Putnam patriot., 1915-05-28
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 BY RIVER ROUTE
The Movement for Improving Waterways lnaugurated
COMMITTEE TO MAKE REPORT
Chamber Of Commerce Interested in Making Statewide move--meet- ing Held al Hartford Club
 Department in Favor.

Department in Favor.
 Special Hartford correspondenee)
 far9ord.- behalf of tae Hart fgTa chamber sI commerce. President Walter L. Wasead. at meeting of prom a66t eiazeHa Of Che state at the Hartford club. suggested that the chamber you'd be zad to help push movement to deepen and widen tas Come Ieul river channel and l0 boom tHe asioE ment 0g naF gafi0a lof the ca saur4z ment ot water traffic Pres Hent Wakefield favored d convention of statewide character Ia Hartford, f8llak8nR an a1clreieH to be taken by repre- eH4aHve8 af ali the bu ness interests e the state whose aid might be expected in such a movement as river improvement Al the meeting were Frank II Johnston, president of the Connecticut chamber of com meree: former Governor RoiAn s. Woodruff of New Haven. president of the Connecticut Deeper Waterways as- soclataon. (. H. Nichols of New Hay
 
 en. secretary of the Waterways assoc aatiou and former Secretary of State Theodore Badenwein. of New London; also President Wekeaeld. Major James r Allen. General Secretary W l.. Mead, E. ]. Hoadley, William T. Pit hn, FdW4n P. Taylor. William C. Bax- Ter. Chief Engineer Caleb NJ. SaViile Of the water department, and City FRrneer Roscoe V Clark. members of the Har.8rd c1fambet If commerce. 4 comm zttsa saa appointed t1 make a report ea fHa convention idea
 Former Governor NaearaG tala ss GmeHlt4 iH afau .H= lHe public mind to q re#aaau Of waat Impnyed naVt gaflon would mean to tbe state, and Major Johnston poke in similar vein Mir Taylor suabe Of the lack of dock jng facIdties and of conditions in fh.s connection arising fram fbe ownership hy tae Hartford and New York trans. naratoa company Of interests along tine river.
 A letter from Major c T. Pllabury Of the war department engineer corps stationed at New London. to he Hart ford chamber of commerce was read, in which the writer suggested the ap. pedntmem Of a committee to meet with him Tn regard 10 a project. already approved in part by Congress, fer the deepening of the channel to twelve feet and the widening to loo feet from Hartford to the Sound
 Mr. Woodruff said fl was quite evi. dent that the war department wanted backing in this connection and here was the meetings opportunity. The state wanted to work with Hartford. and he was willing to pledge ths state associatlons support.
 Major Allen. Mir Wakefield and Mr Baxter told their experiences in con neetiou with the Atlantic Deeper Waterways excursion up tho Hudson lasA summer and how Troy turned ont en masae to welcome the 700 or 500 delegates Connecticut was far be. hind In showing Interest in deyeioping what lay al is doors.
 Mir. Woodruff was of the opinion that a smliiar run ID the river ay delegates representing nui only Hart ford but New Haven. Middletown. New Britain, Waterbury. Bridgeport and other cities would be a very prac. tical and helpful exploit
 The suggestions of President Wake. field concerning a convention were ae. cepted and President Woodruff ap- pointed d committee to report at the Hartford club, Monday afternoon, to recommend detailed pans. This com. mfttee Is composed of Major John. stou Major James P. Allen of this city and Samuel Russell of Middle town. representing che Connecticut ohmher of commerce, the Hartford chamber 0f commerce and a similar body in Mlddletown
 Holoomb Tied 10 Desk
 Governor H0eamb Was Hed to his des6 la ae etpaa) examining the b.ls leff to a-m s legacy hy g8e seHemJ assembly 1Hete We're ahout l5a. CT 15 per cent d l8a uUmher iett ta Go4 emnr Baldwin by the legislature os 1913. The pressure on tae eH,et exec ut5He m examining the HHls Is very great 'fhe hHzs are submitted to fu tn the orIginai and uot 4n the eHenoa sed form VI pruleahiy they should. The condition naieh exists makes it necessary to give the governor tie bills hetaFe they are enEnossed The sggtao condition existed in fyl3 when Governor Baldwin was obliged to go through about 200 measures after the 1 session had adjourned.