The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-31
WORK OF BOARD OF
TRADE FOR The
PAST YEAR
Infant Organization Has Accom-
pIished Much Good
ANNUAL MEETING CALLED
VIII Be Held at the Courthouse Fri
day Evening at Eight O'clock and
All Interested Should GO.

The annual meeting Of the Ben
sington board of trade will be held
at the courthouse next Friday even
ing al 8 o'clock At this meeting of
Scers will be elected and there WIN
be two or three short speeches of
special local interest
During the past year the work OF
the board of trade mas been impor-
tant. Ii has accomplished much real
good. The report below shows this
IN part, but not all. There are a mum
Der of matters still in process which
cannot yet be covered by a report,
and one of the important works, that
OF stimulating public spirit and pub
lie interest cannot be measured and
written down.
Ii is to be hoped that there will be
a large attendance 1t the annual
meeting. All are invited whett er
members or not and ladies are es-
pecially welcome.
The Annual Report.
Report of the officers of Benning-
ION Board of Trade from date of per
Aanent organization, Sept. 9th 1911
70 Dec 31st. 1912.
The Bennington Board of Trade
vas permanently organized Sept 9th
oil. Since that time the organiza-
Eon has grown to 19l members that
paid in their dues of S100 each last
year
rhe Board of Directors elected at
that meeting (Sept 9th, 191D were
as follows VIM H. Nichols, a. c.
LaMarre, r. S. Drysdale, F. c. Mar
tin, John Nash, |. r, Gibson, Collins
NJ Graves, VIM. Il. Hawks, James S.
silk.
At meeting held by the Board Of
Directors at the Office Of E. S. Harris
Sept. 18th 1911, Frank i. Howe was
elected president. w. Il. Putnam was
elected vice president; A. Buel Sib-
ley was elected vice president, Emory
s. Harris was elected secretary, Ho-
mer II. Webster was elected treasur-
er.
The first business of any impor-
lance transacted by the Board of
Directors was on the 18th of Oct,
1911, when they asked the firm OF
Bottum and Torrance and other in
terests connected Herewith TO come
before the Board with a view of set
thing in a satisfactory manner any
differences that they might have pc
tween them. These matters were
satisfactorily adjusted thereby keep
ing this industry in the town and not
letting a part of 1t go to another To-
cation.
On Oct oath, 1911 the Public Utili-
ties Committee met and instructed
it's chairman +. l.. Bates to com
municate with the Rutland Railroad
Company and the North Adams
Street Railroad Company in regards
10 obtaining better accommodations
on both these lines with instructions
that in case nothing could be done
with them that the attention of he
Public Service Commission be called
TO the matter. Il. l.. Bates later
fled with the Secretary the cores.
pondence that he had with the above
r. X. Companies. but nothing at that
time was done about the matter.
Meeting of Board of Directors Nov.
10th, 1911. Ii was voted that the
Publicity Committee and Hotel Com.
nittee be authorized to see il a new
up to date hotel could not be secured
for Bennington. Up to this time we
have been unable to make any pro.
gress along this line.
At a meeting of the Board of nj.
yectors Jan. 5th 1912 proposition was
made for the establishment of a cor
rgated box manufacturing company
At North Bennington.
Also on the same date a PROPOSE
zion for the manufacture OF an auto
mobile both of which we're found tC
he impracticable.
Meeting of Board Of Directors was
called Jan. Goth to hear the PROPOSE
ton of The Troy Scale Co. to remove
70 Bennington, a committee was ap
pointed and the necessary funds
raised and the Bennington Scale Co.
organized. a new movement which is
now on foot which viii place thi.
company in a shape to do business
and employ a large number of men il
the near future without any doubt.
Meeting of the Board of Director.
Nay 1st, 1912 held for the purpos,
Of seeing what could be done in re
CARDS to having an industry that haC
removed from Bennington return
This proposition We expect will b,
brought about in a short time.
Meeting OF Board Of Directors
June 25th 1912, at this meeting ID. II
Winslow, Govt Engineer gave a tall
on good roads as a result Of which i
vas voted that the entire Board o
Trade be called together to discuss
the matter and to see what actor
should be taken in regards to th,
same
On July 5th the Board Of Trad,
net at the Court House in Bennins