The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-23
New Members


yesterday in the Tontine hotel and was
one of the most successful ever held
by the association. Representatives
from nearly every city in the state were
present as we'll as number from Bos-
ton, Springfield and New York state.
The first business. session was called
to order at IL O'Clock by Pres
ident f. A. Epson of Bridgeport
Reports of the secretary and treasurer
| We're read which showed the assocla-
ton to be on a very firm basis. There
are about 125 firms represented in the
membership, seyenty-f1ve of which were
represented at yesterdays session. The
financial condition of the association as
shown by Treasurer Charter is also ex-
cellent, there being more money in the
treasury at the present time than at
any time since the organization of the
! association.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, e. A.
Upson of Bridgeport; vice president G.
L. French of New Haven; secretary, f.
e. Perry of New London, and treasurer,
George H. Charter of Hartford.
The following committees We're APP
pointed: Entertainment, George E.
French, L. A. Granniss and Harvey
Sanford, all of this city; committee for
the preparation of subjects to be dis
cussed at the next annual meeting, j.
| " Reed, Waterbury; C. H. Leniert,
New London, Linus Mead of New Ha-
ven. About twenty new members were
admitted.
The business session adjourned about
1:30 o'clock and at the members sat
down to a banquet also at the Tontine
hotel. After the banquet another short
business session was held, the final
meeting adjourning at 4:45
There was considerable discussion
yesterday on the present ice crop and
several of the members stated how
they had Jared this winter. Arthur Gift
ford of Clifford Brothers, Hudson, N. Y,
said that the crop in his section of the
state was very poor this year. being
only about 30 per cent. of that of for
mer years. Delegates from Norwich
and New London said that not a pound
had been harvested in those cities dur
ing the last year and a large number
of delegates from other Connecticut
cities We're also sadly left on this years
Va
number present who claimed that the
winter was a good one as far as guam
tity was concerned, but said the quail
itW was not so good as in former years
This unevenness in the crop through
New England was tha cause of a great
deal of buying and selling yesterday
Representatives from Massachusetts
had plenty of ice to sell and a portion
of their stock was quickly bought UP
by number of dealers in Connecticut
cities President Upson said that
in all probability the price would be
advanced this summer but the raise
would not be very great.
Treasurer George II. Charter of Hart
ford said that the scarcity of ice was
the cause for the increase in attend
ance and the number of new members
received into the association. He said
that nothing was to be done toward |
fighting the ice trust, The American
Ice company, but that the members |
were all individual dealers and We're
not to unite in any stronger body than
the association forms at present
The delegates present were #. |
f. Emory of Springfield, F. M Flagg |
of Springfield, w, w. Watson of Shell
ton, G, G. Watson Of Shelton, D. C. |
Hatch of Shelton. O. e. Doerr of New |
Britain w. III. Konold of New Haven, |
Mr.. Belts of Norwalk, ]. H. Ford of |
Norwich, F. r. Ward of New Britain, |
e. O. Doten of Springfield, Joseph |
Brazos of Middletown, G. C. Berger of |
Springfield E. M. Bond of Worcester,
S. d. Richmond of Waterbury, E. o.
Kelsey of Bristol, w. r. Perry of New
S. j. Ferris of New Milford,
]. H. Boardman of East Hartford, B.
F. Buckley of Southport, j. A. Babcock !
of Westerlya r. l., d. e. Osborn of (
East Hampton, L. l., E. l.. Main of
West Haven, F. L. George of Boston,
l.. Mead of New Haven, G. L. Beach of
M. H. Belnap of Ansonia,
F. E. Rhodes Of New Britain, w. J.
Monson of WATERFOWL, Conn. A. J.
Sprague of Boston. e. S. Burnham or
Boston, John Stone Of Torrington, W.
E. Wood of Arlington, Mass, D. C.
Spencer of Saybrook, C. r. Vail and f.
H. Taft Of Springfield, w. E. Norton |
# Bristol, George E. French of New
Haven, T. II. Smell of New Haven, w.
w. Anistor of Hartford, j. P. Curtis of
NEW pllldIl, T. IL. Terry OF New |
Britain, Il. A. Upson of Bridgeport, C.
3. Semens of South Manchester J. I'll.
Dunn of Naugatuck, c. D. Cameron Of
Windsor Locks, j. Fayette DOUGLAS of
torrestville, Alexander Connolly of
New York, M. G. Ford of Milford, G. A.
Pratt of New York, Thomas Glynn of
W estport, +. l.. Mead of New Haven.
w. B. Johnson of Merden, Clifford
Brothers of Hudson. N Y, Zaxter L.
Bishop of Meriden, Edgar S. Bates of
Oarien, j. II. Wheeler of Norwalk, H.
". Sanford Of New Haven, j. c. Klein
elder Of Stamford, Lloyd Nash of
Nestport, II. 3. Lembert of New Lon
lon, James Ahern of New London, D.
rhurston OF Naugatuck, ]. W. Ahern
# Naugatuck, M. P. Cohen of Manga
uck, John Hanan of Windsor, f. A.
Pickett of Torrington, Alfred Rose of !
T. j. Hayes of Waterbury, =,
Iessrs. Epson and Grannss, f. w.
Arnold of Hartford, Robert Smith of ,,
Jew Hartford, j. V. Read and Thomas
De Forrest of Bridgeport
Flags were at half mast yesterday on {
he West Haven green and on all the ,