The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-21
SHEEP AND DOCS
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 OEEc!L c!LARES MINER
President Of State Chamber of Commerce Discusses
 Problems.

nE3I report Of President Alton T. Miner at the meeting of Connecticut Chamber of Commerce at New Ha ven, yesterday.
 President Miner in his greeting r~ the members said:
 When one obtains his majority and becomes of age, life takes on an entirely new aspect, ones whole am bition, force and energy is concen- trated on the future. Life is absorbed i'll looking forward.
 Today the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce attains it's majority. Its entire thought and energy and hope is for the future. But while our hopes are centered on the future it may be profitable if we take a short time for a retrospective view. Pos sibly no similar twelve months have been So active and had so influential bearing upon future possibilities of the Chamber as the last twelve.
 For twenty years the Chamber has functioned and performed a service for the good of Connecticut in a man ner that is truly wonderful when one considers it's limited equipment and finances. Upon it's officers had fallen the responsibilities for initiative and leadership. Their zeal was con- taEious and they had cooperation of many affiliated organizations
 Through the wonderful work of former President Jones the Chamber more than any other organization was responsible for consolidation of the various war activities into one big wonderful national effort-the con soEdated war drive. If the Chamber had accomplished nothing else it's ef- forts in behalf of the Public Utilities Act would warrant it's existence. These two accomplishments warrant the ex- istence of the Chamber through all these years.''
 President Miner then reviewed the years activities, taking up first the movement to enlarge the scope of the Chamber and which produced through a committee, with an advisory com -mittee, a new constitution which gives a special thought of meeting the needs of an enlarged broader, more influential Chamber. The next thing considered was the obtaining of an executive secretary which was finally filled by George B. Chandler. Of him MT. Miner said: He has been the re- organizer and the fnancier, he has been the power plant which has driven the entire machinery of your Chamber. To very large degree the program of this convention is mon Ement to his genius and effort. He is responsible for the new membership which constitutes some of the largest firms in the state, and the campaign is in it's infancy. The Chamber has been financed to date through him and practically all bills paid" Presi- dent Miner said it was purposed to have this campaign carried forward until every portion of the state is covered
 In the matter Of street railways President Miner described the efforts of the committee of five to ana1yze conditions and suggest remedies and legislation. As the governor appoint ed two of this committee to the special commission which considered the problem the work of the Chamber would have been merely duplication had it been carried forward. The commissions report is recalled, said President Miner: Ut is a matter of history, which many of us regret, that the recommendation and advice of the commission were not favor ably acted upon, by the legislature.
 But the street railway problems are yet unsolved and the matter of urban and suburban traffic on a sa atisfactory financial basis is one of the far-reaching problems of the mo- ment. Under terms of constitution of the Chamber four steps must be taken in consideration of pubitc uues- tions: investigation by a committee; referendum to membership; decision by the Board of Directors, and the campaign of education to support the conclusions reached"
 President Miner reviewed the ef- forts of a committee to bring about a settlement of troubles on the Shore Line road. It was unable to do this.
 rf which was brought actively to the front by adoption of a resolution al the New London convention, and tha appointment of committee to co. operate with the State Council ot Defense was discussed by Mir Miner He told of the efforts at the legisIa- ture in behalf of bills, and added: q regret to say that after manifold ac- tivities in favor of a far-reaching aH-inclusive Americanization program the results were disappointing to many of us. Circumstances ana conditions everywhere are calling an insisting for an Americanization worI at east as broad and as active as tha proposed last winter
 After describing the efforts of ( committee to promote sheep ratsing President Miner summed up the sit nation in these words:
 II IS impossible to raise Sneep ant mongrel dogs in this state at the same time"
 O. the League to Enforce Peace question taken in hand at the re quest of the United States Chamber of Commerce and handled by a com Inittee President Miner outlined tn, work of the committee without re ferring to what it had accomplished The president said he did not appoin a committee on government conuo Of public utilities because of the wide spread publicity and discussion ant various plans put forward, and an in qUfry he deemed unnecessary
 President Miner then gave a sum ming up of activities in general an, predicted an enlargement of these ac fivities, concluding with these words 'Cod grant that this Chamber shal go forward into this new field wit fhis new membership and leadership with deep seated, whole hearted de termination for service