Putnam patriot., 1924-03-07
CITIES WOULD STOP
 LOCAL CAR SERVICE
Quinebaug Valley Men to Pro- test to Public Utilities
 Commission
Big Delegations Going to Hartford,
 Hoping to Save Trolley.

Scores of Putnam business and pro fessional men. manufacturers, and large numbers of men in similar lines of endeavor in Mechanicsville, the Grosvenordales. Dayville. Danielson. Central Village, Moosup. and Plain field, will go to Hartford next Tues day morning to attend the hearing to be held before the Public Utilities Commission at the State Capitol. These men will drop their affairs for the day to perform a piece of public service by appearing before the com mission and protest, by their presence ant. hy speech, against disseminating the opera.sy- of trolley cars of the Connecticut Compa..s, operated over the line extending between North Grosvenordale and Norwich. Present indications are that 1t will be one of the most largely attended hearings ever held by the commission. for not only will many cities of the state be represented by large delegations, but many towns and villages in Connecti- cut will have representative citizens there also.
 Cities Demand Five Cent Fare
 While 1t may appear on the surface that the chief question involved at the hearing has to dc with the demand of the larger cities of the state for five cent fare on Connecticut Company trolleys. those familiar with the situa- ton know that far greater question looms on the horizon. It is fact that if the cities are granted their demand for five cent fare, every trolley line in the state. in the so-ealled suburban territory, that Is not now operating ut a profit, will be discontinued. The trolley line running through Putnam and the other towns in the Quinebaug Valley Is just such line. It is main tained only at considerable loss. And should the five cent fare go through, making the cities happy, the suburban districts. like the Quinebaug Valley, will be dejected for the trolleys will be stopped. The question before the Utilities Commission, therefore. Is one of statewide importance and af fects every community vitally.
 Many Men Going to Hearing
 Aroused to the seriousness of the menace created by insistent demands of the larger cities of the state, com munities served by the local trolley line will send delegations of citizens to the hearing. The question of hay ing representatives present at the hearing Tuesday was discussed at Mondays meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Since then President A. Newton Vaughn has been in communication with Chambers of Commerce and prominent citizens throughout the Quinebaug Valley, and the result of his interest and effort Is that each community will have delega tions present at the hearing The Putnam Rotary Club on Wednesday entered enthusiasticall into the situ- ation. and it's membership. almost 100 per cent strong. will attend the hear ing.
 Everyone May Attend
 Delegates from Putnam and vicin- ity the being invited to go. Ii is a public meeting and everyone is privi- legged to attend. Every business or professional man, manufacturer or layman. who wants the local trolley line maintained as it is today, at least, should make it his duty to at tend the hearing. The Utilities Com mission will not know what the local sentiment is unless the communities are represented at the hearing And there can be no representation unless men go. The greater the representa- tion the better, for the protest of this and surrounding communities will thereby ke the more emphatic, and therefore have far greater weight.
 The watchword therefore, is, "On to Hartford next Tuesday" The hear ing is scheduled to start at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
 Included in the large delegation go- ing from Putnam will be Mayor Chap delaine and Aldermen Ames, Rogers, Richards and Dubois. They will be the official representatives Of the mu- nicipal government. The Putnam Ro- tary Club is also sending a large dele gation headed by President John Rear don.