The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-16
Board of Trade Heard Re-
ports of It's Satisfactory
Condition
MEMBERSHIP REACHES
389; BALANCE $1,272.31
Good Efforts of Henry A.
Phelps Recognized by Re-
election as President

An attendance that crowded the rooms
. of Nincitia club participated last nign
: in the annual meeting OF the Barr
Board of Trade and afterwards Listened
to talks by many local men, as wei
as by f. S. Russell of st. Adams, su
| perintendent of transportation for thu
Central Vermont Railway company. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
showed the organization to be in good
condition and with excellent prospect,
for the ensuing year.
Officers elected to direct the organika
tion during the year arc as follows:
President III. A. Phelps.
Vice President Ii. C. Woodruff
Seeretary-C. n. Wishart
Treasmer--G. n. TiIden.
| Auditor-Frank MeWhorter.
Directors for four years-A. p. ABB
bott and James 7. Marion.
Membership Now $50.
Secretary Wishart reported a total
membership of $3.50, there having been
l43 at the beginning OF the year, 257
having been admitted and eleven hav-
ing been taken off the list by reason OF
death or removal from the city, He also
reported that forty persons who signed
| the membership roll last May had not
paid their initiation fees. The secre-
| tary reported that he had turned over
| 81 AIS to the treasurer.
The retiring treasurer, II. G. i.add,
presented the financial statement of the
Board of Trade as follows;
Cash on hand .............. S33s.0l
| Receieed from secretary ..,. ,472.e@
Returned from state treasurer 1000
Paid out .................... o33du
Balance on hand. ......., 81 ,272.3l
Auditor McWhorter reported that he
had examined the accounts and certified
to their accuracy.
+. d. Ladd and J. F. Higgins report
ed briefly about the hotel and the build
ing and loan projects, respectively, the
former expressing faith in the PROPOSE
ton. adding that between $4,000 an
$4,000 had been subscribed and they
had been in communication with sev.
eral outside parties; while Mr. Higgins
said that only 200 or 800 shares ha1
been subscribed in the proposed build |
ing and loan association, which the com
mttee thought did not show sufficient !
interest in proposition that is excel
lent from both the standpoint of ar IN |
yestment and the betterment of the |
city.
Advocates Paid Publicity Agent.
President Phelps then gave an excel
lent address on the work OF the Board
of Trade, in which he thanked the Off
GERS, directors and members for sup
port accorded in the past year. He re-
counted some of the features of the
work done and outlined some of the
plans for the luture, a. well as max
ing strong recommendation for paid
secretary who should devote his whole
time to the work of the organization.
The membership of the Board OF
Trade. President Phelps said, had been
increased; building and
loan, society had been projected; the
organization had been interested in civ
ie improvements; the Boston Chamber
Of Commerce tour had been entertained
last summer, as result of which the
secretary of that body had written that
their treatment in Barre was the 'mOst ;
cordial, instructive and husiness-like"
during the trip; a hotel is hoped for; {
4 main line railroad through the Gulf
also is hoped for; the city hall ought ]
10 be opened for conventions and tine
ike; Barre should have an advertising {
circular or pamphlet to be sent broad {
,ast; four advertising signs had been {
placed at some of the main entrances {
o the city; the Tenney syndicate was a
welcomed because of the added possibll-
ties for development of industries; and, y
,ver and above all, was the speakers ]
aith in Barre.
That faith was founded on past per o
ormances and on present possibilities;
nd in this connection President Phelps d
vas inclined to think that Barre looked 5
pon prosperity as its due and did no. II
o after it vigorously enough, The enc Z
gency which Barre needed most in 20 II
ng after this prosperity was. he "
horght. a competent. wellpaid man
0 devote his whole time to forwarding n
he interests of the Barre Board of
'rade." He firmly believed that bu. G
ness agent. well qualified, can do more
Dr Barre than could be secured in any
ther way. ~
That the organization appreciated the r.
.ork of President Phelps and was in :,
ympathy with his remarks was ind -.
,ted by the cordial applause accori- :.
I him at the close of his remarks. y,
other Speakers of the Evening. s.
Going on the idea that a pleased pat
IN i the best asset that railroad can g
ave. r. s. Russell. the Central Yer te
ont's general superintendent of trans IN
1rtation. ventured the opinion that The "a
antral was giving Barre satisfactory ~
rvice from Boston. an uneNcelled serv- oi
e from New York and the best service
ON Burlington because goods shipped
,e dav were received the next. More
-er. he thought the Central was IN k'
position to give Barre continued sat
factory service during the summer.
sserting that good service at reason in
,ie rates was to be expected from a in
lblie service corporation. General Man IN