Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-02-19

! Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening.
The meeting was called 10 order by
the President, +. NJ. Wheaton, and the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and accepted.
The executive committee reported
that they had been endeavering 10 get
a satisfactory picture of the local freight
yard from which TO have a cut made TO
be used on stationery, &C. They had
taken q number of pictures but had. so
far, been unsuccessful in getting one TO
their satisfaction. Their desire was to
get q picture of the ten tracks in the
yard well filled with freight cars to
substantiate the statements of MI.
Jewett and Mr.. Mullan, made at pre-
vious meeting, relative 10 the amount
of freight business done in Putnam.
The President spoke of his trips 10
New Haven To attend the annual meet.
ing of the State Association, and TO
Norwich To attend the meeting of the
State Board of Trade. eThe State As
ISOLATION is alive with plans. 1t has
honored the Putnam Association by
placing one of its members, myself, on
the Board of Directors, and also on the
Legislative Committee
1--WE have had sent to Us from Nor
wich some quarlerlies of the Norwich
Board of Trade, so that we can learn
what they are doing. These quarter
lies are prepared and issued to adver-
tise the city. They are paid for by
selling advertising space in the quar-
terlies. Mr.. Chandler, who has been
with us on occasions, thought il did a
great deal for Norwich.
"My idea of the purpose of busi-
ness Mems Association was, primarily,
to seek TO get new business, and thus
to further the interests of communi-
ty. But that is a mistake. In regard
to getting new business in Norwich, l
l was, told that no one could point
finger at any business concerns attract
ed there that had proved satisfactory.
We must, therefore, take up other
subjects, such as education, local i'm
provements, and the like, and thus ad-
vertise the advantages of Putnam.
In Norwich they make as much
of their meetings as they would oil
theatre: they advertise il and they have
rs many as 900 at some of their meet
ings and find plenty of work TO do. =
He also alluded to the Associations
of Terrington, Danielson and New Lon.
don. In thel after city he said the As
ISOLATION had, by pamphlets and let
tiers, advertised their city as desira'
BILE seaside summer resort, and last
wear the results were good. lie said he
might go on mentioning different cities
in the State where there are strong sue
cessful organizations, and it seems as
if all of them were never so much alive
as at present, and the city that doesn't
fall into line will get left.
We have joined the state orgaaiza'
ton and this requires us to contribute
an annual payment of % cents per
member. This assessment was due the
first of January.
After some discussion as to the bene.
fits of being member of the State or
ganization, it was voted to authorize
the Secretary to- forward to the State
Secretary list of the members, and To
authorize the Treasurer TO send TO him
the amount of the assessment.
The matter of preserving the forests
on the water shed OF the White Noun
tains, was brought before the meeting,
and il was voted that the business i'm
terests of New England require action
by Congress To preserve these forests,
and thai the Association is In favor OF
such legislation, and that this fact be
communicated To our Representatives
in Congress.
The matter of public utilities COM
mission, that will come before misses
sion of the Legislature, was discussed
at some length. 1t was then voted that
the Association is in favor and urge
the passage of the bill, and that the
Secretary so communicate this action
to our Senator and Representatives.
Voted, that the Treasurer be author
izea to receive about $50 from the old
Association.
The President then stated, that as
all of the routine business having been
transacted, il was time to take up the
question for debate. "We are here for
the sake of discussion" he said, land
a man may speak on one side or other
of the question, and say things wheth-
er he really believes them or not. as it
is merely TO discuss and present argu-
ments on both sides of the question, in
order that light may be brought out"
The President then appointed the fol-
lowing judges: Chas. IL. Brown, II. ID.
Card and Mayor McGarry.
Mr.. Card said he did not feel that he
could accept Ii was already a quarter
past nine, and he thought the discus
sion, il gone into in a manner which
it. Importance demands, the meeting
would last until midnight He thought
IL would be best 10 adjourn until some
time when more time could be had.
Dr. Lakue agreed with ar. Gard.
lie said that be did not OK peel to find
80 many present on such night lie
thought the question Was worthy Of a
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