The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
CONFERENCE CALLED FOR THURSDAY ON
 NEW CIVIC BODY
New Board of Trade Project Will Be Discussed By
 27 Delegates
Commission Government Committee Won't Join, But
 Will Act in Concert

1 The proposed amalgamation of the various civic bodies into large or ganization of broad scope is being 1 pushed energeticalIy and meetings ara being held by various associations ana committees to decide if they will be- come mennb bers of the new body. The 1commfttee of twenty-seven represent 1 ing the various societies will meet next Thursday evening at the Board of Trade rooms, and it is expected that by that time some definite reports will be received.
 I At the last meeting of the commit tee. a week ago, the plan as adopted by the committee of seven was read l by Judge Nicholson and unanimously approved by those of the communities I who were present. This plan was ldrawn by a committee consisting of 1E K Nicholson, chairman; W. R. Webster, Lewis B. Curtis. Charles D Davis w. Leroy Ketchum, David S. 3Day and F. w. Bolande.
 The plan has been typewritten and lcopies furnished to all of the organ izations interested.
 At meeting of the directors Of the Business Mems association last Wed- 1nesday the matter came up for spirit ed discussion A vote of those pres ] ent stood in favor of joining the large I organization provided the identity of the Business Mems association could I be snaintained and that acceptable 1plan of management was established. Some of the provisions of the pro- posed plan were not satisfactory to all the directors and 1t was decided ] ]consideration of the general commit jtee. A committee consisting of Frank D. Bell, R. T. Whiting, Elmer H. Has- lvens, Carl Foster and George D. Craw- ford was appointed to prepare such Iamendmeuts. After the recommenea- ton of the directors is perfected the matter will probably be taken up by the organization as a whole. a It is understood that the Board of Trade will hold a meeting next Mon l day evening to consider the same 1propositicn.
 The commission government com nntttee held a meeting yesterday. after- noon and decided that while it could not join the newly organized Board of 4 Trade as an official committee, it's 5department of municipal affairs as in- ldividuals and constitute a nucleus for
 that branch of Board of Trade work
 Following is a, summary of the plan lproposed giving the purposes and aims lof the body if organized:
 It has been thought desirable by many that the various civic and indus trial organizations of Bridgeport should
 be a1nalgamater under some workable plan, Sd that effort along civic and
 
 q be concentrated, and thus obtain
 quicker and more definite results To fthis end representatives Of the various lbodies have assembled an unanimous- iy decided that such an organization should be known as the Bridgeport
 Board of Trade, the feeling being that I this organization has done much to Increase the material prosperity of the lefty, and that it's widely known name i and powerful character are assets of such value that the community could lnot afford their loss.
 4 small committee was entrusted
 with the tack of preparing a plan which should cover the idea properly lretain the identity of all organizations !, now formed and provide for one large central body which should wie1d de ctded influence in all matters for the
 civic and industrial progress of the $ city. That committee has now conn
 p1eted it's work and presents a plan ir detail
 The first tack of the new organiza- , ton Is to produce a new and vital in lterest in the affairs of the comm unity . It must study every phase Of the com
 munity Iife-industriaI and cfvic-ir l order that it may lose no opportunity to capitaIize the strength and elin-
 mate the weaknesses of the conlnnun- Iity.
 ! It will find ready to hand for com
 p1etion much important work already . started. such as:
 s Industrial development. which has Ialrea,dy made such strides under the present Board of Trade. : Commission form of government, or which an able report has already beer
 made, and which requires only organ Ifzed effort to become an accomplished
 fact
 The carrying out of city. planning
 already under way under competent
 direction section by section in an eff
 cfent city structure.
 Providing better conditions of liv- ing through better housing, sanitation recreation, education and systematic
 Attention to welfare work
 Strengthening mercantile 4conditions . by better credit protection, stimulus of home trade and continuing othel
 effective lines of past business endeav.
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 Ut is planned that the organization shall be laid on simple lines and thai f whfle the advantage of large member f ship and concentrated effort shall bt
 obtained, each organized body af1lfat : ed should carry on it's particular worl ' as a special department under it's oWr , bylaws and reap the benefit of genera
 influence and cooperation, Members
 lean attach themselves to as many de : partmenfs as desired the aim beint : to foster all. possible activity in tn,
 various lines Of endeavor Member
 who, for various reasons, cannot b' : specially active, have a full voice il the general body and the mernbershil price covers the general body togethe with membership in such special de
 partment as desired.