The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-29
GREATER VERMONT NOTES

meeting of the Vermont State Associ
alton of the District of Columbia.
A correspondent Whites, Ben,
nington never appeared so prosper.
Gus as at the present but we need
about one hundred new houses here
next summe-. II you know of any
line send them here and we vii, give
line, and them here and we will give
them a good opening.
At a meeting of the executive and
publicity committees of the Vermont
| Maple Sugar Makers Association
held in Montpelier Saturday, January
Path there was a discussion of prob
lens connected with the new label
and the marketing of maple sugar
products.
James Hardness of the Jones ana
Lamson Machine Co., Springfield,
Vermont has been appointed dele
gates to represent The Greater Yer
mont Association at the meeting of
The Chamber OF Commerce of the
United States of America at Wash
lngton in February.
The sanitary Shaving Cup Com
pany has been organized in Ran
dolph, which will manufacture a
sanitary shaving cup invented by Dr.
L. O. Blanchard The officers Of the
company are e. o. Blanchard, Presi-
dent; Thomas Fitch. Vice President;
and Frazer Metzger, Sec'y and Treas.
The Swanton Board Of T.ade re-
Gently arranged for a Farmers Meet
ing which was another evidence OF
the interest members OF Vermont
boards OF trade are taking in the
business OF agriculture The speak
er at the two sessions were Prof.
Hugh Van Pelt OF Waite loo Iowa,
Hon. Andrew Of Gault, Canada; and
Commissioner Il. S. Brigham.
Mr. Herman ~ Morse. Secretary
of the Bennington County Vermont
Improvement Association will be one
Of the speakers al the annual meet
ing Of The Greater Vermont Associa
ton which will be held in Burlias-
ton. Tuesday. February cath. Mr..
Morse's address will be supplement-
ed by an exhibition OF pictures, maps
and charts which illustrate the work
and policies OF the association.
The annual meeting and banquet
OF the Windsor Board of Trade was
held at the new Windsor Club Inn,
the members being the guests Of the
Club. Secretary Gilbert. F. Davis
read an elaborate report Of the work
Of the board for the past year. He
closed his review of the activities OF
the board with the statement tnat
the mos significant result Of
the years work is "a more firmly es-
tablished spirit of cooperation
among the business men"
Members OF the Dartmouth Outing
Club are planning to take their an
nual trip to Vermont on January Goth
spending seve-al days in climbing
mountains on skis and snowshoes-
They will climb Camels Hump and
Mount Mansfield end explore Snug
glers Notch Winter tramping along
the Green Mountain Range appeals
also to the Appalachian Club OF Bos-
ton. A party equipped to camp in
the woods is following the Long
Trail north from Mt Horrid with
Mount Mansfield as their objective.
At large and enthusiastic meet
ing Of the White River Junction
Board Of Trade George L. Nichols
was elected secretay to succeed f.
II. Chapman who had removed from
town. Problems connected with the
sweep.ng of concrete roads and the
oiling Of other roads were discussed.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for the annual banquet. The
members Of the board listened with
great interest TO the description OF
the Social Welfare Exhibit to be held
in White Rive, Junction on Febru-
AIRY "a and %.
A list of Vermont commercial and
civic associations has been sent to |
the New York Commercial Tercen-
tenary Commission incorporated to
celebrate the 300th Anniversary OF |
the Beginning of the Chartered |
Commerce of New York. which was
as they say. practically the begin
ming OF the commercial life Of this
great country" The Commission re
uuested the list of Vermont organi-
zation be sent to them. since they are
DESTROYS of inviting all the Business
Association of the United States and
to participate in this
celebration.
There is an increasing interest in
he forward movement in Vermont
,a the part OF newspapers and mag
zines published in other states.
Three requests for information have
'ecently been made. and as a result
he Christian Science Monitor print
ID on January Path an article on Tbs
iroater Nerm ont Association ard It's
work: the Town Development Maga-
line for January. published in New
fork City. contains a more elaborate
TO which the editor gives
he heading. The Men of the Green
Mountains Awake to the Realization
II their Ag .icultural and Industrial |