Connecticut western news., 1914-04-23
CLEANUP DAY SATURDAY
Dupont Powder Storage House May
 Have a Fight on Hand.

The monthly smoker of the Canaan Business Mems Assoc,ation, Thursday evening, attracted an average attend ance, and moved smoothly from start to finish.
 After the reading of the minutes by Secretary N. WaJsoa Hardenborgh, Judge Ford presented a letter written by John B. Reed, requesting the associa- ton to take steps to bring about pub lie meeting to consider the advisa- bility of preventing tho establishment of a powder and dynamite storage plant as contemplated by tle Dupont Powder Company, of Delaware, according to the report printed iu last weeks News. Judge Ford cited the law on tho sub ject, showing that not more than 50 pounds of dynamite might be kept in any one place at time, without the permission of the fre.warden, or an order from tho superior court. Messrs- Lyles and Canfield spoke on the matter, after which MT. Vogel moved that a committee consisting of Messrs. J. c. Roraback, George s. Fuller and Wallace Cantield, be appointed to investigate the laws and the advisability of opposing such permission. The motion was car ried.
 A motion that the president appoint Saturday, April 25, as "Clean-Up Day." was unanimously carried.
 MT. Lyles as chairman of the com mittee on procuring garbage cans to be placed at various points about town, re- ported that the committee had done nothing, as yet, but promised to report progress at the next meeting.
 | George J. Vogel was appointed com mittee, with power to appoint such as- sociate committeeman as he may see fit, to arrange for the reception and enter tainment of the veterans of the tri-state association of Grand Army Posts, at their annual reunion in Canaan, on Flag Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, June 15, as the day fixed by law, the 14th, falls on Sunday. 1t was explained that the people of East Oa- naan proposed to entertained the vete- rans on Memorial Day and have the regular exercises held at that place, the proposition being approved by Hon K | s. Roberts and members of David s Cowles Post Memorial Day committee, which would relieve the people of this part of the town of the necessity of making provision for the two events the Memorial Day exercises and the ri-state-reunion practically within the space of two weeks. For that rea- son no committee was appointed Thurs day evening, for May 30.
 President Holsapple brought up the matter of advertising Canaan" and stated the purpose of such publicity. He gave instances of other towns hay ing booklets or circular letters printed, containing information concerning the advantages and attractiveness of the town as a desirable place of residence or for business, and circulating them through the business men, the object being to inform the outside world of the inducements to settle here, such as efficient and abundant electric power, commercial institutions, railroad and shipping facilities, healthful climate, hotel and boarding house accommodn- tions, etc.
 MT. Vogel spoke favorably of tho scheme as he had seen it adopted. in other towns. Mir Hubbard thought tho railroad company might be induced to support and invest in such n proposi- tion. MT. Lyles thought it wise to con- sider other things than power and eligi- bility of location. If manufacturing were to locate here, he said, we have no buildings for them, we could not supply them with skilled worlamen nor woman employees, nor could we house such em- ployes if they were brought into town Judge Ford took issue with Mir. Lyles on certain points. He said there was ample ground south of the village for the erection of both factories and dwell ings, and as for furnishing help, "I will guarantee to raise 100 women inside of two months, who will go into any clean, respectable factory as opera tives." President Holsapple thought the matter of dwelling houses would take care of itself in case of population increase. MT. Canfield suggested that an effective way to advertise the town would be to adopt the methods of Asso- citations in some other towns-have catchy device, or slogan, printed on the envelopes of all the business men, which would show, at Il glance, tho public spirit of the town.
 MT. Fuller moved that the matter be postponed for one month, and com mittee appointed to consider the sub ject and if deemed advisable devise n plan to be submitted to the next meet ing of the Association. The motion was carried, and the chair appointed as such committee, the directors, to- gether with the Rev. Messrs. Gillette, Travis and Mills and Secretary Harden bergh.
 The meeting then adjourned to the refreshment room, where coffee and something to eat had been provided, from Williams restaurant