New Britain herald., 1921-10-29

Automobile drivers complain of con- ditions along Main street on Saturday night which make it difficult for them to obey the signals of traffic officers. This condition is brought about by the glare from many lights which cause no end of confusion by blinding drivers and making it almost impos- sible for them to see with any clear ness the directions of policemen. :
 One automobilist in discussing the situation with The Observer, said he could account for at least five differ ent lights which tend to blind him. These are:
 Lights from store windows.
 Lights from trolley cars.
 Glare from street lights.
 Reflection of other lights on his windshield.
 Direct glare from headlights on other machines.
 In many other cities the authori- ties have adopted a spotlight system by which policemen performing traf- fic duty are shown plainly because the brilliance of the spotlight is played directly upon them and they stand out in relief from the confusion of beams coming from every other di- rection. These small searchlights are placed on buildings or convenient electric wire poles and are said to be of great help to autoists in obey ing the directions of guardians of the law. Hartford and New Haven. as we'll as Meriden, have adopted this system with beneficial results. It is felt that the day is fast ap- preaching when traffic policemen in New Britain will be equipped with whistles. It is not always possible for drivers, in a jam of cars, to determine just what. the desires of the police men are unless he gives notice with a signal other than wave of his arm. Numerous minor collisions are said to be attributed to this fact. New Haven gives good reports or an arrangement of red and green l lights which are used at night, be- 1 ing affixed to the traffic posts. Wher a policeman wishes to announce that the road is clear, the green light is flashed around. When he wants te hold up traffic, the red light comes into view. This is modern method for directing traffic and with the in. crease in the number of cars in this city, in conjunction with the fact that the business center is restricted to a comparatively small area, it might be taken into consideration by +ra local police commission.
 New Britain manufacturers are p1eased-to use a mild expression
 emotions-at the cancellation of the railroad strike orders.
 Industry here is beginning to feel a stronger pulse throb, a reflection of conditions improving nationally. There is a better sentiment feel ing that. the upward curve of. busi- ness is travelling at an encouraging rate and that the gloom of depres- sion is passing away.
 Quite an improvement is said to have been noted in a number of fac tories during the past month The mammoth plant of Landers, Frary and Clark has a larger number working than it did several weeks ago. This is partly due to the fact that ''Uni- versar' household goods are in great demand as gifts around the holida.
 period. The beautiful electric ap. pliances and cutlery for which this
 company is world-famous makes splendid presents and as such are wanted by the trade. It is re-
 assuring to hear that the Russell &
 Erwin division of the American Hard
 ware corporation is also going to al
 low employees to work longer hours
 Merchants who cater to the ulti-
 mate consumer are also happy at such
 good news because they know thai
 their patrons will have more money
 to spend and they can go out and
 buy more stock, thus helping all
 around.
 A railroad strike just at this time
 would have set New Britain back seri-
 ously. The removal of it's threat will
 probably give local manufacturers