The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-24
accomplishments
OF BOARD OF TRADE
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sloners to conferences here, which
has resulted In many good roads "a
the county as well as pc. manent niga.
Ways IN he village.
Power. page 81, meeting Febru.
airy 18th, 1910. The following com.
mittee was appointed to look Into
the matter Of electric power for the
Industries Of the town. u. u. Lara.
bee, +. b. Carver, w. II. Bradford, l..
i. Abbott, NJ, b. Middleton and II. =.
Jones.
The 10 lowing interesting report
was given by the chairman, r.. L. Lar
rabee, at the meeting of April 18th,
1916:
The combined efforts Of the Con
necticut River Transportation Co. and
the Twin State Gas A. Electric Co,
have resulted in the complet on Of an
electric power transmission line be.
tween Iylon.te ana bennington, thus
placing at the disposal Of the commu
nity practically uni mited power for
manufacturing purposes
This line and the connections at
each end represent an outlay OF SIS.
900 and your committee feels that
Bennington Is fortunate in having
business friends with enough 60 In
them to push this work to compile
ton"
1t may be interesting to know that
bennington Is now connected to some
$4,000 horse power in water power
y ants, and approximately 100, 900 in
steam plants through the Connects.
cut River and other companies, in.
GLIDING the cites Of Worcester and
Fitchburg, in Massachusetts,. Pawtuc-
ket and Providence In Rhode island.
and the power plants at Zylonite,
Monroe Bridge, Reads boro, Vernon
and Rutland
appo nted 10 organize a Building ant
Loan Association for the purpose OF
erecting homes TO supply the existing
deficiency. page so, August l7th.
1910. George NJ. Hawks, chairman
Of the Building and Loan committee
ftItA WI AiAA lht pdilit udu Dttn "
ganized and that shares in the com.
pany we're being sold.
Result; The Building and Loan As.
Result; The Building and Loan As
ing of some 81 homes. and Is build
Ing further ones rs fast az finances
permit. Much credit is due Mr.. Hiram
l.. Hall. president OF the Bldg. & Loan
Assn for the splendid work they
have done in relieving the housing
situation.
In this connection the Board OF
Trade. upon motion o. Collins NJ.
Graves. was Instrumental in having q
hi passed excmpt'ng from taxation
home buildings for five years. page
1922.
Many more instances of benefits to
the town. through the efforts Of the
interest OF Bennington has been ST.
cured through the splendid efforts Of
Frank T.. Howe, Collins VI. Graves
William L. Root, and Fred c. Martin
who have had these matters IN
charg,.
Many mire instances of benefits tc
the town, through the ecirs OF the
Board OF Trade. could be given Il
+ space permitted. The record books
of the Board are open to the inspec
ton OF anyone at any time.
The growth and prosperity of Ben
nington during the past ten years
speaks for itself. II such a fine rec
ord could he made WITH an inadequate
membership and budget how muc.
more can be accomplished with :
thoroughly up-to-1ate Board Of Trade
Every man who has the future n
the town at heart. and his W in
tercsts at heart, should immcdiatcl,
join the Board of Trade and help II
great work OF advancing our com
munity interests.
Signed.
w. II. Nichols, Sec.