The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-26
A SOUND INVESTMENT,
NOT JUST SENTIMENTAL
People of Barre and Vicinity Are Asked
to Subscribe for Stock Because of the
Benefit to Themselves-Take Your
Peerless Mills Stock Before
Wednesday Night.

Tomorrow night will register the fact
Of whether the citizens of Barre are be-
hind the Board of Trade in their efforts
TO secure the location of the Peerless
knitting Mills Co. plant in Barre; wheth-
er they are behind proposition which
will add very materially to the city's
progress and stability.
That, in few words, is the whole
story of the campaign.
The people of Barre and surrounding
towns are not asked to put their money
into a venture, or some industry to build
from the ground up, or some experiment,
for the sake of possible help to the city;
they are asked to invest in a proposition
which after due investigation and weeks
OF diligent effort on behalf of competent
citizens, and according to
the testimony of the best financial insti-
tutions in New England and men who
have known the management for many
years, appears to have all of the requi-
II there is one man in this city who
can come forward with good, sound OBJ
lection or criticism of this proposition,
either from a community or an invest
ment standpoint, that cannot be answered
to the satisfaction of any reasonable
person, he is hereby challenged to come
forward at once.
There have been many statements
made in regard to this matter so that
people might be fully informed, and the
Board of Trade have the documents TO
back up every one of them
Probably this stock has more invest
nent merit than half of the securities
which the uninformed or misinformed
INVESTOR in Barre puts his money into,
md greater chance of enhancement in
lalue.
This stock is not being sold on senti-
nent, dear as that is TO us; you cannot
,ay dividends on sentiment. The men
who have had charge of investigating
his matter realized full well that we
ould not afford TO back a proposition |
which could not be recommended on its |
inancial merits, and it is consequently |
believed that this is an opportunity for |
Barre, the equal of which has never be- |
ore been offered here and seldom comes
o any community in Vermont.
What shall the verdict bel Shall we
ave this industry here and make a
tart toward diversifcation which may I
lean the coming of other industries, or
hall We lay down, ignore every sound
pportunity for community development
nd let our Board of Trade lapse into a
isjointed, disorganized body Of do-noth-
lgsf
Who is the Board of Trade What are
IS aims What does it exist for? Who
re the community What do we exist
orr Do you want to live in a town
here the Board Of Trade is mere de-
ating society, or do you want il to be
coherent, intelligent, driving force for
Immunity welfare?
Your answer TO these questions will be
etermined in large measure by your
ttitude in this present vital matter.
However, il You are not satisfied with
he financial standing Of this company.
5 history and its management, do not
ut one red cent into it; the Board of !
rade does not want you to, What it
PES want You to do is simply this: if
lere is anything in connection with {
lis firm or its prospects that does not !
rike you favorably, come out and say {
}, and if we cannot satisfy you, you !
ed not put in one cent. All that the
Dard Of Trade wants is that every man '
fair and maintain positive attitude {
le way or the other Negative, un-
ounded criticism is destructive always; Z
is not constructive. {
If for one reason or another, any citi-
n of Barre has any little petty preiu- a
ces, it is not time to show them on a
opposition which is SO vital to the a
wn. We should all take a stand and be t
ir to each other and fair to our city. !
What will you do? We must close this 4
after up one way or the other by to- c
orrow night. Are you full l-fedged G
Irreite or are you a hyphenate? P
Do not wait for the solicitors, they t
e working hard and have a lot Of 0
ound to cover Help them out by send e
z your subscriptions in to w. A. Drew, a
Rowland block, city. If you c.
vent blank, take slip of paper.
iything to signify your intention. n