New Britain herald., 1920-03-25
CARTER MAY BE CANDIDATE

Has Served Two Terms as Rcpresen-
 tativc and May Try for Senate Now
 Episcopal Church Anniversary
 Other News Items.
 F. L.. Beardsley, superintendent of the New Britain office of the Connec- ucut company, was present last eve ming at a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Plainville Business and Improvement association. The meet ing was called specially to discuss the possibility of inducing the trolley com pany to lay double tracks from the Trum bull Electric Manufacturing company to Sharp's station.
 Mir. Beardsley advised the members of the association that the directors of the Connecticut company are con tenn plating the appropriation of suf- fcient amount of money to lay double tracks for one-half the distance, and stated that requisition for such an appropriation has already been made.
 In order that local patrons may be further Sa tisfied, the company plans to put into operation within d short time new schedule for the tro1leys on the local line. The new schedule will allow a little more time, probably five or seven minutes, at the terminals in this town and New Britain and will change the running time from 22 minutes to about one-half hour. This change is expected to eliminate con- fusion in schedules.
 Mir. Beardsley admitted that the Plainville line should have a complete system of tracking and he believes with the patrons that local comnut- entitled to the improvement The laying of the new tracks for one half the distance between the two sta- tions is expected to increase the chance of pushing the work on the line through to completion. The plan to do a part of the work at date not far distant seems feasible to local merchants, manufacturers and other commuters and there was little argu- ment against it at last nights meet ing.
 The Plainville branch is one of the best paying sections of all the com pany's lines in this section of the state and the patrons are aware of this fact and feel that for this reason
 their welfare should take precedence over other lines which do not pay have received more attention in the line of i'm proven ments It is said that ill proportion to it's importance to the company the local line has had less improvements and that there has 1 been less money spent on the line l than on any other branch in the cen tral part of the state.
 Among the argum en tS advanced at the meeting in favor of the changing 1 of the schedule was the story that the
 trolley crews stop in eating places for quick lunches while the passengers l wait for the cars to leave the center. l A remedy for this condition has been i promised.
 l well known to the regular commut-
 erS stall on the trips and lose time l purposely in an attempt, oftentimes
 successful, to avoid making the trip 1 ance of this trip saves the trouble of 1 changing the car preparatory to the
 return trip.
 l Although nothing was definitely l settled at the meeting the hopes of the | local patrons have been raised to a l point which will necessitate action by 1 the trolley company or the alternative ! of disappointing the commuters and
 making possible a boycott of the com- l panys lines. The matter now rests in
 the hands of the business men and ] manufacturers who will act they
 see fit and decide as to whether an 1 acceptance of the companys offer to
 do half of the job will be for the best l interests of the townspeop1e.
 When this work is finally complet-
 ed it will mark the end of a period of 1 agitation lasting for nearly ten years 1 and featured by frequent crabfests
 and continual kicking upon the part
 of patrons of the company. The line
 has been operated by system of sig
 nal lights for the past few years but
 this system does not elim mate delays
 and the elimination of the long waits 1 to which the commuters have been { subjected is one of the principal is-
 sues in the matter.
 Carter for Senator?
 Edward T. Carter announced yes- [ terday afternoon that he is entertain ' ing serious thoughts of throwing his
 hat into the ring for the nomination | for state senator on the republ can ' ticket A large number of his friends I have approached him within the past ! few days and attempted to persuade ] him to seek the nomina tion, and as
 result of the continued persuasion
 MT. Carter has been prevailed upon 1 to think the matter over seriously. . l MT. Carter served two terms in the
 state legislature from this town from
 1918 to 1916, inclusive. He always ! has taken an active interest in the I social. civic and industrial growth of
 the town and is one of the strongest 1 republicans here His previous expe- { rience in the legislature is considered
 as a recomm endation and his friends