Putnam patriot., 1926-05-28
Goodyear Bs.

- A3 come 70 fakHafn. They went af ter Jt. There is considerable of a story attached 70 how this was accomplished. ! The man point is that a bus service fHeH Goodyear -a Putnam every We'd Hezaay eVeniag has been established 0uE HelKhbsHs iH DaHieIson did not take kindly fa having their territory invaded. nor ta the bus arrangement . buf dd raise their hats out of respect ta Putnam aRgfessiveHess and actIv- ity l. looked for few days as though all the work done miehf ga for nothing on account Of Uanieisan sf- tItude. but when a bus was gwen that borough Monday nights. the basiaes men were satisfied and the Putnam service cut of klllingly was allowed ts remain uHsppo=ed
 Labor Troubles
 Tho Chamber has several times been called aPon = handle matters that threafened labor troubles in Putnam. l think fhat l may safely say that the Chamber ls nst opposed to aHfouism. When aur people are peacefully and sati faC-1riiy employed the Chamber does tHpase the coming af aRItaflrs t8 make trouble Those agitatars HHa d#H come here were gwen ta under stand that PGfnam 5i rat want them ard labor trouble has been axerted
 As~ lnduttries
 The board af directors is divided .Hta tE-#ala committees uot the least important af which the neW indus tElsz eaMu .fzHe Possibly sa1 have naaIal fHat aHttHs has been sad sf the sfaEzs made eet naW lHaa-tH ta locate ir Putnam one 0f tfe most important aH Hf a bushes organ Izaf#ar The aew industries commit 'ae AHHEs F8Ietls and f works hand and tai Hitle Is known z what
 EEzrr #z accom- HiIs1- ea Az uaHarstaad tAat tha chair raH af ffIs comm fteH VIII Rga a. hrIaf outline af what has heea done fH Fazs year. farf.a#ely omit any eeH.- asHt aH ms mo=a important depart mEnt nf our organization except e. say that I know that committee mem befs have gwen generously af their tine and money in their e,fortz if saar behalf
 lneidentals
 Many letters have been written during the year by your secretary in answer te a varied line af inquiries. including those from th6 little miss in school ln Texas or Iowa Rh5 wants fo know something about tHIs section Co help her write on essay. Co the the long gHestieHHaire- af nr business concern or some =athef Chamber af Commerce or hlsIness organization Na--fr ..r..-a- r....H If some kind that usually requires aH answer
 Quesiiansble Schemes
 Just a word an how a4r cltifer- are protected Several times during thr. year attempts have been made got money in Putnam ty questionable schemes. A soan4 a- such attrrHf- become known members af the aser- chants committee get ba=y and Hr them in the bud f found unworthy Hundreds ot 3aliarz are saved arHHa. E hy this qack action The cham hosiery scheme Was started her, and go quickly reported bs a member 1T the Chamber. not merchant. hsN= ever. that feN had opportunity t0 Eet caught before the exposure
 RevAlustion
 have purposely left ta the last the most recent and. tending to the future ! progress Of Putnam ] believe tho most | important undertaking that the Cham Der has accomplished thjs year and that Is the assurance that there is ta be a speedy reyaluatien and equal ea= tien of property values for the paf pose of taxation From a casual dls- cussion of the proposition early "a the year your board of directors became more and more earnest and determined that something had to be done as re- port after report came from the neW industries committee that another and another prospect had been lost to Us because of the high tax rate
 lt was discouraging outlook Twice the proposition had been sub mitted te the voters and twice u had failed of support. but the directars took the ground that iy could b. done and started out with that determina- ton.
 A the meeting of the directors NJ. vemher 90, President dcCoudres stat ed that E G Roeers. one of the | rectors, before he left for his trip south had urged that the board take up seriously the problem of the reval uatleH 0f property. A the outcome of the discussion at that meeting it was voted 10 invite the selectmen Co he guests at the neS. directors meeting that The problem might be gone over with them and their attitude ascer- tained
 The full board responded to the in. yitation, as did representatives of the Rotary Club invited when it was learned that that organization had also been discussing the problem The reaction Co the reyaluation propesi- tion seemed most favorable on the part of the invited guests Al the next meeting January lith. at invitation 1f the directors. Assessors Arthur Tour tellotfe and Biric Beausoleil aceentsa an invitation to b. present. the third member of the board. E. B Kent. be- ing unable Co attend The Azsessars were also found Co be tn accord with