Putnam patriot., 1915-10-08
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Recognition Of Merchants Committee
Work
Membership Constantly Increasing

Membership Constantly Increasing
The directors of the Chamber Of
Commerce held a meeting Friday ev-
ening, Oct. l, with nine member pres
ent, and voted To meet weekly on Fri
days for the present to take care OF the
large volume of business that is COM
ing up.
1t WAS voted to send thanks to w. j.
Bartlett, G.. NJ. Elliott, J A. Gagne,
Richard German, Ralph Bugbee and
the Woodstock Agricultural Society
for help in making Dollar Day sue
cess. This action was taken on re.
quest of the merchants committee of
the chamber, which, under the CHAIR
manship of Omer j. Mllot, managed
what is generally agreed to have been
the best business day the Putnam mef-
chants have ever known.
The chamber has note at the Saw.
ings bank for $40, made last year be-
cause the funds of the association were
largely tied up by the closing of the
bank. 1t was decided to take up this
note, in order to save the interest.
James ii. Cutler was authorized to
arrange to bring DR.. North of New
York here for a lecture on pure milk,
in the interests of good living condi-
tions c. 5. Andem was chosen to
represent the chamber on committee
in which the windham County Farm
ers' Association is interested, to look
into the possibility of model cream
cry here.
The next general meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce will be on af-
fairs of interest to the merchants, and
especially the retailers The merchants
committee, consisting of o. Milot, w.
j. BARTLETT, w. d. Wilson, Howard
Deacon and G. Nj. Elliott, are prepar
ing reports on number of subjects, in
Guiding credit association. and an
agreement as to the mediums that will
be used for advertising; as both these
considerable sums of money if handled
in the best way. The object of the
meeting will be to get as large an at
tendance of the men actively in trade
as possible. This committee metTues-
day night and also last Friday after,
noon.
Among other matters recently de-
cided by the directors have been the
following: TO place signs on the out
side of Union Block where the offices
are. To ask the Farmers Association
to join in buying few chairs and
some roller shades for the office. To
permit the use of the office for the
present to the Officers of the Scout OIL
ganization for their meetings. To ap.
point Mahlon II. Geissler and Richard
German AS a committee 10 investigate
the building and loan association plan
and Ernest b. Kent and Ernest g..
Morse TO look into plans for the revalu.
alton of taxable property. TO elect
two auditors at the March meeting.
To appoint Alexander Gilman and
William f. Dawson to arrange for DR..
North's lecture.
Last April thirty members were
dropped for non-payment oil dues. In.
vestigation showed six had rejoined,
and four others had left town, retired
from business, or were otherwise &c.
counted for. This was taken as an in
dication that the right action had been
taken in April.
The directors also voted two weeks
ago to have postal notices of the special
town meeting to appropriate money
for the Trade School building, sent TO
all members, as the original action and
the call of this meeting were from the
chamber.
The committee ON consolidation OF
town and city under commission form
of government is organizing, and ex
poets before long to be able to present
this important subject.
There are now 221 members Of the
chamber, five new applications having
been received in the last few days. The
directt RS emphasize the fact that any
one who is interested is welcome TO
join, and that application blanks can
be had at the Office in Union Blo,ki
which is open all day.