The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-07
BOARD Of TRADE
CHOOSES NINE
NEW D|REC.vy,".1 y,.1i: !.
Successful Gathering at High
School Last Night
ACTS ON FUEL FAMINE
Fine Address BY Percy Morgan
on Value of Civic Or
ganization

successful meeting under the
auspices OF the Bennington board OF
trade was held Wednesday evening
in high school hall. There was an
attendance of over 100 interested peo
Pile and the meeting showed that
Bennington is keen on having some
active town promotion organization
even though the board OF trade has
not been very we'll supported for the
past few years.
William II. Nichols presided and
spoke briefly telling OF the accom-.
plishments OF the Bennington board
OF trade in past years This record
Is one OF the most remarkable in
Vermont. In fact It is probable that
no board OF trade or chamber OF COM
merce in Vermont has accomplish.
ed as much as the Bennington organi-
zation and there is work still to be
done in behalf Of the town and viii
lagc.
A new board OF nine directors was
elected for the coming year. In view
OF the fact that the retiring board of
directors had served continuously for
six years IL was thought fair TO re.
lease them from further service and
the new board is made up entirely OF
I'new material The new directors
are: William p Hogan, Lee C..
Warner Miss Anna Dakin, Miss Flor
ence Moore, Rev. John l.. Cole, Harry
]. Cole, Arthur j. Colgan. Charles ],
Fienberg, and Lou's Bergeron. These
directors will meet to organize on
Friday evening.
There was some talk relative to
the fuel situation. 1t seemed to be
best to have committee which
could act in case OF need. There is
said to be some tendency to profteer
in selling wood and. If necessary.
prosecution may be made OF persons
charging exorbtant prices for fuel
/ during the shortage which is sure to
exist the coming few months, The
fuel committee is composed OF Fred
Stickles, w. II. Myers, Fred c. Mar
! tin. and A. S. Davis. The local coal
dealers gave il as their opinion that
Bennington would get coal but that it
will be necessary to take II In small
quantities and it will also be wise to
burn wood until the weather condi-
tlons get severe,
other towns of the class of Ben
nington have provided camp
ground for automobile camping par
ties Bennington has been deficient
in providing a place for these parties
though +. w. Williams has supplied a
location on his property at Percey's
Corners for few parties.
What is needed is place not too
| far from the village with running
water and toilet facilities and some
arrangement whereby milk, butter
eggs, and other essential food sup
plies can be obtained. Some towns
| have entertained from two to thirty
automobile camping parties every
might for the past two months. This
has come to be an essential part Of
the hospitality of live town. The
trade of these parties is just as yalu'
able as that of any other guests. A
committee on camp site was elected
composed of Ernest T. Griswold, Lee
c. Warner and II. j. Cole.
The principal speaker of the even
ing was Percy F. Morgan of Illinois
who proved one of the best speakers
heard in Remington in recent years
Though he talked for less than half
an hour this message was one OF
real value to those fortunate enough
to hear him.
He urged organization and cooper
alton in promotion of local service.
1t is not only necessary to take care
OF the present but to be ready for
any emergency Many towns are
"alive but unconscou and this is an
easy condition for town to reach un-
less it has some civic organization to
guard against dry-rot,
A board of trade or chamber of
commerce is the window OF a town
ard provides its outlook on the world.
Every little while questions come
which are important and must be
answered. Unless this is done the
town will be passed up and forgotten
y by those looking for locations in
which to do business.
There is not much advantage in
hiring someone to work for town.
Small chambers of commerce which
have employed a paid secretary have
NOT found the experiment successful.
What is needed is the active work
and interest of the members.
i Persons sometime ask what they
get out of a board of trade. They
can always be answered that they
will get out precisely what they put
in and If they refuse to put in any in
the way of money and effort It can
be certain that they will take nothing
ou..
One Of the most important duties
, OF a board of trade or other civic
J organization is to look out for the
welfare OF establishments already
/ doing business 1t is the mills and
factories furnishing employment
that are absolutely essential to any
. industrial town without them thc
r town will dry up and wither away
! There are persons and individuals
uhich are alWaSe uuarrplinR wifi