Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-09


 cussion of recommendation from the following words;~
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this l meeting that 1t is for the best inter ests of>the city of Norwich that the Norwich Board of Trade and the Nor wich Business Mems association should affiliate and become one body.
 Several of those who spoke referred to the resolution as a harmless one, but said it expressed their sentiment that there should be but one organiza- ton and in the end the resolution was adopted unanimously and the executive committee was made committee of conference to meet with the commit tee of the Norwich Business Mems as- sociation and to report to the Board of Trade at a later meeting.
 Letter on Cruise.
 President James c. Macpherson call ed the meeting to order at 8 o'clock and after the approval of the minutes of Secretary Henry w. Tibbits let ter was read from the Fidelity Trust company of Baltimore in which it an- swered a letter from the Board of Trade inquiring about proposed com- mercial cruise around South America. The expenses for the cruise of 106 days would be from $500 up.
 President Macpherson spoke of the one billion four hundred million in trade with South American countries, of which 80 per cent. has gone to Eu- rope to countries now unable to take care of it, the balance coming to the United States.
 The city of Mobile had four steam CTS one year ago running to South American ports, and now has nine and is unable to take care of the busi- ness. President Macpherson suggest gested the possibility and the value of some Norwich concern sending rep resentative bearing part of the eX-- penses, another part by the business interests in general and the third part could be well afforded to be paid by the Board of Trade. The cruise is to be for 106 days, starting the latter part of January.
 Vice President Frank J. King moved that the whole matter be left with the one interested enough to take the trip, and this was voted.
 At the request of the president, Sec retary H. W. Tibbits read the call for the meeting.
 Explained Proposal.
 The president then explained to the more than 50 men present that the ex- ecutive committee had recently met committee from the Norwich Business Mems association, from whom they had learned of the proposition, and had later drawn up the resolution, although they were not a unit in doing so.
 They meant it as a suggestion to the Board of Trade and have no plan to suggest for the afiliation. He thought there was hardly anyone but that would agree that it was advisable to avoid division, for in union there was strength
 To a question from John H. Powell son he replied that the Board of Trade had 300 members the Business Mems association 200 and 80 of the Business Mems members belonged to the Board of Trade and paid the double tax.
 Brought Before Meeting.
 S. B. Palmer moved the adoption of the resolution to bring it before the meeting, he said.
 Judge Nelson J. Ayling questioned whether the two organizations could merge or unite without first dissolving the Board of Trade and in that case the assets would belong to the indl- ViduaI members.
 MT. Palmer said he thought most would see that it was foolish to have two organizations, both attempting much the same things, but the difficult ty of uniting was how it was to be done. Most of the Board of Trade was the older and stronger, financially and numerically
 Flank J. King said he thought the best thing to do was to adopt the ana LO send d courteous leI- ter to the Business Mems association inviting them to take membership in the Board of Trade aINl if in future change of name was thought advisable this could be done.
 Difference in Income.
 Frederick W. Cary said he had heard some strong expressions of opinion on this subject and he himself had felt that the state board of trade had nn$ hPan active and hR had thought it advisable at some time to become affiliated with the State Bus- mess Mems association and get as- sociatel with wider field. At the time of the organization of the local Business Mems association he fSld not thought it was necessary. Now the Business Mems association had @ membership of 200 with dues of S4 and $500 annual income and the Board of Trade had 800 members, dues of S5, and annual income of $500. He thought nothing ought to be done to reduce the income from these sources
 J. D. Haviland spoke of the diff- culty of the plan, and President Mac pherson said that the passage of the resolution would put the Board of Trade on record as desiring unity We can just as. we'll affiliate as a Board of Trade as a BusineSS Mems associa- ton with the state association or un- der any other name.
 l.. U. SmIrn ana A. S. SOlnStOck spoke of the difficulty of a plan of af- filiation and MT. Smith said there were two ways, first to invite them to join this organization. or he thought we could appoint a committee to confer and if they do not come with us, the committee could see what other terms could be agreed upon.
 F. j.. Aubrey Spoke.
 F. J. Aubrey. a director of the Busi- ness Mems association, and a member of the Board of Trade. read from the record of the state meeting of the Business Mems association, showing that 1t was the plan to become state chamber of commerce and said the To-, cal association had adjourned it's an- nual meeting to see if it could not af- hliate with the Board of Trade.
 To a question from A. A. Browning he replied that the Norwich Business Mems association was to become a chamber of commerce for Norwich, anyway.
 Not Getting Efficiency.
 F. H. Smith, one of the committee of the Business Mems association, said he had always been a loyal member of the Board of Trade, but he thought we were not getting the efficiency we ought with two organizations. He re- ferred to how widely this movement %aI a Sx4 %o raa