Putnam patriot., 1924-12-05
IMPROVED ROADS
 IN THREE COUNTIES
Assemblymen-Elect Are Guests
 of Civic Association
Mohcgsn Trail Through Putnam Pro
 m ncnt in Discussion

A program for improved highways l Tn New London, Mindham and Holland counties. which can be presented and advocated at the session of the gener- al assembly beginning in January, was explained to senators and representa-
 tiYes elect who were guests at a sup l per given at the Wauregan House. l Norwich. by the Eastern Connecticut Civic Association, Monday evening.
 Among those attending from this part of Windham county were; H. B. Buell.. Charles D. Tatem and A. <. Walker, Eastford; Allen B. Lincoln. 1 Ashford; Bert J. Johnson, Clarence H. Child. Woodstock; John NJ. Dean and H. s. Lyon, Putnam.
 James H. Lathrop of Canterbury. chairman of the highway committee. explained what had been decided upon. Mir. Lathrop told his hearers that the committee had determined to concen- trate upon one main line in each coun- i ty. rather than ask for too many things at once. In Windham county the road decided upon as the missing 1 link" is on the Providence
 highway four and one-half miles in the towns of Canterbury and Scot. l land.
 I Mohegan Trail Main Artery
 Herbert R. Branch of Norwich spoke on the Mohegan Trail, the main artery l through eastern Connecticut from New London to Webster Lake. passing through Putnam. He said this high way was marred by more bad curves. narrow bridges and grade crossings than any other piece of highway in the state. He said that if one grade crossing is abolished in the next two years it would mean a greater eonser- vation of human lives than building all the roads that can be hoped for.
 Arthur L. Peale of Norwich also spoke of the Mohegan Trail as bring ing thousands of tourists into eastern Connecticut, as did J. T. Cruttenden of Crescent Beach.
 Allen B. Lincoln of Ashford spoke for the northeast corner of the state. which he said was without trunk line, but which offers the shortest route from Hartford to Massachusetts points.
 To North Woodstoek
 There is an uncompleted road from Storrs to Warrenyille and Phoenix vile that has been on the trunk line system for years and has been sur iveyed. but they can't find out what the results are though they understand the grades are too great for federal approval. There is an alternate high way. seventeen miles from West Will 1 llington to North Woodstock, which has been declared to be the best grade, east and west, between the St. Lawrence and Long Island Sound. One or the other of these trunk lines is demanded for the best interests of the state of Connecticut There is also a third road, a minor one but of importance. from Mansfield Center through War renville to Westford. All but three and third miles is state aid and in excellent condition. but they want that three and one-third miles completed. Senator Clarence H. Child of Wood stock expressed his preference to see the road through North Woodstock to- ward Southbridge built, and Edward P. Lyman of Columbia, who was on the committee on roads. rivers and bridges in the last legislature, gave an instructive talk upon methods to be pursued in securing road construction.