Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-17
THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MATERIALIzING
NJ A.
DunksThe New London BoterMnes for the Naval Station

The Industrial company, with May
or b. L. Armstrong as president and
some of his bitterest opponents as we'll
as closest friends as stockholders, with
site for buildings practically donated
by the city for Industrial purposes, is
right in the boosting business. Two
panels of adjoining land on the old
Gashouse lot have been acquired and
plans have been drawn for a factory
building to meet the requirements of
a proposed tenant. Mayor Armstrong
some time ago announced that manu-
tacturers of brass goods would locate
in New London provided a building
suitable could bit leased.
Mayor Armstrong put the PROPOSE
ton up to the newly formed Industrial
company, composed of citizens who
had pledged sums for the erection and
management of an industrial building.
While some would prefer that the
matter came from some other source,
1t would have been political suicide to
appear in opposition and the plan
went through. Mayor Armstrong has
not divulged the names of the man
ufacturers UP to date, and the citizens
who take cash from the personal pur-
poses to promote the industrial inter-
ests of New London are satisfied to go
in blind. being content to contribute
proposition is bona fide. Queer Es-
pecially as some of these same people
are so much opposed to him POLITICAL
ly that they have looked with dis
favor and distrust upon anything that
emanated from the mayor.
Perhaps the largest city meetings in
the old court house were those to OPP
pose propositions coming from the
mayor, and principally because they
came from him. OF course, in order
to have proper transfer made of a
portion of the Gashouse lot, sanction
in city meeting was necessary. In
these meetings the attendance was
small and all in favor of the trans
fer. This in marked contrast to city
meetings that have preceded during
the Armstrong administration which
goes to show that the tide is turning
and some of the DIRECTORS who have
been on the wrong course are reefng
sails and lacking ship.
Speaking of the mayor reminds that
he is as persistent in troubling some
of his opponents as they are in maxi
ing it unpleasant for him. For nearly
ten years as a private citizen and pub
tic official, this bright young man has
been the thorn in the side of the
Thames Ferry company. This very
was the leader in a movement for a
free ferry, highway bridge, or reduc-
ton of ferry tolls, or anything else
that would lessen the profits of the
present lessees of the ferry from the
city of New London.
Being a man of means, Mayor Arm
strong is in position to give strength
TO his arguments in favor of reduced
fares. going so far as to state that he
would be glad to take a lease of the
ferry, paying four times as much rem
tai as the present. and guarantee a
reduction in fare. Here's another case
where he whipped political opponents
into line by putting UP a proposition
they dare not oppose. At the last state
election Mayor Armstrong went gun
ming for the state senate nomination,
his successful opponent being Sena-
tor Latither. In this ferry matter the
mayor of New London took UP the
cudgel for Groton and, of course the
senator. as a matter of political policy,
if for no other reason, fell into line,
and with the mayor, argued for reduc-
ton of ferry rates. and with him was
some of his staunchest fellow citizens
of Groton.
There is, to be sure, another side to
this ferry business, and this other side
claims that the mayors activity is
qualification of personal spite. rather
than advancing the best interests of
the people of Groton and New London.
1t is conceded that Mayor Armstrong
is fighter from Fayetteville. and,