The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-18
HEAVY FIRING HEARD
OFF TIP OF CAPE COD
AROUSES SPECULATION
MUCH ACTIVITY
is REPORTED AT
BOARD OF TRADE
George N. Tilden Was Elected President
for Ensuing Year--Shirt Factory
and Woolen Mill Projects
Reported On.

Reported On.
| Renewed interest and real enthusiasm
were manifested at manufacturers hall
| last evening when members of the Barre
/ Board of Trade assembled for their an
nual meeting. The gathering served to
close fiscal year of the board that may
be described as one OF the most success
full in the history of the city's big civic
organization, Reports were read, and
members added to the interest Of the oc
casion by discussing in vigorous tones
some of the achievements that may be
written in the record Of the coming years
activities. One new industry for Barre
| is practically assured and by reason of
the hopeful remarks made by Harry
Daniels of Fast Montpelier, a member OF
the Barre organization and head OF the
| Little Woolen Co. OF North Montpelier,
! it is not too much to believe that the
city is in line for another industrial ac
QUESTION.
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows; President, George N. Til
den; vice president, Alexander Duncan;
treasurer, Fl. G. Woodruff; auditor, G. NJ,
Wiley; clerk, Henry A. Phelps, A rous-
ing vote of thanks was rendered the re-
tiring president, w. G. Reynolds, and
other officers who labored faithfully in
1916 for the upbuilding Of the Board OF
Trade and the city were warmly com
mended for their efforts. A. +. Abbott
and James Mackay were elected direc
tons for four years.
II. #. Cutler, chairman Of the new in
dustries committee reported ON negotia
tions with the Tanber Ryttenberg com |
pany of New York for the location OF a /
shirt factory here. 1t was stated that /
the directors had taken steps to raise /
the sum necessary to pay the first Is
months rent for the branch factory. Fl. I
G. Woodruff's report as treasurer and the
recommendation that the yearly dues be I
fixed at S. were accepted and adopted.
1t was John B. Magnaghi who moved
that the president appoint committee
OF five men to solicit funds as free of
fering for the better support of the or
ganization, the fund to be in the nature
of supplement to the annual budget of
dues. The idea found instant favor and
Mr.. Magnaghi's motion was adopted
As one of the principal speakers of the
evening ex-senator Daniels was warmly
received Mr.. Daniels said he had several
places under consideration as a location
for his wooden mill and intimated that
he was very favorably impressed with
Barre as a seat for the industry. He in
Heated that a 10 years exemption from
taxation would be an inducement and
went on to state that factory To cost
10000 would be built and equipped with
$50, 900 worth of machinery. Probably
100 hands would be employed Mr. Dan
els spoke in Characteristic vein and was
heartily applauded for his contribution
o the program.
Much interest centered around the re-
'ort of Sec H. A. Phelps, who condensed
n an illuminating document description /
VI what the Board of Trade did for the /
ity in the year just closed. Parts of t
dr. Phelps report are given as follows; t
Twenty-Five members were added dur L
ne the year and at present the board has
membership of $40. The directors held v
2 meetings, all of which were we'll at ;
ended. On June % Prof. A. T. Smith r
{ Dartmouth college addressed the b
Ioard of Trade on "The Possibilities of
Modern and Efficient Commercial Or
Another meeting was held
'eb. g, 1917, when G. A. Atkinson of v
lew York gave a talk on "The Amuse
,ent and Development of Our Boys"
he entire organization also met on the !,
vening of April 20, 1916. =
During the year six automobile tours -
, adjoining towns were conducted, all =
I which were practically self supporting :,
he Board of Trade, in conjunction with :,
Lher organizations, purchased four large a.
,ad signs, so small road signs and 1000 -
9th signs for granite shipments, all Of =,
hich were appropriately lettered. The !,
committee had a confer =,
ice with the Central Vermont railroad -
hcisls regarding improved service at the :
alton and met with fair measure of lu
recess. A committee from the board, in b
injunction with the Womans club, con- II
rred with the city council in reference B'
a cleanup day, which accomplished ce
suits in 1916. he
Extended reference is made to the sue CO
SIS attending the better acquaintance be
ips. On May %, 1916, five professors II
ID Ia members of the senior class in te
e civil and electrical engineering de be
rtment of the University of Vermont, tn
re escorted through the granite indus tic
v. The Board of Trade invited the OF
anre and Washington county farmers sis
CARNATIONS to meet in Barre for an
nual field day, which brought many clio
ople to this city on Aug. 10. On July th'
the Clapp tourists, comprising 36 low an
:, were shown through the sheds and del
arries The board also co-operated in inc
week. Three thousand post me
cards with Barre views, each stamped, res
re distributed at the monument re- TO
lers' national convention in Cleveland enc
the Board Of Trade gave the Barre ter
egation a big send-off when it left for Civ
10 in August. last summer Is young tho
n from kamp Kill Rare were escorted des
ough the granite belt. Last October the
board, in concert with two granite ! d
a anizations. ran an excursion through rec
granite belt for the Independent Or OF
OF Foresters. in convention here. The yea
lrd Of Trade appropriated sum Of pre-
ney for moving picture films Of Barre, in I
ich are being shown throughout the nat
ntry. On several occasions the board his
sent legislative committees TO the hell
ital Officers Of the Board Of Trade Boa
K the initiative in starting a fund for
the Headquarters company, raised in TilS
re and attached to the state regiment. er
April - the first annual banquet and or.
ne of the Board Of Trade was q nov A
zs,errsz tain