The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-20
Believed to Be Best Way to
Secure Improved Road
Across State
MUCH ENTHUSIASM IN
WILMINGTON MEETING
Judge e. L. Bates of Bennington
Elected Chairman of Committee to
Work Out Plan-Delegation Enter
tanned by Wilmington Men.

Work Out Delegations Enter
tanned by Wilmington Men.
The meeting in Wilmington yester-
day of men from Brattleboro, Bennington,
Wilmington, Marlboro and Woodford who |
are determined that a better highway
shall be provided across the state between
Bennington and Brattleboro gave vent to a
lot OF enthusiasm and convinced everyone
present that his determination was backed
by that Of every other man who was there
and by many others in southern Vermont
whose representatives they were.
The meeting of the general committee,
composed Of men from the several towns
mentioned, created such enthusiasm that
the suggestion was made by Frank Z
Howe OF Bennington that the committee
rernsln until evening and help out at a
meeting of Wilmington men. This was
done and when the Brattlehoro contingent
left for home at o o'clock it was evident
that the town OF Wilmington purposed to
do its share towards having an improved
highway across the state.
| 1t was the sense of the general meeting
that the best way to accomplish the end
was for each delegation to work for a spe-
eial appropriation in the respective towns
/ 1t was voted to appoint an executive com
mittee from the different towns and +. l..
Bates of Bennington was elected chairman
lie appointed the following committee:
| Frank f. Howe OF Bennington, +. p.
ADAMS of Marlboro, ID. NJ. Gleason OF
Woodford Horton ID. Walker Of Brattle-
boro, T. f. OBrien of Bellows Falls. An
drew Davis of Searsburg and NJ 4 Lyman
pF AA'ilYoinu+pT, FTl,1S =,
pected to be the effective means OF devel-
bping progress, 1t is the ways and means
committee that will work out the best way
to further the general plan
Those present yesterday as delegates
from the several towns were Judge I +
OBrien of Bellows Falls; Judge f. l..
Bates, President w H. Nichols of the Ben
nlngton board of trade. Frank T. Howe
and f. ID. Moore of Bennington; W i
Snow of Marlboro; DR.. L. l. Page, c. b
kelland, secretary of the Wilmington
board of trade, NJ. T. Lyman, B. NJ. Leon
: ard, Roy Courtemarche, Floyd S. Crafts
and Selectman A. d. Howe Of Wilmington
County Highway Commissioner David 7
. Perry, Road Commissioner Warren l.
; Walker, Selectman w T. Stellman, join
j B. Alanley, Kenneth f Mosher, President
Horton ID. Walker and Secretary Carl S
Hopkins of the Brattleboro board of trade
of Brattleboro
Following an excellent dinner in Child
tavern the meeting was called to order b,
Secretary kelland Of the Wilmington
board of trade and the meeting turne,
; over to Judge Bates of Bennington as pre-
/ siding officer
5 Those who spoke included Mr. Howe
! President Walker. Judge O'Brien, Com
missioner Perry, DIR. Page and Presiden
5 Nichols. Mr.. Walker in his talk gave tn
t recently published figures Of the cost of tn
: building of the famous Mohawk Trail owe
/ the Hoosac mountains as 100000 II
urged, as did others who spoke, that it
time to capitalize the natural picture ga
lery of Vermont Thousands come to tn
state every summer and fall, drawn by it
o beauty and grandeur and thousands NOR
would come and remain longer and travt
farther if the roads permitted comfortabl
: travel by modern means The best inves
IS ment, all admitted, is good roads
8 Speaking of the ways and means for
n better highway between Brattleboro an
/ Bennington Mr.. Walker said he had neve
/ been able to extract a promise from Stat
le Highway Commissioner Stoddard l.. Bate
Y but he had extracted an intimation that
le Brattleboro and Bennington would bull
8 to their town lines the kind of a roa
= they would like to have across the moul
;. tains he would see to it that the Intern
date towns were helped to keep up IL
standard ''f they want to- This expire
: sion he interpreted to mean if these towr
q express the desire by voting money in tow
meetings for state road work.
~ Every one of those who spoke echot
the sentiments Of Mr. Walker and the
followed general discussion of WAYS al
10 means, resulting finally in the appointmel
al of the executive committee. There w
le considerable discussion over a name, OF
re or two objecting to the proposition
Y; Ethan Allen Trail as a borrowed nan
+; $50 far as trail is concerned.
F. Following a suggestion by Mr. How
y. everyone voted to remain over and he
al at an evening meeting of citizens of w
mington. This was held in Bank ha
which was we'll filed when the meetil
was called to order by Chairman Bate
Judge O'Brien of Bellows Falls spoke
some length summarizing the talk of t
Us afternoon for the benefit of the residen
iof the town and telling of the sentime
- of the meeting Others who spoke at t
70 evening meeting were d. T. Perry, c.
m. kelland, H. ID. Walker w H. Nichols,
III Z. Butterheld, Mr. Parmalee, Mr.. Ho,
I'm and w A. Brown.
yn1 The local party reached home after mi
IN night. The greater part of the journey
s Wilmington was made in a snowstor
They were all tired, but were satisfied til