Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-01
oHAmBER OF COMMERCE..

The Harlem River and spuyten Duyvn Crock Master-Thc Government and sho Telegraph-Tho Encouragement for New Haven Industries.
 The chamber of commerce held a meeting last night, President Dewell presiding. and discussed various subjects. The following, being the action of Bridgeport's board Of trade on the subject, received . considerable share of the meeting's attention:
 Resolved, That the opening of Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek, between the Hudson river and East river, to free navigation of all vessels obstruction and hindrance to the communication between New York and the New England states, York Sy i've aifrsisnt lines of railroads crossing 'is ResoiTsd Thst this board earnestly remoustra,s agsinst further appropriations for the Improve; ment of Harlem river, except on condition that river, leaving . space of twenty-five feat between high water mark and the under side of the bridge.
 Ex-Msyor Lewis made remarks upon the matter, opposing the action taken by the Bridgeport board, and giving reasons there- for. His remarks were listened to with close attention. He advocated the proposed measure in well chosen terms. MT. Fleet wood of the Consolidated road and Attor. ney J. 0. Gallagher agreed with the view ex- pressed in the resolutions adopted by the | weight in support of their position. The meeting finally took no action on the matter other than referring the subject back to the committee.
 The chamber, after brief discussion, adopted the following resolution:
 Resolved, That we are in favor of all improve ali % parts of the country hence we are in favor q the government adopting the telegraph as meant | of conveying intelligence through the postomc' upon some just, proper and equitable basis The recording secretary having resigned the chamber elected Major T. Attwater Barnes | to the position, so that Major Barnes is now both corresponding and recording secretary A random but neighborly discussion fol lowed on the work of the chamber and theI the subject of having paper read before thu chamber once @ month by some preminen citizen came up and was favorably received An animated discussion then ensued, lee ject of the importance to New Haver of its manufacturing interests and thu wisdom of the policy of beini thoroughly wide awake to secure fo New Haven new industries of this character MT. Wagner instsnced @ case. Here, h. said, Is the electrical department of the New Haven Clock company, which was recent! sold to a New York corporation. It is look ing for place to locate, and the talk is tha T
 the company which now runs the electrica
 branch of the business at the clock shop hal
 not found new place in which to locate
 Here was business employing from 75 t
 100 hands, and which may ere long be en
 larged so as to employ 200 hands. It is i'm
 portant that it be retained in New Haven
 What can be done about ita
 This subject and the general subject ( maintaining vigorous work to aid in enlare
 ing New Haven's manufacturing interest
 was discussed briefly by President Dswel
 Hon. N. D. Sperry, exMsyor Lewis, MI
 Fleetwood and others. MT. Wagner spok
 spiritedly, advocating an aggressive policy
 and the subject of employing paid agent,
 man thoroughly competent for the worl
 whose duty 1t should be to devote his time
 aiding In the further development and ir
 crease our manufacturing industries was re
 ferred to. but no action was taken. At journed.