Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-20
VERMONT DEVELOPMENT NOTES.

VERMONT DEVELOPMENT NOTES.
The Brattleboro Board of Trade has
recently joined the Chamber OF Com
merce of Western New England, an
organization of the boards of trade of
New Hampshire, Vermont and Western
Massachusetts.
Two agricultural specialists have re-
Gently come to Vermont to advise in the
agricultural work of two counties. J.
l.. Sherman began his work for Ben
nington county Oct. IL. Jay Coryall
became agricultural adviser for Windsor
county Dec. 10. and is now driving
through the county, making a tour OF
inspection.
description of Vermont methods
for highway Improvement is given In
the last number of The Nations Busi-
ness. a monthly paper which is the
organ of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States. This issue is devoted
largely to the question of a national
budget, and to the cause of good roads.
An interesting and significant report
OF the work and achievements OF the
Bennington County Improvement assoc
citation has been issued by John A.
Scheuerle, secretary, Manchester, YER
mont The report is given under sepa-
rate departments as follows: Good roads,
agriculture, education, social service,
| auxiliary village improvement societies,
publicity, membership. Every Vermonter
| shold study this report.
The boards of trade of Windsor coun-
ty gave strong support to the movement
to secure an agricultural adviser for the
| county. Boards of trade at Windsor,
White River Junction, Springfield Lud-
| low. and the Springfield Merchants as
ISOLATION and the Woodstock Business
| Mems association made appropriations.
| The First National bank of White River
| Junction volunteered to contribute to
| the fund.
Vermont apples topping the market In
| New York brought a representative Of
| the agricultural and country life maya
zine, The Country Gentleman, into Yer
| mont for an Investigation. In the num-
Der for December he describes the
| who, how, and why of fancy Northern
Spies from Vermont at $l4 a barrel
The lessons the writer draws from the
extraordinary success of Mr. Hemenway
of Addison county are: First watchful
care and culture of the trees; second, the
utmost care in picking, grading and
packing the fruit; third, selecting a good
commission man and standing by him. "
The Rutland Business Mems assocI-
ton has recently been reorganlZed ON
broader lines 1t was at first a protec-
tive association for merchants. The
association has now adopted a revised
constitution which provides the protec-
tive feature for those who desire it, but
also invites the membership of mon
residents, professional men, banking
concerns, and concerns doing a whole
sale business exclusively" Performing
the varied functions of a board of trade,
the association, to quote the constitu-
ton, will establish body of recognized
authority to deal with subjects of in
terest to the business men OF Rutland
and the general public"
The year 1912 is the banner year for
the organization of boards of trade, inn
provement associations, and civic soci-
; cites in Vermont The following organ
r izations have been formed during the
! year: Feb. II, The Greater Vermont
l association; Feb. %, Hartford, For
! ward completed organization (begur
l oct %. 19lD in a great mass meeting
> Feb. %, Rutland Business Mems asso
citation; March Q, West River Vale,
association; March II. Bennington Coun
i ty Improvement association; March 26
Y Stowe board of trade: June, Essex June
ton board of trade; July, Windso
Y board of trade reorganzed. Soutl
J. Royalton board of trade October, Sax
I tons River board of trade.
The office of public roads of tn
;. United States department OF agricultur
o has assigned D. H. Wnslow, U. S
I superintendent of road construction, I
y address meetings of boards of trade an
other organizations throughout the stat
) of Vermont Mr.. Winslow has had wild
. experience in the discussion of goo
road problems and in the constructio
e of roads He has built roads in all bu
I four states east of the Mississippi; h
L has spoken about good roads in ever
state east of the Mississippi save one
He made addresses on the good road
specials of the Southern Railway, tn
Nashville, Chattanooga st. Loui
!, railroad, and the Norfolk & Western
e He was in charge of the government
o exhibit on the good roads special OF tn
II PENNSYLVANIA railroad, addressing near
= ly $4,000 people on this trip. In Benning
e ton county, Vermont where he has bee
= at work the last summer Mr.. Winslo'
= has not only superintended road con
q struction but also has spoken frequent
e on the subject of good roads before i'm
provement associations, oranges, VIC
It mems clubs, church organizations an
= the Y. NJ. C. A. Any organization in IN
u state which desires to have Mr. Wins
Re low address a meeting will communcat
y with James p Taylor, Burlington, sec
n rotary of the Greater Vermont assoca
s ton, under whose auspices series
addresses will be given The meeting
% will begin about February I. If an i
$, Illustrated lecture is desired it will /
= necessary for the organization to ful
IS nish the stereopticon and tho operate
Is All of Mr.. Winslow's expenses will
/ paid by the Office of public roads.
i John G. Norton of St. Adams, has RI