Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-10

and closed with duet by Rev. Mr.
Burdick and Miss Taylor, 1t Is Well
With Ny Soul
Evorybody around Westerly is ask
ling what the double Red Cross seen
on siI the posters means. 1t is the
symbol OF the new crusade against
i he great white plague, and is used
| he world over. Everyone in New
! london county Will be Interested in
| tie free tuberculosis exhibition to be
| SHOWN in y. o. H. hall, westerly, NO
venber to 20. Such an opportunity
to learn how to prevent consumption
has never come so close to the people
before and no doubt every family who
hears of it will plan to send at least
one representative; the time and car
fare expended in the effort will be am
ply repaid. Trained demonstrators will
explain the exhibit and stereopticon
lectures by the physicians will he Civ
en- hourly afternoon and evening.
The forenoons will be given over to
school children and four prizes will
be given for the essays on what | saw
at the tuberculosis exhibition, writ
ten by seventh grace eighth grade,
first or second year high school. and
third or fourth year high school pu-
pills, respectively.
Why such a to-do about a dis
ease?'' exclaimed a man, hearing that
the exhibit is to be seen. Because
any other disease and it is an unnec-
essary and preventable disease.
What an alarm there would be if a
few cases of smallpox should appear!
And yet there hasn't been a death
from smallpox in years, while more
than thousand die every year in
knode Island from tuberculosis.
The Village of Mantle in the town
or Westerly, rs soon to became a man
ufactu1ing center of considerable i'm
portance by the establishment of a
million dollar plant that is to have as
a nucleus the present Mantle Bleach
cry company, controlled by William w.
Pike, who possesses the secret of the
Pike standard black, conceded to be
the best in the world, ond which orig
mated with the late James E. Pike
has been practically taken over by the
English Syndicate company that has a
chain of twelve bleacheries in Europe,
Mr.. Pike remaining with the concern
as one Of the proincipal owners.
Representative of the syndicate
have already purchased The plant of
the Burdickvile Wooden mills on the
banks of the PawcatucIl river, in the
town of Hopkinton, in order to Sc
cure the required storage of water.
They have also purchased the Asher
farm, ard are closing negotiations for
the purchase of the property extending
from the Mantle bleachery to the rail-
road tracks, a distance of quarter of a
mile. which will include all that is 10
Gated between the Pawcatuck river and
the railroad property. which is of ex-
tensive width, perhaps half a mile.
As there is not sufficient accommo-
cations in the village to house the en-
ployes of the proposed plant, the syn
dictate is planning the erection of a
number of tenement houses The main
and other buildings connect
ed Herewith will be pushed forward
together, in order that there may be no
Inconvenience in that line when the
extensive operations are commenced.
A sPur track is to be built from the
main line OF the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad to the big
plant, which will give employment to
at least 500 persons. The present
bleachery gives employment to 80, but
this force will be increased to the full
working capacity of the present stone
and this work will be carried
on uninterruptedly until the new build
in@s are completed.
Mr.. Pike will soon make a trip
abroad to visit the various plants own
ed by the syndicate in which he is in
terested.