New Britain herald., 1925-11-09

DohTu or ulTectofs protested py Eeso- lutIon and by appearance before tho public utilities commission, the in- stallaton of bus service between Waterbury and Hartford, by way of New Britain. and wore successful in their effort, passing their judgment upon the belief that the New Haven railroad was entitled 10 every con. sidcration and that unfair competl- ton would he created by the in- . stallation Of thiS bus service.
 Believing that considerable good . would be obtained by holding joint meetings of the civic clubs and the ! Chamber ot Commerce, the first ! meeting of thls character was held 1. December % at which C. r. Stimp- | son, pioneer in the program Of rec ! reation, addressed the memherS of ! the various clubs on 'lear-round ! Recreation,' The success with which it was met gave encouragement to the committee handling the matter and four such meetings were held each month.
 "At the suggestion of the Rotary club, a committe was appointed to investigate the adyisahility of form ing a safety first council. The com mittee has studied the situation thoroughly, and 1t is hoped that within the coming year such an in stitution will be inaugurated as branch of the Chamber Of Com merce,
 The necessity of having trunk line highway from New Britain 10 Merden v1s felt to be Of consider able importance to the development Of the community Therefore, q committe was formed and author ized 10 proceed with the towns of Berlin and Meriden to present this request to the state highway com- mission. This activity, whereas 1t is not terminated, has received con siderable encouragement from the commissioner who says that the | highway between New Britain and Meriden by way Of the Cat Hole road. will be placed upon the state road maps and that construction will be begun upon 1t and soon as funds aye made available by the state legiSla- | ture.
 "Cpon receipt Of copies of refer endum No. A on the report Of the committee on postal service of the ! United States Chamber of Com merce, a committee of the local chamber was appointed to look into the matter and file its vote with the ! United States chamber. The com mittee reported unfayorably in all | instances
 ''Upon the request of the United spanish War Veterans Of America, the Chamber of Commerce assisted In every' possible way In the con- vention which they held on June 1920 It was through the activity of the chamber that the street dec
 orations were provided.
 "The chamber voted upon refer
 endum No. Is Of the Connecticut state Chamber of Commerce dealing
 with the revision of the medical
 practice act, and as q result of the
 study, made of this bill, the cham
 Der actively endorsed and support
 ed it.
 "The annual dinner Of the New
 Britain Chamber of Commerce was
 held May 4, at which time Con
 gressman Dan Reed from Dunkirk,
 New York, was the principal
 speaker. This dinner was very well
 attended and proved a success.
 "Refercndums No. 45 and 46 of
 the United States Chamber of Com
 mcrce on the powers of national
 banks, and inheritance taxes. and
 coordination of national and state
 taxation were voted upon by the as
 socation.
 Perhaps the most outstanding
 accomplishments of the chamber dur
 ing this year was the inauguration
 of membership drive under the
 personal direction of Congressman
 Dan Reed. held October to the 19.
 At the conclusion of this drive il
 is the feeling of your secretary that
 there exists q better realization on
 the part of the citizens as a whole
 as to the value Of the Chamber of
 Commerce. Tho net result from thy
 drive was an increase of 69 per cent In membership or an increase of 345
 new members, bringing our tota'
 budget for the year 1925-o6 to ap- proSimately s17.0oo
 "Realiztng the necessity Of knop- | ing our entire membership advised Of the activities of the Chamber oi , Commerce, the old Hardware City , magazine Of the chamber was re. , vised and the first Issue was put out I 10 the general membership with tho , October number. This magazine
 it Is planned and expected, will bt f entirely self-surportiDg It will pro ' vide a medium as indicated before of advising the entire membership of the activities of the Chamber O ' Commerce in such matters as tn, l newspaper would not consider 10 b' - Of sufficient news value 10 print. I "The following are a few interest r. ing statistics which give slight in e dication as to the use 10 which tn p chamber offices are being put by tn, l general public, and something as t' e amount of activity carried on in th, [ past year. There were approximate h ly 100000 pieces Of mall sent ou . and 2S,o00 received. The outgoinl f number of telephone calls apnroxi i mated 7,5oo and the incoming abou Q 15.0o0. There were about 1,5O0 call for the city directories during th e year. There have been approNt q matelv 900 meetings during the yea