The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-14
BOARD OF TRADE
ADOPTS PROGRAM
Plan of Work Founded on
Suggestions Made by
Members
PLEDGES ITSELF
TO DEFINITE AIMS
Constructive and Comprehensive Pro
gram Results from Group Meetings
of Members - Greater Cooperation
Probable Under New Plan.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the board of trade
in the rooms last evening, the following
program OF work was adopted for this
year:
!. To work for better roads in Brattle-
boro and Windham county with special
reference at this time to our own Main
street
., To cooperate with the committee
which is working for community house
as soldiers memorial
}. To assist the Farm Bureau in i'm
proving methods of distribution of farm
products.
4. To bring Brattleboro to the atten-
tion of summer tourists and home
seekers.
5. To promote the industrial develop
ment of Brattleboro by lending all pos.
ible assistance to existing local indus.
tries and by encouraging more industries
| TO locate mere.
| u. To make study of the needs OF
better and more housing and to seek to
| find a solution for lack of accommoda-
tions, if such lack exists.
| I. To make thorough study of meth
DDS of government for communities OF
this size and to work for the adoption OF
that plan which seems best adapted tc
our needs and conditions.
| s. To promote social contact among
members of this organization by con
tinuing the get-together. meetings ant
| luncheons.
This program of work is a statement
| nf bn ios %,
dertakc for the betterment of the com
munity. Previously, the board of di
rectors in the absence of any othel
method, have been forced to formulat,
the policy of the organization, also at
tempt to carry out that policy In sucl
a plan the members do not feel as mucl
interest in its work, except as the di
rectors happen to meet.
Under the new plan, the board of di
reetors with the other officers, carrie
out the policy which the members hay
requested. In other words, the responsi
bility for the success of the organization
is placed upon the directors and officer
but the members themselves determin
what the policy shall be.
The program of work was obtane
through a series of IL group meetings a
which eight or nine members gathere
about the table and frankly discusse
!, what they thought should be accom-
! plished for the best interests of Brattlc
boro. At these meetings one of the d
rectors presided and statement of til
modern idea of chamber of commerC
was made.
= A committee consisting of ". B. Smitl
w Ii. Richardson and II. j. Wilson pr,
sented the report as indicated abov
p They found that 250 suggestions ha
/ been made and these could be groupe
into about eight planks. They therefor
made the planks somewhat general
order to place these suggestions und'
!. the heads. In addition there are a nun
. ber of activities which arc placed in
4 supplemented list for action.
Q 1t is now planned that committees
n appointed to carry out these planks
Q the program and it is expected that Il
d membership of these committees will
n given very careful thought by Presidel
Roberts. The endeavor will be made
,r secure persons who are interested in L
d accomplishment of u particular plan
This should not be difficult task as
is shown their interest in these planks
8 number of the members already ha
70 suggesting that the board of trade co
4 slider them.