New Britain herald., 1921-10-05
IS DISCUSSION TOPIC
Hartford County Manufacturers
 Meet at Pennington

Unemployment in Hartford Coun- ty' was the subject discussed at a meeting of the Manufacturers asso- citation of Hartford county at tho Country club, Pennington, last eve- ming by Governor Everett J. Lake of Connecticut, Mayor Newton D. Brain | ard of Hartford, Mayor Orson F. Cur tis of New Britain and Mayor Joseph F. Dutton of Bhistol.
 The various factories in Hartford county were represented by over 250 executives, employment managers and others connected with the man. ufacturing industry.
 In the course of his remarks, Mayor Curtis paid tribute to the co-opera- tion and support given by the manu- lecturers of New Britain to the city in it's endeavors to relieve the local unemployment situation. He also gave an account of the .efforts of this city in behalf of the unemployed which compared very favorably with the systems adopted by Hartford and tive mayors
 President Howell Cheney presided and in his opening remarks read the l following telegram from John E. Ed gerton, president of the National As sociation of Manufacturers and which was sent to the county association at | the request of Secretary of Commerce Hoover:
 New York, October 3, 1921, I Manufacturers Assn of Hartford | County.
 | Hartford Conn.
 | At the request of Secretary Hoov- CT all organizations affiliated with the national industrial council are strong | ly urged to take active steps to see | that their respective cities are imme- | diately organized and recommends l ton of unemployment conference at once put into effect. You are urged | to take initiative or support public works proposals and recommend your | manufacturers, wholesalers and re- tailers to fully readjust prices to in duce buying resumption. Emphasize suggested division of available jobs, part time rotation methods on both public and private work. Persuade local authorities to form representa- tive community emergency commit tee. Spare no effort to revive the construction industry by means of re-
  labor and some materials. Urge your manufacturers as far as possible to manufacture for stock and do all pos sible plant repairing at once. Splen- did opportunity for organized indus try to perform constructive work in Incorporation with government.
 JOHN B. EDGERTON, Presi ient, National Association |, of Manufacturers l At the close of the meeting the following resolutions were unanim-
 ously. adopted: I Resolution unanimously adopted ol unemployment at the country club
 Pennington, Tuesday evening, Oc
 tober 4th, 1921, by Manufacturers l association of Hartford county. WHEREAS, unemployment in Hart ford county, due to the world wid
 business depression, while less acut
 here than in some other New Eng 5 land industries and elsewhere, owin l to the dfyersification of our indus
 tries, is neverthe eless of such serious , ness as to warrant the most though ful any sympathetic considerable } \ by local communities and emp1oye1 , I to the end that sound judgment an | wise discrimination be exercised
 minimizing it's effects.
 AND WHEREAS, the approach
 winter and the slow recovery :, 1 business urge the putting forth special cooperative endeayor
 dealing with the problem at tn s | time,
 AND WHEREAS, the process
 readjustment and liquidation ca
 only be brought about in conformi
 with sound and economic laws al r plicab1e to all factors concerned | production and distribution.
 BE IF RESOLVED: that the mer
 bers of the Manufacturers' associ ,e ton of Hartford county, representa-
 ninety per cent of the industries
 the county, recognize their peculi
 responsibility in common with
 other employing agencies to contin' , during this emergency the policy "a relieving distress:
 1. By giving preference for sut =. employment as business condition ;; may warrant to those responsi| ~ for the support of dependents, be ', men and women, and to resfdel | rather than nOn-resid ehts
 2. By the transfer where1 ~ practicable of employees from it or | Oo pdTtfuoutS OF pldtlIS lO lioSc oAio Is ing some increase in activity. 3. By the replenishing of nee N sary stocks where it can possibly - done in advance of seasonab1e ( a mand.
 4. By the liquidation of surp e stocks to the utmost extent pessi1
 in order that new goods may be p -, dueed.
 " 5. By continuing the manufactl -.I of some goods, even at loss, Wht . it does not result in ah increase ", inventories of stock, and where
 expense of id1eness would be grea
 ~. than the loss on goods. s't S. By encouraging industrial trn ing classes for the developing a
 up-gfading of unemployed WeFke -.-- I. By cooperating to the utTn ? extent possible with the commuH organizations best qualified to reno
 relief where temporary relief is I