Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-23
STATE NEWS
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State Board of Trade May Be Organized.

otate BOARD or trade way be organized.
The first steps toward forming a
state board of trade were taken at a
large public meeting held in the
house of Representatives hall at
Montpelier last week. After the
matter had been thoroughly discussed
it was moved that an executive COM
mittee of five be appointed by Cover
nor Mead, chairman of the meeting,
! to perfect details of an organization
and report at meeting to be called
! by the chairman, and the motion pre-
vailed Many prominent men were
present, including ex-governor G. H.
| Prouty, who is one of the enthusiast
tic hackers of the movement, and who
called the gathering to order. After
Governor Mead had been elected tenn
porary chairman and Lynn M. Hays
of Burlington, temporary secretary,
eX-Gov. Prouty was called upon to ex-
plain the purpose of the state board
of trade. He said that the purpose
was to exploit the advantages of the
state, advertise them to the people
out OF the state, bring new enter
priseS and develop water power and
other resources. Gov. Prouty said
that in travelling about the country,
he had learned that Vermont was not
known as we'll as ought to be known.
He also said that he had received
sixty letters from substantial men,
all of whom favored the project. In
closing he declared there would be no
politics or religion in the movement,
simply the betterment of the state
! for purpose. Fred E. Gleason, sec
rotary of the Montpelier, board Of
trade, spoke in favor of the state
| board of trade, stating that no one
who was interested in the develop
ment of the state would oppose such
a project. Maxwell Evarts of Wind
sor and New York thought the idea
would not avail unless the organiza-
/ ton were made practical and he
| thought the advantages OF the towns
| ought to be set forth as locations for
industries. The railroads will co op-
| crate in summer travel, and be knew
! the Boston & Maine is interested in
/ the development of that section of the
state, through which its line runs
Gov. Mead remarked that he had
been informed that President Mellen
of the Boston & Maine was thorough
ly interested in the development of
! Vermont and it was his purpose to
soon visit the state with that idea in
view. d. W. HanleY, general paSSen-
ger agent of the Central Vermont rail
road. was on his feet next, and he de
clared his railroad has spent thou
sands of dollars every year to adver-
tise the attractions of Vermont and
that good work was done. What Yer.
mont needs, he said are some gooC
hotels to accommodate the increasing
business. Last year over one hun
dred and fifty farmhouses entertained
summer boarders at prices ranging
from seven dollars to ten dollars {
week and besides that the hotels and
camps di a large business. AMONG
others who expressed themselves il
favor of the project of the state boarc
of trade were A. NJ. Fletcher of Cav
endish, l.. NJ. Hays, Mason S, Stone
Lieut.. Gov. Slack, H. B. Barden, sen
ator from Rutland county, F. M. Cor
ry and George l.. Blanchard Of Mont
pelier, R. w. McCuen of Vprgennes
and John w Redmond of Newport
The discussion was followed by thu
action above outlined, and the meeting
then adjourned, subject to recall bs
the chairman.