Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-26

Beard-InterestfngS subjects FOR DIs.
cussfOn-The Closing of Churches I'm
che summer Talked About The
Chambers Coming Boom For New
Haven's industrial Developments
New Haven's Needs-GO0& Sugges-
tions-John HI. Leeds on New Haven,s
splendid Facilities.
The meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce
last night was SHINY attended. President
Dewen said it was the season of the year
when people did not believe in attending
meetings. Many were away on vacations.
But nevertheless he intended to have the
chamber meet during the summer months If
there was an attendance of only one. There
were six members present last night, inelud-
the president and secretary.
A communication was read from the ma
tionaI board of trade. The census committee
in making ont the proposed enactment for
the incorporation of the eleventh census now
before Congress reported favorably on the
following clause:
HE shall also at the time Of the general enumer
alton herein provided for, prior thereto, the
Secretary OF the interior may determine, collect
ednsss Of the peopIe and maze repert tbereon to
e s SIs shs ~ Tor tie e8e
coed the sum Of $250000.'
The national board says that the matter
is one of great public interest, AS it will incor-
porate in the census the amount of bushes
done by citizens. It would practically be
National Bradstreet's. The national board
of trade states that the only objection to this
is the difficulty in obtaining the required in
formation.
. Captain Townshend inquired as to how
this information could be had. President
Dewell replied that it could be gotten from
the person himself, or if he refused to give
his neighbors could tell very nearly the ex-
tent of his business; or it could be obtained
from commercial agencies.
Mr.. George Sherman thought that the
idea was very silly. The nation had no
business to NEEDLE with peoples private af-
fairs.
John H. Leeds said that as the matter was
one of great Importance 1t ought to be dis
cussed at a full meeting. It was referred to
the executive committee.
Mr.. Leeds here referred to the small at
tendance. He said that 1t had become alto
gether too prevalent in closing places of bus
mess and churches in the summer. Business
suffers by it. This country is too active to
tolerate any such state of affairs. If it keeps
up no knowing what the country will come
to. It is very sad to look around and see all
the churches that are closed. The closing
of the churches reminds me of a cartoon I
once saw. It was picture of the devil and
he was saying that he never took vacation.
President Dewell said that at a future
meeting probably in September, ono of the
members of the chamber will read q paper
on the great West and how the Western cities
are doomed. These papers will hereafter be
made feature of the meetings. He said
that in the fall the chamber was going to try
to boom New Haven by issuing advertise
ments in newspapers, setting forth a1l the
advantages OF New Haven, both as a manu-
featuring locality and as place for home.
One thing New Haven needs is large hotel,
one that can be talked about far and near, 80
that people from all parts of the country will
come here to spend the summer. There are
several people who are talking of starting
manufacturing establishments here. IF they
do it will de due to work of the chamber.
President Dewen yesterday afternoon drove
out with visiting business man to look at
the city, with view to the visitors locating
here. He said that they might not be large
concern, but everything helped. He said
that things were progressing SO favorably
that the chamber ought to hire a man who
would stay in the Office of the chamber and
help to bring people together. That is what
is done In other cities. A man may come in
and want to start q certain enterprise and as
he was coming in another might just have
left the Office, who wanted to go into some
thing but didn't know what. 1t would be
the business of this representative of the
chamber to bring the two men together.
John 81. Leeds then spoke of the peculiar
advantages New Haven offered to both man
ufacturers and those seeking homes. Since
1879 he has been connected with enterprises
in all parts of the State, and for building
not place in the State can compare with the
facilities offered by New Haven. New Ha-
ven has the best of everything. There are
no better mechanics in the United States
than here. He further said: "With our
railroads and tidewater facilities New Haven
Is placed far above all other localities. One
of the curses of almost every place which is
at all desirable for business is an undercur-
rent of water. That ia, there is no drainage.
You see cellars partially filed with water.
Here we have the dryest of cellars. No one
can over-recommend the facilities of New
Haven. A person who locates here makes no
mistake.
"Now about bringing trade here. have
rode on the accommodation trains on the
Consolidated road and 7 have seen that the
great drift of trade goes into Bridgeport. 1t
begins at Norwalk on the west and even at
Woodmont, which is 30 near New Haven.
Why this is is a puzzler to me. A furniture
dealer of this city lately went to Bridgeport
and looked through the stores there. I saw
him when he came back and he said that
cheaper in New Haven than in Bridgeport.
asked him why it was. 81 can't tell, " he said,
can't tell you. It is a mystery. Now we
have the best kind of stores, those of which
we should be proud. For most things the
equal of New Haven can't be found. It re-
mains for some one to popularize New Ra-
ven, 30 as to bring trade here. We can give
the people the value of money better than
any other city in the State. But we want
more nberality in legislation, and not have
30 much haggling over who will pay this or
that, say for instance on the top dressing of
q street. What we want, too, is hospitality.
That is also what brings people here"
Captain Tonshend conincided with what
Mr.. Leeds had said. The captain then told
of the great advantages which the New Ha-
ven harbor furnishes, saying that in time
New Haven will be one of the greatest COM
mercial centers in the country on account of
these great coast facilities.
The next meeting will be held in August