Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-26
STATE BUSINESS MEN.
Associations About Connecticut Are Busily Engaged in Varied Undertak- indS.

Many of the Business Mems associa- tions about the state are considering the advisability of organizing mutual insurance companies to protect them selves under the worlImen'S compenSa- ton law. and it is probable that some thing i'll this line W;u be done in the near future. The report of one of the principal companies carrying this line of insurance, recently issued. shows the immense profits made under the rates charged for liability insurance. In this report the amount received from policy holders is three times that paid back to them The net profits of the company, with all expenses paid, are more than the amount paid to policy holders. These facts have led merchants and manufacturers. and all employers of labor to think more seriously than ever about organizing mutual insur- ance com nan nies in which they can car " the insurance required by law at much lower rates than in any of the commercial companies
 In many of the towns and cities of Connecticut tho Business Mems asso- citations are becoming the strongest ia aCtors for civic improvements and bet terments. This is as it should be. and is in line with the suggestions of Pres ident r. H. Johnston and a majority of the directors. In Waterbury the business men are interesting them selves in a confirmation school for the young people who need the aid such a school will give them. h Danbury committees of business men are rais ing money for ar addition to the hos pital. In Rockville and other places the Business Hens associations are making efforts to secure reduced rates for insurance. In New Britain through the efforts of the association better lighting facilities have been secured for the center of the city. And we might go on enumerating instance after i1i stance where the business men have acted for the betterment of the city as a whole. and not. as many would have us believe. for their own selfish inter ests alone.
 Ali the last meeting of the Seymour Business Mems association representa- tives of the Aetna Insurance company were present and explained inc work mons comp ensatiou law and the rates of insurence under provisions
 Lieut.. GoE L. T. Tingier. Colonel \. C. Osborne and President Frank Fl Johnson of the State Business Mems association were the principal speakers at the annua! banquet of the Canaan BusineSs Mems associa ton.
 President r. r. Johnson of the state association p-a@ the guest Of honor at meeting of inc Eillimantic board of trade early in this month. He urged upon JLS members present Ile 4leCSSSl- ty of hroa dAning all lines of effort now engaged iD by boards of trade and bus mess mems associations. President Johnsons address was so interesting that he was urged to continue after he started to close. and the discussion waa thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Vii limantic received many good sugges- tions, and 1t is the purpose of the board of trade to take them up as soon as possible.
 The Branford association held get together meeting Wednesday evening of last week with President Johnston and Secretary Valentine as the speak CTS. The association is making an eff fort to increase it's membership.
 A feature of the Windsor Locks as sociation's annual banquet will loe q discussion of the needs of that town. President Johnston has been invited to deliver an> address on What a Local Association Can Do for Its Communi- ty.
 The annual banquet of the Manches- ter association will be held January 29. An interesting programme has been ar ranged.
 The New Britain and Danbury asso- citations are working on plans for broadening the scope of their work. Both associations are consideringe the advisability of having paid permanent secretaries.
 Among the important men who will address the state associations banquet in Hartford on March 10 are Governor Baldwin, Executive Secretary Kenneth Wynne, Mayor Cheney of Hartford, Senators Brandegee and Mclean, Rep resentatiyes Mahan, Reilly, Lonergan