The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-09
GROUP BUSY IN
 |BOOSTINC STATE
Publicity Commission to Create Sub.C Committee
 For Special Work

Far from marking time since It's appointment by Governor Wilbur L. Gross six months ago, the Connecti- cut publicity commission has been extremely busy studying the kinds of promotional activity best suited to the state and the organization set.up to be used," Willard D. Rogers, chairman of tho commis- sion, told the Hartford Lions club ct it's weekly luncheon ct the Hotel Heublein this noon.
 MT. Rogers said in past: "First. I would like to again direct your at- tention, to the personnel of tho Con. necticut publicity commission for aside from my own connection with 1t I believe you will at once realize that the commission is composed Of men who do things. The other nom. bers are Charles V. Smith, vice pros- ident of the New Haven railroad; former State Senator Albert D. Lavery, president Of the Connect. cut Chamber of Commerce and gen. oral manager of the Bridgeport Hys draulic company; E. Vincent Mo. loney, editor and publisher of the Waterbury Democrat; Allerton Y. Brooks, general manager of the Southern New England Telephone company and c Connecticut iineF,is, Der of the New England council, and Thomas Q. Perkins, our executive secretary and former director in charge of origanization of the Con.
 nectlcut Hotel association.
 We have decided to expand the commission informally through the creation of three sub.committees on research, promotion, and finance, each of these committees to Do head- cd by Q member of the commission.
 "The responsiveness of the BtAte to our program iS reflected In the fact that already we have been as. gurcd marked cooperation and ag-
 gigtance by historic and othor TO.
 search authorities of such institu-
 tons as Yale university, tho Con. iiecticut Manufacturers' association,
 the Connecticut Chamber of Com.
 merce, c number of women'B clubs. tho farm bureau, the state planning
 board, and those who 50 success
 fully built the recent tercentenary
 celebration oil over tho state.
 An Established Business
 Already, we have ascortained
 through accurate surveys that aside
 from what might be classed as cofn-
 mercial Investments in recreation,
 such. as hotels, there B invested in the great recreationai industry in Connecticut more than S200, 900 900.
 And the surface has not been scratched, though many towns along the Long Island shore frontage, in the lake and hill sections very frank l ly soy that without the tax revenue from tho iion.reBident taxpayers
 their budget plight would have been
 most distressing during the past sev-
 eral years. n
 "c,onnocticut is geographically fortunate. Two of the greatest fnar- kets in the world, New York and Boston are at our doorway. These are unsurpassed markets not only in 90 far ag summer residents are concerned, but also for our farm and dairy products and likewise for many of our manufactured and fab- ricated products. t Governor Approves Plans Governor Wilbur l., Cross iB NO impressed with the possibilities of our promotional program that upon his Invitation I appeared before the state board of finance aiid control at il o'clock this morning to out- line our plans. Governor Cross has told us--- T believe the time has are rived to stop selling Connecticut
 short. We have as much if not more than any state In the union of which
 to be proud and I am convinced that an energetic, though dignifled pro- Inotionaf program will speed up the approaching prosperity 10 rall citi- zens Of the state"
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