New Britain herald., 1923-04-23
CITY URGED TO GO
ON summer time
Directors Of Chamber Of Com.
merce Make Recommendations
REASONS ARE EXPLAINED
Railroad and Mail Service VIII Adopt
New Schedule on April 29--Mer-
chants Have Agreed to Change
Hours.

A recommendation that all factor
les, city departments and the city in
general go on daylight saving pro-
gram next Sunday despite the fact
that council has taken no action one
way or the other. was made at meet
ing OF the directors of the Chamber
of Commerce today and the following
resolutions were adopted to be sent to
the different factories:
"The Chamber OF Commerce rec
ommends that the factories, city de-
partments, the schools, and the citi-
zens in general, adopt daylight saw
ing schedule. commencing Sunday
morning April 29th at 2 O'Clock and
continuing until a. m. Sunday, Sep
tember 30, for the following reasons;
81. Because the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad has adopt
ed the daylight saving schedule. Fail
ure of New Britain shippers to con-
form to the schedule will mean loss
of three hours time to them each day,
"2. Banks in the city have already
decided to adopt the daylight saving
schedule.
"3. Merchants OF the city have also
UNANIMOUSLY agreed, through the Mer-
camille Bureau of the Chamber Of
Commerce, to follow daylight saving.
"a. Mail service, depending wholly
on train service, will mean conflict
in time.
"5. Surrounding cities have decided
TO adopt the daylight time"
Camp for Autoists.
Curtis l.. Sheldon reported that he
had taken up the matter OF beautify-
ing the plot Of ground in front of
the depot and also the proposed auto
tourists camp site at Belvidere with
the superintendent Of parks, Ralph b.
Wainwright. Mr.. Wainwright agreed
to take care of the depot plot II
permission is obtained from the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
way authorities.
On the auto camp site, Mr.. VAIN
wright expressed the opinion that the
park board would cooperate, NOV
the brush, take care of various other
details. install seats, etc, If the water
department would extend water line
500 feet. the board Of public works
Improve Carlton street and put IT,
into better condition aiyd the Chamber
of Commerce puts UP the signs di-
recting tourists into the camp site.
Mary F.. Curtin, secretary. was in
structed to write to the water board
and the board of park commission
ers and ask for the necessary i'm
The resignation Of l.. p. Slade, due
to the pressure of other duties, was
accepted and S. NJ. Davidson elected
a director.
The directors voted to carry on a
concerted newspaper advertising CAM
paign to boost home trading for the
next two months.
Delegates to Convention.
The following delegates will attend
the annual state chamber session at
the Hotel Bond in Hartford, May 16
and II.
l.. W. Young. f. o. Rackliffe, A. Is.
Porter, Curtis Sheldon, B. f. Gaffney,
w G. Hungcrford, S. NJ Davidson,
Secretary Mary f. Curtin, President
John C. Loomis, and DR.. +. P, Leo.
are Il. M. Hayden, Albert /
S. Jourdon, Joseph NJ Halloran,
Harry G, Hancock, Dugald McMil !
Ian, G.. l.. Pierce, G, W. Buckley and
S. p. Strople.
Homer b Hubert, diplomat and /
traveller, who has spent years in the
far east and is writer of promi- /
enence OF matters of general inter-
est will speak on THE Firing Line of |
American Commerce." at supper /
and Joint meeting of the Chamber Of /
Commerce, Rotary and Lions clubs /
ON May 3
Fred Q. Rackliffe was appointed a
of one to communicate
with Joseph I. Lang, of A. w. Shaw
which concern publishes
System" and ask him to come here
md give a talk on Service and
COURTESY in Selling" to the mer-
,hants and their employees.