Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-16

Gifted speskse Hesxd With Interest ~ One ~ re
Largest Gatherings il the Boards History GOvsFnor
Baldwin Urges Eleetion q Senators On General
ana Greater Veto Power Acting Mayor Fly We'll
comes in Behalf 81 city--E. M Buckley Tells Of Edu
eatiops Announcements and Rsy. H. ]. wyekoff On
Impressions Of Norwich.
Proud u. Our Homo.

Proud 81. Our Homo.
Welcome all, not only to this ban
Quet, which we hope you have enjoyed,
but to the flow of Wit and wisdom,
which after your president sits down
WI ~ , echo through these rooms; We
Gated city, surrounded by possibilities
unsurpassed, possibilities which will
soma day became pfoba bilities and
realities, Located as we are ameng
the bills at the head Of deep water
nayleatlqn. between two rivers where
mere JQ1n forces forming the beautiful
Thames. famed by ocean hreaEes conn
Ing up this river and by softer wiuda
from Oft the surrounding hills; honored
by having been the home Of scholars.
statesmen. manufacturers. business
men ana trusted employees, the equal
OF whom ! challenge any other city
OF its size in the state to name. is It
any wonder we are proud to be cit-
tzeps OF the Rose Of New England? to
say that Norwich is our home?
Ip pc sure the Rose became 9 little
moisture, but she Will revive, a more
beautiful flower, larger and more per-
feet People will come to enjoy the,
fragrance. s
just AZ Noble A. Of Yors.
Today there are just as noble men
among you as of yore Men who will
be h0n0red in history and in dreside
talks the same ~ our fathers have
bsen. Look behind you. there he sits,
unconscious of the mighty influence he
has upon the wheels of time. Shake
hands with him, pat him on the back,
tell him now that he Is all right. Don't
wait for him to die before you give
him flowers Someone has said, why
not hire carriage and take your wife
NH he ID nj t1f6,Y
than. hire a dozen hacks to follow her
remains to Maplewood. y
With all these natural and home at
fractions. beautiful scenery and bnsi-
ness possibilities, wa ask why has not
Norwich grown more rapidly? We adj
not perfect, We have our political
scraps, but we allow no interference
from outside.
Shall we criticize those grand men
who founded our city and made 1t SO
beautiful and attractive? Far from it!
Their mills are still to be found dot
ting the nearby streams and the num-
Der and wealth of our hanks show the
result Of their wisdom. They lived UP
to the light of their day ana genera
ton. We honor their memory.
Great Opportunities.
But today, when steam power is
largely taking the place of water pow
er. being nearly as cheap and much
more to be depended upon, when COM
petition is so keen that the saving Of
carriage and Of freight enter more
largely into the calculation OF profits,
We would call your attention to the 26
miles of river banks between here and
the sound, where mills could be built
with one end railroad track and the
other q boat wharf. not a horse re-
quired in the place. Twenty years ago
Edward Atkinson Of Boston said that
the best place for cotton mills that ne
knew of was on the Thames river.
There coal can be passed from boat
to mill for from seven cents to IL cents
ton. The same. work costs 80 cents
a ton to Jewett City and proportionate-
~ more the farther you go up the
state. This comparison is as true Of
other freight items as 1T is of coal
There Is no argument that freight can
be moved on water cheaper than on
land. Worcester is today begging and
praying for a canal following the
Quinehaug river to 5the head Of the
Thames. What for? She wants what
we already have. water freights.
Wake Up and Work.
Wake UP, We men Of Norwich, every
man shout for your home and your fire.
side! Any man guilty of treason Let
him die the DEATH" or ship him to
New London. No we retract that sIur
upon our sister city. We cannot SO
soon forget that when water was sold
In our streets that we were welcome
70 the use OF their bathtubs and made
to feel at home. Many q wranele and
bit Of sarcasm has passed between
them and us, and the time will soon
come, we hope, whom we may continue
as OF yore. Mistake us not, we scrap
with New London; she is our meat.
But we will fight any party who fights
New f<,nf5ou When her ywnrn aa1sq col .