The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-04
Personnel of Working Sec
ton Is Practically
Completed
AMBITIOUS PROGRAM
FOR COMING YEAR
Statement of Makeup Of Committees
as Far as Completed, Together with
Program Of Work for Each, Embrac-
ing Wide Range.

An ambitious program has been
mapped out by the Brattleboro board of
trade and nearly all of the committees
for the coming years have been appoint
ed. Following is the personnel of the
committees together with statement of
branches of work which come under the
jurisdiction of the various committees:
Agricultural committee. c. Ten
ney chairman, Frank A. Dewitt, A. W.
Sweeton. Program of work.: To co
operate with the farmers in developing
the region around Brattleboro. Farm
labor Increased production. School
gardens. Canning and garden products
| exhibit.
Legislation committee-John y. Har-
vey chairman, Georgs L: Dunham, NJ.
J. Moran, Sanford A Daniels. Pro-
gram of work: To secure legislation in
the interests of Brattleboro. Consoli-
dation of town governments Railroad
yard situation. Town sidewalks, kept
clean of snow. State board of equai,-
zation.
Publicity eommittec-E. H. Chapman
chairman. III. C. Rice. Houghton Sea
! verns. Program of work: To secure
publicity for Brattleboro and the board
of trade. Distribution of Brattleboro
booklets. Electric signs at town en-
frances. Auto trip folder
| Postal. telegraph and telephone com
mittee-O. F. Benson chairman, r. J.
Eldridge. S. A. Mccarthy Program OF
work: To see that Brattleboro has eff
fcient service at just rates
Committee on suburban affairs-C. S.
Hopkins chairman, Fred A. Betterlev.
C. B. Crowell. Program of work: To
establish cordial relations between
Brattleboro and towns within its trad
| ing territory Auto trips to various
towns to find out what is needed
| New industries committee-E. III.
Crane chairman, H. C. Rice. NJ. c.
Houghton, w. A. Shumway, Harold E.
Whitney. Program of work: To Sc
cure new industries and to develop es-
tablished industries.
Insurance and taxation committee
w. Z. Haskell chairman, Fred A. Bet
terley, Howard l.. Olds, A. l.. Maynard,
Sanford A. Daniels. Program of work:
To secure fair insurance rates and
Equitable taxation for Brattleboro
State board of equalization of taxes.
Committee on military affairs-A. F.
Roberts chairman, personnel not com
! pleted. Program of work: To cooper
! ate with the proper authorities in ad-
yancing the military interests as they
, concern Brattleboro. Home Guard.
j Committee on mercantile affairs
G. l.. Stickney chairman, NJ. c. Hough
ton, w. j. Pentland, jr., j. E. Bushnell
Glenn c. Gould, A. f. Wood, C. Z. Graf
fam Program of work: To promot,
the commercial prosperity of Brattle
. boro by united action of the merchants
Co-operative delivery. Guest day. T,
secure auto bus service between Brat
, tleboro and Putney
Ways and means eommittee-R G
Clark chairman, c. \. Harris, c. A
= Boydcn. Henry r. Brown, ri. F. Web
: ster. John r. Ryder, Henry Bond. Pro
) gram of work: To find ways of finan
!. cing any proposition for the good o
E Brattleboro The work is largely de
pendent ON the results of work done b.
other committees.
Membership committee-verne n
Winchester chairman, Floyd f. John
son, Arthur L.. Maynard, III. L. Emer
son, 0. d. Stowell Program of work
II To make an active campaign to increas
the membership this year One hundre
new members should be made the goa
le Entertainment committee-E. j. Fen
d ton chairman, ID. Z. Trout, J. J. Var
'r derveer, E. b. Smith, Martin Austin
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