New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
SPECIAL MEETING
 FOR HIGH SCHOOL Committee Votes to Bring Propo- siti0n Before Voters
 TALK ON FREIGHT RATES
Woman's Federation Annual--Trust Co. Meeting Tonisht-To Install officers - Fined in Court--Plain- vile Briefs.

vile Briefs.
 The school committee at a regu- lar meeting Wednesday evening, voted to petition the board of se- lectmen for a special town meeting at which the question of the need of new high school will be taken up. The committee voted to lay the proposition before the voters and have a geenral discussion with the end in view of furnishing the town with adequate high school facilities
 The committee, at this meeting, will be ready to make a report on the Linden street school. All bills are in and the accounts are in shape land the committee finds that 1t has kept within the appropriation of $70,000 which was granted by the voters for the erection and equip ment of the school.
 At the present time. the Linden street school is graded school with the top floor being used for high school. This accommodates the first class in the higher studies, but will be unable with the rising num- Der of graded pupils and the incom- ing pupils in the high school to ac- commodate them all. The commit- tee, in whose hands is the investiga- ton of these matters, finds that 1t is imperative to build new high school, and for this purpose, 1t has found it necessary 10 take steps to have the voters endorse their recom- mendations. The knowledge that Plainvile would soon be forced to erect its own high school is noth- ing new because at the beginning of the present school year. the New Britain and Bristol boards refused to take any more high school pupils from the town.
 The date for the special town meeting has not yet been decided on as l.. S. Mills, secretary of the school committee. plans to take the matter up with the selectmen today. The date and call will, 1t Is thought, be issued within the next few days.
 Addresses Businessmen
 Jesse F. Atwater, traffic manager of tho American Hardware Corp. of New Britain, addressed a large gathering of members of the Plain vile Chamber of Commerce at a regular meeting last evening on the fight being wased by the New Eng Hand Traffic league against proposed increases in freight rates between New England and the middle west.
 Mr. Atwater's talk dealt with busi- ness conditions in New England and the middle west and he claimed that if the increases go into effect, the people of this section will suffer He stated that the boost in rates would tend to give the manufactur- CTS in the middle west m unfair ad- vantage over those of New England because one, of the great markets of the New England manufacturers is, the middle west and in proportion, the market in New England for those out there, is much smaller.
 Besides this, MT. Atwater stated, the prices of all goods coming into New England from the middle west will be higher in price. He also told of the efforts of the New Eng land Traffic league to combat the at tempts of the railroads and stated that the fight will he carried to Washington before the interstate commerce commission. He told how the merchants in New Britain had subscribed 10 fund to carry on the fight and urged tke businessmen of Plninville to back the movement. His talk was one of the most interesting %iven at any meeting of the Plain vile chamber and the arguments to be used were presented in lucidly.
 MT. Atwater is recognized as one of the best informed experts on traffic in the New England states and the position he holds in New Britain is one of the most important in manufacturing circles