The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-10
FAVOR PAID SECRETARY.
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ou+ New England. New England is
preparing to entertain and Vermont and
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 hotei &C,
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 90 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
Wavs 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
templates some decided improvements
in this country on the road to Whining
ton, the West River road and between
lBrattleboro 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-
lions 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 to
enforce the rules.
" According to the bylaws the subjects
of this association are To establish a
body of recognized authority to deal
with matters of interest to the bust
mess men of Brattleboro and to the
general public; to forward the pros
lperitv of the mercantile and manufae-
turing community, and to procure and
spread such information as viii ad-
vance and elevate commercial deal
ings: and to extend Just methods of
business By the establishment and
maintenance of place for business
and social meetings. In relation te
the last clause of the foregoing and il
connection with the recommendation OF
u paid secretary we would recommend
that the board endeavOr to Obtain
from the town officers a suitable APART
ment in the town building, soon to h'
vacated by the postofiice, for the per
} mancnt headquarters Of the aSs0cla
ton and the office of its secretary. W.
would further recommend that this OF
r fee be supplied with pictures, maps
charts, directories, lists OF hoardln;
places, rooming places, vacant tene
, ments and all such data to the en'
that this office will be a veritabi
mine Of information about our tow
. for the prospective business man o
- home seeker.
IF we are to have a paid secretary
ways and means must be provided 70
the payment of his salary, for it is AZ
parent that our small income from due
alone will not be sufficient. 1t seem
Y as though some of our members VIII
4 are receiving more direct benefit tina
/ others from the activities of the bor
. mi ght be induced to increase their sui
s seription in the form of a sustalnln
p membership. Indeed we already hav
e the assurance of two of our business
= houses that they will each contrlbut
r 800 annually if a secretary is employ
f ed. 1t is very likely that enough ma
r be found who will feel that the IL
creased efficiency of the board viii /
such as to warrant an increase in the
subscription.
owe recommend that the board i
n sue a new edition of the Blue Boo
and that the same be enlarged and PR
fusely illustrated with pictures {
IS Brattleboro S homes, schools. merca,
d, tile and manufacturing establishment
u and some of the many beautiful view
lie This we believe to be particularly d
le sirable in this year of the l25th ann
~ versary of our state 5 admission to Il
Ut Union, when We expect many visitor
= We are told that the Blue Book
II its present form was one of the be
u bits of advertising the board ever di
If we make it more attractive, enoue
IL so that visitor will want to keep
; as souvenir its efficiency as an a
le vertising medium will be greatly c
e HANGED.
re "It is a pleasure to acknowledge Il
lie very cordial relations we have h;
Il with our public service corporation
s. We have invariably found them n
,d only willing but anxious to eo-opcra
II with the board i'll any way for the be
IN terment of conditions and the furthC
is ance of our plans. Particularly wou
rs we mention the Twin State Co. and t
or Central Vermont Railway Co. We ha
at have had no arguments. We ha
Up simply made requests, which were
stantly granted.
1--WE are entirely at a loss to {
count for the apparent anthipaty
this organization among many of Q
I'll people. We fail to understand W
any one in Brattleboro, more parti'
larly those engaged in mercantile bu
ness, should not only willing bat al
u ious to help support this associate