Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-20

The acceptance of 32 new members, the passage of a resolution against the reported government programme of separation of the New Haven road and it's subsidiaries, and the hearing of something of the plans for the In- dustrial and Good Home Exposition to be held here Merchants Week, were three important topics for the meeting of the Board of Trade held at the Buckingham Memorial on Thursday evening in the post room.
 President Macpherson explained that this meeting was called primarily in the interests of merchants week, to be held here from April IS to 25, and said that the United Commercial Travellers. who were in charge of the Industrial and Good Home Exposition to be held the same week, were making fine prog ress with the plans and the exposition promised to be a most interesting feature of Merchants Week.
 Secretary H. W. Tibbits read his minutes of the annual meeting, which were accepted.
 The following list of S2 names for new members was presented by the membership committee. of which H. D. Johnson is chairman; Ronald N. Kim ball. Norman l.. Kimball, Campbell & Jefferson Go. G. P Coates. Dr. c. c. Gildersleeve. Charming B. Huntington, 4. E. Cherry, C. c. Smith, Weston c. Pu1len. Everett B. Byles, A. C. Brown, Lyman Schwartz, Schwartz Bros, Crandall. c. F. Pitcher w. E. Perry, 4. E. Davis, Curtis Bernard, J. E. Marshall, George W. Taylor, Andrew c. Hill, c. H. Visschner, Herman Alofsin, Ed, Henry L. Frisbie, Charles F. Wells, R. H. Montgomery, Thomas M. Shields, J. NJ. Young & Son. c. l.. Stewart. Roy D. Judd.
 They were voted into 1nannherShiD
 This gain in membership represents efficient work that has been done re- gently by the membership committee. which got to work promptly after their appointment for the new year by Pres idert Macpherson. Their first show ing of work done invited very feavor- able comment upon the work of the committee.
 Passed Resolutions.
 For the transportation committee, John T. Young reported upon the re- cent conference between the commit tee and officials of the New Haven road over the changes in the train schedule that went into effect last Sun day. One of the surprising things that the railroad people told them was that the freight business had dropped off $500, 000 per month, which is some indication of business conditions in New England today. In view of what had been told them MT. Young said he offered the following resolution for adoption:
 Whereas, It is the general under standing from apparently reliable sources that the officials of the United States government are seeking to di- vorce from the control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company it's subsidiary lines, and
 Whereas. The business and com mercial interests of the citizens of our state are vitally affected thereby, as the means of transportation in this state is largely furnished by this rail- road company'S system as at present constituted. and is, therefore, essential to the business and commercial re- quirements of cur citizens, and
 Whereas, Such separation will re- suit to the prejudice and be harmful to the business and other interests of our citizens, be it
 Resolved. That it is the opinion of the Board of Trade of Norwich, Conn, that separation of it's various auxiliary lines from the New Y York, New Haven and Hartford railroad system will be detrimental to the interests of this community and, therefore, that the of ficials of the United States government having such action in contemplation be hereby earnestly requested to post pone such action until it becomes more necessary and is more advisable than is now apparent
 The resolution was adopted and the report of the transportation committee was accepted.
 After the report of the committee President Macpherson said he had re- gently heard of two out of town men who came to look over the city to see why the retail trade was as well sus- tained as it is. When they saw the in Aux of out of town visitors who are landed in Franklin square, they said that settled the question in their minds In this connection the presi- dent highly commended the work that