Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-07-14
PROGRESSIVE BRATTLEBoRo.
Complimentary Editorial. Reference In
Springfield Board Of Trade Publication,
Western New England.

Springfield Board Of Trade Publication,
Western New England.
Public notice of the right sort, and
plenty of 1t, is given this town in the
current issue, June, of Western New
England, a monthly publication issued
by the Springfield board of trade. A
column Is devoted to the Brattleboro
board of trade, and three pages are
given up to an account OF the Better
Brattleboro campaign, including mar
tone pictures of Frank Dyer, Clarke c.
Fits, Rev. Roy M. Houghton, Col j.
Gray Estey, George l.. Durham and the
Auditorium stage, where the meetings
were held. In a circular letter solicit
ing subscriptions OF the members of the
local board OF trade the editor of West
ern New England says: I'VE will gladly
give Brattleboro page in each issue of
the magazine If the board of trade will
furnish the material for II and III the
citizens are with us
In an editorial preface to the ar
ticle. by Rev. r. NJ. Houghton, secre-
tary of the campaign committee, ON the
Better Brattleboro campaign, the maya
zine says: "Brattleboro is one of the
most progressive towns in Western New
England: its board of trade can furnish
an inspiration and a, model to lots of
communities both large and small. The
Better Brattleboro campaign has been
WIDELY nOleu anu So ldNOldbiS tithN SN'
eral other places, among them SPRING
field, are already contemplating similar
campaigns. Vhis sketch of the plan and
results by one prominently associated
with it gives an excellent idea of the
campaign"
Following is the text of the article en-
titled What One Board Has Done:
THE Brattleboro board of trade holds
some records. There is reason to be-
leve that it is the largest board of trade
in any community of Brattleboros size
in New England, and it is-which is
more important-one of the most sue
cessful in accomplishment Through its
fundamentally new industries have been
secured for the town and business con-
dtions and civic spirit improved.
The board of trade Is not unmindfu
of the moral and social interests of the
community. They united enthusiastically
with the churches in carrying on the no.
license campaign which resulted in an
overwhelming majority for no-license.
1t has an inducement to offer industries
and individuals who wish to be in a
town where there are II churches and
no saloons. The new industrial devel-
opments now under way are sure to
bring one thousand men to Brattleboro
within few months. The board of
trade fully appreciates the Importance of
furnishing houses for these new citizens
and a definite movement is under way
for building beautiful and sanitary ten
ement houses. -
THE board of trades activities have
been diverse. The organization has
spent hundreds of dollars in advertising.
Some of its members were instrumental
in the building of the dam across the
Connecticut river which is an attraction
for new industries and greatly beauti-
fes the town by forming a lake about
% miles long where boating is enjoyed
in summer and skating in winter; it con-
tributed a large bonus toward securing
the Fetch Pier chair factory, and it
is intensely interested and active in the
local railroad situation. The largest
monument to its endeavors is the Fort
Drummer Cotton Mills, which are now in
the process of construction. These mills
are to be capitalized at $450.000 and $780,
900 of the stock was raised in Brattle-
boro, 800 900 of which was subscribed by
members of the board of trade.
Older industrial enterprises have given
Brattleboro world wide reputation.
The most noteworthy of these is the
Estey Organ company, which employs
about 400 men; the Hooker, Corser &
Mitchell overall company employs about
225; the S. A. Smith company employs
1875; the White River Chair company
employs 200; f. L. Hildreth e. Co.,
printers, eighty; and the Vermont Print
ing company, so; the Carpenter Organ
company employs so men; the Durham
Brothers, wholesale boot and shoe mer-
chants, have an office force of 60 and 20
agents in the field. Five strong banks
are a testimony to the standing of the
town as a commercial centre. To these
older enterprises the board of trade, I'M
der the leadership of it's energetic presi-
dent, Dennison Cowles, is continually
adding new enterprises.
Towns and small cities may we'll look
to Brattleboro for example and en-
enlargement Success of this sort u.s.
first of all, the result of the spirit be-
hind Such a spirit is coming to be
recognized throughout the country as a
great civic asset"