Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-21
NORWICH DAYLIGHT SAVING WAITS /
 FOR STRONG PUBLIC SENTIMENT

clocks
 l Presents Possible Agreement.
 Secretary O'Rourke presented the fol-
 ing:
 We, the undersigned representatives ] of manufactures, merchants, school |
 board, clergy, banks, in meeting assem-
 bled with the directors of the Norwich | Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 20th. to discuss and take action on daylight saving in Norwich, by com
 mon consent, during the period of tine
 ffom a. m. April 50th to ? a. n. Sep
 tember 24, 1922, dc recommend t9 the I people of Norw ,n that d1ynyht saw
 ing time be used for business. e11cs-
 ton, and labor ti or v:,.h during the
 time indicated above for the following
 reasons:
 The railroads operating in our city and state will maintain their schedules
 on daylight saving time.
 2-Nearly all the industrial cities of Connecticut will operate on daylight say ing time.
 8-The states surrounding Connecti- cut will operate. on daylight saving time. 1.-The business interests of Norwich are seriously handicapped in the trans : action of business through being out of step, regarding business hours. with oth- ! CT business interests in this and other
 states.
 5-The extra hour of daylight at the 3 close of a working day gives an oppor- t tunity for more recreation through the g summer months
 S 6-The watches and clocks being ad-
 vanced one hour upon retiring on Sat : urday, April 9th, will not make any , change nor cause any inconvenience to c the people of Norwich.
 t 7-Changtng the clock is preferred, as C it produces concerted action. IL is far
 simpler and far more effective than any l. other method.
 t 8-Theorectically clocks follow the sun, Il actually they do nothing of the kind. e There are but four days in the entire t year when clock time and sun time are IS one and the same thing. Clock time is It man made convenience for the common T good.
 d 9-Norwich is an industrial communi- h ty With but few exceptions in Connec- g ticut all the industrial cities, large and 1T small. will operate on daylight saving e 1O-That we pledge ourselves to ad- e- vance the clocks one hour upon retiring le Saturday evening. April 18th, until Sep
 tember 24th, The schools and banks,
 because of the action of the state legis-
 lature in denying local option will be- iS gin their sessions and open for business at s a. 1n during this period. m Secretary O'Rourke invited expressions sa of opinion and President Wells called IS upon each man in turn around the ta o bles.
 al Among those expressing their persona ,e approval of daylight saving were Rev lU David A. Pitt Rev. c. H. Ricketts, A , Chester Brown for the Falls Co.,, Rev. R III R. Graham. Ulmer Leather Co., Georg ad c. Butts for Chelsea File Works. H. B IT. Cary for Eaton-Chase Co.. s. B. Palmer eS Rev. s. H. Howe, Rev. R. L. Roberts ne William 1T. Cruickshank for Reid s Hughes Co. John NJ. Lee of .Porteous h9 Mitchell Co.,, J. w. CUrtiss of Richmon m Radiator Co.,. Grosvenor Ely of Ashlan he Cotton Co., Percival Chapman for Les ITS ter-Wasley Co.,, c. J. Twist for Shetucke he Co., Jacob Munz for J. B. Martin Co.,, on L. Stearns of F. A. Wells Co. and Ade ne lard Morin of Plaut-Cadden Co. " Cashier Nathan A. Gibbs of the Thame on National bank said that all banking bus fo mess here could be done much more " easily if the city were on the same time a
 the great financial centers, New York an J. Boston, which will be on daylight savin mt time
 ty. Manager F. B. Rtclzettson of the Po
 nemah company said he was personal
 in favor of it but the sentiment among tn He te1nployes seemed to be divided and h ng thought there ought to be more than ' m per cent. in favor of it if it were to b
 adopted.
 -p- President B. P. Bishop of the tow ne school board said they had heard of muc H. serious opposition to it, and while he wa is personally in favor of the day Tt savin of time he thought there would be far les ot confusion if We should leave things 8 ch they are.
 'ut Judge Thomas J. Kelly objected { ain mention of the school board on the pr' in posed agreer0e eut and said there was a the evasion Of / spirit of the law passed
 the legislature in the proposed way of a ere complishing daylight saving. lat School Superintendent E. J. Grah9 ite said that educationally there were no
 it effects from daylight saving, but Ill nd doubtedly the child loses an hour of sle, not in the morning because we get up by u 0n- clock but do not retire by it. If the
 were no hurtful effects educationally V cks ought to run the schools to suit the pc will pie but .he question was how to find tn md out.
 ley Walter r. Lester another member md the school board, advised for unanimity em a large majority but said that personal cen he was in favor of daylight saving. W.
 of McGarry, also of the school hoard. sa on that he could not see why the schoc ard should have such q large bearing on u be matter as they would be affected for on er- about five weeks Robert AIcNeely. a md cnther member of the school board sa
 he was personally in favor of daylig bit saving, but he coincided with MT. NJ cen Gary's idea about the small bearing tn nc the school had on the subject us- Speaking for the Norwich Mark ven l Growers association F E. Peckham e yes rosed the plan. which said the agricl and turalists agreed to when the cry was f
 of food will win the war" but now da me light saving will work a hardship on eve
 aericulturalist. It gets the men. wiv lole children and whole families up too ear the Have a heart for the big agricultul vay section of this community. far S7-erfntendent Joseph Baldwin of t
 10 Thermos factory said he was persona in favor of it, but there was a stro rr sentiment against it in the factory. me w. Blake of the trolley road said tn ms would endeavor to furnish the service th inc was needed according to the time tf me was adopted but diversity of time woU inc increase their difficulties. vith Mayor Says Town Affair the Secretary O'Bourke asked if there col em, not be special city meeting called on 1 ac- matter, but Mayor Lerou advised that
 so was town. rother than a city affair q
 any meeting ought to he a town meeting nv Tine motions already referred to w l7,ayy among the concluding acts of the meeti in which adjourned at 2.30 o'clock the ----~---~--