Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-16

The expenditure of the million dollar appropriation for the development of New London harbor was the subject of a talk by +. Valentine Chappell of New London before a largely attended meet ing of the Norwich Board of Trade held at the Buckingham Memorial on Monday evening. There were also brief remarks by ex-Congressman Ed win w Higgins. The business meeting was short.
 Asks for Later Trolley Cars.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary Henry w. Tib- bits. and two new members, Dr. Hugh B. Campbell, superintendent of the state tuberculosis sanatorium, and c. James Isbister, were voted in. Frank J. King suggested that the transporta- ton committee apply to Supt Samuel Anderson of the Shore Line road for later cars on the New London line, and also on the Central Village line. He favored a car at 1115 from both New London and Norwich, a 10.45 car to Central Village Wednesday nights and cars at 10.45 and 1145 on Satur- day nights He especially emphasized the need on the Central Village line, where the last car at night leaves here at 9.45. It was an impossibility to care for the crowds on this car, he said. Another car later he believed would relieve congestion. The matter
 
 committee with instructions to take steps towards securing the extra cars suggested by MT. King.
 Likely to Have Better Street Signs.
 Arthur L. Peale reported on steps taken towards securing street signs about the city. He showed a sample, enameled sign which he said could be secured for S30 a hundred. The few that are about the city, he said. are nj af lav-ip eli give a city an air of progress. MT. Peale stated that according to Mayor Murphy the matter was already in the hands of the proper committee of the municipal government and that he ex- pected that the signs would be se- cured.
 F. J. King Reports on Convention.
 Delegate Frank J. King was called upon for a report on the rivers and harbors convention at Washington, at which, he stated, there were 2,00O del- egates. MT, King said that he had mo- ticed that there was no organized eff fort on the part of the Connecticut delegates and that he had finally called them together. with the result of the organization of the Connecticut Deep Waterways association. He said that Mayor Murphy had strongly presented Connecticut's claim for larger appro- priations for the benefit of her water ways. The general feeling of the meeting was strongly in favor of state and municipal owned terminals and against any steamship or railroad com transportation. MT. Kings report was an excellent one and he was appIauded at the close.
 On Sale of Steamship Lines.
 Elmer c. levitt brought to the att tention of the meeting the fact that the New Haven road would be forced to dispose of it's steamship holdings and also that boards of trade in many sections had passed resolutions re- questing that the road be allowed continue it's present steamship line. The change said MT. Jewett, means an all rail route to New York, longer time in transportation and greater conges- ton at New York, where the conges tion is already great. He believed, he said, that the Board of Trade should pass a resolution opposing the divorc- ing of these lines.
 Resolution Presented.
 He presented the following resolu- ton. which was referred to the trans portation committed:
 Resolved, That the Norwich Board of Trade deprecates the application of the law relative to railroads owning vessels sailing in the coastwise trade insofar as 1t applies to boat lines that have for years been an integral part of rail lines and will in no wise be connected with traffic through the Panama canal
 We believe entirely unnecessary the divorcing of lines like the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, which is at present operating in this coastwise trade, many of it's lines hav- ing been in use prior to their having rail connection with New York, and We believe further that such a separa tion will work to the serious disad- vantage of the shippers in general and the small one in particular, through in- creased rates due to the separate own ership requiring two or more charges for each consignment, with much longer time in transit, will surely re- suit
 It is further resolved by this asso- ciation that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the interstate com merce commission, also the attorney