The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-27
DUNHAM OFF DIRECTORATE
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to be sent to our representatives in
Congress, urging the law-making body
80 desist from further legislation re-
garding the industrial and business in
terests of the country. The resolution
was forwarded with many others from
similar boards all over the country, and
without doubt good came from our eff
forts.
Members owning automobiles were
more than generous during the past
year. They furnished automobiles for
the members of the Vermont Electrical
| association, taking all who would 90
to the Vernon dam, Spofford lake, and
home by way of Westminster; and they
also furnished automobiles to Sc mem
bers of the board of trade, to take a
trip through Townshend and Jamaica
to Manchester. from Manchester to
Rutland, from Rutland to Woodstock
from Woodstock to Springfield, from
Springfield home-a two DAYS trip.
| which was greatly enjoyed and was
very instructive and profitable TO all
who took advantage of it.
Two of our members, President
George L. Durham and National Coun-
cillor NJ. @. Houghton, attended as
| delegates of our board of trade the
| five days. meeting of the United
| States chamber of commerce at Wash
| ington, d. c., in February without ex-
pense to US, and brought back enthusi-
| astic reports.
President Durham very kindly en-
| tertained the directors at bountiful
| dinner at the Brooks House February
| 8, 1915, after which the regular di-
rectors meeting was held.
| Street Railroad Petition
Action was taken to petition the
public service commission to have the
electric railroad show cause why bet
tier equipment should not be given and
more efficient service rendered, and
a first hearing has already been held
and we trust it will result in better
service.
The banquet on, February "a, was al
and more than could be desired DIR
Thomas +. Green gave one of the finest
addresses ever heard in Brattleboro
on The Burden of the Nations. Sew
eral members, commenting on this lee
ture, said it was easily worth the prizes
of a year 5 dues in the board.
The board of trade took the inita
tive in looking up the matter of
| Chautauqua course for Brattleboro dur
| ing the coming summer, and certain
members of the board shouldered The
burden of securing guarantors. As
D.. Green is to be one of the speak
ers at the Chautauqua course, we fee
positive that the course viii be of ;
/ high order. one that will not only
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board of trade is to cooperate Will
the civic league in their cleanup cam
paign, and a committee to that effec+
is now working.
The board of trade was petitionet
by certain citizens of East Putney an,
others, asking them to endeavor to ar
range a stop on the I'LL train north
The matter was taken up with tn,
proper officials, with the result that tn,
train is now making flag stops at Eas
Putney, which is great accommoda
ton to. and greatly appreciated by
the residents of that town.
The board of trade sent out spe
cial invitation to all those who wer,
delegated to attend the road commits
sioners' meeting which was held il
March AS usual, much interest i
felt among the members of the boar
of trade in good roads, and every eff
fort which tends to improve the high
ways always has, and probably al
ways VIII receive the hearty supper
of our organization.
Collections Hard.
During the past year I have eollecte
and paid into the treasury $1,5711s
have found it quite difficult to co
lect dues this year, and on lookin
over my books | find that more pee
pie are in arrears than has ever bee
, the case before since. / became you
secretary. The most of these people
however, are perfectly good, and tn
money will be forthcoming in time.
estimate that there is now due tn
board of trade from those who ar
: perfectly good and will pay sooner c
later, $500. This being the case, tai