Connecticut western news., 1907-01-17
Appeal to Those who will Accept Employment to Make the
 Fact Known Now
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE
Matter has been Referred to Board of Trade Committee on Manufactories and Trade. Pledges of Operators. Boarding Places
 anda Desirable Location for the Plant.

The Board of Trade met Saturday eve ming at the law office of A. T. & J. H. Roraback to consider the shirt factory proposition.
 The matter was thoroughly discussed and much enthusiasm was manifested. There is general desire to have the plant located at Canaan, but every mem- Der of the Board realizes that to find 100 women in Canaan and vicinity who will accept employment is no easy matter. Both the optimistic and the pessimistic view of the situation is taken and the optimists believe it will be possible to give the shirt manufacturing concern, on February 1, ample assurance that if they locate plant at Canaan they will have no great difficulty to obtain opera tors.
 It was finally decided to refer the mat ter to the committee on manufactures and trade, consisting of George s. Full Ter, S. A. Eddy, H. B. Ives, H. R. Whit ford and Wallace Garfield, who have power to take what action they deem advisable At meeting to be held at all early date they will make report on the result of their labors- Every possi- ble effort will be made to procure the desired number of operatives.
 The question which has been asked many times in Canaan during the past week is: " Where will these operators board?" This seeming barrier is being gradually overcome. There are two persons who have stated that they will accommodate 20 each, and there are others who will accommodate smaller numbers. There appears to be little doubt that boarding places can be found for the nonresident employees.
 
 As to the prospect of obtaining the re- quired number of operators There will probably be no definite information on this matter until February 1st, the limit which has been set in which to ascertain if operators can bo found. One man pledges himself to get twenty applica- tions for employment, another promises five to twelve, another three to five, an other two and so on. These in addition to the applications sent to the Board of Trade. If each member of the Board of Trade could obtain one application, the project would become an assured fact.
 It is not necessary that one be mem- Der of the Board of Trade in order to assist in the matter. In fact it is hoped that every Canaanite, having the we'll fare of the village at heart, will consti- tute himself or herself committee to obtain one or more applications for em- ployment in the shirt plant.
 One public-spirited man who owns a building seventy five by thirty-five feet in size has volunteered to remodel one floor of it so as to accommodate the in dustry if 1t comes.
 Thus it will be seen that location for the plant and accommodations for the employees are practically taken care of.
 The shirt concern in telephone conyer- sation with THE NEWS Monday expres- sed it's satisfaction at the enthusiasm thus far shown and also expressed the desire that Canaan conld find 200 en- ployees instead of 100.
 As we said before, this concern will locate their branch plant somewhere. If Canaan can provide 100 employees Can aan will be the location chosen. If it