New Britain herald., 1925-10-06
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE l
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Introducing Attorney Donald Calf Iney. chairman of the drive, Mir. An- drews said Tt Is an honor to New Britain to have as chairman a young man who stands so high in the esti- nation of the community" Attor- ney Gaffney presided as toastmaster during the rest of the evening.
 Tt Is a pleasure to see such a
 body of representative citizens gath ering together to do all they can to help New Britain grow said Mayor
 Paonessa, predicting that within a few years New Britain will have 100000 residents.
 The mayor mentioned the name of John c. Loomis president of the Commercial Trust Co.,, as lone which will go down in the city's history in connection with the building of this magnificent hotel. The city govern. ment cannot accomplish what 1t should without the cooperation and suggestions from the Chamber of Commerce" The mayor stated that as a member of the Chamber of Commerce 1t was his desire to see It's membership and scope of activities increase. He told the men they had a great leader in Donald Gaffney and that under his direction 1t was bound 10 be successful campaign.
 George B. Chandler Speaks
 Introducing George B. Chandler, Chairman Gaffney stated that as long as MT. Chandler was compensation commissioner he never had a single decision reversed by the supreme court.
 MT. Chandler expressed hts pleas ure at being permitted to assist in '"The rebrth of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce." Well may you be proud of New Britain" he said. "Your city is one of the two outstanding cities in Connecticut which are marvels of American civ- ilization. New Britain Is the hard ware city of the world and Water- bury Is the brass manufacturing city of the world.
 T wonder how many here appre- ciate the marvellous history which comes to New Britain through its | founders. No water power, no rail-, roads, no natural advantages. How did it happen? How did this mar velous city come to be? Down there in Berlin a man named Patter- son started making tinware and gave to America the most picturesque saleHmanship system the world has ever seen, the tin peddler. In New Britain men were swinging sedge hammers and turning out hammers, and axes, augur bits, blows and all sorts of agricultural and wagon building hardware. New Britain was started by a few Inen who were not too proud to work and who de- |veloped a marvellous system of sales lmanship.
 Pioneers Of Industrial World Then group of builders follow ed, the Stanleys, the Harts, the Cor bins, Cornelius B. Russell, Henry Erwin, George NJ. Landers and oth- CTS. Now such men as George T. Kimhall, Charles r. Smith and F. Allen Moore and their associates are carrying on. New Britain has fur nlshed to the state of Connecticut Inc most prosperous industrial insti- tutions within her borders.
 The greatest electrical institution In the world, the General Electric. was started in New Britain. The sargent company was started in New Britain. Both of these industries were lost 10 this city. If you had had q Chamber of Commerce, a board of trade, or If financial, indus trial and mercantile groups had been working together these great plants might have been located In New Britain today.
 "One New Britain plant can ad- vertise truthfully that all the bolts, | nuts, window fastenings and In fact all of the hardware which went into the construction of an entire city. was made in New Britain. Every Dit or raw material was transported | over the mountains from the west, l every bit of coal to operate the fac tories was brought here from Penn sylvania, yet all this hardware was made here and transported back | across the mountains to a city In the | middle west.
 Must Abolish Fractional Differences
 If you are going to overcome your handicaps, you must abolish factional difference and all function and cooperate for the common good. |
 The power of man to cooperate | with his felowmen Is the essence of civilization. Your families are here, | your homes are here. your jobs, your bank accounts, your payrolls. Here is where you have planned to stick. | If you go out with the determina- ton to produce results the gates of hell cannot prevail against you.
 You can make New Britain what | you will. You've got to fight west ern competition. You've got to over come this handicap, but only by fighting shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand and heart to heart"
 Dan Reed Comes To Bat
 Congressman Dan Reed of Dun- kirk, N. Y, who is handling the cam paign, in opening his address, said he approved everything MT. Chand- Ter had stated, with especial refer ence to New Britain's wonderful past and glorious future.
 He said Chairman Gaffney had picked with care, was a "lovable | fellow, a natural leader and a pro- gressire young man with 8 brilliant future before him." He said the campaign was one of "sending out salesmen to sell New Britain to it's own people," He said New Britain has never really been sold to its own people before. He explained that the job calls for a certain amount of personal sacrifice. Referring to Rev, Iucyan Boinowsl5i he said tbe