Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
RECENT ACTIVITIES OF
 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 Recnn: activitie- O. tho local chamber rCf commerce are outlined ia ? n,e-,bsr- sNp letter wbLah Secretary J. I O'Rau-le '. $ mailed ts tiie r's nfsors. In rega-i b 2 freIeht s-rz .se the lette- says:
 The Ttrth Atlantic & Western Sean , ship Company Is Operating . new line fr IT. New London to the Pa. 1T east rcrts via Panama Canal Tle cs.,ine ports are San D.esc. Los Angeles. Crk- l1nd. San Fran-.soo. Tacom1. Soatt-r | Par;iand and varcoaver. F C. A savlne in tlhnE oni mo1ey is crestei. Il ;aaes 1 from, wrelxs 70 tree monfls t- fffee n''nths t1 sni- freight by rat these 1 V- rts. By boat from New or don Il | wi, ocrsua.' afoIIt twerty 54vs. it l i-ssil,ls to. save fs1r $50 "a y91s r.r l car ioai Ky slI5nin= freight va N.w l London Foat se.-'ct, for Ne-g Egg ard's | industries is one or the advaa ages that New Eng and n.Srufactrrer 11a TAe new boat line should prove of inestir7abis value 10 Connecticut's industries Rates and irformation furnished by W E. Clarke agent. State Pier New Iondon CT N rth Atlantic and Western s. smship coronany If Summer Street B7scn
 Mass
 New England Winter Sparfs naw Industry is bein,, de-..Io7ed f,r New England. Winter carni~sls and s-orts are 10 be fostered in the mountain regions of New England. Summer hotels in Maine New HsmDshire. Fe-mcnt and > Massachusetts are 10 remain open dur ing the winter season. The Boston E Maine railroad offers a reduction of twenty per cent. for an organized party of fifty or more; twenty-five per e,snt. & for one hundred or more. Similar rAf1e- tions are offered by the hotels Many of them are booked through the season N Various chambers of commerce are talk ing active interest in the development of New England's newest industry. The
 summer tourist business in New England
 is worth millions. The prospects are bright for winter sports and carniva&. Christmas Seals
 The fourteenth annual Christmas Seal H sale to fight tuberculosis is on. This 4 fund financed twenty-one clinics through
 out the state last year. To aid those
 suffering from this malady and prevent 2 others from contracting this disease ,s
 the reason fir the sale of Christmas 3 Seals. drop of water is fuI7Stent:
 rushing river Is mighty in power Every A little helps. Let Norwich do her share N Freight Claims
 H C. ! Isbister. local freight a-eu,. {. in
 receipt Of a communication issued by J. U A. Beahan. freight claim agent s.lting H that Special tAgsnts Arnold Ridwell
 Elder, Stewart and Trowhridge were .au-
 thorized 10 pay by draft claims nor ex-
 ceeding $500. This will enable tlle spe. x cial agent tc pay claims immediately u7- on n'frua! agreement IL Is hoped that
 this new arrangement Will prove popular
 Directors Meeting
 Considerable discussion was gtvs- e
 Inc street railway problems an5 fares as aftermath of the last meinbe-siltr tr meeting. The directors resFze that TO-
 6Iction of fares would be most bene- fcial to NcrTich. The outcome of inc expTiments being made in NorgsIk ana Bridgeport and which were orde-sd sy Al the public utilities commission. Is awa,.- ed with i-tei est Thts matter is on fha table a. aI board meetings and win he " vigorously pushei st the opportune H time. The board gave consideration t-
 the problem of parking automobiles and M traffic regulations As No-wsch is the
 trading center for i7opuistioa O. about 75.00o. ;he problem of parking sutorno-
 biles is inc. easing. The matter was re
 ferred to the streets committee. The N bill board sign locsted In Franklin square on the roof eT one of the bufld
 ings. and which wss repsintei and IS H being daily -liEhta1 by an enthusiastic E member. IT. H. vlenot. brouzis. for h words of rraise ard cornmendaron For H this fine spirit of cooperation. This sign Is maintained Erstuitousiy by Mir Wig K not. A committee firm the chsmhe- nrTIl N confer. by arrangement with State FFyh- H way Commissloner Bennett. upon his re- k turn from the west relative to building the highway from Bozrah 10 Colchester This win give a good road 10 Hartf-Tt K ard tend to bring trade from Co1chester 10 Norwich.
 Streets Committee
 H The committee on streets is headed bl H c. Twist. With hirn arc M. l.. Berg
 stresser C. W. Carroll. H B. Cary. T B. Caron. A. Fl. Gulliver. c A HsgberE H D. E. Ackroyd. The committee is maxim
 2 study Of parking places and traffic reg 1a ulations. Various matters pertaining t'
 streets and sidewalks are on this com - rnsttees' t1ogram.
 an- Heover's Opinion os Chamber of Gem
 merce
 ,b Anyone who has watched the deve1rp ?
 ment Of our cities during recent year
 must be impressed by the effective an'
 constructive service rendered by thei
 chambers Of commerce Thezs cnEanizs
 ;ions have not oniy promoted tts bus ans ness interests Of fheir communities bu ? have justified our nfldence Ia Arner.ca' ting knsiress mon by the incraasing breadr
 Of vision and public spirit which make om- them see all the comnuniSy's problems a is ;hp5r own. to the solution or which the tree willingly contribute time. effort an the their practical point of view. But thi
 Is only part pfi their service By unttin F. their strength 4hroueh the chamber e ping commerce of the Inited States they ar wed rendering the nation 3 service as Erea Dc ga they rendered their local comulunitie ores The national government needs snd sT
 ireciates the aid. counsel and ad1fc at which American business as a whole ca ol,- give T-bo action taken bv Chief Ins.s-
 Taft during his term as president whic es- led 10 formsti of the national chan
 her Of commerce. has been abundanti ish- justified by experience"