Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-17
BUSINESS MEN MET.
Decided That Arbitration Was Only
 Way to Settle Strike.

DcClucu ludJ <AIUiIld as oudy
 Way to Settle Strike.
 At the meeting of the Business Mems association last night the fol- lowing communications were received relative to the strike:
 Merchants Association,
 "Gentlemen:
 Whereas, an. unpleasant state of af- fairs confronts us, through the refusal of the Connecticut Railway and Light ing Go to deal with it's employees in fair way, and as said employees have stopped work until some satisfactory agreement can be reached, be it
 Resolved, that said Merchants as sociation use all good influence to bring about speedy settlement. And be it further
 Resolved, that we request that the merchants of this city do not solicit trade from such men as have been brought here by said company to op- crate it's cars, as they are of most undesirable class, as well as being non-residents of our city.
 JOHN T. DAILY,
 President"
 uG Ilolh l1AN iNSAOAA 193, Amalgamated Association O was as follows:
 "The Merchants Association,
 Gentlemen:
 "At a meeting of committee repre- senting the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of Ameri- ca, Division 193. held on this date, the following resolution was adopted, to wit:
 Whereas, the local members of the above association have gone on a strike for what they believe good and sufficient reasons, and
 Whereas, for the past six days the local trolley line has been practically tied up to the great inconvenience of the public and loss to our merchants, s Resolved, that we call upon the Merchants association of this city with the request that the said assocla- tion interest itself in this matter and ake such action as will tend to bring the strike to speedy and just settle ment. .
 .Cornelius Morgan, Howard Dennis, John E.~Collins. committed.
 The question covered by the com munication was discussed at some length and the opinion was pretty gen erally expressed that the difference should be adjusted by arbitration It was recommended that one man pc ap- pointed by the trolleymen and one by the company and that these choose a third, the three to act as an arbitration committee to adjust the matter as soon as possible. The following committee was chosen to present the resolutions to both sides and urge compliance with them: A. w. Castle, chairman; Q. D. Wye. F. o. Peabody, R. s. Ross, secre- tary of the Y. M. c. A., and w. F. Jar rett.
 Chairman Hall read his annual ad. dress, in the course of which he re- viewed the history of the organization and made an earnest appeal to all busi- ness men to become affiliated with it.
 Officers were chosen as follows: President, Warren l.. Hall; first vice. president. Charles D. Nye; second vice president, Henry F. Harding; secretary, Frank A. Wenzel; directors, A. W. Cas- tie, Loren R. Garter, Lewis F. Holland. William $. Jones and R. William Hampson.
 The association has membership of 147 an increase of forty-nine during the past year. It was voted to leave arrangements for the annual banquet in the hands of the old committee It was also decided to secure permanent quarters.
 There was a sharp discussion about advertising in programs which ended in the passage of a vote ordering cir cular sent to each member reminding him of the resolution adopted a year ago condemning the business of pro- gram advertising by merchants.