The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-07
Meeting Held to Consider
Matter Enthusiastic
MUCH THAT 1T COULD DO
Committee Of Five Appointed to Pre-
pare Constitution and Bylaws
to Present at Meeting on
April 20.

Ihat Barre needs board OF trade
was the unanimous opinion OF the Is or
more manufacturers, merchants and pro-
fessional men who gathered in the Gran
ite Manufacturers rooms last evening,
and steps were taken to form such an
organization. The meet was an informal
one and the time was gwen up largely
to a general discussion Of the needs Of
such board and some of the things it
could accomplish for the general good
Of the city, and as Mr. Miles expressed
il near the close Of the meeting, he was
glad to see all present were boosters,
not knockers
W. G. Reynolds called the meeting to
order. +. G. Howland was made chair
man and James Mackay clerk. Mr. How
land, in taking the chair, spoke favorably
Of the project and what it might accom-
plish and he hoped it might succeed. He
knew of no prearranged program and the
meeting was open for a general discus
sion Of the object for which it was
called.
Nearly everyone present had some
thing TO say. w. G. Reynolds read from
the bylaws Of the Springfield, Mass,
board OF trade, a list Of committees and
their duties in that organization to show
what one board undertook TO look after.
d. M Miles said he was interested,
as all good citizens should be, in the
project. lie had no particular sugges-
tions to make, many things were needed,
but he thought one to be considered was
the securing Of building granite business.
VIM Barclay said II Barre entered the
building granite industry, il would mean
new firms in addition to those now en-
gagged in the cutting business, and while
those already engaged in the granite
business could not well take hold Of such
work. there was plenty of stock and
plenty Of opportunity and the manufac-
turers would be glad to see the business
established here.
Public service commissioner s. Hollis
ter Jackson thought the city certainly
ought to have board Of trade. Such an
organization was to the municipality
what the Manufacturers association was
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association to the business Of the street.
he mentioned as one Of the things such
an organization might undertake to Sc
cure for Barre was an adequate hotel.
A board of trade could act for all ia
the matter Of transportation facilities.
Homer G. Ladd said q board Of trade
was needed to work for the whole city
and he hoped the meeting would lead to
the forming Of one.
A. 5. Martin thought the idea an ex-
cellent one. He explained what he had
seen OF them and their working on his
recent trip through the West.
James u Goodwin believed such an
almost necessary. We are
well able to handle any additional in
dustry.
J. P. Corskie said the FIRST thing Barre
needed was an adequate hotel and the
second another railroad outlet.
Z. O. Kent spoke Of the need Of addi-
tional power. He thought a right step
was being taken.
James Mackay said that Barre had
grown from nothing to be one of the
leading cities of the state by individual
effort or individual associations If we
could combine all organizations in cen.
tral body we could accomplish much moro
than any one of them could for the
general betterment Of the city. Mr.,
AIackay spoke Of the need of more power,
and how it could be secured He sug-
gested that a committee be appointed to
look around and see how other similar
bodies were conducted, and prepare
constitution and bylaws to be brought
in at another meeting for organization.
Donald Smith spoke Of the eity's
needs, one being more direct railroad
to New York and another being more
motive power. He said there wasn't
stoneshed room enough in Bare today.
If we had more shed room the city
coud do more business and hold II.
F. G. Howland stated there were more
men or firms desirous Of building sheds
this season than in any three previous
years.
Other speakers were Representative
George N. Tilden, Henry Moore, T. r.
Rickert, James Marion, CITY Attorney
I, Ward Carver, Frank Osigers, Homer
Fits, II. f. Cutler and e. A. Drown.
w. G. Reynolds moved that the chair
appoint committee Of five to prepare
bylaws and constitution and bring
them in at meeting to be held in two
weeks for the purpose Of organization.
This was carried
The chair appointed on this committee:
" G. Reynolds, Thomas Nichols, Will
liam Barclay, 7. H. Cave, jr.. and j. Ward
Carver.
The meeting then adjourned to Tues
day evening, april 20, at 5 o'clock.