Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-20

1 Putnam.
 | New England Street Railway club passed through this city Friday after | noon at 4.30, bound for Boston via l Worcester. The ear left Boston Fri 1 day morning at a. m., the route be- ! ing via Brockton. Taunton, Provi- thence to this city and on to Worcester and Boston, which was reached late Friday night.
 The pathfinder car carried party of engineers and trolley road officials from various Massachusetts cities and was run over the route described pre- l liminary to the trip of the street rail- way men to the national convention of the organization to be held at At lantic City in October. This car was sent out to cover the route with a view to allowing the officials to become familiar with the different systems over which a dozen or more cars from var ious parts of New England will be run when the October trip is made. The longest of these trips by any party of trolley officials will be from Waterville, Me. Other parties will start from various Massa chusetts points and from other New England states These parties will select the routes best suit ed to their convenience to reach New London, al which point all of the par ties will concentrate and from there proceed by boat to Long Island, com pleting the trip to Atlantic City by train.
 All of these parties will pass over the local division of the Shore Line Electric company, those that come from Providence over the Rhode Is- land companys line, striking the iron of the local division at Elmville and then going south through Danielson and Wauregan to Central Village, wi ha ma n n will ha Parties from central points in Massa- chusetts may use the route from Wor- cester south through this city to Nor wich and New London.
 That the plan in mind is feasible and can be successfully worked out was demonstrated Friday by the path finder car. which, one of the officials said, had encountered only a few slight difficulties on the whole trip from Bos- ton to this city, a distance as travelled of about 100 miles. A few bridges are somewhat low for some of the cars that may be used for making the trip from some of the lines but not suffi- ciently so as to prevent the cars get ting through.
 The party that made Fridays trip took observations and measurements and collected much other valuable data which will be supplied to the systems of which officials will make the trip and this will be distributed so that all preparations may be made to offset what otherwise, without the informa- tion collected Friday, might prove slight difficulties.
 The car that was used for Fridays trip was the last word as concerns street railway car construction. It was of steel with powerful motors, room. interior and superb riding qualities, the car being from the Boston city lines. It was of closed type, with low steps and wide entrances into big Vestibules. Crews from the various divisions over which the car was run Friday had charge of it while it was in their ter ritory.
 While the car was on the Putnam division of the Shore Line Electric company, onto which it was received al East KillinglY, Manager Samuel An derson Norwich of the trolley lines in this part of the state, and Superin- tendent George Edmunds of the Put nam division were hosts for the visit ing officials. John Mellor, master me- chanic of the eastern Connecticut lines of the Shore Line Electric company, also made the trip over his lines with the party.
 The ofncials enjoyed their trip, though the day was a miserable one Weatherwise. Their impressions upon reaching this city after completing more than half of their journey was that the proposed trip will be certain to fulfill one of the premier objects for which it was planned-familiariz the street railway officials of New Eng land with the wonderful way in which trolley systems have been developed in New England states, put the officials in closer touch with each other and give them an insight into operating methods and systems on various lines.
 Fridays party travelled prepared to be comfortable during their long tour. They had a caterer aboard and were served with delicious buffet lunches at their command.
 The following Is a list of those who made the trip: Elton s. Wilde, president of the New England Street Railway club and general manager of the Union Street Railway company, New Bed ford; Charles s. Chase, Pennsylvania Steel company, Boston; John T. Con way, Bay State Street Railway com pany, Brockton E. W. Hoist, Bay State Street railway company, Boston; E. H. Howard, Boston and Worcester Street Railway company, South Tram ingham; A. A. Hale, Griffin Wheel com pany, Boston; George w. Knowlton, Knowlton Rubber company Boston; George Morse National Car Wheel company, Taunton; H. A. Faulkner, secretary of the New England Street Railway club Boston; A. E. Potter, general manager of the Rhode Island company's lines, Providence; George S Amidon, division superintendent Of the Rhode Island company, Providence; H. B. Baldwin, Bay State Street Rail- way company Boston: J. B. Dozier. general manager of the Nahant and lynn Street Railway company, Lynn
 Will Entertain Norwich Owls.
 Putnam nest of Owls will entertain approximately so members of Nor wich nest Sunday when the visitors will come here on special cars, arriY- ing about noon The visitors will He entertained by the members of the local lodge at a special dinner to be served by Landlord William H. Noonan at the City hotel
 Most of the officers of Norwich nest are expected to be here and also the degree team from that city, which will confer the degree on a class of 30 candidates
 The initiatory work will be conduct ed in Owls hall in Pomfret street, where it is expected that 150 local members will be present. An orchestra is to be in attendance and refresh ments are to be served During the social hour of the afternoon the wives of the members and their lady frlends will be entertained.
 The committee in charge of the event expects to make it one of the most inn portant that the order has held here since it was organized.
 Uncas Power Co. Case Continued.
 In the superior court here Friday vs. Fred E. Shaw ct al. was continued before Judge Marcus H. Holcomb. Court adjourned early in the afternoon to permit the court and counsel in the case to catch the express for Willi- mantle that the party might have ar