Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
Everybody Who Appeared at
Hearing Enthusiastically in
Fevor of Project.
TOURISTS THE YEAR ROUND
Temporary Organization Formed
with Gov. Mead as President
and L. M. Hays as Sec
retary.

tivcs' hall this evening meeting was
held to discuss the formation Of a State
board OF trade and to consider matters
that would tend to the Industrial and
agricultural developments of Vermont
The large attendance of prominent men
| from all parts Of the State testified to
the widespread interest in the affairs 10
be discussed.
Ex-GoN g. II. Prouty of Newport
called the meeting to order and Cover
nor j. y. Mead was elected chairman.
Governor stated that he was in hearty
! sympathy with the movement 10 be in
ausurated and he expressed the hope
| that something definite might be done
to boom the new Vermont
EX-GOVERNOR PRO1TY.
An organization was completed by the
election of l.. VI. Hays of Burlington as
secretary Ex-Governor Prouty explain
I'd the object OF the meeting. He said
vermont and Nermonters are no; known
as lheN should be and the organization
Of state board Of trade would bring
the advantages OF the State before the
peoi .e outside the boarders of the State
II local boards Of trade like the one
IN Lrdttlchoro can cooperate and bring
into that Village new Industries surely a
state board can do larger things along
the same lines We are proud Of the his
tory of Vermont in the State but II is
Tor us to organize in the present and
take hold of problems tnat confront us
IN sane and sensible manner and re-
suits are sure to follow. He produced
letters from prominent business men of
the State, every one II whom were in
sympathy with the proposed Statewide
movement.
Fred f. Gleason secretary of the Mont
pelier board of trade, was first called
upon by the chairman. Mr.. Gleason said
he is in hearty sympathy with the project
and referred to the good work done by
the Massachusetts board
INCREASED SUMMER TRAVEL.
Maxwell Evarts of Windsor gave
individual instances of what a State board
OF trade can do in increasing business
and summer travel. In this connection no
Sald the new management of the Boston
d Maine railroad is ready to Join hands
WIN the business men Of Vermont in
building up new industries and opening
new hotels In the State. Mr.. Evarts sad
he believed a State board of trade Is
practical for Vermont.
D. W. tanleN general passenger agent
vi the central Vermont, spoke OF the ad-
Nert'Sihs Vermont that has been done in
inc past ny that railroad and expressed
pcHel mat IT the business Is properly
haholed Vermont will have as large a
summer tourist business as has Nou
TJoy I,t
hampshire. vermont needs more good
notes The natural attractions of the
STATE ana the railroads will do their
part.
Representative A. NJ. Fletcher urged
those VINO arc behind the State board Of
trade movement to proceed in n business
like maner and he believed success will
follow.
VERMONT AS WINTER RESORT
L. NJ. Hays gave an illustration az
what Vermont could do in advertising
Its apples. compared the summer bust
ness done In Vermont and New Hamp
shire and urged developing and ad-
vertising Vermont as winter resort
Mason g. Stone. State superintendcnt
Of education, I.ieut.-Gov. l.. p. Slack
Senator II. p. Barned and J. w Rod,
mond spoke in favor of the pronosad
movement.
President Dennison Cowles of the
Brattleboro board OF trade read an in
teresting paper on the function Of lo-
cal boards OF trade and gave concrets
examples Of what Brattleboro has
done In developing new industries
on motion Of w. II. Crocket, y,
Montpelier 1t was voted that the tom
porary organization be continued un,u
such time as IT be thought hast ,o
make ~ permanent. Fred a. Howlond
or Montpelier moved that a comm,t,e.
OF five. OF which ex-Governor Prouty
shall be the head, be appointed nv m.
chair to further Investigate a olar and
scope Tor state board Of trade. fix
fees and report at a subsequent meat.
ing. The motion prevailed.
good roads meeting followed. over
"hich Governor Mead presided. Ad-
dresses were made by Ralph Perry
HOOKER and Robert Earle Of the New
york state highway commission.