The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-23
WORK Of PATROL
COMMITTEE IS
WINNING FAVOR
Ii Seeks Legislation for Better
Things
EFFORT ON FIVE ISSUES
Support The Patrol Committee and
You Support Statewide Effort
For a Better Vermont

The Patrol Sommittee for the
Citizens OF the State OF Vermont has
issued a folder giving in brief and
simple fashion the story Of the his
tory and aims of that organization,
and is preparing to mail the state
ment by the thousand to voters and
tax payers Of the State.
Representing the spontaneous com
bustion Of ideas at q gathering of
boards OF trade and business mems
organizations at the Hotel Equinox
at Manchester, last October, this
movement has grown until it is win
ming the attention OF the whole State
OF Vermont, as the infuz of signed
~ Believe" cards. the creed of the
movement, into headquarters is indi-
catins.
The Patrol Committee, says this
circular. is noD.-artisan and non-sec-
tional. II is essentially campaign
ito create sufficient interest in such
legislation so that all of the people
viii have an opportunity to express
themselves 10 the Governor and the
Legislature in some definite manner
on specific laws especially drafted to
meet the demand OF the State for bet
ter things"
Then follows the history of the
meetings out of which the Patrol Com
mittee idea came and the fo'der con.
cludes, support OF the Patrol Com
mittec and you support a statewide
effort for a better Vermont. This
movement is just what it purports to
be-nothing more an effort for bet.
ter laws on five issues"
The history Of the committee is Civ
} as follows:
The Patrol Committee had its origin
al smoker held by the Manchester
Board of Trade in August, 1918, al
which Frank Mason. President OF
the Shredded Wheat Co, and Presi-
dent Of the Niagara Falls Chamber OF
. Commerce. made an address. Mr..
Mason is a live wire and a remarkab
! ~ successful business man; he is very
enthusiastic about what can be ac
1 complished with Boards of Trade act
3 AHN IA hi-opNiNttp n Ndo HutStSl
cd as result Of his talk, that Man
chester invite other boards Of trade
+ 10 Joint dinner at the Equinox
House
The dinner was held on Oct 3, the
number of organizations invited be
ing limited by hotel conditions. Each
organization was asked to have a man
present ready to speak
The Idea
One hundred men were present al
The dinner Considerable enthusiasm
VAS developed on the subject of bet
ter roads, and Mr. Clement. then g
candidate for Governor, said the
business men Of Vermont could Sc
cvre the passage of ANY laws they
wished if they would make theil
wishes known. aud would Patrol" tho
legislature and Governor A motion
was made that The presidents OF the
ORGANIZATIONS represented appoint
delegates to meet for the purpose o.
taking some action with regard {,
legislation for good roads and the
other matters brought up at the din
iac'.
The Name
Lucius e. Wilson. yica-prcsidcnt q
,he American City Bureau. was pres
eDt as a delegate from Manchester
land having had experience in man,
publicity campaigns, he outlined
course of action which was to includ,
7 aN the Boards of Trade and simila
organizations in Vermont in u move
ment and 10 have them appoint dele
gales to o committee to he name,
The Patrol Committee, the name be
ing suggested by Mr. Clements re
mark referred to- The desirability o
legislation along the lines OF the nv
points later incorporated in the -
Believe card was discussed. hut
was agreed that special effort shoul
be made along the line Of Legislation
IN behalf Of good roads and propo
auditing system for State accounts,
Campaign Direction
40 this meeting Il was agreed tina
the organization and operation q
such a large movement would requir
tho services OF one skilled in sue
work and Mr. Wilson said that th
q, American City Bureau could furnis
+ such a man n desired Mr. Wilson
wen known in bennington County an
TAN were acquainted with the natiol
b wide success Of his Bureau In sue
work Il was voted 20 employ can
0 paign director to be furnished by tn
% American City Bureau
0 On October 10, Col c a. Simmon
came to-Manchester to commence th
organization of the work! and on NJ
: vcmhor !, Mr. E. f. Tretz assumed d
- rection of the actual campaign
The Plan
3 The plan of operation Is direct an
simple 1t consists of four steps.
g / To acQuaint the voters with Il
b. idea
n 2. To secure the signature of
large number OF voters TO the 81 y
lleve" card.
m a To hnvp hills drawn pmhOdvii