Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-12

The directors of the Chamber of
 Commerce of Norwich, Connecticut,
 Inc. at a meeting held in the secre- tary's office in the Chamber of Com
 merce building on Thursday evening l went on record as favorable to the re- tention of the Long Island Sound l Steamship line by the New York, New 1 Haven and Hartford Railroad com
 pany. A resolution passed by the di- l rectors reque446 United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee to arrange for a l meeting of the Connecticut delegation for the prompt introduction in con- gress of a measure which will enable | the United States interstate commerce commission to legally grant permission | for the continued operation of the steamship line by the New Haven
 The meeting was called to order shortly after S.15 o'clock by Vice Pres ident Shepard E. Palmer Reports mittees on the Eastern Connecticut banquet to be held January g.
 By special invitation James L. Case appeared before the board to outline dred Members in One Day is the slo- gan for the campaign MT. Case was selected by the board to take full charge and to outline in detail the work for the campaign. There are to be ten captains who will choose ten men each to serve with them to can vass the city on certain day, name ly Friday January 19. They are go- ing out for three hundred members. which means three new members for each man on the ten teams Here's a chance for the citizens of the city to show their loyalty to the cause by supporting a real live chamber of commerce.
 MT. Case suggested that when the cams are selected that they be called together at 6.30 o'clock on the evening If January IS in the Chamber of Com merce rooms for supper and there receive the final details of the cam oaign. There will be special meet ing of th~ membership cofnmittee in MT. Cases office on Saturday morning at 9.3O o'clock when the campaign will be discussed. dunn No. 19. dealing with the report | If the railroad committee on the pre- vention of strikes and lockouts and l his referendum will also come up for | Thamber of Commerce rooms tonight. | The secretary reported that he had | -ecured as one of the speakers at to- | 7ight's meeting H. H. Andrews of New l rritain. secretary of the Connecticut | tate Chamber of Commerce. and Sec 'etary Andrews topic will be Mem l oership.
 The following resolution with ref | Tteamship Line was then passed by | he directors: ;enator Frank B. Brandegee, Wash
 ington, D. C.
 Dear Sir: At a meeting of the direc- | ITS of the Chamber of Commerce Of Norwich, Conn. Incorporated. held on te 11th day of January. 1917, the fol- wing resolution was unanimously doDted:
 Whereas: The Norwich Chamber of 'ommerce is on record as being op- osed to the diYorcement of the Sound | -earnship lines so called from tho l -ew York. New Haven and Hartford l
 rilroad Co.,, and
 Whereas: It Is a matter of common
 nowledge that the interstate com 7erce commission is of the opinion Nat it ca mot legally grant the appli- I
 ton of~ said railroad company to F. antinue the opera tion of said steam hip lines. under the provisions of the l Panama Canal Act" tSo-called and
 Whereas: It is considered by a great 1T jerity of people in our section of he country that said Panama Canal ct ought not to apply to such opera ion of steamships namely those of in md waters as is the subject of those 7esolutions and
 Whereas: We believe there is good | 'oason for us to think that the inter tate commerce commission would i welcome remedial legiSla ton plainly 'effning the relative rights of trans ,ortation companies in the premises l md the powers of said commission in l ,onstruing the same, therefore be it
 Resolved: Bv the board of directors ! # the Norwich Chamber of Commerce hat the senators and representatives n congress from the state Of COnnec- 1 , icut, be and are hereby requested to | meet together at the earliest possible .