The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-10

liam L. Hunt. who declined to serve
longer. Mr. Hunt remains director
Of the board and win give it his best
endeavors. L. Fl. Crane was elected
first vice president and Glenham Jones
second vice president 1t is the gener-
al opinion of the directors that the
board has before it an unusually sue.
cessful year
Mr.. Roberts has been a director of
the board of trade for a long time and
is thoroughly familiar vi7h its activi-
ties and its opportunities. He is a
young man of exceptional business
Judgment and ability, has made a sue
cess in all his mercantile and industrial
affairs, and it is believed that under his
leadership the board will take long
steps forward.
He is one of the town 5 representa-
| tive citizens, has served the village eff
| GENTLY as a member of the board of
| village commissioners, which position
he now holds. and is president of the
National Machine Co, and important
and growing Brattleboro concern.
The board of trade members received
today from. the secretary, Harold f.
/ Mollitt, the first of series of confiden-
! tial letters covering the activities of
! the organization, and these will be is
sued at regular intervals for as long
Il period as seems advisable This will
keep the members acquainted with the
work of the board With the excep-
tion of the strictly confidential para.
\ graphs the letter follows:
"The postmaster at .Brattleboro di
reefs my attention to the fact that
there is much need for careful wrap
ping and marking of parcel post mat.
} ter as of express matter He requests
that every member. see to it that par
; cells to go by parcel post should be Sc
curely packed, strongly wrapped and
marked plainly.
: "The secretary spent some time il
conferences with the Mortified, Mass.
; board of trade relative TO the curtailet
2 service of the Central Vermont. Thi
7 proposed service affects people to tn
south of us very much and they wer
: very much aroused over the schedule
G A hearing before the Massachusetts
7 public service commission was arrange,
and while Mortified people desire
n Brattleboro to be represented befor
e that body it was impossible in the yer
G nature of the situation for US to d
f more than submit brief showing th
n unanimitv of action between Brattl,
n boro people and those from the stat
a line to Millers Falls, for our interest
E. are served by the Vermont public serx
II ice commission. The acknowledged
d of our brief indicates that we followe
II the proper course.
After the directors have organize
for the coming year the secretary hope
TO call group meetings of the member
of the board of trade for the purpos
of outlining a very definite progral
q for the coming year When your tur
comes won I YOU come up and give |
the benefit of your advice on our f
le ture policy and tell us what you wal
n done?
a A great deal of difficulty is beir
lie experienced in the Interpretation of Il
e. luxury tax and the method of aceoun
e. ing to provide for the proper paymel
of of the tax. The secretary has write
es the United States internal revenue &C
IN lector at Portsmouth requesting him
rd send deputy to Brattleboro in ord
ne that each business man may have
clear knowledge of just what is +