Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-22
Chamber of Commerce Welcomes
County Legislators in a
Get-to-Gether Banquet

Orleans eountyss newly elected
-SW-El1S2kers OF orleans County were
guests OF the Chamber Wednesday
evening 81 an excellent supper served
on the Ladies Social Union OF the
rTS1 Congregational church at the
church veSCry.
3 ". Wilcox, chairman OF the
Chamber, presided and expressed his
grauncaUOn 81 seeing SO many preS-
en- especially the business men OF the
city, % extend the glad hand of fel-
lowShlp-
ne efforts put forth by the county
legislators 70 BE present on this oc-
c2Slon, considering the long drives, Is
assurance that their WORK at Mont
Peller viii make Orleans County heard
from
This gst-to-gether was attended by
le- men, = large number present be
ing young men OF the city VINO were
out 70 get first hand information On
matters concerning the work OF the
Commissioner OF Industries, and en-
Joy me feed set before them. Fol-
lowing the supper smokes were passed
and President Wilcox welcomed the
visitors and ASSUMED them II was lust
> get-to-gether for the purpose OF ac-
Qualntance that Newport had no polIt-
leal strings 10 pull He referred 10
MS remarks ST the county road meet
ing held here last spring and once
more voiced the sentiment that organ
lzaOo1 was necessary 10 good work.
He believed Orleans county was des-
tined for 3 big boom in the near fu-
ture and that no county In the state
had anything on Orleans We have
good fishing, good scenery and the
best roads N the state We have nat
ural resources that should be devel-
oped- That with organization our
county could be made Mecca for the
summer tourists In his remarks he
referred 10 the thousands who flock 20
Florida for about three months OF
climate, when we can furnish six
months that can not be matched In
any country. The great drawback IN
bringing them here Is being unable
70 take care OF them, Yet Mr.. Wilcox
believed We should keep them coming
and something would develope from
It
Mayor James T. Gardner was
called upon and heartily welcomed
the guests TO the city, saying II did
ones heart good TO look into the faces
OF these men, and II was credit 10
the county IN sending them 10 Mont
pelier. he said we are proud that
we are Vermonters, also that we live
IN Orleans County. He emphasized
the necessity for organization and CO.
operation IN handling matters Of the
county and state, and when this was
perfected other states viii watch Yer
mont lead
Senator Roscoe Cowles OF Albany
was then called upon and IN = lew
-
were greatly indebted 10 the Chamber
OF Commerce for this get-to-gether
and the fine supper they had enjoyed
There were big problems coming up
At the next session OF the legislature
that would require hard work and
deep thought, and he hoped when their
work was completed they could look
/ back with pleasure and not regret
George Burton OF Derby made few
/ remarks, mentioning the fact that 3
greater part OF the men going to
MONTPELIER were new and Inexperl-
enced In law-makng, that the return
1 ing OF the two county senators would
{ BE Of great assistance IN their WORK
I He was looking forward for organ
( iZatlon and harmony among the coun-
~ legislators
Representative Barrows OF Barton
IN his opening remarks referred Tc
Z being asked TO say 2 few words by :
( ministerial looking gentleman pre-
4 regiTn- The supper He had since
man engaged IN 4 similar business aS
/ his own. and was one OF the bunch
4 who rad seen sitting I'D nights 70 see
E how much they could marx UhelE
y goods down and loose as little as
possible he endorsed the remarks
( Il President Wilcox also the beauties
+ Of Dreams county, and told about the
: work that The Barton improvement
y Club. z similar organization 70 the
+ Newport Chamber Of Commerce, had
E sccorspl5shed and were doing II was
m C about 100 members, and
q through their effort the Piano Action
4 factory had located there; they had
Z one Of the best hotels II the state he
4 referred L, the kind act Of the Cham
Il her OF Commerce IN inviting them e
I such q gathering ard that they would
t-y ard do their best for the state
+. when n Montpelier, saying whatever
4 the Mayor of Newport brought down
/ these under his hat they would heiE
him out on
u inc remarks did not believe that he
4 would have 70 take part OF two a. the
I next session g alluded 70 BY ms co
worker. Senator COwIes- He expect
4 ed that Orleans county would perfect
\ : rood working organization
President Wilcox introduced j. ;
+ RuttJes. Commissioner Of Industries
Eho spoke at some length OF tina
h branch q the state work he said j
vas a sincere pleasure Tor him 70 q
IN Newport and 70 partake OF tn
splendid supper and attend the Chan
ter Of Commerce function He hae
only been in Newport twice before
once last spring and the other tins
being about 20 years ago; that Tn
changes taking place IN that perio'
w-ere very impressive to the OUTSIDER
especially the Main street boulevar'
and the new brick buildings II wa
: pleasure 70 meet with the Oriean
county lawmakers He said that
was q good idea for the people 70 ge
their hired men before them and CIV
an outline Of their work That man
neople of the state have nlscon
eeution OF the work OF the Commissio
of Industries In his valuable tai
he informed the audience the work b
-. doing along the line OF the WORK