The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30
State May Be
 Forced To Stop
 Road Building
Withdrawal of Rail Transportation Threat ems Delay in Big Pro- jectS.

Cut off from important sources or supplies, the State Highway Depart ment will be forced to abandon the construction of 40 miles of highways involving S1,600,00O if the railroad strike goes into effect tomorrow. as threatened, and continues any con siderable length of time. From 500 to 1000 road laborerS will be thrown otu of work if the strike lasts several months, it was revealed yesterday by Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett
 Cement Tfeo up.
 One hundred and fifty thousand barrels of cement, valued at S50O,- 900, must be brought into the state from the Lehigh and Hudson valleys before the end of the year, if the states extensive program of highway construction is to be carried Ous strike at this time would block rail shipments which are depositing eight to ten carloads of cement a day in different sections of Connecticut slight surplus has been accumulated which would be used up in few employed on other work not requlr- ing cement, but not for long.
 Several Highways Affected
 The new Housaton1c valley high been started, the Thomaston-Torring- ton road and stretches in Ridsefeld, Norwalk Con the Boston Post Road), Westport and New London, would be
  tected between Branford and Madi- son, could not be attempted, accord ing to Commissioner iennett- There would be enough cement to complete the roads under construction In SUI field and Unionville.
 To haul the cement from the source of supply in the fleet of motor trucks at the command of the department sioner Bennett said, and, moreover 50 available trucks out a constgn- meth of 12O received from the War Department a few years ago, would be volunteered for the transportation of the necessities of life into the state.
 Governors Committee Revived.
 Governor Lake, it was learned yes terday has been in communication during the past few days, with the forces he organized at the tune or the threatened rail strike last fall, and Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stocckel has a. complete index to 3O,- 900 commercial motor vehicles in the state which index is available for use in a possible emergency The com Inittee appointed last fall by Gov ernor Lake has been revived. It. con- Sists of John H. Goss of Waterbury in charge of the coordination of transportation; ThomaS w. Russell of West Hartford, in charge of fuel dis tributIon; Howell Chaney of Man chester, in charge of the distribution of man-power, and E. G. Buckland.
  the "New Haven" road.
 BuIlard Appoints Committee.
 aUnder the authority given me by the board of directors I have ap- pointed a railroad strike committee, said President Bullard of Bridgeport. of the state Chamber of Commerce. yesterday.
 be a contest between capital and labor. In the judgment of our directors 1t will be rebellion against the United set up a tribunal to hear facts and render decisions on railroad wages The facts have been heard and the decision made. Now the threat is to country and bring starvation and suf- fering to the doors of millions of people, if this decision is enforced. If this blow falls, the Connecticut Cham ounce of its ability, strength and in duence to arouse the public mind as to the real issue involved. and adopt vigorous measures to keep the ra1l- ways in operation"
 When asked what practical meas ures would be taken, Mir. Bullard said that he presumed that the same plan of organization would be adopted as had been worked out last fall when similar strike was threatened. He doubted if the committee would adopt came. In fact. he doubted that there would be any strike. ''It is one thing to threaten, and another to act, said he. 'I have too much faith in the patriotism and good sense of the railroad employees of the country to believe that this thing will actually be done. They represent a very high class of workmen, and practically all of them have been well trained in American ideals
 The committee appointed by Presi- dent Bullard is as follows:
 Edward P. Jones, Winsted; Howell Cheney, South Manchester: Edward MiIigan, president of the Phoenix Ins. Co, and George T. Kimbau, New Britain.