The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-06


on the Battenkill Valley. S3 miles
south Of Rutland and q miles north
Of Bennington---it has become living
and breathing force throughout the
entire State, and men have asked
themselves the question, What sort
Of people live in Manchester and
they have been forced to the conclu-
sion that people live there who think
and. act and are not afraid Of their
own thoughts; people who have caught
the vision Of progress and are not
content to stay in rut but must move
forward. viii not this attract people
to Manchester and must not this
Board of Trade help Manchester TO
live up to its reputation!
Manchester and the Board OF Trade
must depend upon its men, the real
vital force in any community. There
is much work for the Board OF Trade
to do this coming year and IT needs
your financial help, your moral and
physical support and should have the
support of every man that believes IN
progress for the community in which
he lives. 1t would perhaps be too
much to expect that there would not
be q few stragglers from the fold put
Il is to be hoped that no man Will give
as An excuse or reason that the Board
Of Trade has not justified its exist
ence and as you hear the detailed re-
mort of the secretary as to what the
Board of Trade has done or tried 70 40
this past year, l believe the questions
in your mind will be answered ana
tina. there will be born in your hearts
the desire to go forward together 70
greater accomplishment,
This was soon followed by the re-
mort Of the secretary, Hon. Edward
Griffith. which showed what the en-
deayors of the board had been during
its first year, and showed that prog
ress was being made in the rlgiSt di-
rection.
The year which has passed since tne
organization Of our Board OF Trade
has been the most eventful year, per-
hans. in the worlds history, and most
business has been subordinated 70
winning the great world war. =
Board of Trade is essentially DUST
ness organization of business men and
most of our thoughts have been, OF
should have been, devoted to cooper
ating with all civilization in winning
1.-THE right to live right. \.
Some men thought it was an inau,
spicious year to start Board u
Trade and it has been year wher
many Boards Of Trade have lam DOR
mant SO far as any organized work ID
concerned.
Most Of the members know just nov
much has been done during the pas
wear and in making report as secfe
tary tits necessar yto speak OF thing'
which are familiar and well known U
Won all. The organization OF 81 mef
!, Of Manchester with common purpos'
Of doing things TO benefit Manchester
was in itself the greatest accomplish
ment. There was not man at th'
, first meeting who did not feel the get
together spirit which should actuat'
ali Manchester men. When a vot'
; was taken to find out what was first II
tho minds of each man as needfui II
our town, good roads had ma)orit!
! of votes, but the greatest app'aus'
. was given to those who voted 70 suol
/, "knocking," but the sound OF the nam
mer is still heard at times. We mus
meet often and cultivate the ge'-oo
. gether spirit until knocking IS n
more, and boosting becomes haoi'
!, We are not . political organization
, hut we should encourage the thought
/ full use of the right OF frahchise
r There are important matters to D
: voted upon in our next town meetl'l
and we should all take an interest DOT
before and at the meeting ANON
\ others things, two listers are 10 D
elected. This Office goes beggih'
/ every year. 1t is one Of our most I'M
a portant Offices and nobody wants II ou
e the work must be done. Two men Q
y good judgment who are not AFRAID .
g doing their duty should be elected an
p they should serve. All this should .
talked up beforehand and not left I
chance nominations Men will run 10
@ the other Offices but the office mas
c run after the lister.
+ After our organization, several con
! nittees were appointed but on accou'
4 of war conditions, they have not bee
0 esnecially active. We had a clean-u
h day which was success and should
Q reneated--and the improvement CON
. ,,it,ce has done some other goo
IS work.
e Some effort was made TO secure ne
, industries for Manchester, but u