New Britain herald., 1923-10-20
THE OBSER YER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and It's People

>>>>>~>>>>~>>~-~~~>>~~->>>~>>~> i and 2 mlaa alert to the Esspeasihllilis
 of her once.
 Filling the berth of executive ssefe
 tsry of a chamber Of commerce Is no
 new for a woman. but it is Fadles
 departure from an old idea and II !
 still matter Of no little iHtefes
 when a member of the fair sez ls ap
 pointed to such a post II some Q
 the departed members of the husi
 ness Mems Association could return |
 earth and visit their former haunt
 they would be surprised al what the,
 would see and hear, For example
 A young woman sitting at desi
 dietatine a letter, The telephone rines
 She picks np the receiver and listens then says. ''The freight rate betweei
 kankakee and Kokomos Certainly
 just a minutes" Consulting a ille shf learns the rate. gives the desired in' formation and continues to dictate The telephone bell rings again. fhii time someone wants information on what the supreme court decided in the ease Of the last Clayton act violation which was brought before it. A mo- meni. please. Scarcely a moment has passed when the inquirer has a siss Of the supreme courts decision and Is also told where he can get a com plete copy of the text. visitor enters. He wants permission to solicit subscriptions for the afflicted in some place no one ever heard. He is n smooth gentleman. An. here's q wom- an 10 deal with. But he learns soon that fhe young woman sized him up almost before he got his hat on and no amount of oiled conversation cant get him what he wants.
 That's the type of woman that Is making good today in the chamber Of throughout the land. Miss Curtin has proved to the satisfaction of everyone with whom she does busi- ness that she measures up to the stan- dard required.
 One of the finest stretches Of road In the state of Connecticut TOW exists Fetween New Britain and the town of Plainville. It was laid the past sum- mer by the state highway commission through contract let out to a Dan- bury concern and makes the travelling hat way, which was for long time source of annoyance to the motoring public. a pleasure and comfort.
 Although there have been a num- ger of accidents along the line. not ,ne of them so far has been of a atal nature.
 This brings us back, however, to the ime when the road was but vision n the making, to the time when the irst preparations were being made to tart the laying of the concrete and ve remember quite plainly the fors asts of those who are always so pessi- 1istic in matters of these kind. that he new road would be but speed- ,ay for reckless and thoughtless auto sts.
 To one who uses this road practical l 7 every day throughout the summer, his forecast has not been proven and | great deal can be said for the motor- 'ts who use the highway. Travel on he road has been as heavy as on any ther road throughout the state dur 1g the fine days of the past summer, ut excessive speeding and reckless irving has not been prevalent. There ave been some cases where autoists ave been apprehended in the act of 'ying to hog the road and run every- ody else off the highway, but these ave not been numerous.
 The fact that motorists have been careful in the use of road which.
 anything, tempts an itchy foot to ep on the gas, speaks well for the arnings which have been so often sued against reckless driving. Ac- dents have been less numerous than ny year heretofore and if one were
 drive over the road. the contention lat speeding is not being practiced ould be borne out and all this with 1t the constant vigil of squad of ate police. It is the hope of every otorist who uses the road often that c same care and caution will con- tue to be exercised.