The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-26
CHAIRMEN PLAN FOR
NEW BOARD OF TRADE
Outline Of Effort About to Be Put On
to Improve Functioning Of
Board OF Trade.

to improve Functloning Of
Board Of Trade.
The plans OF the Greater Bennine
ton Board of Trade are outlined a,
follows in a statement issued by cam
paign Chairman VIM. H. Nichols:
Our campaign committee realizes
that the plan here proposed is pre-
tentious and calls for Board o
Trade that will be as broad as Is thu
county life itself. In developing sucf
a platform OF activities the commit
tee was actuated entirely by close
study OF the needs of our town. II
has been our endeavor to incorporate
in the platform such dehS te activit
les as will bring about better indus
trial, civic, and commercial condi
tions in Bennington County"
Investigation OF the work being
done by other civic organizations
leaves us no choice in this matter
Bennington must have a strong eff
cent Board of Trade. supported by a
large membership"
THE committee wishes II thorough
ly understood that this platform is
not presented as mere lure for
memberships. The plans given here
are to be the actual working plans OF
the Greater Bennington Board OF
Trade. Careful perusa will show
that the committee in many cases
has changed the method OF procedure
| followed in the past. and has adopted
new working machinery. This Is es-
sential that the plans may be carried
out.
Work by Departments.
THE work OF the new organization
will be divided into six departments; ;
Industrial, Mercantile. Traffic and
Transportation. Publicity, Agricultural
and Civic. The old method OF handl-
| ing commercial organization actiyl.
ties through standing committees
has never been wholly satisfactory;
the more modern method is to handle
all activities through departments,
depending upon special committees
to carry out the measures OF the de-
partments. The department, or bur.
eau form divides the membership in.
to groups assigning to each group
certain specific and definite duties"
ITO illustrate: The lawyer min.
lister. public official would presumab,
ly be most interested In civic work.
The manufacturer and contractor
would choose the Industrial Depart
ment. while the merchant. grocer and
druggist might be found in the Mer-
camille division. The railroad men
and large shippers would select the
Traffic and Transportation depart
ment,' ffaI "r
The Members Forum
"ln addition to the departments
there will be an initiative and refer.
endum body known as the Members
Forum. II is body OF approximate
ly twenty-four members, one from
every trade, business and profession.
Each group-physicians. Clothiers,
manufacturers druggists-elects one
delegate to the Forum. The repre-
sentatives. so elected, pledge them
selves by their acceptance to direct
responsibility and regu ar attendance
and faithful service. II should be
understood that all members OF the
Greater Bennington Board OF Trade
may take part In the deliberations OF
the Forum but only delegates may
vote; so that the public opinion ol
the body, representing every Interest
and influence OF the community, may
not he outweighed by the vote of the
interest having a special concern In
the matter under consideration. The
Forum will act as clearing house
for all ideas and matters relating t.
the work of the organization. whicf
will relieve the staff OF the Board o
Trade from the necessity Of initiating
and carrying on the major portion o.
such new business as may come be
fore the organization"
Financial Plans
Experience has proved the imprac
ticability of attempting to finance I
civic organization In the manner w
have followed In the past. II Is be
l.eved necessary that there be a prop
er distribution OF the financial bur
den for operating the organizations
and the payment OF dues Of suffici
ent amount to carry with II tho pei
sonal interest Of the member, thu
making the membership of far great
er value
"As result q plan calling for
. twenty-five dollar membership-pa'
, able quarterly. semi-annually and AT
, nusllv--has heen adopted In the bs
lief that 1t will be possible by actiy
and determined effort to secure man
twenty-five dollar memberships, ga
more In fact than have ever befor
. been represented In our local organ
cation"
The foregoing continued VI
/. Nichols. 1--WE find appeals to thos
business men with whom we hav
talked MS creating q substantial an
permanent body: and with the fnal
t. cial plans adopted, gives evidenC
d that the movement is not mer
Il fash in the pan but that It
n launched upon sound and sane
d nancial basis"
Is Full line of fresh meats. porte
s. house, sirloin and round steaks. POI
d roast and chops sausage and bolo
n ma, frankforts, pressed and mine,
ham, corned beef, dried beef, bacc
+. aud slicing hams at lowest prices.