Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-05

SEEING BOSTON


Nest of our readers have visited
Boston, but how many have seen the
city? 1t was the writer's privilege
to visit that great metropolis recent
ly as member of the Vermont Press
Association, and to see as much 1T
the city as two crowded days would
allow. A carefully arranged pro-
gram took the Vermont editors over
considerable ground which no individ-
ual could possibly see unless he be
king or a movie star.
The sseein" trip began at $50
o'clock on Thursday night when we
went to the plant of the Boston Post.
Americas largest morning newspa-
per. Here we were conducted through
the plant while it was in full swing
to produce it's Friday morning issue.
The press rooms descend four sto-
ries below Washington street and
these Easements, endorsements and
sub-Sub- basements contain 16 huge
presses Ca 18th is being installed)
which consume $4,000 pounds of pa
per each night. More than 40 type
setting machines and 700 employees
are necessary to produce this great
paper and to see them all in mad
rush to get the Post to press is a
sight indeed. In the wee small
hours of the morning we were
given luncheon and the advertising
manager gave short talk.
At $50 o'clock the next morning
the party was taken to the Shawmut
National bank and shown over the
largest of New England's banking in
stitutions. Five hundred and fifty
employees are kept busy in this bank,
some of the departments working
days, nights and Sundays. We were
taken into the counting room where
a score of women were counting bills
and were told that about a million
dollars was in the process of count
ing in this room at all times. One
large pile of 500 notes rested on the
top of one desk but the suggestion of
souvenir taking did not avail us any,
thing. The president, Mr.. Aiken,
gave us an address on completing the
tour.
From the bank we went to the great
Filene department store, an institu-
ton doing $24,000,O0O business an
nually, employing $3.50 clerks and
housed in a magnificent building. A
x~a~ann.Jlxy ooy,J,,otoJ tour IF tho Store
gave glimpse of the immensely Of
the place. A physician and two nurs-
es are in the pay of the company to
care for sick members of the staff
and a sizeabIe clinical ward is main
tanned. Besides the elegant public
restaurant, there is the employees
restaurant where food is served at
cost. Service is the watchword of the
store. A private banking institution,
a postoffice, a travel routing and
tourist bureau are within the organ
ization. E. A. Filene talked to us on
business matters for some time fol-
lowing the visit through the building.
Following the visit at Filene's the
party went to the statehouse where
Governor Cox received the delegation
In the executive chamber, greeting
each member of the party Individually
and then gave talk. He referred to
Vermonters in the Hub, pointed to a
new portrait of former Governor
Foss, native Vermonter and spoke
of Coolidge, also a native of Vermont
who had honored his native state, his
adopted state and the nation. Gov
erner Cox was in good humor, dom
ned his coat and hat and went to the
capitol steps with the Vermont news
paper men and posed for several pic
lures before the camera men who
We're waiting. At least three of the
Boston papers used pictures of the
Vermonters in their columns.
At the City club, the largest in Bos-
ton, the trade houses of the city gave
a luncheon. Harry Waite, former pa
per salesman travelling in this terri
tory, whose wife is Derby girl, act
ed as POSTMASTER, introducing the
members of the trade houses who
were present. The annual business
meeting of the Vermont Press Asso-
citation was held here. F. E.. Howe OF
Bennington was reelected president
and Harrison Thayer of Essex juno.
ton secretary and treasurer. F. A
Hunt of Newport was made vice pres
ident for Orleans county and the writ
er was elected delegate to attend
the annual meeting of the Nationa
Editorial Association to be held il
the middle West this fall.
A banquet Friday evening was helt
in one of the private dining rooms O.
Hotel Vendome, headquarters for TIL
meeting. Hon. t. J. (Jef) Boynton
formerly attorney general of Massa
chusetts and several times mayor o
Everett, Mass, native of Westfeld
was one of the speakers. He refer
red to his singing in the old churcl
of his native place under the direction
of the late o. G.. Miller of Newpor
as leader. Mr.. Boynton was hearth,