The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-15
GREATER VT. ASSOCIATION
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tours of business men.
One of the problems which faces
Vermont is to show the public of the
United States tnat Vermont is an az
gressive State doing interesting and
significant constructive work. So
far as our work is original and sug-
gestive to others, so far We may Sc
cure news publicity. The last annu-
al meeting OF the association called
forth wide attentions The creed of
the association has been published
With approving comment in com.
mercial publications in Washington,
Boston and Chicago. Industries day,
the system of better acquaintance
tours, the Greater Vermont exhibit
at the State Fair, railroad day in
cleanup week, good roads luncheons
all have been proved TO have news
value for newspapers and magazines
outside the State
With the cooperation OF its con-
stituents organizations and manufac-
turers and committees the association
made an exhibit at the State fair
which illustrated the progress of or
ganized Vermont and the most adj
vanced activities of the State along
industrial, commercial, civic and soc
ial lines. This experimental exposi-
ton OF Vermont up to date met with
such approval from the State fair
commission and the public that the
commission invites the association
to get together a larger exhibit this
coming September
The association has worked to ex-
tend this campaign into the country
side as well as into every village
and city of the State. so that Yer.
mont may be immaculate, in a class
by herself as a State Of unspoled
beauty The most unique feature of
the campaign was an arrangement
with the Vermont railroads to the eff
feet that Friday, May I. should be
railroad day being devoted to clean
up work on their right of way by
railroads and to similar work on
abutting properties by cleanup com
mittees and the public.
The directors OF the association
drew up a resolution with regard to
the necessity OF immediate action by
the federal government in deepening
the Narrows OF Lake Champlain and
submitted It to the constituent or
CARNATIONS. The resolution signed
by many organizations was sent to
Vermont senators ard congressman
at Washington and to the members
OF committees which had the iegisla-
tion in charge
The association has been urging
it's constituent organizations TO put
their wofkson better business basis
through Tho payment of salaries to
their secretaries and in some cases
the employment of trained business
managers who VIII make board OF
trade work as scientific as the work
OF the county agricultural associat
ions.
The plan Tor an industries day sue
gested by the association last year
was carried out by several commit
tees with such success that all
agreed that the interest OF young and
old in industrial Vermont was great
| ly increased and that the day should
be recognized in 1915.
The association has been in ex
istenee three years. 1t has attempted
to be a clearing house for the organi
cations of the State, to cooperate in
the work out Of a Statewide pro
gram. to unity and to stimulate the
citizens and the boards OF trade OF
Vermont The Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION is the fourth effort begun
in a period Of Is years, 1S97-l912 tc
form a permanent State business and
civic organization.
The public must determine wheth
er the Greater Vermont association
ID to remain a mere experiment or is
it to form an essential part of the
working machinery of Vermont. We
have assumed that Vermont citizens
and Vermont organizations are mem
bers of The Greater Vermont assoc
iation, although not all have gone
through the formality of applying foi
membership The time has come
when citizens and organizations
must support the association if it il
TO continue in its work,