The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-28

The speaker told of the investiga- tions Of the inspector sent here from Washington to look into the conditions at the local federal building The in- speetor was here week and during that time he conversed with Collector Ninchell several times It was his un- qualified opinion that New Haven should have a new building He said the present one has long since been outgrown, The exact word he applied to 1t, Collector Winehel said was ob soete, He said there would be two difficulties, Ono would be to satisfy Washington U) that the building Is needed and (2) that tho citizens of New Haven want it The department wants an expression of opinion. If the busi- ness men want the building 1t Is their business to see to 1t that they do all they can toward getting 1t. The in spector urged petition with 10000 names 1T possible, He said 1t would be impossible to get the matter through the present congress but wires can be laid, plans made to begin at home and
 
 The petitions should be sent to the sec retary of the treasury in whose pro vince all the federal buildings come. His word coupled with that of the su- perlntendent of the architectural de- partment Is worth far more than that of all the congressman put together at | the capitol
 l Collector Wlnchell said the inspector had reported in favor of certain addi- tions, But they were only of tenn norary nature. He said the secretary of the treasury recently wrote Senator Bulkeley that New Haven needs new federal building badly in my opin' ion and every effort should be made tc get it. The thing to do Is to prepare a bill and keep presenting 1t at Wash ington until 1t Is passed.
 The speaker referred to Hartford which got sl,iOO,ooo building, but only after every sort of pressure wal brought to bear upon the powers tha be in washington. New Haven on thu other hand has had sS0O,OoO expended fir additions and Improvements on th' present building. one-third enough t' get new building
 Secretary Gallagher, who followe, him speaking upon this subject, sal, the people of New Haven should ge together at once and agree upon som concerted plan upon which to urge thi matter of a new building. He spok of N. D. sperry as the oldest man fl congress and as the man who all bu holds the record for the longest tim on the service at the capitol He sal Congressman sperry was for 9S year tho head of the local postof1lce and tha during that time the office was name among the four highest in the service Between 1880 and 1884 1t was thre times named as the best in the lant Isn't there oratory enough" aske Secretary Gallagher. Ito say at Wash irgton: Here's to Uncle N D. W want now a monument of affection an appreciation. True it Is there Is lighthouse down tho harbor and is sl inches or more out of plumb (and c all things on earth. If seems to me,
 lighthouse ought to stand erecD and is known as the sperry light unoffic' ally. I understand 1t Is not known a such in Washington, however"
 MT. sperry is a representative of
 party l have been born and bred fight but that cannot keep me fror wanting to honor the man and thin nothing could be more fttingly don than to erect this new building as monument 10 'N. D. Let us start Il this slow town. think the signature for the petition could be more easil Eot with this as the ultimate objeC and I believe it would count in Wast inston."
 Collector Winchell arose again mention the fact that Congressma , srerry was the father of the civil sci
 vice in the postoffice and the originate
 of the plan of rural free delivery,
 addition to all the good accomplish ments that had been mentioned, The matter of getting up a signe petition which would involve some c,
 pense and the hiring of men WI
 would go around to get the signature of the leading business men of the cit was finally referred to the executi,
 committee. President Warren called r eetine of that committee for nc, Monday night. The president said . had long been his belief that MT. SpeI " should have been postmaster gei
 eral.
 President Warren read last night h annual address upon the work of q
 chamber In it he included numb' : of very practical and interesting SUI , gestions as to the future work of Il
 chamber. Some of the matters Urea
 ed of were the present business depre sion, the recent ceaning-up days, q necessity for new sanitary laws stric ly enforced by the board of health, tl : harbor activities of the chamber wit :, out which the organization would :, like a Hamlet without Hamlet, wa, 4 and meane for advertising New Have ., as a commercial center. the obtainlr :. of a salarled secretary to work for q
 Joint interests of the business organi
 ations of the city a new city hotel ai
 depot and the public utilities questio
 After the report was read it "
 voted, on motion to refer the matt
 of a secretary, such as had been me
 toned, to the executive committe