Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13
Putnam Business Meas Association.

Men AS>ociasion Nas HSlu on Noh- day evening tthe detailed report is to
 be found on another part of this page.l Two matters of interest were preached
 and discussed, and helped enliven the
 meeting. The first WAS popositie n I to have the new High School building
 made fire-proofs made by the. President, ] l.. NJ. Wheaton, himself master
 builder, and therefore knew what he
 WAS talking about, and his arguments 1 proved clearly that 1t would be wise to add a little additional cost to have the
 building made Absolutely flre-proof. MT. Richard Comma member of 1 the school building committee--in re-
 pity, said that the question of building the High School had been under dis ! cussion, publicly and privately for a
 number of weeks. and plans had been submitted to contractors. To change
 the plans, after all the preiiminafies
 had been completed, would create cen-
 fusion, and cause a delay in beginning the construction, and he doubted If the difference in the construction between
 the present plans and entire fire proof
 would compensate for the trouble and
 delay, although he believed ire-preof building would be better.
 Judge Fuller said he personally would
 be gIaa to have the plans changed for 1 fire-p proof construction, and believed il would be better for the school. But, said he, will not vote in the commit
 tee to ask for another appropriation af-
 ter the towns people had voted gener-
 ously and cheerfully the money asked
 for oySthe committee.
 After some further discussion by Pre-
 sident Wheaton the matter was allow ! to drop.
 The other matter was in regard to the recent census enumeration, now completed. Judge Fuller, who Is ever
 watchful that his city should have full credit for all the merit, questioned the probability of the correctness of the city's population as as:enumerated. He gave some spoo1al datato prove this and some starling, differences in regard to his Ward to justify his charges. He said 21 new houses had been built there during the past ten years, and he un- dersiood that enumeration of residents 1 is less than 1t was ten years ago, while all the houses are occupied. " hope," said he, "they won't build hundred
 houses during the coming ten years,
 as we then should have no residents al aIln
 The Association then appointed committee to make an investigation. 1 Their names will be found in the de-
 tailed report.
 The Supervisor of Census, William | B. Bailey, New Haven, requests per sons who have not been enumerated 1 to send their addresses to him. The Business Mems Associations of many cities of the State are plan
 ming and working to build up their se-
 veral cities in various systematic ways.
 There are plenty of opportunities and room in all our cities for many new in.
 dustries without coming in conflict.
 The plans adopted, that prove success
 ful, will be lessons for the rest to copy.
 Our Association put no patent on what l they have done or are doing to win
 business for their city, and we think
 it will be glad to cooperate in this res- l pect for mutual benefit.
 Our sister city WiIIimantic calls it's
 association a Board of Trade--the ob-
 ject and work 1t assumes is precisely
 the same as that Of other named asso-
 citations of business men.
 We notice in a recent number of the
 Chronicle, that its Board of Trade had
 joined with the Wiliimsntic Gas and
 Electric Light company in mapping
 out plan for an advertising campaign to boom the city.
 A member of the Gas and Electric
 Light company proposed placing in
 several of the New York papers and
 some of the leading trade journals, ad- vertisements setting forth the advanta-
 ges of Willimantic as manufacturing l center.
 | We doubt If hundred or two dollars
 could be laid out to greater advantage, in making known 10 the world the spe-
 cial advantages Of a city for manufac- turing and other business purposes,
 than by such systematic advertising. l One result would be that 1t would
 bring iniimmediate inquiries and they they will continue to come for son e 1 length of time.
 Another result would be, that an un- derstanding with any correspondent could be reached at once. He making known definitely what he desires, and the committee stating definitely what the city has to offer him to meet his demands or requirements.
 1 No doubt there will he other plans adopted 10 make known abroad what
 each city has to offer to attract busi- meas and also desirable residents. One thing is requisite In seeking to
 attract additional population, and that
 Is, . supply Of attrsctiveshomes- That
 Is problem to be solved by the united
 action Of three parties-those who are
 exsrting them to increase the popula-
 ton by bringing in new buainess, th0se
 who own land suitable for dwellings,,
 ana those who have capital to invest
 in buiidings.