The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

no inducement. When the new power
generated by the damlng OF our river
is available that undoubtedly will be a
very strong inducement to locate here.
Till then we must look for small concerns
to come here and develop, give what aid
and assistance we can and watch them
grow. And after all dozen diversified
industries employing say 50 men each on
an average are of more value TO a com
munity than one concern employing 6OO
men and turning out one class of goods.
Another work of this committe was the
planning. arranging and getting into shape
a Building and Loan association; IN TACT
it was all ready to be started when the
unexpected and unfortunate financial de-
preston settled over the country and
made postponement absolutely necessary.
However. this matter is still well in hand
and will be carried through when the
times warrant it. 1t must be remembered
that the work of this committee has been
restricted to about six months, for since
the date of the financial depression there
has been no manufacturing nor any IN
dustry that desired to make any change
whatever, in fact they have been quite
willing to stand pat and hold on to what
they have got right where they are.
The public improvements committee,
IF. r. Vaughan, chairman, has done good
and effective work, especially when you
consider the small amount OF money APP,
propriated for its use. The cutting OF
grass, the edging of turf and the placing
of hower-beds at many corners and inter
sections of our streets are evidence OF Its
work. BY repeated requests and sugges-
tions the bailiffs have at last placed new
and improved signs at the street corners,
and the credit for this surely belongs to
this committee. | would also add that
this committee has repeatedly taken up
the matter of a better approach to our
railroad station, for a better and more
sanitary condition of the toilet rooms IN
the depot and general sticking up
about the grounds and have received prom
ises of improvement, but as yet nnini-
filed
Today Bratteboro is more widely known
than ever before. The building of a great
dam across the Connecticut river has OF
course drawn attention to this section,
but the work of your publicity committee,
Of which A. p. Simonds is chairman, has
contributed in no small measure to the
placing of our town in the lime hight;
Ten thousand booklets have been issued
and sent broadcast all over this country
and especially where it was thought tneyy
might do some good. A large painted
sion plainly to be seen during the day and
Eliminated at night has been placed near
the railroad station telling travellers that
Rrattleboro is good and desirable place
to locate to live in and to do business IN.
At the Valley Fair much advertising was
nlaced and distributed, all of which be-
snoke the advantages of our town. Some
thing like $4,000 envelopes bearing SIM
lar legend have been used by our business
men in their correspondence ana nave
gone to every state in the union; iouI
secretary has regularly mailed goou ad.eI-
Using matter to every paper In the state
r,;th the result that much favorable com
ment regarding our town anu oieaiihN'
ton has been made.
The committee on insurance ana TAXA,
t;on John Calvin, chairman, is at all
times alert and watching out 1or our
towns welfare. No increase IN insurance
rotas has been made in Brattleboro, al,
though an advance in many New Engiailu
towns has been noted. Through the III.
Auence of this committee a position vi
the board of state tax commissioners wa, man
sacured for one of the most capaDie men
IN Vermont and the very etflclent WORK
ha i doing is a credit and beneht not
nnIv To our organization but to our to"h
and the whole state.
Of the work of the committee on Trans,
nortation. j. H. Burke, chairman, IL. ,n5
sav at the beginning that had tne poaau
of trade nothing else to show for ITS yea;
- ~ than the good results secured Dy thIs
o mor there would be enough TO en-
titIa # TO the support of the community J;
Never before has the tram service IN Gnu
ont of Brattleboro been as saIiS Srr;nG
o out # Is TODAY. A good train from Spring 1s
field arriving here at 9.O3 a. m, ; anu inf
turning at S.43 p. m, is an aeh me ernud
Of which our board is particularly p,on oc.
Many of our business men N. nav greaf bene-
easOn tt to sP of this 50 improved service bring
ut 70 .nen i u does an early mail from New
ING 8gl IN as II II the the summer the COMMITTEES
. nUanc for and secured tram to leave