Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-03

John ]. Dunn of Westerly. secretary
OF the state board of agriculture. at
tended a dinner Thursday evening
given ~ the Waldorf by Pres
dent a E Stliwen of the Kansas
City. Mexico and Orient Railway com
pany TO the secretary of agriculture of
thu United States and the secretaries
and commissioners OF agriculture of
the individual states. Mr.. Dunn is
attending the land and irrigation ex-
Position at Madison Square Garden,
% which Rhode Island Johnnycstke
corn and several other kinds from the
state have been sent by the state board
Of agriculture.
In addition TO the corn sent the
fruit. varieties OF both these products
having been shown 10 advantage at the
recent New England fruit show in
Boston In the corn exhibited one
sarmer grew eight varieties. arranged
II traces, consisting Of thirty ears 10
a trace The value OF the corn grown
IN Rhode Island is demonstrated in
g contract by a la--- seed concern to
purchase the product grown by one of
the men who made the exhibit from
Rhode Island possible
The New Highlander for October, pub
llshsd in Seattle, Wash, has picture
o. William 3 Coffee. who is termed
rioneer OF Tacoma The New England
ct says William buckingham Coffee,
who is n native of Norwich, Conn.
and for % years q business man in
TACOMA. is = former president OF the
New England society in Tacoma. Mr.
Coffee was born on Christmas day,
1853. one OF 10 children of James s
ard Margaret Skein Coffee He is
now 1t the head of the great plumbing
establishment bearing his name The
November number will have rare
cover, with special life pose of the tur-
key that Horace Vose of Westerly is
20 present 10 President Taft for
Thanksgiving dinner
The vsers in connection with the ex-
terss~e railroad improvements - being
carried forward on an elaborate plan
IN which all modern implements for
work OF this magnitude are employed,
Including steam shoveis, steam der
rfoks, holsters. mixers and work trains.
Everything done IN the work is made
70 count towards the completion and
there IL 10 loss Of labor While a large
rcr0s OF men are employed in building
thu sof-erdams on each side OF the
river for the bridge abutments con-
strnction- material is being gathered
for The concrete from one section OF
tbs Dixon property and placed con-
xeniene TO the mixers 50 that there VIII /
e 10 Se1ay - the underground con-
crete work. once that work Is COM
neBced-
Along the line Of the tracks north |
Of the station a mammoth steam shovel |
- 2e work loading cars with gravel |
and blocks OF granite from the high |
for th9 new roadbed and IS being i
dumped down the high emba nlkment /
fsfwsen the West Broad street and T
P1wcaturk river bridges This filling /
was drEt started from H5estboGnd track /
% the main line. but soon there was /
Few roa6osd suficient for = temporary
wore track and now train loads of fiji |
ing are run onto this new track and /
ths Sling extended This work is go
ing OF 30 steadily that a. force Of men /
= constantly employed IN gradually
moving the rails az the work progress
- 20 that now for a width Of 20 feet
AZ tho river bridge 70 the point where
he Temporal rails connect with the /
main line there has been filing 10 the |
erel OF the present roadbed. which is |
about 80 feet above the low level.
u e estimated that sufficient ma |
erfa1 to make this filling complete can II
"a obtained from the Dixon bank, 1
which must be cleared away to permit
ne proposed Improvements. II
Tie candidates for state officers of