Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
MERCHANTS ANNUAL MEETING
Live Topics Considered by Pro
tective Association Friday.
cooperative Industrial Education, Rur-
lin xtvn ms winter Resort and
New Convention Hall Discussed
school system Mapped.

evening at the first annual meeting of the
Merchants Protective association escape
the untimcly death which, in time past
has so often been the fate of perfectly
good plans for the hetterrnent of Bur
lngton. then that gathering Will some
day prove to have been ons OF the most
vitality important meetings IN the history
OF this city.
Is the new scheme OF cooperative indus
trial education that mas been tried with
marked success elsewhere In this couo-
Try to be introduced hero?
le this city, with it's splendid op-
portunities for cold weather sports, "a
become r'val of Montreal. our northern
sister of .he SHOWS as a Mecca, not only
tor summer travel. but for winter re
creation as well?
Is Burlington to have convention hall
or will the new edince I've convention
han combined with a new city hall?
The new union station was mentioned
only once during the entire two hours
and a half and then merely TO TIC oNtent
Of casual reference.
WORK or A YEAR
The meeting of the Merchants Pro-
tective association which, he II remem-
this State-was called to order with
g. sident g. u. Jarvis in the chair. and
Tendance numbering upwards IF o.
meeting was marked by the same
.r..ture that distinguishes the regular
monthly meetings. and all other meet
iics Of -his organizntion-tne absence of
tho smaller dealers.
'rhe president in an informal way.
citation during the first year of It's ex-
istence.
We have succeeded" said ha Sin
collecting our bad debts. stopping the
creation Of new debts Of an uncollact-
able nature. protected ourselves
against scheme advertising ana sub
scription papers. and in WORKING other
needed reforms Both in spring ana
fan we hcll successful trade weeks
which gave the city a big ADVERTISE
ment throughout the state OF Vermont
and the eastern part Of New York
state"
Some things. he SAID. have not been
accomplished. The failure to compass
the better lighting OF church street
he attributed to the injunction of the
burlington Light & Power company,
restraining the city from adding to tho
equipment OF its lighting plant, thus
rendering impossible the installation
Of the proposed new system
The report of Financial Secretary c.
r. Hopkins was then rendered. this
showing in detail the effectiveness Of
the associations work in collecting
bad debts and blocking the forma tion
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records. Treasurer Ellis also present
ed a report. and the election of of.
fcers followed.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. Jarvis had declined to consider
a reelection to the presidency. but
when this came he did not refuse to
serve. II. G Humphrey. who has
served with faithfulness and interest
in the office of president was also
re- elected, as was Secretary F. l..
Lane. Mason 6. Beebe was chosen as
treasurer. and the remaining members
Of the executive committee. which In
Cludes the four officers named above.
were named as follows: l.. 7. Wood.
II. p. Wright, +. H. Clarkson. J. NJ
Bregsten, c. Fl. Ellis, J. :. PATRICK,
H. II. Shufelt VI C. Reynolds and f.
q G.. Downing.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
Smith f.. Henry brought up the matter
of the new cooperative industrial educa-
ton. He has been talking with Daniel
Simonds, president of the well known ST.
monds Manufacturing company Of Fitch
burg, Mass. who make saws. ules and
knives. Mr. SmondS is AT the head Of flve
in Bradstreet's is very high Mr.. Henry
has also been talking with Director W. T.
Hunter OF the Fitchburg high school Mr.
Simonds and Mr. Hunter are working out
in F1tchDurg, with great success. ,lo new
educational idea, which, in substance
brings together school ana factory for
the training of boys and girls in CONNER
Cal and industrial pursuits.
The iden is very simple and mlrvei0usly
effective. Tho boys are taken in pairs
Suppose tina Johnnie Brown and Jimmie
smith are one pair. This week Johnnie
goes to school, where he studies the prin-
ciples of the task he is learning, ana Jim
mic Is at work, for 10 or - cents an hour
ia a shop, doing the actual wori; itself
Next WesE Johnnie goes down to the
shop In his oyeralls and works with his
h4ndH, while Jimmie puts on a clean shirt
and goes to soAool for few days. After
a few years OF this hotn boys graduate
into real life with the ability to earn an