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New Britain herald., 1915-10-26
OF CHAMBER BUREAUS DURING
 THEIR FIRST YEAR
(Continued From Fourth Page.)

}ecutive committee and officers of the hamber. This company employs at | 3 e present time about 230 people and &s a weekly payroll of over. $3, 500. l wish to record here the fact that l hile many of the retailers assisted in 2aking this action possible, without Xe assistance of our manufacturers, &sufficient amount of money could not Awe been raised. The cooperation Of
 hr manufacturers on a matter of this &nd which does not directly benefit lem should forever silence those who &ve claimed that the manufacturers &ere opposed to new industries locat- " = in New Britain. Based on the
 andards employed in many cities, his one act alone of the Chamber has &stified it's existence and expense for
 year.
 1T will not attempt to tell you at his time what could be done in way E promoting the mercantile interests II New Britain The fact is that any, hing worth while and right could be
 one if our members are willing to [o-operate and work together for their
 wn good. Every community should lave a good retail center. The re-
 hiler has a mission in the community
 ther than that of making money.
 e is serving the public needs, and IS Entitled to every consideration, pro- Hiding he is serving the public prop #rly. It is impossible for this or
 |ny other organization to always act kith the approval of all it's members,
 Ind I regret to say that sometimes #nembers lost sight of the purpose or &he work which the organization is
 Irving to do when criticising some Particular act which does not appeal *o them personally. The purpose Is &nd must be that of making business &onditions better for the community, E nd every action of the bureau must E ,e taken with the public interests in mind.
 srChere are few cities of the size of New Britain, where the possibilities hf increasing business are as great.
 This can be done and only done by CO., Operation and team work among our
 nembers.
 Tt should not be our purpose in
 hny to limit or lessen competition be- Tween our members. It should be, However, our purpose to work to-
 bur merchants to better enable us to
 compete against outside conditions.
 Tn closing, I wish to say that I #beHeve the mercantile bureau of the
 5hamber of Commerce has now passed %through its most difficult period. Many things of value have been Accomplished during the past year and
 we are about to start on another veal
New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

the purposes of the Chamber and itl ouraus are understood. and when i'd policies of attempting to view all questions from the standpoint of pub. lie welfare and the passing of all ac. tions on the facts determined by care full study are understood, there will be no question of the support of al fair-minded citizens.
 Respectfully submitted,
 A. IT. ANDREWS.
 Secretary. October 25, 1915.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

labor. The committee recommended the endorsement of such changes as would tend to make the laws in our state nearer in accord with those of some states where this question has been before the public for a long time, and where the laws have been in force sufficient length of time to determine the value and justice of them. The committee was given au- thority to appear at legislative hear ings in support of their recommenda- tjons.
 Membership Meetings.
 1.-TWO membership meetings have heen held, at which time addresses have been made by able speakers. The first address was by Grosvenor Dave, on April ', and the second by T. E. Lathrop on City Planning on June 23. While the attendance was small at both meetings, those who did attend were well paid for their efforts.
 Bureau of Investigation. "At the suggestion of the directors of the civic bureau, a bureau of in- vestigation for the purpose of investi- gating the reliability and standing of organizations and individuals who may solicit money and other contribu- tons in New Britain, was instituted This bureau was put into operation to give service to the entire membership Of the Chamber, and the same has in- vestigated many organizations and in- divduals and in the majority of cases found them entirely unworthy of sup port. Some of those who have kept a careful watch of the results of the work of this bureau, claim that this evil has been reduced fifty per cent. in New Britain during the first two or three months. The local papers have been very willing to cooperate with i this bureau and notify the public at | large whenever unworthy schemes have been discovered, and. if the office Is notified at once when solicitors are , about, our members and the public at 1 large can usually be warned within a l few hours.
 Collection of Ashes, Rubbish and Garbage.
 Some time ago committee was l appointed consisting of Dr. T. E. ! Reeks, chairman; pr. c. A. Travis, | Charles Mueller and J. s. Bennett, to | investigate the subject of the collec- 1 ton of ashes, rubbish and garbage by the city. The committee made It's first | report to the special meeting of the l directors of the bureau. on October
 6, and they approved the report and
 referred it to the directors of the 1 chamber for their consideration. Be-
 cause of the importance of this report,
 and the fact that the information con- tained therein has been submitted Cnly to the directors. digest of the report will be given in an early issue 1 of the bulletin.
 Isle or Safety.
 "A com munication was received | from the civic committee of the wo-
 mans club asking for investigation
 into the matter of having provided
 some protection from traft" and the
 weather for the patrons of the street [ railway company. who transferred d
 from car to car at the Tr;.n-1o A
New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

ing of President E. w. Christ, A. N. Rutherford, R. R. Healey, w. C. French, l.. P. Slade, E. E. Weeks, Johnstone Vance, J. l.. Doyle, B. B. Bassette and M. D. Sake, was appoint ed to act with similar committee ap- pointed by the Mayor, and a success full campaign was conducted.
 Care of Those Afflicted With
 Tuberculosis.
 "A committee consisting of pr. T. E. Reeks, chairman; Rev. l.. Bojnow- ski, and A. Buol, was appointed to investigate the possibilities of secur- ing better care of and restrictions of the movements of those afflicted with tuberculosis. The committee made a very careful study, and recommend ed taking over the work being con- ducted by the Tuberculosis Relief society, by the health department of the city, and as direct result of the work of this committee, this action was taken by the city.
 Removing of Unsightly Conditions. ''Dr. T. E. Reeks was appointed committee to attempt to secure the building of fence by the N. Y. N. II. and H. R. R. company, which would conceal the unsightly conditions at the rear of the Arcade property near the depot. and was successful in prevail ing upon the railroad company to do | this
 Garden Plots.
 ''The civic bureau directors con- sidered the question of securing va cant lots for the us of those who de- sired gardens and had no land avail able of their own. AS a result, the matter was taken up with the park commissioners, who very willingly gave the us of land in the undeveloped North End park. Twenty-four. plots were given out, and J. S. Kilbourne very generously plowed he same free or charge. I regret to report, how ever, that the privilege given through the efforts of the cha mber was appar- ently not appreciated by many, as very few of the gardens were kept ur 1 and looked after, after they were first planted
 Public Christmas Tree.
 At the request of the directors ot the chamber, committee has beer appointed, consisting of G. H. Dyson chairman; Mrs. J. A. Traut, Miss Jen. nie Dunbar, Mrs. G. M. Coholan and M. H Camp to take up the work o1 perpetuating the institution known as the public Christmas tree This work nas been productive of much good 1T the past, but the burden has beer borne by a very few under the leader. ship and inspiration of Mrs. J. A Traut, and it was felt that more general support should be secured. Federation of Charity and PhiIan thropy.
 "One of the very important mat ters taken up was the study of the Cleveland plan of the federation o charity and philanthropy. The com mittee, consisting of l.. P. Slade Chairman; Rev. J. T. Winters, G. P Hart, E. w. Pelton and Miss Mary A Campbell, made a very thorough stud, of this question. and after conductins 1 8 public meeting. at which time th plan was explained in detail. the,
New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

DL. EC YES
 If you are anticipating investigal ton in any matter where secrecy. integrity and results arc essential write A. G. BROWN, % STATE STREET, HARTFORD, COIN PHONE CHARTER 412. use the Detecta Phone.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-26
Isle or Safety.

"A communication was received from the civic committee of the Wo- mans club asking for investigation into the matter of having provided some protection from traFin and the weather for the patrons of the street railway company. who transferred from car to car at the Triangle, A
New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

ChlIu TADOT LAWS.
 "A committee consisting of Carl $. Neurnann chairman, and Carl Fbbesen was appointed to consider proposed changes in the laws affecting child
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
CHICKEN COOP VENTILATION
Hole Covered With Thick Cloth VIII
Provide Necessary Fresh Air and
Exclude Snow and Sieet.

To provide proper ventilation for
a chicken coop in the winter time is
a very difficult task, unless special ar
rangement was made for it when the
coop was built. A hole of any appre-
ciable size is sure to admit a lot OF
snow and sleet with every storm. Be-
sides this being harmful for the chick
ems, it leaves a lot of snow and ice to
melt on the floor of the coop, which
soon causes it to rot and decay. We
have found, however, that by enlarg-
ing the holes somewhat and then
lacking several thicknesses of cloth
over them, the proper amount Of
fresh air win be admitted, while the
snow and sleet will be excluded. The
cloth should he light color so as to
keep the interior of the coop lighter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
AND WHAT WAS HE TO DO?
Almost Any Married Man viii Appre-
ciate the Situation Poor Hubby
Got Himself Into.

What beautiful new hat and
coat!" she cried, as soon as he came
home that afternoon.
Isn't it? l mean, aren't they?" he
said proudly. Bargains, too. The
overcoat was SIC, reduced from some
thing, and the hat was 81, but they're
going to raise the price next week"
His young wife crowed with delight.
Herman, you look stunning!" she
exclaimed Let me put them on, to
give you some slight idea of the gen
eral effect. You can never tell on
yourself. you know"
And she put them on. The coat was
a nobby plaid Balmacaan and the hat
was Nile green felt, very swagger.
by Jove, Cecile," he cried, eff
look half that good in EN- I'm salts.
fied!'
She walked to the pier glass.
you look very fine in them, DEAR"
she said hesitatingly, "but-truth COM
pels me to say they're more than twice
as becoming on me- You know, the
women are wearing mems hats and
coats this winter. Don't you think you
could get yourself another outfit to-
morrow-something in colors q little
more becoming to you, perhaps? We
have fried chicken and waffies for din
ner, just the way you like them"
And-but what's the use?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
SHEEP ARE NEGLECTED
Cur Dog, Parasites and Diseases
Discourage Many.
Good Management and Proper Care
viii Control, II Not Eliminate,
These ifficultles-AnimaIs
Are Good ScaVenaers.

By E L. SHAW and L. l. HELLER.)
Many farmers have disposed Of
their fiocks and many others have re-
Trained from entering the business be-
cause of some of the difficulties that
are peculiar to this industry. Among
the most important of these are cur
dogs, parasites and diseases. A GER
tain amount of trouble is Inevitable
where these abound, but ordinarily
this should not be sufficient to dis
courage the fiockmaster. Good man
agement and proper care, will control,
If not eliminate, these difficulties. The
flock that must rustic for itself is the
one that suffers most from these
sources. Sheep are good scavengers,
but should not be made to subsist
upon weeds alone, with little or no
attention on the part of the farmer.
The sooner the owner realizes that
his sheep cannot return satisfactory
profits under such conditions, the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
MORE INTEREST IN POULTRY
Nearby Village Shows Afford People
Opportunity to Study Different
Breeds of Various Fowls.

The interest in winter poultry
shows increases fast each year. Little
towns now have their winter and
spring poultry shows. That most
people, country and town alike, keep
standardized poultry is the main rea-
son for this. Those who keep any
breed in the standard finally desire to
know all there is to know of this
breed. and how near to standard they
are keeping their fowls. The nearby
village poultry show gives them this
chance. as good judges are selected to
look after these shows. 1t gives you
the chance to compare your stock with
others; it builds up your interest in
the business; you get new ideas on
housing, feeding and caring for your
fowls in ways to insure vigor. Go to
all the poultry shows about, then take
in some held in the large cities. Here
you viii come upon breeds of geese,
turkeys, ducks or other fowls that 1t
may pay you to keep.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
STICK TO 1T
Until Coffee Hits You Hard.

It is about as we'll to advise people
to stick to coffee until they get hit
hard enough so that they will never
forget their experience.
A woman writes and her letter is
condensed to give the facts in a short
space:
81 was a coffee slave and stuck to 1t
like a topper to his cups, notwithstand-
ing frequently had severe attacks OF
sick headache: then l used more cof-
fee to relieve the headache, and this
was well enough until the coffee eff
feet wore OFF.
Finally attacks OF rheumatism be-
gan to appear. and ultimately the
whole nervous system began to break
down and l was fast becoming a
wreck.
after time l was induced to quit
coffee and take up Postum. This was
half a year ago. The result has been
most satisfactory.
'The rheumatism is gone entirely,
nerves practically well and steady, d.
gestion almost perfect, never have any
more sick headaches and am gaining
steadily in weight and strength"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum - is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beyeT,
age instantly. 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds Is
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
No Room for a Third.

Ex-President Taft was on one occa
sion in consultation with Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania. Now. as every
body knows, Mr.. Taft is gigantic and
the senator is taller and weighs more
than any other member OF the senate
While the two were in earnest con,
versation an aggressive politician en-
deavored to enter the reom. but an
alert secretary politely interfeisd.
What are they doing in there?i
asked the politician, inquisitively.
This pertinent question nettled the
secretary and he answered tersely:
Holding a mass meeting, pre-.
sume."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
cAULIFLOWER EVER POPULAR
Grown to Some Extent Under Glass
for Winter and Spring Markets
Seed Imported From Europe.

Cauliflower is given much attention
by truck farmers and to some extent
is grown under glass for winter and
early spring markets. Field cultiNa-
ton is in vogue generally, however,
and long after this crop is harvested
on the Atlantic coast, fresh cauli1ower
may be seen in the big cities arriving
from California almost daily, thus
making this delicious vegetable avail
able a large part of the year. Some
truck farmers grow as many as fifty or
sixty acres annually and ready for mar
ket in late summer and early autumn.
A large part of caulifower seed is
imported from Europe, and the war
makes the supply for another season
very uncertain. Denmark and Holland
produce large quantities of caulifower
seed, but 1t is also grown in other Eu.
ropean countries. The most impor.
tant part of cauliflower cultivation is
the growing of the plants, says Orange
Judd Farmer. A heavy loan with
gravelly subsoil is considered the most
favorable for this crop. Yet good
yields are often secured on light,
sandy soil. Under glass, cauliflower
can be produced in eight weeks from
the growing of the seed, of course
commanding high prices; the young
plants are set when about four inches
high and between them in alternate
rows lettuce is planted, as these two
vegetables grow together with har-
mony, requiring much the same tenn.
perature.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08

SSHtSiH0AtOh ndGN iOt FCCutH9 F1dy
and Grain-Sheep Can Be Fed From
Either Side-Note Construction for
Keeping chaff Out of Fieeces, by
the Solid Board at the Top.
better it will be for him. Any extra
care and feed given to the flock gen
orally yields the greatest returns.
Sheep will increase the fertility OF
the soil if they are handled properly.
To do this they should not be per
mitted to crop off the grass too close
~, which they will do If the pasture is
overstocked or if they are kept too
long on one field. Sheep manure, with
one exception, is the most valuable of
all farm manures. 1t is thinly and
evenly scattered over the ground and
does not produce a rank growth in
spots of the pasture as do other ma
nures. The manure is also worked
into the soil by the sharp hoofs Of
the sheep, so that it is not washed
away but becomes available as plant
food. This quality has well earned
for sheep the title of golden hoof.s
In England. land which during Queen
Elizabeth's reign produced only six
bushels of wheat per acre has been
made to yield 80 bushels at the pres
ent time by the use of sheep. Better
cultural methods may be the cause of
q portion Of this increase, but without
doubt the sheep are responsible for
the greater part of it.
Another equally important way that
sheep increase the productivity of the
land is in their destruction of weeds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
TEACHING FARM DOGS EARLY
Never Punish a Pup Unless He Can
Associate Punishment With the
offense-Use Common Sense.

1t is good thing with farm dogs to
teach them early in life to associate
with the other farm animals and with
the chickens, especially. have found
1t useful to take puppies with me into
the poultry runs, keeping sharp eye
on them. BY and by the constant as
ISOLATION with the fowls kills the nov.
city and they pay no attention to
them.
II may surprise some people to be
told that dogs have a strong sense Of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08

justice, so, unless you want your pup
to gain a poor opinion of you be care
full when you punish him. Never
punish unless the pup can associate
the punishment with the offense, says
a writer in outing. The circumstan-
tial evidence may be very strong, but
you had better wait and catch him
in the act
Common sense is about all that is
required to rear a puppy into dog
which will be faithful, useful, stead
fast companion; common sense and
consideration.
Whenever / find one of those any
thing-will-do-for-the-pup" kind of peo-
pie can see in my minds eye what
the humans in that family look like.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
Combination Hay and Grain Rack
Sheep Can Fed From Either Side.

By eating the weeds they make more
room for the cultivated crops and in
crease the supply of plant food and
water available for them by prevent
ing the weeds from using it. No
other class of live stock, with the ex-
ception of goats, will eat as many
weeds as sheep. BY converting these
waste products into wool and mutton
they are source of profit to the
owner.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
poubIe the crop YIeId.

The best authorities agree that the
total Of the crops raised from seed in
the United States might be doubled
by improved methods of farming. To
do this would add $4,000, 900 to
s., 600, 100000 to the nations wealth
and the resources Of its farm popula-
tion. And one of the most important
means to this end is the planting of
good seed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
Pure seq Is Neceasarn.

Careful fertilization, thorough and
repeated cultivation, first elements Of
success for the farmer though they
are. cannot, of course, grow a good
crop from poor seed. And Of all the
influences that keep the farmers OF
this country from realizing the. full
benefits Of their labor, inferior seed
is one of the most powerful
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
Enllnw Nature,s Way.

The man who feeds leguminous
hays in connection with silage will, Of
course, grow tie legume crops on his
farm. When he does this he win fol-
low natures way, and the best way to
improve the fertility of the soil.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
irresponsible.

NO matter how hard misfortunep
strike some men. they never lose their
poise."
Il dare say that's true"
Il know man whose favorite order
used to be, Waiter, bottle OF wine.
Nowadays he puts on just as many
airs when he says, 'Heinie, bucket OF
suds.'"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
Its Nature.

I've got work with circrs, tend.
ing to the animals"
What beastly job!"
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EHeminate.

Gabe-Why do you say he is effem-
mate? He doesn't act that way.
Steve-He always wants the last
word.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
Haue Some sweet clover.

Plan now to SOW some sweet clover
aext spring for sheep pasture. 1t is
equal to alfalfa in feeding value.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08

You seldom hear of man marrying
a woman to reform her.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08
Her Ideal.

Life is made up of surprises. Have
you ever noticed that the things that
don't seem possible happen so often?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08

The faint heart that failed to win
may not have done SO badly. after all
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08

The Size.
Mother asked Davie one morning to
fetch small cabbage from the grocer.
What would you call small cab
bage?" Davie asked.
"oh, about the size of Jackie's
head" answered the mother, referring
to the younger brother. A few seconds
later a voice came from the doorway:
Mamma, I'm taking Jackie with me
TO measure by"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-08

Many married man wonders just
how small portion of his earnings
he Is really entitled to.
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Translents All.

The best for the money. For sale by
all first-class Grocers. Il. r. Godfrey
g. Sons Co., Milwaukee, Wis., Adv.