The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-31
SAY RESETTINC
| CLOCKS MAKE A
BIC CASH SAVING
Chamber of Commerce OFF,
Gals Urges Congress to Ac-
ton On Project

washington, Jan. 3l.-COngreSSlOnal
action to authorize the setting of all
clocks in the country one hour ahead
of the present standard time, was rec
| commended to the chamber of COM
merce Of the United States today at
the opening of it's fifth annual meet
ing, which will end Friday night, by
committee on daylight saving AS
an alternative the committee suggest
ed the plan at least for the months
ebtween April 1 and Dec. 1.
Eight hunrred national and local
commercial organizations were said to
be represented at the meeting. The
railroad situation was the topic for
tonight's session and the result of
referendum of members on railroad
strike prevention and other la Dor prob
lens was to be announced National
defense, foreign relations and prep
aration for business conditions after
the war will be considered later this
week, and President Wilson and for
mer President Taft are speakers on
the program for a concluding dinner
on Friday night
The committee report on daylight
saving said:
The considerations supporting the
proposal are physiological, economic
and social. It will substitute a cool
morning working hour in summer for
a warm afternoon hour. Increased
daylight in the hours of greatest ia
tigue will tend to lessen tuberculosis.
VIII decidedly reduce eye strain, will
increase personal efficiency and ma
terially lessen industrial accidents. In
cities OF 10
evenings rush, when the transporta-
ton facilities are taxed, come in day-
light is apparent
THE use Of facilities for recreation
would be tremendously Increased.
There would be large direct savings
in expenditures for fuel and artificial
light. Farmers will have an oppor-
tunity to market their produce
earlier, thus offering it, in better con-
dition and gaining an hour of day-
light for other work."
The report cites that practical ex-
amples of the daylight saving plan
were shown last summer in Austria,
Denmark, England, France, Ger
many Italy, Holland, Norway, Portu-
gal and Sweden, where clocks were
turned ahead uniformly
r, Goodwin Rhett of Charleston,
S. c., presidS>t of the National Cham
Der, in an, address today said the mis-
sion Of the association sis to give to
the business men Of America a clear
presentation Of issues which are vital
to their welfare and the welfare Of the
country and "to collect the judg-
ment of these business men and pre-
sent them to those who may be in
position to determine these issues in
accordance with such Judgments
The directors report showed that
eight referendums on current issues
had been conducted among member
organizations all over the country in
1916 and said these disclosures of
public opinion "have proved their
worth in preventing hasty, ill-consid-
cred action, the assumption of few
to represent and act for the many,
and the prevalence of sectionalism or
partisanship.'' The report said that
the national chamber sis able to
speak for over 100000 firms, corpora
tons and business men,"
A letter from President Wilson sup
porting the objects of the movement
to turn the clock forward one hour
during the summer months was read
today at the convention. The com
munication came in response to let
ter written to the president by Marcus
M. Marks, chairman of the conven-
ton, setting forth the purpose of the
movement The president wrote:
4'Your letter of Jan. 26 unhappily
reached me too late for me to send a
letter which would get to you by the
30th.
II would have been glad to back
up any movement which. has the OBJ
jects Of the daylight saving move
ment."