Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-21
STATE PoULTRYMEN TO MEET.
Will Hold Two Days Session in Hart ford This Week--Peultry Exhibit to Be Feature, of Conference.

The Connecticut Poultry association will meet in Unity hall, Hartford. Tues day and Wednesday, Feb. P and 23. The meeting will open Tuesday morn- ing at 10.30 with an address by the president, A. B. Brundage, of Danbury. This will be followed by the treasurer's and secretary's reports, the election of officers and other miscellaneous busi- ness.
 In the afternoon addresses will be made by Prof O. B. Kent Of the New York state college of agriculture on Factors Indicating the Productive Power of Fowls; by Leon D. Howell secretary of the Empire Poultary as- sociation of New York, on F'anciers and Fakirs; Laying and Lying. and by Dr. N. w. Sanborn of Holden, Mass, on Why I Am First of All a Fancier.
 At the Tuesday evening session the following addresses will be made: A Definite Programme for Breeding Egg Production, by Prof. 0. B. Kent; and Causes of Poultry Failures, by Prof. Harry R. Lewis of the New Jersey ex- pertinent station at New Brunswick. This address will be illustrated by lan- tern slides.
 Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, three talks will be given on the following subjects: Dairy Cows and Laying Hens, by Frank E. Duffy of West Hart ford; Boys and Girls Poultry Work of the Animal Husbandry Division, U. Ol Oy L1d4 . ry M. Lamon of the department of agriculture; Scrambled Eggs or Op- tin1ism, by Leon D. Howell.
 There will also be three addresses Wednesday afternoon; The Problems of the Poultry Feeder, by Harry R. tion, by N. W. Sanborn, and Poultry Breeding, by Harry M. Lamon.
 During the course of the convention there will be a large poultry exhibit which will occupy one floor of Unity hall. In this exhibit will be display from the Connecticut college and the GStorrs experiment station.
 Freight Trainmen We'll Paid Now. New Haven freight engineers, fire men, brakenen and conductors who are preparing to ask for large increase in pay now receive, according to an official statement. pay as follows:
 Fast freight engineers, s6.6S a day for 10 11-12 hours work while running 124 miles. Their fremen get $3.S4 a men S3.2s a day.
 Slow freight engineers get S7.44 a day, working IS 1-4 hours a day and covering 124 miles; conductors get s4.92 a day, f1remen $4.31 a day, and brakemen $3.2S a day.
 Local freight engineers who cover 6s miles a day, working IS 1-2 hours are paid S6.75 a day; f1remen S3.s4 a day, conductors $5.65 day, and brakemen $3.77 day. In covering 70 miles a day, the engineer gets $6.75 a day. f1remen $3.9s, conductor $5.75 g day, brakemen s3.S3 a day. Passenger train f1remen, engineers conductors and brakemen are not in- volved in the wage demands. Attended Hartford Banquet. Harold s. Burt of this city attended I the banquet given by Robert c. Knol | of No. 30 Pearl street, Hartford, gen. | ersl agent for Connecticut of the lia- | bility department of the Aetna Lift Insurance company. on Friday evening The banquet was given to the execu' | tive officers of the accident and Nabil' | ity department.
 Connecticut Nurserymen Met. The Connecticut Nurserymen's asso. citation held its annual convention a
 the Hotel Garde, Hartford, on Friday About 25 were present. The morning session was called at 10.3o, President l w. E. Campbell of New Haven pre-. siding.
 The report of the secretary, F. L 1 Thomas, of Meriden, was read and ap. proved. The report of the treasurer W. w. Hunt, of Hartford, was alsC accepted. The reports of the legisla- | tive, executive and entertainment com. | mitteeS were read and approved