The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-31
Audience Of -Four Hundred Listen.
ed To the Speakers
BEST ROAD MEETING EVER HERE
James L. Davis, John L. Sherman,
James p. Taylor and Willard
Bartlett, Speakers.

III spite Oh one OF lue cotueSt ant
rawest days OF the season the Coot
Roads day meeting in Bennington
Tuesday turned out to be highly sue
cessful in every respect
The snow and the Wind of the early
| morning kept most of the women a,
| home. but over 200 men representing
every town in the county came tc
Bennington and Bennington people
turned out so well that there was an
increased attendance at the afternoon
meeting.
Following the dinner at the Putnam
House Tuesday afternoon at which
the road commissioners became &C.
quainted and enjoyed pleasant hour
the Bennington City band led the
way to the high school where gath.
ering of about four hundred attended
the afternoon meeting. The band
played selections until two O'Clock
when the meeting was called to order
by Scate Highway Commissioner
Bates. The roll call of the county
highway commissioners was again
taken as in the morning, after which
Mr.. Bates explained further some OF
the points he had touched upon ear.
lier in the day
The first address of the afternoon
was delivered by James l.. Davis
county supervisor upon road construct
lon work and was accompanied by
slides showing work accomplished al
ready in this state and some of the
problems which the Vermont con-.
missioners have to contend with. The
speaker presented his ideas in an in.
teresting and forcible manner. en-
phasizing especially the importance
OF good roads in this state If we wish
TO attract tourists
Mr.. Davis was followed by Willard
Bartlett Secretary of the Benning.
ton County Improvement association
who used for his subject the neces-
sity of good roads for rural and COM
mercial development throughout the
state. The speaker urged that the
citizens of the different counties &c.
together TO insure success in making
the state of Vermont better place
to live in.
Chairman Bates then introduced
John l.. Sherman of Manchester, who
Is the county agricultural agent Mr..
sherman spoke on good roads from
the farmers standpoint and what
nla n IN t.Il
This idea was discussed both from
the economic and the social side and
the Importance of efficient transpor-
tation was especially called attention
TO.
Following this, James p. Taylor CT
burlington. secretary of the Greater
Vermont association was introduced
who had for his theme the import
ance of the people of this state get.
ting together to make the state more
presentable to those who travel with
In its boundaries Mr.. Taylor is also
president of the state organization OF
the Green Mountain Club and has
Travelled over all of the counties of
''i anu GAVE SOllt vi lub lt1.-
pressions that he received in the diff
ferent parts of the state. The speak
er concluded with the expression that
the citizens should get together and
work to make Vermont more inviting.
The chairman of the public service
Robert c. Bacon OF
Brattleboro addressed the as
sembly concerning the connection
which the commission has with the
roads work. Mr.. Bacon praised the
work done by the State Highway De-
partment IN the past, laying stress on
the fact that with all the work ac.
complished the state has not gone in
to debt
Frank e. Howe of Bennington
spoke briefly on the gradual develop
ment of the state highway work and
OF the men in whose charge the work
is placed.
Mr.. Bates then adjourned the meet
ing with a few remarks concerning
the aid which the state department Is
always ready to give to all calls from
all the towns In Vermont.