New Britain herald., 1916-08-08
HOUSING PROBLEM
 TOPIC AT MEETING
Business Mems Directors See Need
 Of Building Boom
R. R. OUTLOOK DISC0URAGING
Fear Danger of Tie-up In Fall When Business Rush Is at Crest-Isaac B. Trumbull's Estate Worth $5O,OOO Deny Auto Was in Stamford.

Deny Auto Was in Stamford.
 Numer en bargoes on freight and the danger of bad business tie ups in the fall owing to the serious ress of the railroad situation, and the problem of getting dwellings to permanently house people who may come to Plainville to work, furnished topics for the major part of the dis cussion at the August meeting of the board of directors of the Business and Improvement association held last evening in the club rooms. The organization is making a determined effort to get P1ainville in a position where 1t will be able to compete with ter of getting new factories to locate within it's borders and the directors hope to accomplish results with the cooperation of the townspeople.
 Statistical information compiled by factory heads shows that at the pres ent time there is an enormous float ing population in Connecticut. This is due in a large measure, of course, to a scarcity of labor which makes competition for help keen among the manufa cturers The lack of suitable dwellings is also recognized as a con- tributing cause. Tn New Britain one factory alone hired 2,0O0 men within three months without increasing the number of names on its payroll, the resignations were so frequent.
 To get a good class of men to come to Plainville to work permanently in the factories 1t is necessary to provide suitable homes where they may live with their families instead of com nuting to other places daily. There Is a deplorable lack of buildings here at present and for that reason the factories have trouble In getting suit able help: The town also suffers as It's growth Is hampered The business mems directors admit that to solve the problem an organized effort must be made to start building boom and they are now considering several plans with that end in view. The ideas are yet in embryonic state but 1t is hoped that they will develop sattsfa ctori1y
 Factory heads are greatly bothered by the freight situation and the bust- less men's representatives are joining with other similar bodies in working towards ameliOratiOn of the cOndi- t1ons. An embargo is now in effect although August is admittedly the dullest month in the year, and the prospects of better service in the fall when the rush Is on are anything but bright. The manufa cturers admit that business is good but they offer the argument that there is but little use of having orders on the books when it is impossible to get raw ma teria1 delivered to them, and the rail- roads are unable to handle their out put. With other business mems as- soc1ations, the local organization pro- poses to keep up an agitation for inn proved service until the railroad makes the conditions more satisfac- tory.
 President J. H. Trumbull presided at the meeting, having recovered from the effects of his recent operation
 Reports from the various commit tees, which are not yet sufficiently or gan1zed to make much progress, were received. The utilities committee advised that the Bristol and Plainville Tramway company has again resorted to the use of dinners on the head lights of it's cars, while they are at the local terminal, thereby mintmiz- ing the danger of accidents at this point They also reported that they had taken up with ommissioner Ren-
 
 street in better shape. The highway Is now In wretched condition. The commissioner wants the town to paw part of the expense but as the road is a state highway the local officials do not believe that Plainville should be taxed The committee hopes to pre- vail on the commission to make the necessary changes
 The directors accepted an invitation from the National Manufa ctures' as- sociation to hold a joint meeting with the New Britain Chamber of Com nerce at which time a lecture will be delivered on "Conservatism of In- dustrfes" The date of the meeting will be announced later
 The matter of holding an outing was also discussed and F. T. Wheeler was appointed to make the necessary errangem ents. The affair will be held at Lake Compouncc.
 Tr1rmbulI Worth SCOOPS.
 According to the report of the ap- praisers, the estate of Isaac B. Trum- bull, formerly of this place, who lost his life when the Lusitania was sent to the bottom by a German subma- 1ine is valued at 50,075. MT. Trum- | bull at the time of his death was pres | 1dent or the COnneCLlCut Electrlc COm- l pany of Bridgeport and was identified l with other manufacturing enter prises.
 Property which he owned in | Brid geport is listed at S5,000 in the 1 inventory, while his holdings in the l Connecticut Electric company are val | ted at s45,O75. MT. Trumbull also l owned considerable stock in the l Trum bull Motor Car company but the l appraisers give it no value.
 MT. Trum bulls estate will be in hertted by his wife and young rdaugh-