New Britain herald., 1927-11-10
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Open Forum

After the reports the meeting was
 thrown open for a general discus
 sion of project in which the mem
 berS felt the Chamber should take
 an interest during the year. Chairman P. J. Gaffney of the traffic bureau brought up the queS-
 tion Of the Cat Hole road and want
 ed to know why something could not be done to have this road i'm
 proved and provide better transpor-
 tation facilities between here and
 New Haven.
 F. W. Christ stated that he has
 discussed this situation with High
 way Commissioner Macdonald. He
 explained that the commissioner is
 flooded with petitions for new roads and improvements on old roads all over the state and that he Is years
 behind his program. He said If the proposition can be sold to the peo- pie of New Britain he thinks the commissioner can be prevailed upon to advance 1t on his schedule He said 1t is fully realized that, while the improvement of this road would not reduce mileage it would save considerable time in shipping. It would not be necessary he explained to go through the underpass at Berlin, over the long, narrow wind ing road to Meriden and through Meriden's congested streets.
 A. P. Marsh said the proposition is already sold to New Britain and it is up to the Chamber to sell 1t to the commissioner. If the com missioner does not approve, Mir Marsh recommended a committee to ask Governor Trumbull to appoint a legislative committee to make a complete survey Of Connecticut highways.
 Joseph R. Andrews wanted to know how the Chamber can help widen Main street north Of the rail- road tracks. Francis c. Kelly re- piled that the board of public works is gathering data now which will be placed before the board of finance and taxation with a view to includ- ing it in the next annual budget.
 MT. Kelly said that on May g, a traffic checkup on one spot on Main street north of the tracks showed there passed there within 24 hours, 22,29S automobiles. 1,16S other vehicles and 24,392 pedes- trians.
 E. J. Porter provoked laugh at the promptness in which he drew reply from Postmaster IT, F. Erwin when he asked why businessmen on Main street cannot get earlier parcel post deliveries.
 Mir. Erwin replied that most of the businessmen do not get their breakfast early enough to get down own in time for an early delivery. He explained how packages are de- l 'ivered as rapidly as they are re 'eired and that the parcel post sta ton cleans up" every day. He said i there is no possibility Of improve nent. that under the present system 9;30 a. m. and noon could not be l delivered earlier unless they were delivered the next morning He said | he lost post office is giving service 1 Df the highest grade and is making 'ecords uneNcelled by any post Of | ice in the country.
 Address by Editor sherman
 Some Observations Of Europe" vas the subject of an address by 'laurice S. Sherman, editor of the hartford Courant. MT. sherman was me Of 25 American newspaper ed- ors who went to Europe last year II the interests of the Carnegie 'eace fund for the promotion of universal peace.
 He opened his address by con- President Atwood on lis attitude on a more liberal policy han that manifested by some 'hambcrs of Commerce and boards f trade. "I am glad to see that the Id conception that the Chamber of { ommerce exists solely for the pur- ose of aiding the merchants and t ringing new industries to town has ( cen discarded" he said f
 Describing his European trip he ( reated some amusement by his escription of the professional toast laster encountered in Europe He ,ld of the conference with British overnment officials and said Great ritain will never recede from her olicy Of building secondary crui- ITS because she must keep her mes of traffic open or she could Q starved out in II days.
 He said war between America nd Great Britain Is unthinka ble.