The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-20
BOARDS OF TRADE
Organizations Have Made Progress
in Vermont.

Organizations Have Made Progress
in Vermont.
The Brattleboro Board of Trade
has recently joined the Chamber of
| Commerce of Western New England,
an organization of the boards of
trade of New Hampshire, Vermont
and western Massachusetts.
A description of Vermont schools
for highway improvement is given in
the last number of the Nations Bus
mess, monthly paper which is the
organ of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States. This issue is
devoted largely to the question of
national budget and to the cause of
good roads
a most interesting and significant
report of the work and achievements
of the Bennington County Improve
ment Association has been issued by
John A. Scheuerle, secretary Man
chester. The report is given under
separate departments as follows:
Good roads, agriculture, education,
social service, auxiliary village i'm
provement societies, publicity, mem
bership. Every Vermonter shouldy
study this report.
The boards of trade of Windsor
County gave strong support to the
movement to secure an agricultural
advisor for the county. Boards of
Trade at Windsor, White River June
ton, Springfield, Ludlow and the
Springfield Merchants Association
and the Woodstock Business Mems
Association made appropriations. The
First National Bank of White River
Junction volunteered to contribute to
the fund.
The Rutland Business Mems Asso-
citation has recently been reorganized
on broader lines. 1t was at first
protective association for merchants.
The association has now adopted a
revised constitution which provides
that protective feature for those who
desire it, but also invites the mem
bership of nonresident, professional
men, banking concerns doing whole
sale business exclusively Perform
ing the varied functions of a board
OF trade, the association, to quote the
constitution, will establish a body OF
recognized authority to deal with sub
jects of interest TO the business men
of Rutland and 10 the general pubis"
The year 1912 is the banner year
for the organization of boards OF
trade, improvement associations, and
civic societies in Vermont. The fol-
lowing organizations have been form
ed during the year: February II, The
Greater Vermont Association Febru-
airy %, Hartford, Forward" complete
organization (begun Oct %, 1910 in
! a great mass meeting: February 20,
Rutland Business Mems Association;
March 8, West River Valley Associa-
ton; March IA, Bennington County
Improvement Association March 20,
Stowe Board of Trade; June, Essex
Junction Board of Trade, July,
Windsor Board of Trade (reorganiz-
ed South Royalton Board of Trade;
October, SaXtons River Board of
Trade
The Office of Public Roads of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture has assigned d. H. Winslow,
L. $ superintendent of road construc
ton TO address meetings of boards Of
trade and other organizations through
out the state of Vermont Mr. Wins
low has had wide experience in the
discussion of good road problems.
and in the construction OF roads.
Amy organization in the state which
desires to have Mr. Winslow address
a meeting will communicate with
James =. TayloE Burlington, secre-
tary of the Greater Vermont Associa-
ton under whose direction the series
of addresses will be given The meet
ings begin about February ].
If an illustrated lecture is desired.
il will be necessary for the organiza-
ton 10 provide the stereopticon and
the operator
All of Mr.. Winslows expenses will
he paid by the office OF public
roads.