New Britain herald., 1915-08-20
Pla1nV3ue News HARTFORD TO KEEP AUTO PARTS PLANT PlainVine Men Give Up Hope of
 Getting Factory Here HAVE BARBECUE SEPT. 25


 Public Utilities Commission-New
 Pastor To Assume Duties Oct 1.
 While no definite action has as yet been taken regarding Plainville's proposition for getting the factory of the Hartford Auto Parts company developments within the past few days have dark the prospects of adding this concern to the towns in dustries and the indications are that the shop will remain in Hartford.
 r. T. Wheeler, president of tho Business and Improvement association who has been working with J. H. Trumbull in an effort to get the com pany to locate its plant here, admit ted this morning that he has prac- tically given up hope of getting the directors to accept the proposition offered by Plainville people and he expects Hartford capital will succeed i'll keeping the business.
 Officers of the chamber of com merce of the capital city have inter eSted the business men in the plan of raising sufficient money to cover the expense of erecting a building suita ble for the company's use and the plant will no doubt be provided
 Plainville made strong bid for the concern and MT. Trumbull and other prominent citizens, who were willing to make personal sacrifices for the towns welfare are deserving of credit for public spirit. They would have been the losers personally, had the company decided to move here, but nevertheless for the sake of the town they were ready to stand the expense.
 The town would have had great boom had the local proposition been accepted as the factory employees about 250 men and is growing rapidly.
 Barbecue Sept. 25.
 The committee appointed by the directors of the Business and Im> provement association to make ar engagements for the annual outing or the organization announced today that the affair will be held at Lake Com bounce on Saturday, September 25
 The outing will again take the form of a sheep barbecue and the mem bers of the association expect a most enjoyable day. There will be program of athletic sports and other forms of out door diversion.
 The many inquiries regarding the date selected for the outing indicates that the demand for tickets will be large.
 Kick To Commission.
 George S. Babcock, an avowed can didate for the republican nomination for selectman is preparing a com- plaint to the public utilities commits sion against the Bristol and Plainville Tramway company for blocking the highway by allowing it's trolley cars to remain at the terminal on West Main street for from five to ten minutes at a time. He will ask tho board to order the company to change it's schedule to keep the cars moving on the streets.
 Babcock claims his complaint is justitiable and he expects favorable action will be taken.
 Business men have registered com plaints against Officer Marine for or dering drivers of autom obiles to move their cars from the curb near the ter minal to make more room for traf- fic. They claim the autos have as much right to stand on the high ways as the trolley cars and that the town is without any ordinance that gives the officer the right to give or ders to drivers of vehicles of any des- cription.
 There is danger at the railroad crossing because of the congestion sometimes caused by trolley cars, autos and teams all standing near the terminal and MT. Babcock believes the utilities commission should do something to improve conditions.
 He also proposes to ask the board if the Connecticut company has a legal right to haul freight cars from the steam railroad through the streets of the town. There has been con- siderab ble criticism of this practice as the cars are unsightly and are also source of danger to autos and teams.
 Assume Duties Oct. 1.
 Officers of the Baptist church have been advised that Rev. J. G. Ward of Norwich, who recently accepted a call to the pastorate here, will begin his duties in Planville about October l. Members of the church were anxious to have the new pastor take up the work in September but he decided 70 , accede to the wishes of the Norwich Raptists who requested him to stay in that town until his successor could take charge of the church. The church property is now free from debt and the new pastor will