The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-31
GREATER VERMONT
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| has as yet no official paper or maya
zine of its own. it is attempting
tn ough bulletins and notes in the
newspapers TO insure that the best
things done anywhere in Vermont
come to be known and done every
where in Vermont by organizations
rapidly increasing in numbers and eff
| iciency.
But the real wisdom about State
needs and possibilities comes from
direct observation and personal ex-
| perience, and the most vital enthus-
iasm comes from meetings and con
ferences face to face. 1t is this con
yiction that makes the association
| place great faith in the Better Ac-
quaintance Tours which were sug-
gested this fall as an experiment
| They viii become a fixed institution
! during the coming year if the exhort
! ations Of the association prevail I'M
| der Greater Vermont association
! leadership a party OF members OF the
| Burlington Merchants association
left Burlington on September 25th
| for an automobile tour through three
counties. They returned to Bur
lington after an enjoyable outing,
keener students OF number of pub
lie questions, and. II not authorities
about northweste n Vermont, at least
no longer strangers in adjoining
counties. The Brattleboro board OF
trade took two such trips in two sue
cessive weeks, with parties OF 100
and l25 men respectively. The Bel
lows Falls Merchants association
caught the contagion from a news
paper account sent cut by the Great
er Vermont association, and two sig
nincant fps followed There seems
to be every reason for the success OF
the associations program for the
years to come, Tours Everywhere in
Vermont for Every Board Of TRADE
The FIRST slogan voiced b. the asaoci
alton was An Agricultural Advisor
for Every One of Nermonts Fourteen
Counties" And TO this slogan the
Vermont public made q magnificent
response Business men and farm
ers were quick 70 see thai tactfu
young men skilled in modern scionti-
ac meyhods going from farm to farm
with advice and com adeship for the
farmer would in time greatly i'm
prove conditions on Vermont farms
Some Vermont counties had begun 60
make arrangements to secure county
agents The Greater Vermont associ
alton resolved to see TO lit that all the
countries were fully advised Of this
great oppo tunity, and were strongly
urged to avail themselves Of IL. TX
counties were fairly flooded with cir
culars describing the work Of the
county advisors and the aid which
might be secured from the office OF
farm management at Washington
and from the council of grain e2
changes at Chicago, The superinten
dent of road construction from the
office of public roads oi the depart
ment OF agriculture whom the associ
alton had secured TO lecture on good
roads before boards OF trade and
oranges was accompanied by the sec
rotary of tho association VINO told
business men and farmers what Che
county advise would do for them
and how they might organize TO Sc
cure this service
Boards Of trade began to send
night letters Of inqui y ana appeal
to Washington and Chicago. Special
committees called county meetings
which brought, together enthusiastic
business men aud farmers in larger
gathering than had ever been deemed
possible. The comment OF observers
was that We mont was going about
this business in q do or die spirit.
The secretary Of the council of grain
exchanges wrote, Scarcely day
passes that we do not hear from enc
or more counties in your territory.
As a result OF this crusade eve
county in Vermont has made moves
toward securing a county advisor.
While Eve counties have advisors in
tho field. one is just now searching
fer the proper man. three others
have perfected their county organi2a-
tions, and the others have taken
some action. The association will
not cease to sound its slogan until
eve v county has It's man.
But the association has not made
the conventional and popular mis-
take OF regarding Agricultural Yer
mont" as the only Vermont The
people Of the State are far from be-
ing willing to force beyond the bord-
ers of Vermont her sons who are
born machinists o born managers !
of factories. Vermont Industries |
Day proposed by the Greater Yer
mont association will direct attention !
to the manufacturing plants which |
have been established already and |
stimulate organizations 10 greater &C |
tiviy On securing new industries.
The manufacture s. OF Vermont have |
promised hearty cooperation in this /
plan 10 set apart a day during which /
they will hold open house for visitors. /
will he at home TO the members Of
the commercial and civic organiza-