New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
NEW HOTEL IN CITY ASSURED; TO BE ON
 SITE OF ST. MARKS
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ize men coming here every day to sell goods to factories There are, on an average, II auto tourists eo through the city every day. There are l2 conventions a year, averaging oo people day which a first class hote, would induce to come to New Britain, The New Britain club accommodates an average of five men each day wbo o would like to stay at modern hotel. with the exception of these five. a good many of the men go to the hotel Bond, or some other hotel in Hart ford.
 In a town of this size, hotel rates could and would be slightly cheaper than in a larger city like Hartford ana travelling men would prefer to stay here, and their home offices would prefer to have them, for this reason.
 MT. Maher illustrated the latter point by telling of hotel erected six years ago in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which is just outside of Harrisburg. The Carlisle hotel, not only did not suffer by being too near Harrisburg but has increased its size every two years since it was built and is paving dividends regularly.
 O'Brien Speaks.
 Americanization Director James F. OBrien was present and spoke on the opportunities for the Chamber of commerce to assist in educational work among the foreign residents of the city. He said there are approx lmately 5000 people in New Britain who cannot speak, read or write the English language. Many of these peo- pie, because of this fact, never see the bargains advertised in the daily pa- pers, never know about dollar days" and do all their trading or the bulk of 1t in cooperative stores in their own immediate neighborhoods He spoke of the opening of the evening schools next Monday night and asked that the merchants cooperate in in- fuencing these 5000 people to take advantages of these schools.
 MT. OBrien requested that every advertising in the daily paper. insert on the last three days of this week, line in his business ad- vertisement calling attention to the evening schools. He offered in re- turn to use their ads in foreign lan- guages in sessions of the foreign born citizens during the winter, when bis community center associations are holding sessions. It was voted to have Secretary Ray L. Maxim write to each merchant and request him to comply with the request.
 A communication was read from Marshall o. Cook of a committee to provide transportation for several Junior Achievement clubs to the Eastern States league in Springfield next week. The communication ask ed for automobiles. The directors were not enthusiastic about loaning their cars but will finance the trip.
 More Members.
 A. A. Mills and E.. J. Porter were named as additional members of the Chamber of Commerce committee to cooperate with the American City bureau in a plan to reorganize the chamber.
 Attorney w. c. Hungerford report d that the contract has not been signed with the American City bureau 5et, as the chairman Is getting data rom other cities, ascertaining how much benefit the Chambers of Com nerce there have derived from the American City bureau help. Secre- ary Ray l.. Makin reported on the ,oal situation. Attorney Hungerford eported that the committee on the elimination of Clayton crossing had Lsked for hearing before the public Utility commission and would have ,ne probably this month.
 Secretary Maxim was named to head he committee to raise funds to trans ,ort the Junior Achievement children o Springfield. Saturday.