Putnam patriot., 1914-03-06
BUSINESS MEN MEET
F.. j. Triuder Principal Speaker
Against Divorclng Sound Steamers and
New Haven Road

htIt WIS all SlliuuSidstic tiletttnk
of the Putnam Business Mems Asso-
citation, which has recently taken on n
new lease of life, held in the Assembly
hall of the Putnam High school,
Thursday evening. President Il. NJ.
Wheat presided. There were fifty
members present. The membership
committee reported that they had
seventy-iive applications for member
ship and it was voted to admit the APP.
plicants TO the association.
George l.. Padgett read a paper of
some length setting forth the disabil-
tiles that Putnam is laboring under,
the many assets and advantages that
the city possesses and its immediate
needs. He urged that steps be taken
to formulate plan looking toward a
securing of a more effective form of
municipal government, a better rate
of interest on part of the public debt,
and revision of the property valua-
lions for taxation purposes. A fair
and equitable appraisal of property,
he said. would greatly aid in placing
our loans at more favorable rates.
Among the assets that Putnam
possesses he enumerated the follow
ing:
As picturesque a location as can be
found in New England.
A river that furnishes almost con-
tinuous factory power of the cheapest
kind, and that now gives promise of
providing us with an open water way
to the sound.
An environment so attractive that
many people from large cities make
their summer home there.
An abundance of land for factory
sites, easily accessible to the railroad.
A central location IN a prosperous
farming section.
Improved highways which will in
crease traffic and revenue.
A railroad location second to none
on the New Haven system and. ac-
cording to the assurance of Station
Agent Baldwin, only equalled by one
or two in the matter Of shipping facil-
tiles.
Good schools and good school build
ings.
A public library
Excellent hotels.
A municipality owned water plant
that is proving revenue producer
and that will eventually pay off the
one third of our public debt that il
| represented by its cost.
| A modern, well equipped hospital.
The paving at small cost for almost
/ its entire length of our principal bus
! mess street.
The starting of trade school which
/ we are assured will be a complete
/ success.
The finest railway station in the
| state.
A splendid sewer system.
| Numerous factories that are pros
porous and that are working constant
/ ly to attain a higher standard OF
/ efficiency.
This splendid list of assets, he said
went far toward iustifying the public
/ debt that we had achieved, especially
| if our citizens world unite in a deter
mined effort to bring about some OF
| our urgent needs.
First. the bringing here of one OF
more industries employing skilled
labor. provided they were found after
| full investigation to be solvent anc
| successful. and the bonus required
was reasonable.
The securing of these would also
| fill another urgent need, that OF more
girl operatives for our textile mills.
Reappraisal of property.
| An inquiry to determine the mos
practical and economical system o.
government for cities OF this size ant
! the adoption of 1t.
The adoption of rigid system O
economy in town and city affairs.
Steps taken to try and reduce IN
terest rates.
Erection of small tenements.
To require the trolley company u
fulfill its pledges regarding extensions
To advertise the city-to let thu
outside world know that Putnam II
| on the map and possesses advantages
as a factory site and a place to liy'
| in second to none in the east.
To bring about these and othe
necessary reforms, he urged thu
obliteration of all selfishness ant
luminosity, and the cooperation OF al
our people in making the association
a factor for the good Of the commun
ity. in converting 1t into an eficien
machine that would promote progress
and prosperity.
1t was voted that the next meeting
be held March II and that the stat
Board of Agriculture be invited TO par
ticlpate. This meeting will be held II
the same place, the speaker TO be WI
| son II. Lee of New Haven.
A resolution was passed opposing
the divorcing of the Long Island Sound
steamship lines from the New YORK
| New Haven * Hartford railroad com
/ pany. AT 1.-The request of the Stat
| Consumers League E. G. Morse, ii. ID
Martin and G. s. Andem were appoint
ed committee to join with commit
tee from the school board to hear al
address by Miss Mary Wells of Hart
ford on the subject OF compulsory edu
/ cation.
In regard to the cleanup week tn
secretary was instructed 10 get II
touch with the New England cleanup
week committee so that the associa
ton may take steps 10 cooperate will
them during the proposed cleanup
week, May 3 to )
f. j. Trinder gave an interesting
talk on TRACE schools. He illustrated
his points with stereopticon siide
showing the Bridgeport and New
| Britain schools. Mr.. Trinder is assist
ant secretary OF the State Board of Ed
ucatioG and has charge of the trad
schools in thc stale.
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DIR. and Mrs. j. Il. Kent and Mrs