Putnam patriot., 1909-08-13
Business Meu's Associati0n- ..Quarteriy
 Meeting.

The regular quarterly meeting Of ths | Business Men's Association will be held in Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening August nth, and important subject, will be taken up for discussion. D. l.
 Bishop, of Meriden, President of the
 State Business Mems Association, has
 been invited and Is expected to be pres- ent and make an address on matters of interest to all citizens.
 The subject of "Trade Schools will be presented for an open discussion also to have action taken for the gradual widening of Elm street. This is mat
 Ter of much importance for a city grow ing as does Putnam. No doubt when Elm street was laid out 1t appear
 ed to be wide thoroughfare and amply
 wide for all possible business needs
 that the founders of the town supposed
 the place would ever require. Their hopeful expectation was that in time
 it might become smart thriving mill
 village. We know now, from what has
 taken place in It's growth and business
 development, that Elm street promises
 to become crowded business thorough
 fare, with perhaps business blocks five
 or six stories high, when sidewalks
 will be needed not less than ten feet
 wide.
 It is not great many years ago that Worcester was no larger than Putnam,
 and ils natural advantages for business
 growth were no greater than are those
 of our city. IL is therefore wise to
 take up the matter proposed to be dis
 eusscd, and to decide whether or no Elm street should be widened. There is no need Of any present expense being incurred. The desire Is to establish a wider line for the street, and when new buildings are erected they shall con. form to the wider line, and in time the entire street would be widened without mpeiIing demolition of any present structures. It is a good time now to decide the question AS new buildings are soon to be erected.
 Summer is not an inviting time to attend public meetings-particuiar- iy when the weather Is as warm as 1t was the fore part Of this week. But an important service may be done to ben
 eft the city and prevent great future expense If it is decided at some future
 time that Elm street must be widened.
 Therefore an .immediate expression of
 public opinion Is desirable If citizens
 decide that Elm street should be widen ed, and steps be at once taken to for-
 bid further building on the present
 street line.
 A large attendance Is desirable on
 this account alone. An expression Of
 opinion should be given on the ques-
 ton Of Trade schools also. for it may
 be the decisive step b secure for our
 city neof the State Trade Schools that
 arc to be established In various parts Of
 the State. The Board Of Education Is
 authorized to locate the schools as they
 deen best and committee of is mem- bers arc to come to Putnam to discuss
 the Datter of location with our cifi- zens, and il is well to thoroughly un- derstand fhe question, and what The Board of Education demands as condi- fions requisite for locating one ,a the Trade Schools in this LOWE, before the commiltee comes here.
 We have Surely said enough 10 call out large attendance al the meet ing next Tuesday evening. If our cit. izeus de~ire 10 sec their city grow and