Putnam patriot., 1913-04-11
View Putnam as Trade School Location


 The appropriations committee of the General Assembly arrived in Putnam Thursday night and remained here un- til Friday night looking over the ground with the possibility of locating a trade school here. The committee came here at the request of Represen- tative Macdonald, who introduced a bill in the House for an appropriation for trade school to be located in Put nam. The bill calls for an appropria- tion of $50, 900.
 Thursday evening dinner was served in the Putnam Inn.
 The party was made up of Represen. tatives Robert Magee, Waterbury; A. N. Rathbun, Groton; E. J Stevens, Rocky Hill; F. J. Synder, Coventry; C. E. Davis, North Haven; H. Il. Davenport Pomfret; F. Farrenkopf, Vernon. Among those from this city were Representatives Macdonald and Plessis, G. Harold Gilpatric, S. W. Wheelock, c. A. Hammond, John c. Johnson, Rev. c. J. Hartman.
 Friday the party in three automo- piles toured the surrounding country. Judge l.. H. Fuller and Henry.J Pot ter augmented the number.
 The first leg of the trip from this city was to Thompson, where the beau tiful Ream estate was visited. Next visited was the Grosvenordales. Here Agent Riordan received the visitors and conducted them through the mag nificent plant. From there the route of the party was into the town of Woodstock, East, South, North and West. This is not manufacturing town in the sense or to the extent that others surrounding it are, but the rep resentatives were delighted with 1t.
 Having looked over the manufactur- ing plants in this city, the visitors went to the villages of Attawaugan, Ballouville, Dayville, and then to Dan- ielson, Wauregan, Central Village, Moosup and Plaintield, all manufac- turing points being visited as far south as the town line of Griswold.
 Returning to this city, the party was entertained by Mayor Macdonald at the Putnam Inn. A final spin in the machines was taken later in the after noon for visit to beautiful Pomfret, home town of Representative Daven- port. The party returned here in time for the representatives to catch evening trains for their homes.
 Whatever the committee thought of Putnam as location for a trade school when they went away they carried with them very favorable impression of Putnam and it's environs as manu- featuring, farming and residential sec ton of their state.
 A delegation from the committee on education was in the city Wednesday making an investigation on their own account relative to the location ot trade school here. The delegation, like the one that preceded it, was taken about the city and the surrounding territory, shown the various industries and the schools.
 The legislative party was made up of Senator Newman, Bridgeport, the chairman; Rev. MT. Tracy, Thomas ton; Mir. Bradley, Burlington; MT. Buell., Middlebury; MT. Fuller, Somers; Mr. Burdick, Preston and Re- presentative Joseph Plessis of this city member of the committee on educa- tion. With Representative Plessis in conducting the party on their local tour were Rev. C. J. Hartman, Judge l.. II. Fuller, Attorney Eric H. John son, representing the school committee and Justin $. Greene.
 They expressed themselves as de- lighted with their visit to this city and it's surroundings, and while of course, they did not make any definite statement as to what their report on the measure would be, it is certain that they are favorably inclined. It is probable that the report on the bill will be made :by the committee in few days.