The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-10
PEERLESS PLANT FAVORED.
By Speakers at Business Men and Won.
ems Luncheon Yesterday Afternoon.

AT luncheon yesterday afternoon by
the Barre Board of Trade at Hotel Barre,
more than so people, members of the
Board of Trade and business men and
women, gathered to discuss the question
of Barre's proposed new industry and
TO hear Thomas Brooks Fletcher Of Mar.
ion o., speak on Team Work in Town
Affairs
In speaking of Peerless Knit Goods
Manufacturing company, F. G.. Howland
in bringing the matter before the as.
sembly for an expression of their opin-
ion, gave a brief resume of the facts as
they have so far been brought forth by
the committee. He said that the com
pany, which is now operating at Mat
tapan, Mass, seemed to the committee to
be successful and sound and aboveboard
in a business way. He explained that
the factory that would be built here TO
supplement the work OF that other one
would employ about 200 girls. The
things that the company would ask for
from the citizens of Barre would be a
tax. exemption for a period of time and
S2S0,000 to be invested hy citizens Of
Barre and vicinity in preferred stock. He
urged that since Barre is in serious need
Of expansion in an industrial way, this
matter be seriously considered.
Mr. Howland was followed by Harry
Daniels Of East Montpelier, who spoke
from his experience in the wooden mills
there and the knowledge he gained Of
the Peerless company by visiting it with
the committee, He said that as far as
the investigation Of the matter had gone,
the project looked like an excellent one
for Barre to undertake. That there was
need for such a company here, he was
sure. for he was receiving good many
good hands from Barre and in travelling
about over the state and in neighboring
states he found that nearly all the girls
OF Barre had to leave home to get posi-
tions and that the employers hiring them
found them to be frst-class employees.
He heartily advised that unless hinder
ing circumstances arose upon further in
vestigation, prompt campaign to get
the necessary subscribers should be
made
Many other men gave assent 10 what
had been said and thought that the com
mittee was safe in going ahead with the
plans They reiteated the fact that Barre
sorely needs such a factory and seemed
to believe that the necessary money
could be raised.
Mr.. Fletcher, who was introduced by
Rev. f. l.. Goodspeed as "a professional
in community service and benefit" said
in brief that the trouble with most
towns is that the individual citizens are
too dissatisfied and do not get togeth-
or TO work for the benefit of the com
munity. Business pressure is no ex-
cuse, as well organized busiess will
take care Of itself and give its owner
time to think of bigger things, and to
get vision for his community. A town
is a confession of the citizens in it, the
railroad station is an estimate of the
railroad company's valuation Of the
town, the postofiice is the governments
estimation of its worth, and the hotel
is the citizens own estimation of their
value as community. 1t pays to work
together, to bring about the results that
come from such cooperation for the re-
suits are a good advertisement of the
towns value to itself and Others