Connecticut western news., 1911-08-24
The Wurra Wurra Club

With Arthur P. Freeman in the East chair the services opened in the usual form and the first serious busiQess offered was motion by pr. Lee, that a phono- graph be purchased for the club room. Before anybody could second the motion, the fat member got up and said he thought it was "all dunn nonsense. If wanted than what we're agittin' now" said he, "jest wait till tn wimmin's relief corpse gifts into gear then tn funnygraft won't stand no more show than jews harp, ag'in' brass band"
 The motion failed.
 The application of Admiral Togo for honorary membership was read by Secre- tary Herriman. Butcher Badgley moved that it be referred to the committee on moral character, but Butcher Walters said he would like to move an alibi, as he felt it his duty to protest against hay ing the Club Japanned without consult ing Captain Hobson who is on the honor ary list. The nomination was tabled for future consideration.
 Chairman John Thurlough, of the com mittee of arrangements for the trolley opening festivities, reported progress. He said his committee has succeeded in ascertaining that it is the intention of the Berkshire Street Railway Go. to con struct trolley line to Canaan. Citizen Vosburgh got up and asked the gentle man where he got his authority for that assertion, and was told that 1t came from Fred Scamerhorn. Vosburgh sat down.
 Judge Whittlesey moved for a reopen ing of the matter brought up a couple of weeks ago by Clint Roraback, proposing the introduction of bill at Hartford, for a $I,ooo,ooo appropriation for establish ing a port of entry on the Housatonic river at the mouth of the Blackberry. "The proposition is perfectly feasible, |" said Judge Whittlesey. "We have the rivers, the mouth and the land. There is no reason why ocean steamers should not ply between Liverpool and Canaan, disgorging passengers bound for Canada, the West and the C. N. E. road on Fred Gillette's meadow, north of the present sewer outlet and John Thurloughs fav- orite bullhead grounds. The mouth of the Blackberry offers an inviting field for dredging, and there is no reason why Ca naan should not be as we'll treated by the legislature as New London, which has secured $I,ooo,ooo by asking for it. What is done must be done quickly as the legislature is almost on the point of adjourning-the best time of the whole | session to get hand-out-and it will be our own fault if we neglect to secure a line of steamship piers at the mouth"
 "I reckon they hain't mouth enough there to talk tn legislator into unleather. in no million dollars fir an emigrant land in, not even if we sent tn mouth O tn Blackberry to Hartford to lobby fir itself, " said the fat member. "In tn fust place we hain't got half so much necessary for a steamboat landin' as what New London has"
 'ANOlsChSCt lCPliCd liiS lAdS0r Ali we need to do Is follow New London's example in diplomacy. Whsn Mayor Mahan found out the Governor would veto the bill he organized a junket of legislators, giving a special invitation to the Governor, to go to New London and see for themselves. He gave them the time of their lives and the statesmen re- turned to the capitol amazed that New London had been able to exist so long without a million dollar steamboat depot. The bill went through the next day and the Governor signed it right off the reel. Now what's to prevent us from doing the same-organizing a committee to invite the Governor and legislative statesmen to come over here and have good time show them parade of the fire depart ment headed by the band; give them a fine feed at The Garfield, get them to feeling grateful, put the matter right up to them-and there you are! Mir. Presi- dent, l move such a committee be ap- pointed. The motion was seconded and passed, and the chair appointed Judge Whittlesey, l. C. Roraback, Representa- tive Ned Roberts and all the local clergy men, with power. Then the meeting ad- journed.