Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-18
ORGANIZATION IS STARTED
DIRECTORS OF BOARD OF TRADE
CHOSEN LAST EVENING.
At a Meeting in Grange Banquet Hall
Sixty. Three Pledge Themselves to
Membership = Bylaws Adopted
Officers to Be Chosen by Directors.


Membership = Bylaws Adopted
officers to Be Chosen by Directors.
At an enthusiastic meeting in the
grange banquet hall last evening the
new Brattleboro Board of Trade was
organized with the following board OF
directors: L. +. Adams, Nj. Austin
ir, w. ii. Corser, j. G. Estey, l.. Il
Hildreth, NJ. J. Moran, A. p. Simonds
]. l.. stockwell, f. h. Vaughan, IL
=. Wellman, A. ID. Wyatt, q. l.. Dun
ham. c. o. Robbins and c. Il. Gratfam
These directors are empowered ia
choose a president, yice-president, see
rotary and treasurer of the organization
and to appoint II committees whose
chairmen shall be chosen from the
board of directors, The committees will
be ms follows: House and entertain
ment. insurance and taxation, legisla'
tion, local trade, manufacturing and
new industries, membership, mercantile
affairs, printing and publicity, postal
and telephone and telegraph, public i'm.
provements, transportation, ways and
means. II was the sense of the meet
inc that a membership fee of 50 and
annual dues of $40 be charged, and 63
out of the number present signed cards
pledging themselves TO membership un'
der those conditions. II was voted that
the bylaws of the Springfield, Mass
Board of trade. with the word Brattle'
boro substituted for that of Springfield
Mass. be adopted ms the bylaws OF
the new organization with such altera'
tions as shall be deemed necessary by
the board of directors to conform to To-
cal conditions.
Nearly 100 men were present at the
meeting of which G.. l.. Durham was
chosen chairman and c. T.. Gratfam see
retarv. Mr.. Durham spoke of the in
formal gathering held May at which
Mr.. Robbins, Mr.. Graffam and himself
were chosen committee TO investi
gate conditions in Springfield and
Greenfield, and then told "trip
10 these cities. He spoke or
dialitv with which they were resEed
and the enthusiasm shown by the men
connected with the organizations. lie
also outlined the valuable work which
the Springfield Board of Trade had ae'
complished and told of some things m
which a local board of trade could co
operate with those in Greenfield and
Springfield. Mr.. Robbins mentioned
some of the things by which the com
mittee had been impressed and AT the
suggestion of Mr.. Durham read the by
laws of the Springfield Board of Trade
Mr.. Graffam dwel particularly on the
enthusiasm which the Springfield men
showed in the work ard told of some
of the lines along which benefit had
come to the city. He said that j
| Frank Drake, secretary of the Spring
field Board of Trade, had expressed
his willingness to speak TO local gath
ering on the subject and recommended
/ that he be secured.
| 4 discussion Of the best method fol
organization followed, and membership
cards were distributed with the result
above noted. 1t was at first thought
/ that formal organization should be de
ferred until given number hat
pledged themselves TO join, but wher
! il was found that 62 of those present
were willing to become members W. y
| Vinton moved that organization be per
! fected Immediately. On suggestion OF
| the committee it was decided TO choose
board of IA directors. G. c. Fitt'
| then moved that the committee prepare
list. adding that it ought to include
| the members of the committee. The
| list given above was Ten offered ant
unanimously elected. After the ques
ton of adopting a set of bylaws ha'
been discussed and finally settled j
pursuance to motion of Mr.. Fits ad
| iournment was taken.
At meeting of the directors hel'
after the meeting last evening the fol
lowing officers were chosen; President
Charles 0. Robbins; first vice-president
George l.. Durham; second vice-presi
dent Charles f. Gratfam. The matte
of electing secretary and treasure
and of appointing the different commit
tees was discussed but left until late
date for action.
The objects of the new Board o
Trade, according to its bylaws, are
"To establish body of recognized au
thority to deal with matters of interes
to the business men of Brattleboro am
to the general public; to forward tn
prosperity of the mercantile and manu-
featuring community; and to procur
and spread such information as will ad
vance and elevate commercial dealings
and extend just methods of business b,
the establishment and maintenance o
a place for business and social gather
ings. The membership is open to an
individual residing in Brattleboro.
is the idea of the directors to secur
the services of secretary who will b
able to give at least a portion of HI
time to the detail work and to secur
quarters in which to transact the bus
ness of the organization. A campaig
for new members will begin at once.