New Britain herald., 1915-10-26
|brk 0f Chamber Bureaus During Their First Year
|ntile and Civic Departments Show What They Have complished Through Reports of Secretary An
 drews; New Boards of Directors Elected.

! amended to allow an additional time ! for sweeping and washing between the hours of ' and D. m.
 Theater Party.
 l "A committee consisting of w. w. Leland, chairman; J. M Halloran and J. R. Andrews, was appointed for a l Chamber of Commerce theater party, which attended the Lyceum theater on l Tuesday evening, February 23, and witnessed the performance of Forty five Minutes From Broadway
 Co-Operative Delivery.
 "A committee consisting of S. M. Davidson, chairman; Robert Sloan and J. A. Erichson, made very com plete investigation and gave a detailed report on the question of cooperative delivery systems This report was made at mem bership meeting and dinner at Hotel Beloin on Tuesday evening, March 2. The report proved the practicability and desirability of such system for New Britain, but difficulty has been encountered in providing such a system, because of the initial cost. A large and specially constructed central station will be re- quired, and it should be situated very
 
 suitable location has been found, ex- cept where the expense seems pro- hibitfve. The office has been in con- sultation recently with private in dividuals who are interested in the subject, and a future report of pro- gress will be forthcoming within a short time. Trade Conditions. "One of the most valuable con- mittee reports of the year was that of the committee consisting of G. H. Dyson, chairman; G. L. Damon and E. H. Porter, who were appointed to investigate and report on trade con- ditions. The committee in it's report showed very clearly some undesirable local conditions, and gave advice, which if accepted and adopted by our IT. erchants, as whole, would result in much larger volume of home trade. 1
 Credit Bureau.
 Relieving that the merchants of New Britain were entitled to the best l credit and collection service consisting tors appointed a committee consisting Of F. J. Porter, D. McMillan, and John Gaffneylto make investigations. The committee reported a plan which it
 
 the size of New Britain, and superior to that in most cities. This system is now being installed, and will be com | p1eted and ready for operation short l ly. @
 Program Advertising.
 Following out the work so we'll l done by the Business Mems associa- 1 ton, the Mercantile Bureau adopted a | bylaw prohibiting advertising in pro- grams and books, and the using of | trading stamps. It is encouraging l that our members have lived up to | this bylaw so closely. A number of l influential organizations have attempt | ed to finance their publications by | securing advertisements in defiance of 1 the above rule, but the members have worked together on this matter, and this evil has been almost entirely eliminated. ..- ..-
 Mail Deliveries.
 "The question of more frequent de- livery of mail in the business center was taken up by the directors. and conference with Postmaster Delaney brought out the fact that he was con- templating a remedy for the condi- ton which would give better service. It is gratifying to note that beginning h. successful in giving our merchants l four regular deliveries a day instead ! of two or three as in the past.
 l Bureau of Investigation. | While not a feature strictly of the 1 mercantile bureau, the bureau of in- vestigation has been established in the l chamber which relieves every member l of the mercantile bureau from any an- noyance occasioned by solicitors for various purposes. All a member has to do is to refer the solicitor to the Chamber of Commerce for investiga- tion and refuse to contribute until the chamber has approved of the project. Many of the members of this bureau 1 have availed themselves of this ser vice and have saved themselves con- siderable money. Many cases have been investigated and practically all found unworthy of support. I wish at this time to call attention to the 1 fact that the members should always | notify the Chamber of Commerce inn mediately upon being solicited, so that the office may be able to warn its l members. Merely referring the solic- itor to the Chamber of Commerce l usually saves that member from fur ther annoyance. If he would report the matter to the Chamber he would assist in helping his fellow members.
 Peddlers' Licenses.
 "A committee was appointed con- sisting of G. H. Dyson chairman; P. J. Gagner and E. X. Callahan, to i'm vestigate the matter of peddlers' li- censes, fees and regulations. This committee has given the matter very careful consideration and will prob ably be able to render a complete re-