The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-25
THOUSANDS WILL
RECEIVE FOLDER
History and Aim of State
Patrol Committee
Published
EFFORT FOR BETTER
LAWS THE PURPOSE
Non-partisan Campaign to Give All
People of Vermont Opportunity to
Express Themselves Concerning Need
ed Legislation.
Especial to The Reformer. !

MANCHESTER, Nov. %.
The patrol committee for the citizens
of the state of Vermont has issued
folder giving in brief and simple fashion
The story of the history and aims of that
organization, and is preparing to mail the
statement by the thousand to voters and
taxpayers of the state.
Representing the spontaneous combus-
tion OF ideas at a gathering of boards of
trade and business mems organizations
at the Hotel Equinox in Manchester last
October, this movement has grown until
it is winning the attention of the whole
state, as the influx of signed Il believe"
cards, the creed of the movement, into
headquarters is indicating.
The patrol committee saws this circu-
lar, is non partisan and non-essential. 1t
is essentially campaign ito create sutIi-
Gent interest in such legislation, 50 that
all of the people will lave an opportunity
to express themselves TO the governor
and the legislature in some definite man.
ner on specific laws especially drafted to
meet the demand of the state for better
things"
Then follows the history of the meet
ings out of which the patrol committee
idea came and the folder concludes:
Support the patrol committee and YOU
support statewide effort for a better
Vermont. This movement is just what
II pnrports to nothing more; an ef
fort for better laws on five issues
The history OF the committee is given
as follows:
ORIGIN The patrol committee had
its origin at a smoker held by the Man
chester board of trade in August. 1918,
a which Frank Mason, president OF the
Shredded Wheat Co, and president of the
Niagara Falls chamber of commerce,
made an address. Mr. Mason is live
wire and a remarkably successful bust
ness man. He is very enthusiastic about
what can be accomplished with boards OF
trade acting in cooperation. 1t was sug-
gcstcd a a result of his talk that Man
chester invite other boards of trade to a
joint dinner at the Equinox House The
dinner was served Oct 3. the number OF
organizations invited being limited by
hotel conditions. Each organization was
asked to have man present ready to
speak.
1 Eli lDI-&N.-cut UNilultu Hitu WI
present at the dinner Considerable en-
thusiasm was developed on the subject
Of better roads. and Mr. Clement. then a
candidate for governor. said the business
men of Vermont could secure the passage
OF any laws they wished if they would
make their wishes known, and would
patrol the legislature and governor. 4
motion was made that the presidents of
4 thp N ONT n1
delegates to meet for the purpose of tax
ing some action with regard to legislation
for good roads and the other matters
brought up at the dinner.
TIE NAME.-Lucius +. Wilson.
vice president of the American city
bureau, was present as a delegate
from Manchester. and having had expe-
renee in many publicity campaigns, he
outlined course of action which was to
include all The boards OF trade and SINH
lar organizations in Vermont in a move.
nent, and to have them appoint dele.
gates to committee to be named The
Patrol Committee, the name being sug
'sted by Mr. Clements remark re-
fcrred to. The desrability OF legislation
along the lines of the FIVE points later
Incorporated in The II believes card was
discussed but it was agreed that special
effort should be made along the line of
| legislation in behalf of good roads and Il
proper auditing system for state ac-
tcuunts
CAMPAIGN DIRECTION.-At this
meeting it was agreed that the organiza-
ton and operation of such large move
ment would require the services of one
skilled i'll such work. and Mr. Wilson
said that the American city bureau could
furnish such man if desired Mr.. Viii
son is well known i'll Bennington county
and all were acquainted with the nation
wide success of his bureau in such work.
1t was voted to employ a campaign di-
rector TO be furnished by the American
city bureau. On Oct. y, Col G. A. Sim
mons came to Manchester to begin the
Organization of the work, and on Nov.