The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-12

ing and publicity committee in prepar-
ing booklet, now in press, for distri-
button with the idea of advertising
Brattleboro s advantages. The public
improvement committee was commend
ed for its work along the lines of civic
betterment, and the transportation
committee was mentioned as having Sc
cured the promise of better train ser,
vice.
Among the other things which the
secretary mentioned as having been
accomplished by the board of trade
during the past year were the Undue
the local ticket office open previous to
the departure of every train day or
night, the bringing to Brattleboro of
the officers of the National Good Roads
association, the taking of very ac-
curate census of Brattleboro and the
securing of President II. H. Bowman
and Secretary j. +. Drake of the
Springfield board of trade to address
the local organization.
After the report of the secretary
came the reports of special committees
which included that of the nominating
committee: c. L. Stickney, c. G. Fits
and H. c. Rice. In behalf of this com
mittee Mr.. Stickney presented the fol
lowing nominations for officers for the
ensuing year: Directors, c. o. Robbins,
G. L. Durham, c. E. GRAHAM, L. F..
Adams, John Calvin, j. G. Estey, NJ j..
Moran, M. Austin, jr., II 2. Wellman,
A. D. Wyatt, A. P. Simonds, F. R.
Vaughan, j. H. Burke and E. L. Hill
dreth; treasurer, A. II. Pettee; clerk,
George E. Fox; auditor, Fred q.
Adams. On motion of E. H. Crane the
secretary was instructed to cast one
ballot for these officers and they were
unanimously chosen. The president,
vice-presdents and secretary will be
chosen by the directors.
Following the election remarks were
made by the chairmen of different com
mittees and the discussion brought out
thereby proved extremely interesting
and instructive. In response to ques-
lions Mr.. Austin, chairman of the new
|! industries committee, gave at some
length narrative of the work done
by that committee during the past
year, speaking of the various kinds OF
Industries that had been negotiated
with and the amount of detail work
that had been done in this connection.
While no new industries had yet been
induced to locate here Mr.. Austin said
that there were one or two good pros
poets, one in particular being some
thing in the line of a machine shop
He said he thought more would be ac'
complished by organizing companies
with local capital than in paying large
bonuses to secure concerns. In clos
ing he called attention to the fact that
the Springfield (Mass.) board of trade
had secured only two industries during
the past year.
Mr.. Vaughan of the public improve
ments committee spoke of what had
been done in the way of civic better
ment the past year and expressed the
opinion that in the future the commit
tee would better work independently
rather than in conjunction with the
civics committee of the woman s club
This. he said, was not on account OF
auv friction but because any action
taken by the public improvements com
mittee had to be ratified by the direc
TORS of the board of trade and it was
easier to work separately on this ac
count. Mr.. Vaughan spoke of the lee
ture given by George w. Cable on the
prize gardens of Northampton, Mass.
and thought the board of trade would
do well to give prizes for such com
petition. A. D. Wyatt of the postal