New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
JOHNSTON GIVES ADDRESS BEFORE
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duence for good is acknowledged i every part of this state.
 SfIIdy State ProhIerns

every part or LnlS state. Study State Problems. The best men of the state have given their time and thought to the study of state problems, and no action has been taken by the state chamber except after thorough investigation. & "All of our efforts have been di- Erected towards bringing about in Con-
 necticut the most practical and more Yemcient management of our munich palities, and cur commonwealth by the application of commonsense bus- mess principles by keeping before our members the necessity of the giving of their time for the study of these everyday problems. both civic and business. Your state officers have given to every effort during the year to the building up of a more efficient ma- chinery for the state work--for a closer cooperation of the local asso- Ssc5ation with the state chamber and toward program of publicity that sWouad interest every member and the Rpublic at large.'
 Legislative Committees Work. Referring to the work of the legis- Rlatlve committee, MT. Johnston said it  #asked in conference by many com sm1ttees of the last general assembly and that every bill endorsed by the Co1pecticut Chamber of Commerce &was passed. He recommended that seach Chamber of Commerce through 8ts standing committee endeavor to #keep In much closer touch with the senator from it's districts and the rep- eesentatives than appeared to be the ease last winter. Continuing he said:
 Along the line of cooperation I wish to urge an entirely different pol icy ln many of our associations I Tt is not my province to criticise, but to help build up and yet in my visits throughout the state I cannot 9elp but notice in some cities, and in i yours. the lack of hearty co-opera- I lon between organization officers and I he local municipal officers.
 Work With Officials.
 Your Chamber of n Commerce 1 eho%d work hand in hand with the | Rfficials of your city, or town for the | p building of your community and vhereS this is not the case, it would | eem to me to be a decided lack of | 3udgment on some ones part.
 T know exactly what the lack of | &eal cooperation has been for the tate Chamber during the past years. nd 1t has been our constant endeavor reconstruct more efficient organized business relations between the local 8haS4her, the officers of the munici- Rality. the members of the legislature Snd our Connecticut Chamber of Commerce.
 Solution of Problems.
 "Once thoroughly united these brms of business and civic expression
 ould carry forward the solution of hr problems at rate never accom- zished before"
 Great interest had been shown by
 number of Chambers he said in
 e commission form of government hd a committee had been appoint to look into and make a report l
 the state chamber.
 The increase in the work of the lamber, he said, was such that the eed of an executive secretary who buld give largely of his time to the
 ork was apparent. He also recom-
 ended the appointment of standing pmmittees to study carefully such
 nportant problems as our state fin- bees, state taxation, transportation, 1
 state sewerage policy, industrial
 gislation and be ready to recom-
 end to the official boards and com
 kittees of the state more individual
 operation. He also recommended
 6 appointment of carefully se-
 cted committee "who shall endeavor
 hr manufacturers, bankers and bus
 essmen in the far-reaching policy
 tKe development of our splendid
 fd horticultural possibilities"
 Tn closing he paid a tribute to two
 Inner state presidents who died
 ring the year, A. Howard Abbe, of l
 ew Britain and Samuel E. Vincent
 Bridgeport.