The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-20
VERMONT WAS URGED
TO USE RESOURCES
James P. Taylor, Speaking Before Vim
citia Club in Barre, Pointed Out
Some Ways for Advance
ment,

five wears OF existence and some of tn,
ends which ii is seeking to attain were
Interestingly described at the first of .
series of smokers In the Vincitia club last
evening when James p. Taylor of Bur
lington, secretary of the association
spoke before gathering of nearly Z.
men. Sec Taylor's remarks included q
review of association work among the
boards of trade and other civic organ
izations in the state and forecast OF
what cooperative effort will accomplish
for Vermont in the years to come. The
speaker was introduced by the president
of the club, Nelson B. Ballard, and for
more than an hour his concise restate-
ment of associational purposes held the
closest attention of his auditors.
At the outset Mr.. Taylor spoke of
Barre's greatly improved hotel facilities
and had another encomium ready for his
hearers when he said that every true
| Vermonter should seek to visit the high
est point in the state, Mount Mansfield,
and the lowest depth, the floor of the
Barre granite qusrries--the heart of Yer
who are members of the Board of Trade
to see to it that photographs of the quar-
ries are placed in every hotel lobby in the
state, in order that travellers may not
enter or leave its borders without feeling
a desire within them to glimpse one OF
the most inspiring spectacles in the Green
mountains.
"Team,plsy for, Vermont development"
was the slogan proclaimed by Sec. Tay
lor in outlining the purposes of the
Greater Vermont association. He said
that 10000 Vertnonters are living in
other states today and that in every
high school students should be taught to
familiarize themselves with Vermont
products so.that when they come to join
the sons and daughters outside, II Join
they must, they WIN be able to do their
bit in advertising the home state. Turn
ing to the history Of the association and
its development, he recalled the move
ments which antedated the organization
of the association in 1919 and character
lied three attempts TO form state boards
of trade as something good deal like
failures. Five years ago, however, the
desire among the men OF the state for
opportunities to serve through eo.opera-
tion found expression in the formation
of, first the Hartford movement. then the
Bennington County Improvement asso-
citation, next the West River Valley as
sociation and then the Greater Vermont |
association. This desire, the speaker |
went on, was significant OF the trend OF !
the times. Now there are more than 40 |
active boards Of trade in Vermont and |
many of them have been organized since
the Greater Vermont association came /
into existence.
Referring to some OF the progressive
which the association has fos.
tered, the speaker cited the county agent
plan and Informed his hearers that nine /
counties have followed the lead OF Ben
nington county in providing for county
agricultural bureaus with paid workers. I
With respect TO COW testing associations.
le declared that Vermont was pioneer
md now has five times as many associa-
ions devoted in that way to furthering
lairying interests as any state in the
inion. He spoke of the food supply
problems that are closing in on the cen
ers of population and set it up as an es-
ential duty of boards of trade and cham
'ers of commerce that they cooperate
With the farmer in securing better mar
,eting facilities, more scientific methods
# grading, etc. The speaker told of the /,
esults aecruing from the practice Of |,
aving bankers, business men and manu-.
acturers meet with the road commits
toner's each spring and quoted ex-Gov II
iates as commencing the plan in the
ighest terms. He spoke of the credit :
bic showing made by the Vermont regi- i
lent on the border last summer and 9
lentioned the fact that the soldiers were
llowed the use Of one of the Greater "a
'ermont exhibition tents at the state ;
air in the fall, the better TO acquaint I
he people of the state with the functions d
( the military c
Vermont has been pioneering along the G
mes of establishing junior high schools. l
he speaker continued, and at the present d
me other states. even the Empire state. d
re turning to the Green mountains for
heir cue in this important phase of edu- e.
,tional work. Sec. Taylor said that his Il
ssociation was behind an effort to have "
upt. NJ. b. Hillegas of the educational
apartment address boards of trade 81
the state and also urged that VI
s. Brigham state commissioner of ag- pl
culture, be given every opportunity to
quaint the people with what his de- HI
lrtment is striving to accomplish. He 81
impaired Vermont's apples with the Ore. bl
IN product and showed where the Yer. id,
ont farmer has much TO gain by grad pa
q his product, showed where boards of al
ade may assist by emphasizing in va y'
Gus ways the superiority of the Yer
ont fruit, and declared that the person OF
ity of state is coming to be expressed OF
ore and more through the food products. Idi
In closing, Mr.. Taylor spoke appreci- WI
lively of what the state publicity bu-
au is doing to advertise Vermont, com Fs
ended the business men of Barre for ey
cir enterprise in staging better ac- m,
aintance tours last summer and said ar
looked for more missionary work W,
Dng similar lines. "If we play the 10
me together" he concluded by way of
lphasizing cooperation as the keynote tel
his remarks, eve can get anything we Vc
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