Putnam patriot., 1930-03-06
WHAT CHAMBER OF
 COMMERCE IS DOING
Directors Are Active in Several Movements of a Civic
 Nature
New Industry A..e, to the City

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 The directors of the Putnam Cham Der of Commerce held their regular monthly meeting at the Putnam Inn, Monday evening. Routine matters were discussed.
 One Of the most gratifying accom- plishments of the current year IS the arrival of N. Solsberg & Sons, silk manufacturers. now installed on one floor of one of the factory buildings of the Putnam Land & Mills Com pany. This concern began operations with fifty looms soon after January lst. has added fifty more looms and expects to still further expand. The concern manufactures silk material and is at present operating on night and day schedule. This concern, it is felt, will prove a decided asset to the business interests of Putnam and was induced to locate here without the necessity of an appeal to the peo- pie of the community for funds. 10 buy stock or to in any way assist the company.
 An Existing Danger
 The Chamber is working quietly i but consistently to obtain better ser vice. including mail service, on the Norwich < Worcester branch of the New Haven Railroad. Archibald Macdonald, Jr., is chairman of com mittee that is pushing this effort.
 The Chamber is interested Tn see inc the rails of the Connecticut Com pany removed from the streets of the city which streets are under the super vision and control of the state high way department. The directors have taken the matter up with the proper authorities with hopes of seeing the dangerous situation abated. :.
 A petition, which will be presented to the common council at some future time, asking the council to take some action that will eventually lead to the laying of a proper sidewalk on Pomfret street to the Day kimbaii Hospital, was submitted to the mem bers and generally signed. The Cham Der is not the instigator of this move. ment but is favorable to 1t and will support 1t.
 A warning was received from the Boston Chamber of Commerce regard ing the prevalence of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes. The notes are on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. on a fair grade of paper but thicker and stitfer than the genu- inc notes. The most noticeable de- fleets are in the numbering m the printing and in the photograph. A fuller description of the commercials may be had by applying to the sec retary.
 More Light
 The Chamber has become interested in a more brilliantly lighted business section. \ committee is at work on plan which may be submitted to the public for approval at some future time. IL is felt that the present light ing system in the downtown section and on Providence street is made auate. that a better illumination would he a good advertisement Tor the city and would tend te bring people to Putnam. While the Chamber is interested in the parking problem 1t has taken no concerted action on this subject, believing that the common council IS doing all possible to solve the prob lem. The Chamber did take part in inc removal of rails from South Main street. which has resulted in the N. Y. N. H. & H. Railroad Company leasing this strip of land to the city for parking purposes. The Chamber is quite willing to eoncede great deal of credit in this accomplishment to the highway committee of the common council. Following a general discussion of number of pertinent matters the meeting adjourned for two weeks.