Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04

l eNfi4t N{* | ithHNGs tlit Atht iot s}fGtl q
 thing. is fraud, and moves thai he he
 forced to do this and that, il Is jrsst as
 well to forget to put It in the paiwr.
 Mir. Pickaxe will be more likely to
 grant the request of iudieious com
 mittce before he heass the uncompli-
 meniary remarks than afterwards
 If some netlearns that successful foreign manufacturer wants to start a
 branch mill tn this country for eco
 homie reasons, he will notify the New l Industries Committee who will Nek to show up the adsanlaSes of the city l and he more likely to meet with sue.
 cess If the papers donot tell them what
 10 do under big head lines bui on the other hand nothing else does so much to advertise city as it's newspapers. 1 Nothing contributes more to the popu- l larity of the meetings of Board of ! Trade as optimistic reports in local pa pers.
 1 The interest in the Board in one of the largest cities in our state became 50
 low that at the first meeting after the l appointment of a new president there 1 were present two persons, the president
 and secretary. They did all the rot,.
 tine business unanimously. At the
 street door they fingered talking. X
 reporter came, "Oh, hy the way, said
 he, "Was there board meeting to- nights' "ro te sure, said the presi- dent, "and q very harmonious meeting
 We had too. II was great. Me did Il 1 lot of business And he went on to
 recount il, the reporter taking rapid notes. The next meeting was well al
 tended and was really interesting. The
 neNt was more so, and the board was
 on its legs again and ran we'll. l l. These organizations furnish the l best opportunities for free and tall dis. cussioa ef municipal matters and oth-
 CT matters of general interest. We have
 \ better feeling regarding those who ditier from us on public matters when
 We see their point of view.
 ), 1t gives our younger business 1 men a chance to become better known | by the older men io the advantage of | both.
 6. Such organizations can give their | members much rational enjoyment
 and opportunities for increasing their store Of useful know ledge in variety
 of ways. X board l have in mind, af- ter period when membership and in-.
 tefest had become low, turned over
 new leaf and it's officers resolved. 1. There must be no meeting held
 unless there k to be something doing
 besides dull routine. The average man will attend but one dull meeting. ?. We must have some attractive
 program fof frequent meetings. You
 must mol allow people 10 think you are dead.
 .. At these meetings all formal bus.
 mess must he 'scut and dried and put through under pressure. Fifteen min 4t. f- tf, at I.tY 44l flies.
 I. We iasiSt spend no time on the question of what k legal or parliament tary. Any good thing in such meet ngs is legal where there k no protest. ]. There must be nc wide gaps iu which kickefs can mir their grieV anees
 and say things that will help maintain the grievance instead ot removing it. Personal and antagonistic remarks are always out of order. The cultivation
 of friendly feeling and cooperation Is
 one of the most important offices of the
 Board. Have an interesting program,
 pui 1t through lively and adjourn. Then stay and talk afterwards us long
 as you please.
 What that board really did l will re.
 fer to briefly. IL appointed large
 number of standing committees. There
 was Il committee on every kind of ur-
 ganization work. Il was a great help.
 First, because every one had an office, and we ali like that. Second, il was
 really some ones business to do each thing that could be done. Al the first meeting debnte on tfe desifability of
 consolidating our city and town gov ernments was so entertaining that IL
 was voted to continue 1t at a later
 meeting. Then there was Il tfanspor- tation evening, representatives of all the trolley roads, stenm roads and steamboats being guests, sitting on the platform and making addresses. Much taiiy was induged in, the people had a ch anee for personal acquaintance, and good feeling was engeudered. In the
 meantime The transportation commit
 tee arranged privately for two addi- I tional trains. Al as many meetings as 1 practicable there wore informal reeep- i tions ior new corners to the city. Some. 1 times they were business men, again it was new pastor, at auother time Il i new official.
 Al one meeting the local hydraulic compressed air plant WAS described with the aid of lantern views py it's l promoter. Another meeting was ad- dressed by Clinton Rogers Woodruff ] of the National Municipal League. An educational evening was held when we | listened to addresses by MT. Beede Of
 New Haven, Mf. Aldrich of Brookline, 1 Mass, and Mr Reyes Of Hartford. l The latter two gentlemen held oppo 1 site opinions and their wit and humor
 was as entertaining as their ideas were | instructive.
 1 One evening the architects gave an 1 illust rated description of the new State | Hospital nj Norwich Another even i ing Health and Sanitation was the subject, and addresses were made by health officers. There was fire de- pertinent meeting addressed by men connected with the New York fire de- partment.
 A member who had spent much time on the Pacific coast gave an interest 1 ing address on its cities and why they ! grow. A most interesting meeting was spent in listening to educators from ] our own and other cities on the liye 1 and growing question of whether we
 ought not, in our grammar and high I schools, teach more about commerce and trades, and less of those subjects i necessary to those who expect 10 go to
 college.
 At one meeting there was exhibited ! in an aulefoem iefofe and after the meeting samples ef the goods nann'
 faetufed by industries recently started in town. -ix new cpmpanies ezhipit- ! ed their goods and the display was ee line and the interest pfetiaced 70 gfeat, that committee was appointed which
 resulted later In an Industrial Exizgai- ton. ii iilIrd the large Dew afin0rx
 and no equal space in lhe great exIx.sl-
 lions was mote attractive. The dis.