Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15

Congressman Higgins reached home from Warrington Tuesday evening by way Of Hudson, N. Y, where he has been spending . few days with his sis- gine' family remained in Hudson for . short visit
 important strasstie Point. Whom commenting upon the work of
 the last session of consresA Mr. Hag- giuD said:
 rhoush this has been. the short ses- sion of congress, it hes been very busy one and there has been much legislation of interest and importance
 save the New London naval station from Abandonment despite the rec0rn- mendation of tAe secretary of the navy and the naval committee in the house,
 for I regard, and others of much wider experience in military naval matters
 than I regard, the possfbiiities of this
 station as very great. Tn the event of
 war. which hope will never come, and see no immediate prospect of it. even
 though Congressman Aobson does in
 ten months or less, this station would
 become an important stragetic point with the forts for the eastern defenses of New York near at hand and the
 harbor of New London g. natural base
 for the operation of our navy" A Second Annapolis. MT. Higgins said that the coniIrma-
 tion by congress during this session
 of the transfer of the revenue cutter
 school from Arundel Cove, Maryland,
 to Fort Trumbull may furnish the nu-
 cleus of . second Annapolis, and the
 objection urged to the legislation by
 Mir. TAWney of Minnesota, one of the
 most prominent members of the house,
 was that the result would be that Q
 large establishment would be created
 there.
 Rs1rsfs Lack of lntsrsst Hsre. Mir. Higgins spoke of his efforts to get the department of agriculture to
 authorize . soil survey of New Lon
 don county the coming season a and n.
 Board Of Trade have not taken any in-
 terest in this matter. wrote to them several months ago about it and asked
 their cooperation. at the same time
 writing to the other boards of trade and business mons associations in the sponse and endorsement of the project from the others which filed with tho
 department. but have heard nothing from the largest commercial organiza- tion in eastern Connecticut in answer
 to my letter. The secretary of agri- said Mir. Higgins, "have always con- tended when I have urged greater Ac-
 tivities by the department in this sec tion that the people did not want their assistance. I have been able to dis abuse somewhat the n1inds of the di- recting forces in that department that our people were not interested in bet ter agrfculture, but not entirely. Such examples and J. H. Hale of South Glastonbury ought to be q sufficient answer to those who contipue shsptical on this matter.
 Uncertain About Survey This Season. T do not know whether the bureau of soils will make survey of New London county the coming season or not The demand for this work through the country is large and ths Appropria- tion is limited. I am doing the best l can to have it done. The field work has been completed for Windham county and the bureau of soils are now at work on the report. analysis and map.
 Much Departmental Work. There are few districts in the coun- try that have the diversity of interest in matters that the federal government are concerned with as this one. There are six navigable rivers in it requiring