The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-21
'BOARD0F TRADE
WORK REVIEWED
And Officers Elected at the
Annual Meeting Last
Night
f. H. ROGERS WAS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
James P. Taylor of Bur-
lington Gave Force
full Address


| ing as that held last evening in tbs
rooms Of the Granite Manufacturers
| association, yet only a few Of its 20t
members were present. First the off
GERS for the ensuing year were elected
then the report Of Secretary W A
Drw, which was thorough and most
satisfactory report of the years work
accomplished by the board, was read
and lastly, but far from least, James
r. Taylor Of Burlington, secretary o{
the Burlington Chamber OF Commerce,
spoke.
The committee for nominating the
elective officers Presented the following
list; President, T, r. Rogers; vice
president, B. A. Eastman; treasurer,
C, III. Wiley; auditor, Fl. A. Richard
son; secretary, w A. Drew; directors
for four years, Guy X. Varnum and
Charles H.. Wishart. With the exeep-
tion Of Mr.. Eastman, who had pre-
sented through the secretary declara
tion Of inability to satisfactorily fulfill
the duties OF the position, asking that
liz be allowed to decline the office, the
nominees were unanimously elected.
Clyde Perry was elected in his stead
Roy Smith, farmer was chosen as
director for one year in place of +. II.
Rogers, the new president.
The report Of Secretary Drew, as be-
fore intimated, told OF number of vi
tally important accomplishments by
the board during the past year, such
as securing the Peerless Knitting Mills
10. to locate plant in Barre, and the
selling of over S260.000 of the preferred
stock TO the people of this vicinity.
This plant is now practically completed
and Is soon to open employment to
nearly zoo employees This proposition
was secured by the board at no expense
of its own yet now it holds IS shares
of the common stock of the company.
feature of the years work was
the inducement 10 the Wells Richard
son company of Burlington to establish
q branch dye factory, now employing
between 80 and 40 women, the most
OF these earning from SIS
to SIS per week. The July celebra
tion To the homecoming soldiers and
sailors. costing over So 600. all of which
was raised through efforts OF the Board |
of Trade, was another feature of the
wear.
The Vermont Federation of Women's |
lubs. the Vermont Postmaster's asso-
'iation and the Vermont State Fire |
mems association held meetings in |
Barre and the members of the board |
helped entertain them with trip TO
he quarries.
Then there is the work for the com
ng year. New industries are seeking
ocations. the NJ. & W. r. railroad be-
ween Barre and Montpelier should be
,pened for traffic. better railroad serv-
ce, both freight and passenger, in and
MT of Barre should be secured on the
he Central Vermont railroad better
automobile road between Barre and
should be maintained To
n these things properly. a larger mem
ership should be secured in order 10
ave more workers and public senti-
aent behind IT, The annual dues should
e more than So If any great work is
. be accomplished. as these things all ]
equire money. Thus read the seere-
ary's report.
II might be mentioned that the mem
ers at the beginning of the year mum
cred 22l, four new members were add
4. three died, nine resigned and seven
1T town, leaving at the close of the ,
ear total of 206
Mr.. Taylor's Talk.
Then came the address by Mr.. Tay-
II, who is a forceful speaker and hits
he mark with good everyday language
and the man who finds
me for nothing but himself and his
imily interest, who deyotes no time
, a general good or the development
his own municipality commu s
ty Stacker, as he defined him. Too {
any people in every community. espe {
ally in Vermont. say to themselves I
hen a public problem confronts them (
I'd requires little effort and energy, d
LET George do it, That would be I
be ii there were enough Georges but r
ere aren't. so its up to each and every b
ie of us to put Vermont up in the v
ont ranks with the leading states Of h
e union. and in order to do this 4
rong chambers Of commerce or boards b
trade must work continually in Yer {,
ont
There are two factors alone that =
AXE such feat possible. dollars and :
rvice. And 10 get these, all we've i
/ to do is visualize that the promo =
N OF common interest Is bettering. \
timately, everyone personally The !.
ople Of Vermont must get away from y
e idea Of individUalism. That has !,
ready been accomplished in the West !,
d such states a. Pennsylvania. Mas :,
chusetts and New York. and unless :,
wake up TO these realities we're !,
= We've got to fight for our liycs 4
keep up with these states. and its .
10 Barre, the granite center of the !,
rid. to do its part with a real live
he awake chamber of commerce
.In a sense. the work II the chamber 81
commerce of Vermont IS q Joke when -
impaired with that II other states u "
s done = vast amount II work. hEt ~
you wish TO evade Oblivion and keep fe
se with the others you've got 70 ta
vel Where Yen can get men 10 give g
bic service to the community. such ~
task is possible and possible only De
der such circumstance That spirit w.
) laxative and we've got g. rct j - HI
Vermont where she oueht % BE- q
As a means of accomplishing this "
II rec chambers ~ cnz1Fnerue are Pc
n
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