New Britain herald., 1922-04-12
BETTER RAILROAD SERVICE IS SOUGHT
Chamber of Commerce Traffic
 Men Making Plans

Nl0u Mdhlu6 lldlo
 Efforts to get better service on the New Haven railroad. both in mail service and passenger accommoda- ton on the dinkey, will be made by the Traffic Bureau Of the Chamber of Commerce, sometime during the com Ing week. Twenty-four members of the bureau met at luncheon at the New Britain. club today and discussed these propositions among other things Of technical interest.
 Early Mall Train
 The need of stopping the train "hlch goes through Berlin about 3:32 p, m, to receive mail for New Haven, Meriden, along the shore and to Wilt mantle was talked of by Postmaster William r. Delaney and Superinten- dent of Mails James B. Grace.
 New Haven Mails
 There is mail for New Haven leaving here at 12:45 p. m, after that time there is no way of getting mail to that city until the train leaving New Britain at 6:15 p. m. This causes much inconvenience, inasmuch as 1t means that letters are not delivered in New Haven until the next day. Saturdays and days before holidays the letters remain in the New Haven postoffice until the first weekday.
 New Haven has q late business de- livery and if mail could he sent out on the 3:32 D. m., train, it would be delivered in that city the same eve ming. This would make considerable difference in people doing business with Yale college.
 Messers. Delaney and Grace guar anteed that the New Britain post of- flee could get the mail to this train on time, if 1t were possible to have it stopped. There are no facilities for mail pouches on the fly at Berlin and this method, according to the postal official, is not satisfactory.
 It was reported that there is train made up at Springfield, which goes through Berlin close to the time the 3:32 p. m. goes by. The 3:32 D. n. starts from Boston, and stopped at Berlin one time, but became unpopu- ar with travellers from this city be- cause pullman seats always were sold out by the time it got here and it was necessary to make reservation sev- 7ral days in advance. For this req son the railroad put on another New ork train, starting out at Springfield. This train does not carry d mail car.
 Will Stop One Train.
 The opinion was expressed that the 'ailroad company would agree to stop 'ne train but not both, and that travellers from New Britain would in- 'lst upon stopping the train which gave them pullman service. Mir. De- aney asked if it would not be pos 'lble to stop the other train simply or mail, calling attention to the rain which stops about a. m. for nail only.
 MT. Delaney also called attention % considerable trouble the postal department has with carelessly di- 'ected letters. On motion the matter 'f stopping train No. 53 for mail, was placed in the hands of F. J. Russell lnd superintendent of mails James B. trace, who will go to New Haven next week and take Up the matter with he railroad officials
 Dinky Troubles.
 There was considerable discussion # lack of service on the dinky be- ween here and Berlin, following a communication received from F. s, 'ase, of the Fafnir Bearing company. 1r. Case said in his communication. Train 65, which leaves Springfield the morning has always, for years 'ast at least, connected at Berlin with he diaky for New Britain, and train 'o. 79, leaving Springfield at 9:o5 |" m., has also made connections at 'erlln. However, at the present time
 person cannot take a train from prinefeld and make direct connec- ion for New Britain, either at Hart ord or Berlin.
 Mir. Case stated in his talk to the lembers of the traffic bureau that he dlnky which is scheduled to leave erlin at S:46 a. nj. cannot possibly ct away at that time, because of de- " in handling baggage, etc, from 1e north bound train, and that the outh bound train coming in from pringf1eld gets there in time to see 1e dinky disappear, but just too late catch it.
 On returning to Berlin again, ac ord1ng to MT. Case, the dinky lays yer for almost an hour before con- g back to New Britain, making the assengers hang around for that luch time or get into the city by olley or some. other way. Train 7e -rives at Berlin at 10:o1 a. m., and 9 dinky leaves that station until one through. It was voted to leave this to Mr. [ ussell to take up when he and Mir. race go to New Haven and Mir. race was requested to accompany { e committee. (
 Steamer Service l It was reported that steamer serv- on the Great Lakes was opened | r the last four or five days. Rates e in effect, but there will be no sail gs until April 20.
 There was a lot of interest shown U
 the weighing rules and proposed W weight recommended by the u ,w England Freight association, at d 1ich time it was learned that more coming cars are weighed in New 'itain than at any other point on e system. 0
 Surprising Variations
 Much interest was shown in state ? ants that the actual weight of emp s