The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-22
Board of Trade Held Annual
Meeting and Listened
to Reports
MATTERS OF PUBLIC
GOOD DISCUSSED
Board viii Cooperate in Fourth of
July Celebration Employment
Agency May Be Established - Off
GERS Elected and Luncheon Served.

GERS Elected and Luncheon Served
From so to IS members of the Brat
tleboro board of trade assembled in
Festival hall last evening for the an
nual meeting, and as usual an inter
esting session resulted. Reports of
substantial progress the past year
were made, Incorporated in which was
IN optimistic note for the future, and |
the board was shown TO be in a pros |
porous condition. 1t was decided to |
cooperate with other organizations in
Fourth of July celebration, matters
pertaining to the good of the commun-
ity We're discussed officers were elect |
ed and refreshments were served.
President Major G. Houghton called
the meeting to order and Secretary
Carl S. Hopkins read the minutes of
the last meeting. Then followed the
reports of the officers and the tran
saction of business.
Report of the President
President IToughton then gave his
annual report The two automobile
| trips. to the Somerset dam and up the
West River valley, were mentioned as
| being OF value in an advertising way,
and the money spent in helping erect
| the Made in Brattleboro building
on the Valley fair grounds told story
of enterprise and prosperity to over
| 900 persons and was of much bene-
| fit to the exhibitors. Mr.. HOughton eX-
pressed the hope that the building
might be enlarged this year. rs the
number of exhibitors could be double l
it room was provided. Railroad mat
ters have been taken up in a spirit OF
fairness and each request has been
granted.
1t WIS suggested that tho board in
terest itself more in the road question
and bring more automobile business
this way. 1t could help the local road
| commissioner solve some of his prob
lens. Attention was called again to
the need of more hotel ace ccommOdations
in this, the fastest growing and most
up-todatc town in Vermont. \ half
holiday each week in July and August
was recommended. 1t was urged that
the commuters get together and give
ideas TO the directors and not wait for
the directors to suggest matters to the
committees. This, Mr.. Houghton
thought. would make the board twice as
effective. The idea of Fourth of
! July celebration was commended.
An employment agency was one OF
the new matters suggested for the
board to look after. The efforts foI
better streets, sidewalks, fire apparatus
and other public improvements and the
consequent increase in taxes were men
t toned, but the president believed ther,
would not be much complaint if the
: people realized that they were gcttinG
e full value for the money expended
President Houghton said the board com
S manded the confidence of the communi
n ty, and he gave assurance that help
J, ful suggestions and constructive crit
J cisms would be welcomed at all times
Il The report OF the treasurer, Charles \
e Boyden, showed receipts of S2,91S.94 in
o Guiding last years balance of $652 .OG
s The balance on hand is S515.G2
: Secretary's Review.
# Secretary Hopkins mentioned in hi
$ report that the board of trade was Ol
ganized eight years ago May l., sine
% which time the town has been talin
= on new life. whereas it had RENAME
=. practically the same for 20 years betor
=. that The membership has increase
from 63 to 24S. Practically all the su
rounding towns are represented in il
membership.
In reviewing the year 5 activities I'll
secretary stated: "The matter of mote
car service on the Central Vernon
d. tracks between Brattleboro and Mort
field, Mass, was discussed and referre
to a strong committee that is now co
he sidering the matter, and it is great
to- to be hoped that some means will
h devised whereby arrangements can
consummated.
During the past year the board h
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Vermont association, the Western Ne
England Chamber of Commerce and t
Chamber Of Commerce of the Unit
aic States 81 We are therefore linked
to the strongest and best trade
- ganizations that this country affords
the secretary said, 'and a membersh
!. fee in the Brattleboro board of ira
makes one virtually a member of
n s the other three.
res The rest OF the secretarys report "
/. made up Of reports of committee cha
- men A. l.. Maynard of the insurar
H. committee suggested that it would
money well invested to have the fl
r. men or at least the chief of the
the partment make an acquaintance Il
,rth of the main streets so that every con
tion could be thoroughly understo
The need of booklet showing
i ): town s advantages, both as r,
uo W! Dental town and as manufacture
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