New Britain herald., 1923-05-19

q HHHN7HH HH-F@+fA ffAA4E-ANAAA AAtH tfH NNN AF Y publican nominee for governor al ih F nfN state convention, Others who's ll candidates have heeR mentioned hl ,, interested friends seem 10 he almas
 on The point of heinz eelipsed hy th' '' stFaag'iawed second in command, il In his brief inenmbeney in Offiee
 Lieutenant Governor Bingham hal
 made a hit" lie thinks rapidly, ans
 when his mind is made un ne acts
 That's what people ike about him The two most important words in his lexicon are decision and action, and
 action follows so quickly upon deei-
 sion that some Of the old timers, whl believe that one must Russyfaet 10 be success in politics, are dizzy trying
 t0 follow him mentally,
 The Observer does not know wheth- er the lieutenant governor does a
 daily dozen" in the morning. but fl
 he does he must have discarded the old "one, two. three four" for ''aet
 now. act now" His record shows that
 he likes to cut cross lots when he's g going some place. He is such conn plete reversal of the conventional of.
 Ace holder that he is somewhat of q
 curiosity.
 Lieutenant Governor Bingham likes to dig I'D facts There's nothing
 strange about that, either, because he
 has spent many years as an arehaeolo-
 gift digging up things that have been buried deeper than political secrets.
 He went to Peru and dug up an an-
 cient city and thereby added to the
 store of world knowledge about ar-
 cicnt civilization. He is seen agnin
 as a man of action in another role that of lieutenant colonel of aviation during the war in France. proving that a good man can't be kept down. He was also a member of the first
 executive committee of tho American
 Legion.
 { Other offices are also being dis
 cussed. It Is said that Secretary of
 State Francis A. Palotti Is being con-
 sidered as the probable selection for | lieutenant governor and that Treasur- CT Gilpatrick and Comptroller Salmon | will be renominated for their respec- tive positions. The pos: of secretary of state may go in the direction of f New London to please the folks down | that way.
 II is announced that the American Hardware corporation has awarded the contract for reconstructing its power generating plant on Park street at cost of $35,ooo.
 That is good news for New Britain.
 The American Hardware corpora ton Is the biggest and most import ant industry in New Britain. It pro- vides work for more men and women than any other company here. It's weekly payroll Is bigger than any other companys.
 Whatever the corporation does will have an influence on the future of New Britain and the people who live here. If its executives believe that more power is needed, their confid- ence in the future of their company and New Britain must be strong. Business men do not spend $S5,ooo They do not improve their plant unless there is reason for 1t. They do not make pro- vision for more power to Keep the wheels turning unless they believe the power will be needed at some future date. .
 The announcement of the corpora tion's intentions to increase the source of power is encouraging.
 If means work. Work means bread z and butter-and maybe little cake.
 Since there has been such wide- spread interest created in this city T over the recent fight in the state leg
 tinn lormitory for the State Normal school n n Danbury because of the attempts V ,f New Britain to get like measure :" affecting the new normal school Tn V his city passed the Observer has g questioned some of the members or IT he state education committee with n ,egard to the hopes of New Britain O or a dormitory. |"
 Members of the committee stated, lespite the fact that the bill provld- I, ng for a dorrnitory for the state nor nal school here had been turned town, the dormitory is practically as- IT. rred. They state that all the mem- ,ers of the educational committee are greed that a dormitory is needed III ,ere, but they are unanimous in the ,elief that it will not be necessary at he present time. ii
 According to the time allowed for he construction of the school itself, will not be ready for occupancy un- n il a year from next September and te he claim is made that when the ri uilding is nearing completion it will e time enough to provide for a dor al nitory. The members of the com " oittee were reticent about the Dan 7 ury project, but it is the consensus si hat the so-called republican machine W ; against the move and they predict as hat in time Danbury will lose Its nor in nal school. Tt The members interviewed are em- h; hatic in stating that dormitory will Q provided here at the next session rs the legislature, provided, Of course CT hat there is not a change of senu- lent before that time. - Convinced that the opinion Of in iyiduals has little weight, residents the Shuttle Meadow avenue district ave organized for the purpose Of aiming recognition from the govern. lont and for discussing ways ana " leans for removing that section or W le city. fo The principal object of the shuttle sadow Improvement association al eo resent seems to be the demolition Of le ice house on Rhodes pond, near Ic intersection of Arch street and the -enue. There is justification for that titude. The building is not used IF storing icc because the health de- -