New Britain herald., 1925-11-09

directorate of the New Britain . Chamber Of Commerce. They have | lone everything to make my resi- fence in New Britain pleasant, and 1 were 1t not for the almost perfection ot cooperation. the work which ] have undertaken would have been Indeed extremely difficult, Your president and officers have at all times been ready and willing 10 give me the benefit of their advice and counsel, and it my credit Is due for the successful portion of the year in which l have been secretary it Is due to their untiring work in the promotion Of all Of the activities which have constituted the program. The cooperation of the committees and the response that they have made 10 every call has been im- mediate, All Of these things have toward making my ad- as your secretary very enjoyable one, and I hope mu. tually profitable.
 Tt Is with some hesitancy that I approach this task of detailing 10 you the actual accomplishments and activities of the association for the first six months Of the year which Is closing because I am usurping some of my predecessors administration. In order to count the activities &C., curately. I have made a survey of the minutes of the directors meet ings to discover what was under taken. There Is another reason why l approach this task with some hesi- tancy which Is purely personal. In accepting the position of secretary Of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce. felt 1t unVise to ex- press my opinion or undertake any activities which had not been thor oughly investigated and studied, be- lieving that short acquaintance with any community makes 1t absolutely impossible to know any Of the con- ditions and environments which con- trol certain apparent faults. A com- munity the size Of New Britain can not be studied within a short period. I, therefore, allotted myself the pc riod of from the time of my arrival until the first of September 10 or ganize the internal organization and to acquaint myself with local con- ditions so as to be able to better direct activities to be started in the fall. In this connection, I believe I have made some progress, but do not yet feel entirely qualified to pass judgment as to New Britain's outstanding needs. However. be- cause Of the belief that 1t was im- possible to continue inactive after the fall months began l attempted to initiate through the active bu- reaus of the chamber, the traffic and mercantile bureaus, such activities as appeared to be needed and which the bureau seemed to be ready to undertake.
 At best, such report can only be a general statement of the ac- complishments during the year to- gether with the presentation of an outline of the program Of activities suggested for the coming season. It will be impossible to describe a de- tailed survey of the great number of varied natters-all of importance which confront the chamber daily An organization such as the Cham Der Of Commerce is primarily or ganized for the purpose of rendering service to the community as a whole and to individuals, members and non members. The extent of the value of a Chamber of Commerce tc the community is determined by the amount of use which Is made Of II by the people In the community and by the influence which Is felt among the entire citizenship. That the or ganization has created an influence and become recognized as a poten. tial feature for the city's civic mer. cantile, and industrial advancement is evidenced by the cordial relation ship between the citys adminlstra. ton, Its merchants, professiona
 men, and the manufacturing inter ests. There is room, however, as IT
 all cases. for some important, ant | 1t is 10 this end that we should hent
 every effort 10 lay aside all pre-
 iudices, misunderstanding, and in
 ter-racial controversies to the ent
 that better understanding may b.
 created and a unified city result.
 During the first part of the year
 the chamber entered into contrac
 with the William J. Burns detective
 agency for the protection of citizen
 in this community against the pur
 chase Of fraudulent stocks and fax
 securities. During the year, tn
 chamber has handled with tn
 Burns Co.,, requests for 42 specia
 reports on securities which hay
 been offered for sale In New Britain
 Of these reports but very few, in fac
 but eight, have been on a sufficientl
 sound basis to recommend for pur
 chase. This, however, in no instanc
 has been done, the chamber takin
 the position that it could not affor
 to recommend any collateral or SC
 curities for sale. but we do give
 straightforward account of the offc
 as portrayed to us through tn
 Burns service. The services hay
 been used by many of the banks an a great number of individuals. Tn chamber holds in It's files a, list c some thousand organizations wit
 their financial rating. which are cor sldered fraudulent and fake. and Is 10 this file that we have reterre ] many times. So considering tn r matter as a whole, the service Ter , dered by the Burns protectiV agency has been one of great Valu