New Britain herald., 1925-10-08
INDUSTRIAL CHIEFS
 BACKING UP [. OF [.
Manufacturers. Pledge Support
 to Drive at Noon Meeting

The manufacturers of New Britain are back of the Chamber of Con- merce drive to a man, according 10 statement made today by President Clarence F. Bennett ot tho Stanley Works, at the daAy luncheon of team workers In the membership eX- tension campaign. To show their at titude, IS manufacturers represent ing practically all of the leading cor porstions In the city were present and signed, with others present, resolution calling upon the citizens of the city 10 get back Of tho cam paign.
 We are glad 10 he able 10 join in the drive to help increase tho Chamber of Commerce membership" said Mir. Bennett, "I have heard that there Is some feeling in the city that the manufacturers are not support ing the movement. want to take is- sue with this statement"
 "The Chamber of Commerce has struggled along. probably not with the support 1t should have had. but that is not the fault of the factories" he said. T dislike to have it said that the manufacturers are not be- hind the movement"
 Mir. Bennett called attention 10 the fact that New Britain has no such thing as absentee ownership and that the factory owners are men who have lived here. made their success os in this city and are interested in their home city. He said the Los Angeles representatives of the stan ley Works told him yesterday that in the western city they could not get along without the Chamber of Com merce. "My personal sentiment and that of all the other manufacturers in the city is that the Chamber of the hest social, political, religious and industrial things in the city. We are back of it." Referring to previous talk by Rev. Theodore A. NrIttllt III h'litll NIl' iiIl'NN'l ll''i mated that the novel Main street was a picture of typical American city and that the Chamber of Com merce business was to "c'ean up Main street." Mir. Bennett said, "We are willing to help clean up North Main, South Main and all the other streets"
 The following resolution was adopted:
 eve are proud Of New Britain. You like 10 hear strangers say that it Is one of the most progressive and prosperous cities in the country. You have reason to be proud of New Britain. It is strong financially, in- dustrialIy. intellectually, morally and in every other way.
 Our city has all the elements of potential power. It requires merely the leadership for fusing those cle- ments into an ever-increaslngly ef- fective unit. We do not lack the power. We have 1t.
 Several hundred citizens working together can do practically anything they sci out to do for New Britain. Now. let us get together. several hundred or more. Do it, not talk about 1t, nor debate over how and who.
 Let's got together on the thing which all of us want.---on all those things which will make New Britain better city in which to live and to business. Here Is the Chamber of Commerce. Make 1t yours. Make 1t several hundred. Be one Of the several hundred citizens standing shoulder 10 shoulder in an organiza- ton which shall he your instrument for the advancement of our civic welfare.
 "The Chamber of Commcrca offers itself for the expression of your civic ideals, for the effective appli- cation of it's civic efforts.
 Do you join hands with us on that platform?
 When committee calls and asks you to join, offer your mem horship and your service. Let your action he broadminded. hearty and ambitious"
 The resolution was signed by tho following; C. r. Bennett, George r. Hart. E. W. Christ. F. J. Skinner, w. II. Rattenbury. A. P. White, A. F. Corbin, E. NJ. Pratt, John S. Black, George P. Spear. J. B. Minor, w. H. Booth. Samuel McCutcheon, Philip E. Stanley, Edward F. Hall, IIartwell Taylor, Ralph Britton, Dugald McMillan, O. Lambert Lord, Theron w. Hart, A. w. Scott, Judge B. F, Gaffncy, Beaton X Caldwell, J. (. Loomis, l.. s. Jones. Bennett Nel- son, L. Reddick. John w. Lockett, A. II. Petts, George W. Klett, A. J. Swanson, w. J.,Kelly, C. T. Hayden, !. B. Wells, II. l.. Mills, A. r. Eich- staedt, Fred 0. Rackliffe, A. A. Mills. H. Y. Stearns, w. (. Sears. Leon A. Sprague. Rev. w. II. Alderson. George K. Macaulcy, David R. Man ming, Joseph M. Ward, John Smolak. William Laemuel, C. w. Parker, E, ]. Porter. II. S. Bruemmer, Maxwell S. Porter. Frank J. Porter, William G. Mueller W. II. Eddy, c. r. At water, Peter Crona, Thomas C. kh- foil. H. P. Guilmont, William W. T. ! Squire. Max n. Honeymau, Walter O. Cook. Dr. J. H. Potts, Charles w Hawkins, Attorney Morris D. Sake Martin H. Horwitz, Attorney David l.. Nair. Harry c. Hancock, Attorne, Alfred Le. Witt, Attorney Edward A. Mag, Colonel W. w. Bullen, Stan. Icy R. Eddy, pr. c. w. Vanduzer, C S. Bradley, Harry c. Billings, F. F
 Putnam, Attorney L. J. Colon, R.
 Dougherty. S. c. Curran, W. F
 Cieszynski, C. F. Gaffney. A. r
 Parker, s. E. Mag, Roy Wilbur. liar
 ry c. Haynes. Dr. C. W. ViHar
 Frank E. Clynes and ]. H. Passerin
 Harry H. Howard.