The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-30
Organization Was Formed at
State Meeting in Montpelier
CONSTITUTION WAS AD0P TED
There Was an Attendance From Many
Sections of Vermont and Spirit of Co.
operation Seemed to Dominate
the Gathering.

Interest in a buster and more pro-
! gressive Vermont was erystallized in
Montpelier yesterday afternoon, when
some fifty representative citizens of ev-
cry section of the state met and formed
what is TO be known hereafter as the
/ Greater Vermont association. The meet
! ing grew out OF a similar gathering OF
/ men in Burlington February IL, at which
/ time a committee Of three WAS appoint
ed to issue call to boards OF trade,
/ civic organizations, oranges, etc, to be
represented at the Montpelier assembly.
/ The committee was composed Of j. b.
| Taylor of Saxtons River, G. p Cowles
Of Burlington and President W. G.. Cotton
of the Montpelier board of trade. Yes
terdays meeting in the city hall was
response to this call,
A conference of the committee mem
bers and other interested persons held
in the forenoon resulted in the forming
of tentative constitution to be submit
ted at the afternoon session. The seg-
eral clauses incorporated in the draft
were admirably put together and in
stantly found favor with the delegates
The meeting came to order a few
moments before o'clock and James +.
Taylor of SaXtons River was made chair
man, with A. c. Hurd of the Windsor
county y NJ G. A. acting as secretary.
Mayor James B. Estee was called upon
for an address Of welcome. In the brief
words that followed, Mayor Estee made
it plain that Montpelier had nothing but
hospitality for any movement that
would include the welfare of the entire
state. At the outset he wished to EN-
phasize the value OF harmony and said
it was the cornerstone of any organiza
ton. He asserted that conservation and
efficiency should be the keynotes of the
movement. Mayor Estee believed that
the gathering present represented the III
yentory of Nermont's greatest asset, her
men.
At the close Of hi remarks, Chairman
Taylor called upon Mr. Cowles of the
committee TO read the proposed consti-
tuition as drawn up during the morning.
Afterwards the chairman took occasion
to explain the different articles and said
that the movement had for its immedi-
ate end and aim. three things which were
to be submitted to the delegates. First
tute what shall be known as Yer
mont week" The proposition includes a
plan whereby the railroads and hotel
men can be induced to enter into the
project and assist Nermonters in seeing
their own state. The idea was to have
representatives of the various pursuits
become acquainted with Vermonts re-
sources, as we'll as her needs. Methods
for bringing about the Vermont week"
were discussed during the meeting. and
helpful suggestions We're offered by sew
eral of the delegates.
Another undertaking which the asso-
citation proposes TO carry out is an OBJ
seryance of the l25th anniversary of Yer
mont's entrance into the union to be
held in 1916 1t is desired that the oeca
sion be made just as pretentious as the
progress which Vermont has made along
several lines will allow.
In a third proposition, plans for
third meeting to be held in Rutland
were considered. and a committee con
sisting of President Guy Potter Benton |
of the university of Vermont, Henry D /
Holton of Brattleboro, member OF the 1
state board Of health, and II. W. Randall 1
of st. JOhnsbury was endorsed To act /
as a nominating committee and to ar I
range for methods in manning the or /
ganiZation.
BY a unanimous vote, the constitution /
submitted and the propositions were (
adopted 1t was at first proposed 10 act /
on the plan of government by article
but Frank L. Greene of st. Adams moved /
that the constitution be accepted as
L. 4 a.. l.
paid to its purpose than to its details,
The idea OF holding a Vermont week
was enthusiastically favored. and the
chair was empowered to appoint com
mittee to have oversight in the matter.
Rev j. A. Scheuerle, pastor of the Con-
church in Hartford argued
that a special committee be appointed
to see TO the agricultural interests of
the movement, and motion to that
effect was carried. The committee will
be made up by the nominating COM
mittee.
The connection between the work out
lined by the meeting and that which
Secretary Of State Guy w Bailey of
White River Junction is performing in
Advertising Vermont was brought up AMI
Secretary Bailey was asked to tell some
Of the details Of his publicity work lie
said that his endeavors had been mainly
along three lines, first in interesting out
siders in Nermonts industrial advan-
.ages, second, in its agricultural posi-
Dilities, and third through the medium
If summer resort booklets. Secretary E
Bailey said that through his advertising
&c had received hundreds Of letters OF
inquiry He had sent out much mail
natter and the results were altogether
Persons who had been IN
crested in Vermont through this me-
lium had responded from every state
n the union, also from France, Panama,
md even in British Columbia. Secretary
Bailey called attention to the demand
or farms and said that the Greater Yer
mont association could aid him in this !
aspect by sending him lists Of the farms