose names
| should be presented by the committee,
which had a prepared list Pledge cards
were distributed and 64 of the men pres
ent signed them, agreeing to pay IS for a
| membership fee and $40 in dues yearly.
The directors suggested by the committee
were then chosen as given above. After
| the adjournment of the meeting the di-
rectors held a session and chose the presi-
dent and vice presidents Each director
will be q chairman of a committee ana
the committees are as follows: House
and entertainments; insurance and taxa
ton; legislation; local trade; manufac-
lures and new industries; membership;
mercantile affairs; printing and publicity;
postal telegraph and telephones; public
improvements; transportation; ways and
means.
c. E. GRAHAM is chairman of the COM
mittee which will solicit memberships be-
ginning at once. 1t Is expected to have
not less than 200 members enrolled within
a short time. With the spirit which has
already been manifested 1t is certain that
the board of trade will become a vital
factor in the growth. development and
activities of the towns business life