Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-20

proposition is all right The future Of
road work in Vermont depends upon the
expression Of public sentiment These
meetings with the selectmen and town
road commissioners have encouraged and
stimulated all those connected with the
work"
GREATER VERMONT BETTER AC-
QUAfNTANCE TOURS.
These tours have become State insti.
tuition. They have bound together the
men of the counties, the men of tho
state They have enabled all to make
personal inspection OF Vermont business
and Vermont resources. ono organza-
ton has practically surveyed the entire
State In three great two-day tours. An
other organization has taken a party of
nearly one hundred men on a two-day
tour and Is considering a three day tour
this coming summer third has cover
ed its region Intimately by about a dozen
one day tours. The three boards Of trado
of one of the counties by exchange OF
visits last summer have made the men
of the county a unit for county develop
ment. Two tours last summer, one In the
northern part of the State, and the other
in the southern. were taken on the same
two days and kilograms were exchanged
The suggestion Of such tours. in some
cases the blue prints of the routes. have
come from the office of the association
one newspaper comments: mo one
thing inaugurated by The Greater YER
mont association will be of more value or
influence than the better acquaintance
tours Of business men"
PUBLICITY.
one of the problems which faces Yer
mont is to show the public of the United
States that Vermont is an aggressive
State doing interesting and significant
constructive work So far as our work is
original and suggestive to others. so far
we may secure news publicity, The last
annual meeting of the associa ton called
forth wide attention. The creed of the
association has been published with APP
proving comment In commercial pubica-
tons In Washington, Boston and Chi
coEo. Industries day. the system Of bet
ter acquaintance tours, the Greater Yer
mont exhibit at the State fair, railroad
day In cleanup week, good roads lunch
cons all have been proved to have news
value for newspapers and magazines out
side the State.
GREATER VERMONT EXHIBIT AT
STATE FAIR.
With the cooperation Of its constltu-
ents organizations and manufacturers
and communities the association made
an exhibit at the State fair which illus
trated the progress Of organized Yer
mont and the most advanced activities
Of the State along industrial, commercial.
civic and social lines. This experimental
exposition Of Vermont up to date met
with such approval from the State fair
commission and the public that the COM
mission invites the association to get to-
sether a larger exhibit this coming Sep
TENDER
CLEANUP KEEP CLEAN CAMPAIGN
The association has worked to extend his
campaign into the countryside as well
into every village and city of the state.
80 that Vermont may he imma ulate, in
a class by herself as a State of unspoiled
beauty. The most unique feature of the
campaign was an arrangement with the
Vermont railroads to the effect that Fri
day, May I. should he railroad day he
ing devoted to clean up work on their
right of way by railroads and to similar
work on abutting properties by cleanup
committees and the public.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN NARROWS
The directors of the association drew
up a resolution with regard to the neces-
sity of immediate action by the federal
government in deepening the Narrows of
Lake Champaign and submitted it to the
constituent organizations. The resou-
ton signed by many organizations was
sent to Vermont senators and congress-
men at Washington and to the members
of committees which had the legislation
in charge
PAID BUSINESS MANAGERS FOR
BOADRs OF TRADE.
The association has been urging it's
constituent organizations to put their
work on a better business basis through
the payment of salaries to their secre-
taries and, in some cases the employ
ment of trained business managers who
will make board of trade work as scien-
tific as the work Of the county agricul-
tural associations.
AN INDUSTRIES DAY.
The plan for an Industries day suggest
ed by the association last year was car
success that all agreed that the interest
of young and old in Industrial Vermont
was greatly increased and that the day
should be recognized In 1915.
THE FUTURE
The association mas been in existence
three years 1t has attempted to be a
clearing house for the organizations OF
the State to cooperate in the work out
of a Statewide program, to unity and to
stimulate the citizens and the boards of
trade of Vermont The Greater Yer
mont association is the fourth effort he g.
gun in period of Is years, ls9I-l9l2 to
form permanent state business and
civic organization.
The public must determine whether the
Greater Vermont association Is TO re-
main mere experiment or is il to form
an essential part Of the working ma
chinery OF Vermont. We have assumed
that Vermont citizens and Vermont Or
CARNATIONS are members of The Greater
Vermont association, although not all
| have gone through the Formally of ap-
plying for membership The time has
| come when citizens and organizations
must support the association If it is to
| continue in its work
JAMES ?. TAYLOR,
Secretary.
PRESIDENT HILLMAN'S ADDRESS
II am a New Englander," said Mr.
iiillman, and I do not hesitate to say
| to an audience of Vermont Yankees that
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