St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB
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of public health, w. j. Aldrich; of
membership, James Cosgrove.
The party went into the dining
hall at 100 and when the menu was
finished President G. H. Cross called
the banqueters to order and said he
desired to thank the members of the
club for the cordial support they had
given him during the past year. He.
then asked for the secretary's re-
port.
Secretary's Report
Secretary F. J. Babcock said the
club had held 16 regular meetings
during the past year and eight 9TH
er meetings. Among the things at
tempted and some of them accom-
plished by the club during the year
were the improvement OF freight
and terminal facilities, the beginning
of the movement for a farmers or
ganization, attempt to raise monsy
for new hotel, issuing a publicity |
pamphlet, repairing of the campus |
grounds, the pageant, a greater YER
mont meeting, a forestry meeting, |
reduction of insurance rates, abolish
ment of two grade crossings at the |
the move for a federal building, the |
erection of a state armory here, in
spection of the Fairbanks Shops and /
the hiring of a paid secretary.
The report was accepted and /
adopted.
Treasurer's Report
In the absence of Treasurer c.
A. Forrest. Secretary Babcock read
his report. That showed receipts
of $8T6.65 and expenditures of
$813.15, leaving a balance on hand
of $63.5O. Among the expenses
were $139.75 for canvass for new
hotel; $50 for rent and $143.S7 for
printing. This report was accepted.
The nominating committee
through chairman E. N. Randall,
then reported and ballot was taken
on the two highest names for each
office The nominees for president
were Joseph Fairbanks and G. H.
Cross, for vice president, w. A.
Kicker and H. w. Randall. for sec
F. J. Babcock and c. E. Peck,
for treasurer, G. A. Forrest and
John F. Puffer, for auditor, c. w. I
Ruiter and r. C. Baker; for the
various chairmanships: c. w. Steele /
and John Rickaby, J. R. Searles and /
L. P. Slack, w. J. Bigelow and G.
T. Walter, G. J. Asselin and F. H.
Brooks (Mr. Brooks received a ma ]
jority of the votes but at his request !
he was excused and Mr.. Asselin J
III. E. Smith and G.. E. i
Woods, H. A. Stanley, M. G. Bene-
dict and G. f. Palmer, E. H. Hal !
lett, w. J. Aldrich and c. A Cram '
ton, James Cosgrove and E. N. Ran ]
dali. '
Alexander Dunnett
While the votes were being count !
ed President Cross introduced Alex /
ander Dunnett who spoke on Get :
ting Together" He said he had no :
ticed in the town of Ryegate when r
he lived there that farm that :
would sell for about $4,000 in any !
other town in the county would sell !
for $4,000 in Ryegate. He attri- :
buted this to the fact the farmers
in that town were successful and a f
man buying a farm there got into :
touch with successful men and :
learning their methods became a I
and successful man :
himself while in other towns there I
was no such getting to gether and !
helping each other. He spoke of ,
the fact St. Johnsbury was largely /
of workers and that while / f
4 man generally had tC confine him
self to one line of business in T
order to succeed it was different in
and nearly half of it has come from
4 community as that needed a vari-
ETY. of undertakings to reach best
success. He thought the club could
10 no better work for ST. Johnsbury
no To 1,0 l.
Of small industries here.
Frank French then entertained II
The crowd with songs and mono
ogues being obliged to come back
.Wice.
John w. TitcOmb
John w. Titcomb was introduced
and spoke of the Caledonia County
Farmers Association. He told of the
aid this club had been in getting
he men together and the associa- 5
ion now has a membership of 300 Z
Of which 248 were actual farmers. q
There are 1879 farmers in the coun-
" and the organization already has +
Ia per cent of them as members A
.otal of $10S9.50 has been raised
St. Johnsbury. Ryegate and Bar
net are close up to st. Johnsbury in +
in the organization. He q
said one Of the first efforts of the
expert would be to get from 80 to I
20 farmers in the county to raise an
acre of demonstration corn. He said
he committee felt that in Mr..
simpson hey had secured a man A
we'll informed in the science of agri-
culture and thoroughly versed in the
practical side of the business.
New Members
Charles E.. Peck presented the
names of eight men for membership L
and they were voted in. Secretary
Babeock said there had been an in Z