Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
INTEREST
 STATEWIDE
Business Men Cooperating
tate Association Attracting AffiIlation

State Association Attracting Utilization
 One of the most important meetings in the interest of the state association was the one held recently by the com mittee on revision of bylaws and the committee on application of chambers of commerce for afiilalion. These matters were given thorough considera. ion and the composite committees prepared draft of the necessary changes and will submit them to the next meeting Of the state directors.
 The following dales are announced for association banquets: Norwich. February 10; Rockville, February 10; wethersdeld, February l0, New Brit ain, February l7, and the state asSo- citation in Hartford, Marcn 10.
 At it's last meeting the shelton as. sociation had an Interesting discussion of the proposed mutual insurance com pany and the necessity Of safeguard ing savings deposit.
 Though the Bloomfield association is one of the younger ones in the state it is a hustlerland is going to have a ''get togethern and "expansionh meet ing on the evening of Feb. Il. The state officers are expected to attend and assist in booming the organiza. tion.
 Tickets for the annual banquet of the state association are being taken up rapidly and the committee is consider ing the advisability of opening up ithe regular dining room at the Hartford club which will accommodate loo in addition to the the 375, who will be seated in the large banquet room.
 At the last meeting of the Norwich association Is new members were admitted. A report was made that pickle factory wants to locate in Nor wich. It is understood that the Heinz people are back of the project. If the deal goes through it will give the farmers and market gardeners an out let for their products.
 The Willimantic sassociation is in terested in a project for another agri- cultural fair association in that city. There is strong sentiment insfavor of having fair in the Thread City every year. Merchants, manufacturers and the public in general feel that it will be benefit to the city.
 The members of the Danielson as- sociation, at the last meeting, decided to recommend 10 Highway Commis- sioner Bennett that roads in killingly | be extended to Little Best and the Rhode Island line. It was also de- cided 10 ask the Rhode Island com l pany to run .milk car from Provi- dence to Danielson to open up new market for milk.
 The. Business Mems association Of Putnam has inaugurated campaign to secure new members. An enthusias tic meeting was held recently at which a committees was appointed to make a canvass of the town. The committee has adopted the best plan to create in terest. They are advertising plan in the local paper which brings it before not only the business men of Putnam, but also those in number of the sur
 rounding towns.
 The New Britain association is in- rested in "Cean- up and Paint-up" campaign for the coming spring. New 4 Britain as the pioneer in ithe "Spot- less Town" movement which created so much interest allfover the country and it will probably be first in this campaign for civic improvement. A central committee which is endeavor- ing to start this movement in num- Der of New England cities has asked President Johnston to interest as many as possible of the local associations in it.