New Britain herald., 1916-10-26
PEASE REPORTS TO
 THE STATE CHAMBER
Does Not Believe R. R. Situation
 Cause, for Panic

Middletown, Oct. 26.-The need of cooperation between the state body and local Chambers of Com merce was emphasized by Charles A. Pease of Hartford, president of the Connecticut Chamber of Com merce, in his annual report here to- day. He pointed out that while indi- Vidual Chambers could accomplish much for benefit of their communities the cooperation of these separate units, through such an organization as this accomplishes in many directions that which could not be done by in- dividual action."
 Referring to legislation he said that perhaps the most important matter that had to be taken up in the legis- lature of 1915 was the question of state finances. He continued:
 For the providing of revenue suf- fcient to meet it's expenses, new taxes were laid, some in a manner never undertaken by any other common wealth. It was especially provided that some of these should be tried out for two years and the matter brought up again in the session of 1917. To study the working of these laws in the interim is nanifestly both desirable and necessary. A commit tee of able men, appointed for the purpose, has called into conference with it representatives of all the in terests subject to state taxation. These interests enthusiastically fell in with the proposition, both in the direction of advice and consultation, and in the sharing of the expense and for some months experts have been working on this question. If the outcome of this snail De that a scheme can be brought forth, which has the reasonable ac- quiescence of the interests involved and presented to the next general as- sembly as a plan likely to raise the revenue necessary for the expenses of the state. what an improvement 1t will be to having the subject debated, with bitterness perhaps, in committee hearings next year."
 The speaker said that such an ob- ject could well command the interest of every Chamber of Commerce and added that many other questions might be taken up the same way in cluding that of pollution of streams.
 The Freight Situation.
 Taking up the freight situation MT. Pease said that the cooperation be- tween carriers and shippers would do much to lessen the difficulties. He reviewed briefly the recently congest- cd conditions of freight the steps taken to relieve the situation and con- tinued:
 Temporarily relieved to some ex- tent, everyone is looking forward to worse trouble the coming winter. It iolxv state of mind to exist. The prudent man will no doubt order his sup plies further ahead than is his wont, but quite frequently it occurs that which everyone expects does not hap pen, and the ruthless piling up of orders for supplies may defeat the very end sought"
 Enlargement of their facilities as to track room, equipment and supplies by the carriers and mtNe prompt un loading by consignees were urged by the speaker as means of solving the question of congestion. "Co-operation is what is needed, not fault finding and recrimhation," he said.
 Three new chambers affiliated with the state. organization during the i year, he said, those of Sharon. Kent and Wallingford. making a total of | tn1rty-seVen locals now affiliated with 1 the state body
 MT. Tease then reviewed briefly the
 activities of the various local organ | lzatlons. credit ratings books, he said,
 had been issued in New London,
 Bridgeport and New Haven; Meriden, Winsted and MlddletowA had spon- 1 sored dollar days and P1ainvil1e
 and Bristol had given special atten-
 ton to housing conditions