Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-03

line monthly meeting OF the DOard OF
trade. attended by about seventy-five
and transacting business of import
ance to the city was held wednesday
evening in the post hall at the Buck
inglhan Memorial being called to or
der shortly after o'clock by President
Frederic w. Cary, and Secretary H.
w. Tibbits read the minutes of the
last meeting, which we're approved.
President Cary read the following
act for the board Of trade in the COM
ing celebration Of the town, and par
ticularly in preparing a float, as voted
at the last meeting: Henry #. Ulmer,
Charles p. Lee. J. w. Curtis, ]. F.
Rogers, w. G.. Henderson, G. D. CAL
lup, ]. d. Aiken, w. 1. woodward.
Philip HenauH, and including also the
president and secretary Of the board,
and E. A. Tracy, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the celebration.
No Better Service for Mansfield.
The president called for a report from
the transportoan committee on the
matter of applying to the Central YER
mont railroad to have more passenger
trains stop at Mansfield station. He
read a number of replies from ]. w.
Henley, general passenger agent OF the
road. who declined to have any more
trains stop there, stating that there
Was no passenger DuSLu6SS rum NhdAAS-
field, and the road was already run
ming more through trains from New
London to Brattleboro than the SER
vice warrants. Thisfwas a reason for
not having the S.19 a. m. train to Will
limantic run through to Palmer. Men
ton made in the general passenger
agents letters of the fast time made
by the Central Vermont trains provok-
ed some rnirth in the meeting. The
report was accepted.
The names of John H. Powelson.
William F. Bailey, Foss & Bailey, and
John NJ. Lee were proposed and &C
cepted for membership.
President Cary reported that the
Brainard & Armstrong company OF
New London now had thirty to forty
hands working here at what was for
merly the Green silk mill, and ne un-
derstood that the company intended to
release the Norwich men who had been
endorsers on notes at the time the
mill was built Applause greeted this
and the reading of a sentence from a
letter from Mr.. Armstrong, in which
he wrote that cooperation, not com
petition, should be our aim" referring
| to Norwich and New London.
Cities Should Work Together.
President Cary called upon A. ].
Campbell president Of the New Lon
don Business Mems association, who
spoke upon the value of harmony be-
tween all the cities in the eastern end
of the state for the benefit Of this part
| of the state. and also explained what
had been done in New London through
an outside company that conducted
system Of credit rating Of New Lon
| don people. He thought, he said, Jnal
| better bookkeeping on the part OF mer-
chants oftentin1es and a better 1ol-
| lowing up Of creditors would do mucn
to keep down bad debts. Mr.. Camp
BELLS interesting remarks were &C
corded a unanimous vote Of thanks
Vote Moving Expenses to Silk Co.
The prospect Of the Westerly Silk
MIL company removing to TINS city
was announced to the meeting Dy
President Cary, who said that they
would come here and occupy the new
| Industrial building on Franklin street,
corner of Chestnut, if the board would
nay their moving expenses. They had
lot Of new machinery coming and
would employ about rs people, OF
which three-quarters would be women
and girls and the balance men and
bows. at wages that prevail here. It
was also their expectation to increase
to a considerable extent if they came
here. At the request OF the board OF
trade, John Woodmansee had made ar
estimate that it would cost $3.50 al
each end to do the moving and $50 fol
freight charges.
When the matter was thrown oper
for discussion, Ellis Raphael said he
did not believe that the factory would
be any benefit to Norwich, and ht
moved that Alfred Neuburger, presi'
dent of the company, who was waiting
at the Wauregan house, be summoned
to this meeting. There was no second
er, however and E. A. Tracy took thu
floor declaring that Norwich wa!
lucky If it could get bona fide in
dustry here for its moving expenses t.
occupy the whole of the new indus
trial building, erected by Frank w
Browning. He moved that sum no
exceeding $400 be appropriated by thu
board for the moving expenses of thii
company, to be paid when the machin
cry is installed and the company il
employing fifty hands
A. A. Browning thought there ough
to be something stated about the fl
nancial history, capital stock, etc, o
the company, but T. c. Murphy urge