New Britain herald., 1919-11-19
|ONN CHAMBER 0F
 SESSION
resident Miner Delivers Eloquent Address in Elm City

ic administration were taken up for 1sideration by delegates to the an- & II convention of the Connecticut amber of Commerce. which began re Today.
 At the first session President Alton Miner not only read his annual port but named the necessary con ltion committees. Those on crc- rtials were J. G. Hammond, Now hdon and Edward Graves, Bridge t; on resolutions, R, 0. Wells, rford, chairman, l.. F. Clark, Wa bury, for the department of organ Ions, w. A. Thompson, New Hay to represent banking and inSur- e, A. r. Campbell, Waterbury. to 8resent public utilities, G. T. Kim l. New Britain, to represent indus fs, and F.. F. Neilan, New London. represent trade and commerce.
 The speakers designated for the hquet are: Governor Holcomb Tor # welcome, Willis H. Booth for thc lm Der Of Commerce of the united tes. M. Florimond Hanl1ar' TOT giunl, NJ Eugene Schneider Tor lnce. Sir Arthur Shirley Benn for bat Britain. The banquet is ten- ed the foreign business mission 4ch will be here tomorrow,
 New Haven, Nov. 19.-President her in his greeting to the mem said: When one obtains ms jerity and becomes of age hle es an an entirely new aspect, s whole ambition, force ana krgy is concentrated on the future. e is absorbed in looking forward. soday the Connecticut Chamber or nmerce attains its majority. It's ire thought and energy and nope 1s the future. But while our hopes centered on the future 1t may De fitable if we take a. short time for retrospective view. Possibly no liar twelve months have been so ve and had so influential a bearing bn future possibilities of the cham as the last twelve.
 For twenty years the chamber mas ctioned and performed service for good of Connecticut in a manner t is truly wonderful when one lsiders it's limited equipment ana nce Upon it's officers had fallen responsibility for initiative and aership. Their zeal was contiguous
 they had cooperation ot many lated organizations.
 Through the wonderful work Of [ner President Jones the chamber re than any other organization was oonsiblo for consolidation of the ous war activities into one big hderful national effort-the con- dated war drive If the chamber aeconlplished nothing else it's ef- $ in behalf of the public utilities would warrant it's existence. These accomplishments warrant the eN- nee of the chamber through all se years.
 President Miner then reviewed the IFS activities taking up first the cement to enlarge the activities of chamber and which produced ough a committee, with an advis- committed q new constitution ch gives "a special thought of eting the needs of an enlarged. ader. more influential chamber
 next thing considered was the aining of an executive secretary ch was finally filled by George B.. bndler. Of him MT. Miner said: has been the reorGanizer and the meier, he has been the power nt which has driven the entire chinery of your chamber. TO a large degree the program of convention is q monument to his jus and effort. He is responsible the new membership which con- utcs some of the largest firms in state, and the campaign is in ltS hncy. The chamber has been ti- ced to date through him and prac- lily all bills paid" PreSiden Ter said it was purposcd to have
 campaign carried forward until ry portion of the state is covered. h the matter of street railways sident Miner described these ef- $ of the committee of five to ana = conditions and suggest rem edies Legislation. As the governor ap- Rlted two of this committee to the cial com mission which considered problems tho work of the chamber |lld have been merely a duplication it been carried forward. The com sion's report is recalled. Said Pres # Miner: "It is a matter of his H8 which many Of us regret that the pmm cndations and advice of the mission were not faVorably acted n by the legislature.
 But the street railway problems yet 1nsolVcd and the matter of an and suburban traffic on a satis- 4ory financial basis is ono of the reaching problems of tho mom ent or terms of constitution of the m Der four steps must be taken in sid eratiOn Of public questions: in igation by a committed; rcfcren n 10 membership; decision by tn, rd Of directors. and the campaign education to support the conclu- hs reached"
 President Miner reviewed the ef- $ of committee to bring about ettlement of troubles on the Shore ke road. It was unable to do this. he matter of Americanization x oh was brought actively to tho 1t by adoption of d resolution at