Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-12
FOR PAID SECRETARY
ACCESSIBILITY Of Plan Recognized
by Board Of Trade Directors
Walker Again President-Hopkins Re-
elected Secretary, but Will Resign If
Paid Secretary Is Engaged.


trade was held Tuesday night. 1t was the
first since the annual meeting of the
board, and besides the election of off
GERS President Walker gave his annual
address and several matters Of business
were discussed.
Horton d. Walker was reelected pres
ident and Arthur b. Clapp and Lyndon
l.. Durham were elected vice presidents,
Mr.. Clapp being reelected Carl S.
Hopkins was reelected secretary with
the understanding that he should re-
sign if paid secretary was procured
to give his entire time to the work of
the board, which proposition has the
hearty support of Mr.. Hopkins. A
committee consisting of President
Walker, William l.. Hunt and Major c.
Houghton was elected to investigate
the matter of ways and means for Sc
curing such q secretary. The plan is
favored by all the directors.
1t was voted to refer to the village
improvement committee the question: Of
having a Cleanup week. In the pres
ident s address the lack of adequate
hotel accommodations was mentioned,
and the directors elected President
Walker, Lyman e. Holden, Ebert C.
Tenney and Lyndon l.. Durham com
mittee to investigate the subject.
Five new members were elected, Wal
ter G. Piper, Inc, Rev. James p. Rand,
Rev. Isaac M. Compton, Rev. Richard
H. Clapp and Rev. Nelson Kellogg.
President Walker S address was as
follows:
Brattleboro is entering upon her
greatest year, industrially and CONNER
cially in her history. The recent trans
fers in real estate, the remodeling of
the old stores and the proposed new
buildings for commercial purposes show
that the steady growth for the past few
years has created a demand for more
commodiOus quarters and better equip
ment and facilities for merchandising,
and it is to our crdit that this demand
is to be supplied by the men who have
helped to create it.
d" In this year 1916 there will I'M
doubtedly be more visitors in Vermont
than ever before. Tourists cannot 90
to Europe. There is no world S fair on
the Pacific coast or elsewhere. The
southern resorts have had phenomenal
season and there is no place left to go
but New England. New England is
preparing to entertain and Vermont and
Brattleboro must do their part. At the
meeting in Boston for organizing this
movement every state was represented.
Men from Burlington and Bangor,
Pittsfield and Providence and Meriden
and Manchester, surcharged with con-
tagious spirit of enthusiasm, eXtolled
New England and laid the plans for a
gigantic advertising campaign. Our
town has much to attract the visitor in
its good roads, its attractive homes,
beautiful drives and splendid views,
but it is woefully lacking in hotel ac-
commodations. We should make a de-
termined effort to improve the hotel
conditions and at once. If outside cap
ital is needed let this board take the in
itiative and 60 after it, for it is our
opinion that before the coming summer
is past we will have cause to regret that
we are not better prepared to entertain
the stranger within our gates.
eve have taken more than usual in.
terest in the improvement of our high
ways and the results of our endeavors
are very satisfactory, not only in our
own town but because they are reflected
in the attitude of the surrounding
towns. We are pleased to report that
the state highway commissioner con.
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in this country on the road to Whining
ton, the West River road and between
Brattleboro and Putney.
"Our village commissioners have
promised traffic posts for our busy
street corners, and it is hoped they
will order some simple traffic regula-
tions similar to those in common use
in other towns and cities. 1t is with
regret that we notice that the most
fragrant violators of these rules are our
own people. Rarely will one see an
out-Of town car driving on the wrong
side of the street, exceeding the speed
limit or running with the muller cut
out. Our people should have pride
enough in the government of our vii
lage to set the example for others and
make it easy for the commissioners tC
enforce the rules
According to the bylaws the subjects
of this association are ITO establish 6
body of recognized authority to dea
with matters of interest to the bust
ness men of Brattleboro and to the
general public; to forward the pros
perity of the mercantile and manufac
turing community, and to procure anC
spread such information as will ad
vance and elevate commercial deal
ings; and to extend just methods OF
business By the establishment anC
maintenance of place for business
and social meetings. In relation t.
the last clause of the foregoing and II
connection with the recommendation o
a paid secretary we would recommen'
that the board endeavor to obtail
from the town officers suitable apart
ment In the town building, soon to b
vacated by the postoi1icc, for the PEI
mancnt headquarters of the associa
ton and the office of its secretary. w
would further recommend that this OF
flee be supplied with pictures, maps
charts, directories, lists of boardin
places, rooming places, vacant tcnC
ments and all such data to the en-
that this office will be veritabl
mine of information about our tow
for the prospective business man Q
home seeker.
! eff we are to have a paid secretar,
ways and means must be provided fC
the payment of his salary, for it is al
parent that our small income from due
alone will not be sufficient. 1t seem
as though some of our members VIII
are receiving more direct benefit tina
othprs from the activities of the Dor