The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-17
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settS wanted q factory Tor 4 war con |
tract We talked with the prospect by |
long distance phone, losing not an hour. |
The man was interested and would al |
most surely have bought the factory |
at once. but when the contract was Sc |
cured from the government il called |
for southern material, and the manu-
facturer had to locate near the supply. |
He is still working for northern con
tract and assures us that he will COM
slider the proposition here favorably.
That should dispose Of the tale that
q war contract Job would not he accept
ed. II must br remembered that all
war contracts caIl for many conditions.
II these interfere with the acceptance
at once by local manufacturers, can
the general criticism be Justly made
that we refuse war contract work
Rest assured that we are actively Ell
gagged in the eudcavor to locate such
work here.
Two months ago a special industrial
committee composed OF NJ. c. IIoughton,
Arthur r. Roberts, w II. Richardson
and II. G.. Rice was appointed. And
right here be it said that these men
have worked hard in the cndeavor to
locate new Industries. They have given
up days at a time. followed every pros
poet. used every means TO Get new in
duetrics here. And what they were
after most was metal industries which,
rs everyone knows, pay a high scale
II wages Men like oar Congressman,
James Hartuess. President Hartman
Of the Boston Chamber OF Commerce.
and others in high positions were ac-
qualUted Nlth our situation and they
are interested TO the extent Of doing
all they can TO help. Merton G. Rob
bins, manager Of the Iron Age, one OF
tho best informed men in the metal in
dustricS OF the country, and a Brattle-
boro bow is intensely interested. It is
through him that We are getting in
touch with metal industry prospects
There Islander way now sonnet hing in
that line which bids fair to increase
satisfactory way. but it is I'M the stage
when il cannot he given ont 10 the pub
lie.
MANY letters have been written 10
industrial prospects. Wherever there
has been even q slight chance OF inter
cstine man in locating here. we have
written, autographed or telephoncd. or
interviewed him personally.
With all the advantages Brattlcboro
at present can offer, houses enough for
employees. empty factory space, good
factory sites, cheap power, and all the
rest, we felt that it might he possible
to interest manufacturers in the war IN
dR,trias towns to locate branches here
With that idea in miad the secretary
OF the board of trade visited every
manufacturer In North Adams. These
men were busy with war orders, but did
not care to establish branches. There
were plenty of cheap teuemcuts in that
! city, bat a great scarcity Of the better
class rents.
/ Bennington, which was visited next.
was booming and had no available
rents. The manufacturers there were
! very good in giving plenty Of time
! for an interview, but they were not
! interested to the extent OF starting a
! branch anywhere.
\ trip to Windsor resulted in an in
tervicw with Mr.. 'Grdley Of the Ma
tional Acme Co, but he eouIdn t con
slider branch factory
This has been written in the endcav-
or to bring clearly to your attention
| that the board OF trade has not been
inactive regarding the use Of our in
dustrial advantages. On the contrary
much work has been done, and if there
1 are no results to show at once. It is
not due TO lack of effort 1t is the com
mon experience Of boards Of trade that
only about one per cent Of the indus
trial prospects they endeavor to secure
are located. This is not discouraging
1t sbotld be Il spur to increased effort
We hope that this outline of what has
been done, the truth about some mat.
ters that have been greatly misrepre,
sented will be clear in your minds. II
you will tell the fault finder some OF
these things he ought to become 4
booster for the town.
This is a mighty good community tc
live in Abnormal conditions have
made business look a little slow, but
many other towns are in the same sit
uation. Even where war industric,
hooms are on, the merchants complain
Of dull business. This is 50 at Spring
field, Mass AT Lawrence, Mass, wher,
the great mills are working dav anC
night on war orders there are more
merchants ready to quit business than
in 1912 when the big /. w. W. strike
killed all industry.
Business cannot go on as usual Will
the war in progress; there are too MANY
demands for war purposes. We car
and will meet the new conditions
Brattleboro is not dead by long shot
and If every member of the board o.
trade will stand firm and induce other.
| TO helm we r1n win ont
Will you help? When YOU hear of
prospect that might bring an industr,
here, let the secretary know at once.
If YOU hear a rumor that We hav,
kept an industry out, nail it down
find out from the secretary if you ar
not sure.
Get some teamwork into this game
1 Please make any suoppetione 10,