The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-18
NOTES FROM HARTFORD.
EX-sENATOR WILCOX PRESI-
 DENT OF THE FIDELITY.

The Work of Connecticut Bridge Dis
 trict COmmissiOn--Applica for
 tive Fenn and Grade 'Crossings-The
 House Committee on school Fund
 Amendment.
 Hartford, April 15. = Ex-Senator Frank L. Wilcox of Berlin, who has been elected president of the Fidelity Company of Hartford, has had an eX- tensiye business experience, and is one of the leading men in Hartford county. He is a graduate of Trinity College and is president of the Alumni association. He was in the senate four years ago from the Berlin district, and was made chairman of the Connecticut commis- sion for the St. Louis exposition. EX- Senator Wilcox was secretary of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, under President Charles w. Jarvis, and dis played marked business qualifications in that capacity. He will begin his banking career in Hartford under fa- vorable auspices. The Senator is on the staff of the Governors Foot Guard and in line for advancement.
 The statement that was made by United States Senator Bulkeley at the hearing of the finance committee last Thursday on the half million bond is sue by the Connecticut River Bridge District, that Hartfori has expended 2,100,000 for the bridge crossing the Connecticut between this city and East Hartford shows the gigantic character of the project. The bridge when com pleted, will be the largest and most expensive one in New England. The approach from East Hartford side embraces Q mile of the finest roadway that Connecticut has ever had. On the Hartford side the approach will re- volutionize the territory in that local ity. Through an act of Congress the bridge is without a draw, solving the problem for generations concerning navigable waters in the Connecticut river north of Hartford. The bridge district comprises the towns of Hart ford, East Hartford, Glastonbury Man. chester and South Windsor. The out lay from the towns east of the Connec- ticut for the bridge has somewhat de- ceeded $10O,OO0 The bridge district commission was authorized by the General Assembly of 1895, United States Senator Bulkeley is president of the commission and Meigs H. Whap- ples, treasurer. There has been only one changein the personnel of the com mission since its organization That was caused by the death of Senator John H. Hall of Hartford, half doz- en years ago He was succeeded by Frank c. Sumner, treasurer of the Hartford Trust company Ex- Mayor John G. Root, president of the Far mers and Mechanics National bank, was one of the original Hartford ap- pointments on the commission. The Hon. Lewis Sperry of South Windsor, Mayor James w. Cheney of Manches- ter, ex-Senator Alembert O. Crosby of Glastonbury, and Charles w. Roberts of East Hartford, have been members since 1895. It is a fact of wide interest in these days of greed and graft that not one iota of scandal or mismanage- ment has been attached to the commis- sion, which has handled $2,000,000 in the last twelve years. The work that has been carried out will be lasting monument to Hartford and the neigh boring towns on the east side of the Connecticut
 Since the signing of the age pension 1 bill by President Roosevelt February 7th, the a1jutant generals department has forwarded to Washington upwards of 1,S00 applications from Connecticut | veterans for the pension. The amount 1 of work involved cannot be realized by | men unfamiliar with it. The task is l one of the most eXacting in the capital | No mistake can be allowed in the l pension department at Washington Every application must be made oui | and witnessed under oath by two per. sons, who know the applicant The making out of these applications is 1T the hands of Lorenzo D. Converse, 2 veteran of the Civil war, whose apti l tude for the work is unsurpassed. MT l Converse served in the First Connects cut Cavalry during the war. He en
 listed from Somers, December IT, 1863 and was mustered out August 2, 1865 after an honorable service in the regi
 ment. His home is in Windsor. Hi
 patience and fidelity in dealing witt
 the old soldiers entitle him to the high
 est regard as a public official. Repre-
 sentative. D. Hart Fem of Wethers
 field, who has been a newspaper maj
 since his old Yale days, has shown tn
 effect of his training in more ways thai
 one since the beginning of the session
 He is wholly fearless in maintaining
 his views on public questions and is
 man of unflinching honor and integrity
 He is the only man who has carriet
 a measure through the General As
 sembly in years, peremptorily ordering
 the railroad commission to show tn
 reason for it's course in dealing witt
 a grade crossing problem, This was i