The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-01
OFFICERS REPORT
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Board of Trade Holds An
nual Meeting and
Election
TALKS GIVEN BY
RIDER AND FROST

Keep Railroad Bank Free of Ashes
and Debris-Secretary Makes Recon-
endations-Luncheon
Numerous undertakings successfully |
accomplished, important special activi-
ties incident to the war, and an in |
crease in membership the past year
year equal to the combined increase of
the three preceding years We're facts
brought to the attention of members of |
the board of trade by way of review
at the annual meeting of the organiza
tion last evening in the board rooms in
the town hall building. The meeting
was largely attended, about all the
available seating room being occupied,
and after the business session there
was spea king by Prof. William NJ. Rid
er of this town, chief of the bureau of
publicity of the Holstein-F -Friesian as
soeiation of America, and County Ag
ent Wayland p. Frost. The closing fea
ture was a pleasing buffet luncheon
served by Don. II. Scovell.
Reports were given in the business
session by Secretary Harold E. Mof1itt
and President William l. Hunt, the lat
ter. by stating that this was his first
and last annual report, intimating that
| he would not serve longer as president.
| Officers were elected as follows: Di-
reetors, G. l.. Stickney, ". l.. Hunt, l.
| c. Bradley, K. c. Clark, l.. f. Holden,
| f. II. Crane, Glenham Jones' c. S Hop
kins, A. F. Rogers, w. II. Richardson,
/ Holland j. Wilson. John r Fitzgerald.
/ +. Fl. Chapman, Y. II. Winchester and
W. B. Smith; treasurer, c. A. Boyden;
| auditor, J. c. DeWitt clerk, c. S. Hop
kins.
| At their convenience the directors
| will meet to elect a president and 9th
er officers
/ President Hunt called the meeting to
| order. The treasurer's report was sub
mitted and was accepted and adopted.
| The secretary and president then read
their annual reports. which were accep-
ted and adopted, followed by the cleo
tion of officers.
Dennis Z. Trasker, representing a
committee which is undertaking to
bring about an improvement in the con
dition of the railroad bank behind the
street, sought the cooperation of the
board of trade in that work. He said
it was planned to sow a large amount
of golden glow on the bank but declared
that neither golden glow nor any other
kind of seed would grow there if oc-
cupants of buildings continued to
: throw out ashes and debris. The or
. ganization was in accord with his sen
!, / -
tee its cooperation.
| President Hunt presented Prof. Rid
er, who told of his recent trip in which
he visited practically all of the states
, east of the Mississippi river and the
first tier of states west of that river
also the state of Texas. Conditions in
all the states which he visited indica
ted a bright future in business lines
and he emphasized especially the spirit
: of cooperation which exists in thu
: southern cities. He complimented thu
S Brattleboro board of trade as being {
: live organization and offered as slo
/ gan, :" Brattleboro Best for Business. ;
County Agent Frost expressed hi,
, pleasure at the efforts of the board o.
h trade to promote the agricultural in
d terests of Windham county and highl,
e praised the work of his predecessor
S Arthur w. Sweeton, who, when he lef
5 | the position of county agent to take III
S farming was offered a salary increas
# of $500 to take a similar position else
d where Mr.. Frost told the story of tn
If recent suspension of milk shipments t
Boston and the restoration of that mar
zet and emphasized the close relation
ships between agriculture and industry
Secretary Moffitt IS report reviewe
/. the work of the past year and conelut
ed with q number of recommendation
One of these was to revise the by
% laws to do away with a number of OF
n solete committees and establish bl
of reaus with definite functions. Anothe
r. was sfor a budget system of approprit
O. tions. He urged careful attention |
n the needs of the county and said
ii very feasible plan at the present tin
would be to interest the towns of Il
West River valley in the subject
good roads The membership the pa
year was increased by 90, which W;
:, as much as were received in Il
three preceding years.
President Hunt said in his repo
l., that he felt the organization had a
no complished in very large measure Il
,ss things il set out to do. Cone thing
certain, he asserted, "that whatev
may be our regrets as individuals ov
our own shortcomings we can nev
have any regrets as to the manner
which our board of trade has TAX
Be care of its war obligations. He su
gested careful consideration of the su
gestions of the secretary. In the pu
Ter lie opinion which exists toward I
ay. board of trade he saw proof of the ia