St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-15
new BOARD OF TRADE
Progressive Men in Wells River
and Connecticut Valleys Form
Live Organization.

The Connecticut and Wells River
Valleys Board of Trade is the name
of the latest organization of business
men to be formed in the state of
Vermont. 1t was organized at
Wells River last Wednesday night
and starts off with a membership of
about 100, including representative
business men from Wells River,
Newbury, Ryegate, Barnet, Groton,
Bradford and Fairlee.
The meeting for organization was
held in Village Hall and Nelson
Bailey presided. In calling the
meeting to order Mr.. Bailey stated
that the object of organization was
to bring business men together and
unite them for the common purpose
of developing the business inter-
ests of this whole section. He then
appointed committees on nomination
and on bylaws.
While waiting for the report of
the committees, different names were
suggested for the club and by a
unanimous vote the name of the
Connecticut and Wells River Valleys
Board of Trade was adopted. The
committee on bylaws then reported
and their report was accepted.
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following list of Off
GERS which were unanimously elected.
President, Nelson Bailey, Wells
River.
Treasurer, Samuel Hutchins, of
Wells River.
Secretary, George N. Bailey of
Wells River.
Vice presidents, H. c. Kent, Bar
net; George G. Nelson, Ryegate;
G. L. McLam, Topsham; E. S.
Rowland, East Corinth; M. A.
Gale, Bradford; L. G. Andrews,
Fairlee; J. B. Hale, Newbury; E.
F. Clark, Groton; H. T. Baldwin,
Wells River.
Executive committee, F. Tewks-
bury, South Ryegate; Arthur E..
Hale, Bradford; F. E. Kimball, New
bury.
Transportation committee, R.. E.
Farwell, Ryegate; Alex. Beaton,
South Ryegate; F. H. Bickford of
Bradford.
Publicity committee, Harry E.
Parker, Bradford; C. G. Lord, Grot-
on; J. A. Dimick, Topsham; w. J.
Bigelow, ST. Johnsbury; Rev.
Donald Frazer, Wells River; Rev. H.
J. Newton, Bradford.
Ways and Means committee, Alex
Greer, NeWbury; George F. Winch,
McIndoes; c. F. Thurber, Fairlee.
Highway committee, H. T. Bald
win, Wells River; A. G. Jackman,
East Corinth; H. w. Tewksbury,
J. H. Stuart, McIndoes;
William Thompson, Ryegate; F. L.
Bradford.
Membership committee, the vice
presidents.
The Banquet.
AS soon as the meeting adjourned
the company repaired to Hale's Tav-
ern where 1O2 seats were provided
and all but one were filed. Young's
orchestra of St. Johnsbury discours-
ed music After one of Mr.. Hale's
dinners had been enjoyed
President Bailey called the assembly
to order and introduced the Rev.
Donald Fraser of Wells River, who
told some good stories and then
spoke of the Importance of such an
organization as this and wished it
success.
George H. S. Soule of the Shaw
nut National bank of Boston was
next introduced. He had made an
of the matter of estab-
ishing a cold storage plant at Wells
River and confined his talk largely
% that. He said that everything the
farmer produces is of perishable |
nature and unless he had an Oppor-
unity to store it he must accept |
whatever the market offered or lose
t. Cold storage is the only protec-
ion they can secure. Cold storage
S also a necessity to the consuming
public It would be impossible to
maintain regular supply of eggs
without it. There should be a good |
opening for cold storage plant here
Us it is in the center of a large pro-
lucing section and there is not an
,ver supply of cold storage plants
1t present There are only four in
Boston and purchasers there would |
oe willing to store their supplies
lere if it could, be done to advant-
lge 1t costs about II of cent a
)ound per month to store meats in
Boston. Apples can be stored for
5 cents per barrel per month. So
armers could afford to hold their
PRODUCTS for more favorable mar
let. The most economical plant to |
operate would be one with $4,000
:ubic feet capacity. Such a plant
would require a 80 ton refrigeration
which means ability to cool the
anne amount of supplies as 80 tons
# ice would cool in "a hours. The
ooling plant could be operated by
Electricity to the best advantage.
The cost of such a plant would
,e approximately 100000. The in
restment or cost of different de-
,artments to be power, $4,000; la
,or, $1,1OO; repairs, $3.50; supplies,
$500; taxes, $40O, the total $4,000.
CONTINUED on page 2.)
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