The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-22
TO BE OCCUPIED AS
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Fireproof Building VIII Stand Where
Young's Store Is-Rental to Be 10
Per Cent of Cost - Special Village
Meeting Called.
Special to The Reformer.) !

AS result or q meeting here yesteF-
day of the board of directors of the
Holstein-Friesian Association of Amer
lea, of which Frederick L. Houehtou
of Brattleboro is secretary. Brattle
boro is assured of another large ana
substantial Office building.
The meeting was held in the Yates
hotel and several matters of business
were transacted, the most important
of which was a vote to accept a pro-
posal made by Arthur B. Clapp, Brat
tIeooro banker and prominent business
man, TO erect thoroughly modern fire
proor building and lease it to the asso-
elation for a term of years for the
seeretary's Office.
Mr.. Clapp is to give the association
a lease of the building at 10 per cent
OF the cost, which is not to exceed
$4,000. The building is to be located
on prominent corner and is to be
erected the coming year
The directors have realized for some
time the advisability of having the
secretary s office in a freproof build
ing, because of the vast number of
valuable records, which are kept in
ming cabinets, and it was their opinion
, that IT would be better to accept Mr..
Clapp' s proposal than to undertake to
make the present quarters in the Amer
lean building meet the requirements.
Secretary Houghton attended the
meeting, also Houghton Sevearns of
OF Brattleboro, manager of the secre-
tary s Office. They left for home this
forenoon.
An election of o63 life members from
| all parts of North America and from
Buenos Aires brought the total member
ship up to s,40o in round numbers.
This was the second largest election is
the history of the association.
President ID. ID. Aitken of Flint.
Mich, and Secretary Houghton were
chosen to represent the association as
, members of the Society of Record AS
, sociations, with headquarters in Chi
cago.
An appropriation was made for a
booth at the National Dairy Show in
. Springfield, Mass, and for a booth at
: the Iowa Dairy Congress at Waterloo,
) Iowa.
: All the members of the board were
q present except Fred F. Field of Brock
j ton, Mass, John B. Irwin of Mime
r apolis and George Van Hagen of Bar
e rington, IL. Most of the board men,
: bers remained for today's sale at the
e Liverpool sales pavilion.
+ The acceptance of Mr.. Clapp's pro-
e posal means that the seeretary's head
quarters viii remain in Brattleboro a
long time, as it is understood that the
lease will be for a term of 10 years
with the privilege of renewal 1t is
!, possible also that additional business
, of the association may come here.
Mr.. Clapp, who is president of the
oh H. II,
% tanned from Z. B. Stewart of Leyden,
Mass, an option on the Young store
property on South Main street, near
the junction of Canal street, and later
L. bought the property. The plan is to
m remove the present buildings and erect
lie three-story fireproof building. The
n Holstein-Friesia association, it is said,
IN will lease the entire building, subleas-
h ing some of it if desired.
d. It is the desire of Mr.. Clapp to buy
r: of the village the lot on which stands
Is the -old Phoenix hose building next
is south of the Stewart property, as he
d, wants the land in connection with the
m new building project The village com
Is missioners feel that the voters ought
- to have a chance TO express their views
as to the sale of this property, and 70
that end warrants will be posted this
afternoon calling a special village
TO meeting to be held in Festival hall
Saturday evening, April i, at clock
Just what Mr.. Clapp is willing "a
r give for the property is not known
t but he may have statement to make
a relative to it soon. Doubtless he
or would be willing to pay as much pei
Of square foot as he paid for the Stewar;
In property. 1t has frontage of %
ne feet on South Main street and run,
o. back 40 feet. 1t has not been used fol
a fire department purposes since the de
ch partment was reorganized. but fol
r three years it was occupied by tn,
n Organ Makers union and for the pas
four months il has been rented to tn,
Vermont Auto Sales Co for $40 ;
month. If the village can get faii
price for it doubtless there will be
ag strong sentiment in favor of disposinI
of it, in view of the fact that the dc
velopment of that corner in the name
prouosed will he OF lasting banef5+ 4,