The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-19

Gtabilization of highway trans D0rtation and closer cooperation among operators were urged by John W. Connolly of Hartford, who was elected president of the Motor Truck Association of Connecticut Inc, at it's annual meeting and din- ner held at the Bond hotel last night.
 MT Connolly is vice-president o1 the Hartford Despatch and Ware house Co and president of the Con- necticut Warehousemen's associa- ton. He succeeds StephAn l.. Smith of Meriden, who has served two years as president of the Motor Truck association and who has asked to be relieved of any further official connections with the asso- citation in order that he may de- vote his time to the duties of mayor of Meriden.
 Other officers elected were: Vice president, Louis A. Johns of New Haven; treasurer, H. A. Silence of Hartford; directors-William A. Perrett of South Manchester; H. c. Wallenberg of Hartford; Everett J. Arbour of New Britain; B. c. Ed gerton of Bridgeport; William &<ttuOO OL JO6CPh AAl ~ mer of Bridgeport; Peter N. Laskas of Waterbury; william F. Connors of Waterbury; R. E. Tomlinson of New Haven; Chris Rickard of Bridgeport; M. J. Darcey of Water- bury; and M. J. Bisnovich of Wa terbury.
 In accepting the presidency of the association, MT Connolly told the members that he did so with the understanding that he and the organization would be given their moral and financial support in inn proving the standards of the truck ing industry and stablliZing high way transportation.
 MT Connolly pointed out some of the benefits that would be derived by the highway carriers through stabilization. He said that if taxes, fees, and other things were on a reasonably uniform basis in the diff ferent states the operator would know where he stands and could organize and conduct his business on an efficient basis. Rates, he said, can be set up on a stable base and both the industry and the pub lie will benefit.
 Continuing, he said: "The high way carrying industry Is asking no special favors. It is willing to pay its way-to pay its proper propor- ton of the expense of maintaining the highways which 1t uses in car rying on it's business. But it wants that proper proportion of expense established fairly and definitely by a fair tribunal, judging the case strictly on it's merits. It is not will ing that this proportion of expense shall be set or influenced by com petitors whose primary object Is to get the highway carrier out of the picture. It asks only fair deal --and it will insist on getting that"
 President Smith spoke on the need of the Motor Truck associa- ton. He said that the organization had been very successful in com- batting unjust legislation and it's future sue ess depended upon the cooperation of the members. He said that no individual member can ever hope to protect the trucking interests working alone. He sug- gested that an effort be made to weld together the owners of trucks in Connecticut and said he felt that if operators throughout the state were made to realize the amount of service that the association renders each year it would result in many who are not affiliated with the or ganization becoming members.
 Treasurer IT. A. Silence reported that despite the depression the as- sociation closed the year without a edeficit and that the organization would tsart the ne Y year with balance in the treasury.