The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-22
CAME HERE FROM
BOSTON CONVENTION
The Days Program Will
Come to a Close with Big
Banquet This Evening
Visit Plants, Quarries,
WilIiamstOwn Gulf and
Other Towns

Special and regular trains over two
railroads brought to the city this morn
ing more than 250 retail monument deaf
ers and Others who have been attend.
ing the annual convention OF the Nation.
al Retail Monument Dealers associa-
tion, which closed in Boston last even
ing. 1t was Barre Day" fitting wind.
up to the dealers three-day conference
in the Hub, for it was through the eff
forts of the Barre Board of Trade, the
Granite Manufacturers association, the
Merchants association and the Quarry
Owners association, that the retailers
We're induced to come to Barre and enjoy
the city's hospitality.
Plans outlined for BARRE Day" In
cluded pretentious program that be
gan when the big party entrained at
Boston last night, continued through
the forenoon when the guests of the al
lied organizations, after having been
served with breakfast at Rowland hall,
were carried through the manufacturing
districts and then taken by special train
to the quarries, thence by automobile
Ito Williamstown Gulf, where buffet
! luncheon was served, and then on, by
automobile again, to Northfeld and
Montpelier. This afternoon with the
party about to return to Barre, after
the trip through the Dog river and the
Winooski river valleys, it was said that
the program had been carried on with
out a single hitch.
This evening Barre Day" is to ter
inmate with a banquet in Rowland hall,
when men from every section of the
United States, prominently identified
with the quarrying, manufacturing and
retailing business, will be called upon to
speak. A fraction of the visitors will
be leaving on late afternoon trains for
their homes in the West, although
majority plan to defer their departure,
some for day and Others for a week
Covers will be laid for more than 300
people at the banquet S. Holhster
Jackson will act as master of ceremon-
les and a notable program of after
dinner speeches has been prepared. Fol
lowing is the order of responses: Address
of welcome, President e. A. Bugbee OF
the Granite Manufacturers; "Old Days"
ex-senator John w. Gordon; orchestral
selection; Manufacturing, William
Marr, of the firm of Marr & Gordon;
Associates" Carl Price; orchestra;
"Quarrying," H. ]. M. Jones; Retail
ers," j. E. Gaebler; orchestra; "Auld
Lang Syne,' company.
The Arrival in Barre.
One section of the touring party was
conveyed into Barre over the Central
Vermont road at 4;3O o'clock this morn
ing. A string of Pullman cars were at
tached to the main line train and then
h. bra,. tha
mainder of the retailers reached the city
at 8 o'clock, coming over the Montpelier
& Wells River road in night coaches es
pecially chartered by the local commit
tees. At Depot square, the contingent
was met by the Barre Citizens banu AMI
accorded an early morning salute. From
the train came many of the Barre manu-
facturers who had been attending the
Boston convention and the retailers were
not slow in learning the location of
Rowland hall, which had been trans
formed into an immense dining room
for the time-being. During the break
fast hour, the band assembled in front
of the block and continued to fill the
all with music.
Burns Monument Attracts Crowd.
One of the noteworthy incidents in
connection with the arrival of the guests
was the immediate desire of everyone
to see the Burns monument. Before
the call for breakfast had been sounded,
many of the retailers were inquiring
the way to the monument and within a
few moments more than 100 visitors
had made their way up Washington
street and were inspecting the monu-
ment that has done more, no doubt, to
advertise Barre granite and its carving
possibilities than any other single me-
mortal ever cut out of native stone.
Seeing Barre By Train.
At the hall everything was carried
on with dispatch. The visitors were
served with uniform promptness and
within an hour after the doors were
open, everyone was ready for the next
thing on the program. which was the
trip through the manufacturing section |
of the city by special train.
The party boarded the Barre r. r. |
train at Depot square and were taken |
TO the north end of the city and return,
stopping at Jones Bros, manufacturing /
plant in the north end, where short |
time was spent in inspection of the huge |
building and its equipment Because of |
the lack of time it was not possible for
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