The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
Board of Trade Takes Steps to
Secure Publicity
ALONG PROGRESSIVE LINES
Following Business Session Last Evening,
the Members Listened to an "
tive Address by p ). lSwM'
MontPt ycymo"N : Trade.

Forty members Of the Board of Trade
met in the Granite Manufacturers rooms
last evening for business meeting and
an informal talk by w. c. Cotton presi-
dent Of the Montpelier Board Of Trade
President w. G. Reynolds occupied the
chair and introduced the speaker. After
Mr. Colton's remarks and the adjourn
ment OF the meeting, light lunch was
served the members.
Secretary Waldron Shield opened the
business meeting with report of the
last meeting Of the board His report
was accepted, and A. p. Abbott, chairman
Of the advertising committee, gave a
report OF committee melting held De-
cember 5. In his report. Mr.. Abbott
voiced the request Of the committee for
the sum OF $50 from the board to aid
in carrying out a plan for advertising
Barre. The committee suggested that
advertising slips bearing an appropriate
inscription be issued to business men
10 be placed in business correspondence.
Other plans discussed and advocated by
the committee contained provisions for
the erection Of signs on the highways
where the city limits extend. with the
words The Home of Barre Granite" CT
some other suitable inscription. II Il the
idea of the committee to carry out thpsp
plans next snring The motion as Of
fered before the board was carried unani-
mously. As no other business came be-
fore the meeting, the chairman intro
dueed Mr.. Cotton. who spoke for nearly
forty-fiye minutes,
In his remarks, Mr.. Cotton continually
emphasized the desirability for closer
relations between Barre aud MONTPELIER
and said that the development os the
two cites must inevitably be brought
about through the same channels Tie
spoke Of the advantages to be derived
through constant cooperation and elan
went on record as heartily fnvoring a
county board Of trade, which, in ttun,
should be supported by similar orgahi
zation embracing the entire state.
| A board Of trade is the organization of
public sentiment. said Mr.. Cotton. It's
work is essentially The organization of
public spirit.
The speakers following remarks were
largely concerned with some of the prac-
tical results that have been ACCOMPLISHED
~ ca HtAIUtUt VI Eut bHdEU III WHICH
/ he is president. An energetic board of
trade he believed, viii bc the medium Of
bringing a city or town into touch with
other sections Of the country. Barre and
Montpelier. situated in the very garden
spot Of Vermont, 10 the midst oF the
finest agricultural region in Vermont. Il
not in New England. and drawing upon
unlimited quarryug sacts for their b,isi-
ness. are offered golden opportunities
for development and progress along va
ried lines
Mr.. Cotton called particular attention
to the advantages to be derived from
advertising the agricultural resources Of
the section, as we'll as the natural re-
sources. He told Of the corn. potato and
apple shows held in Montpelier recently
and of the advantages which have al
ready accrued from these sources When
the farmer thrives, il is a pretty sure
sign that someone else IS also prosper
ing. and hence it behooyes the business
men of the two Washington county cit
les to get together and boom the prod
liets that farmers are furnishing. He
mentioned the method of Advertising by
slips, such products as maple sugar, ap-
pies. etc, in their respective seasons and
said that such a plan involved little ex
pense but actually produced results,
In the course OF his talk. Mr.. Cotton
warned the local board of the danger of
mixing politics with trade expansion.
Barre. and Barre all the time, he said.
should be the prime object of the Board
of Trade. He condemned the practice
of offering bonus to some prospective
manufacturing enterprise and said that
this means of securing new industries
was fast dying out. Before reaching ont
in an effort to get more industries in
our cities, he said, we should first be sure
that the manufacturing plants already
located are taxed to their utmost Gu
pacity with work.
Mr. Cotton spoke of the experiments
conducted by the Montpelier board in
marking products with the inscription,
shade in Montpelier He believed such
plan to be feasible among the business
men of Barre. He suggested that during
the maple sugar and apple seasons, Barre
end Montpelier business men get togeth-
er and agree upon an inexpensive plan
of advertising the products by means of
the slips already put to practical use
by the Capital city Board Of Trade.
Other experiments conducted by the
Montpelier board included several cele-
brations. horse show and the estab-
fishing of public rest room in the city
hall MIR. Cotton took occasion to ex-
press his appreciation of the assistance
which Barre men lent in making the
workhorse parade a success and assured
them of Montpelier's cooperation, should
the plan be tried out in this city. He
spoke enthusiastically Of the rest room
and said that all Of its advantages could
not be enumerated During his talk, the
speaker paid a deserved tribute to the
part which the women's club has played
in the work of Mcntpeliers Board of
Trade and said that its assistance should
not be overlooked.
In closing. Mr. Cotton predicted that
Barre and Montpelier would continue to
grow together and not apart saying that
their civic progress and industrial devel-
opment should be accomplished through
the same agencies.
The speaker was roundly applauded
at the conclusion of his remarks and a
motion for a vote of thanks to be ten
dered him was carried emphatically when
the entire gathering arose when the af-
firmative was called for. The luncheon,
served in the reading room adjoining the
hall, brought the meeting to close.