Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-11-15

Rev. Clayton A. Burdick, pastor of
I he Seventh day Baptist church, was
the speaker at the monthly meeting of
the Westerly board of trade in the
town hall Tuesday evening, Vice Pres
ident Ira P. CrandalI presiding. he
spoke on What the Aim of the Board
Trade Should BE. He said it was not
expected that a minister could tell
the aims and objects of the organiza-
ton, as the minister was not counted
as business man and was not sup
posed to be familiar with finance. He
had desire that the local board would
be the best business association in the
world, but he composed of the best
business men. In the lettering of
ones business, the business of others
should not be forgotten. There should
be a desire to help the business of
others for the good of all. When the
mills are running there is a general
lettering of the business of the banks,
the merchants ana the individuals, so
it is advisa BILE for all to help in all
kinds of legitimate business
There should be desire to show to
others the good things there are in
the town of Westerly and all work for
attention to visitors. Mr.-Burdick
made reference to his recent trip to
the Pacific coast and the attention Civ
en- the party en- route in towns which
they visited. He spoke of Hutchinson,
KAN; Albuquerque, n. NJ, and River
side, Cal. In these places the party
We're met by delegations of business
men, taken in automobiles and shown
the points of industrial. aesthetic and
otherwise These committees knew
that members of the party had no
money to invest, but that we had
tongues that might Wag for the ben
eft OF these places, It would do no
harm for Westerly to do something in
that line, for it is much better to be
boomers than kickers. Suppose a par
" of visitors should get off at the
westerly railway station for a short
stay, how many of the business men
would show the visitors, the park, the
library, the churches, the manufa ctor-
les, the natural Industrial sites, call
attention the purity and supply of the
water and the many public facilities
All should take interest in strangers,
and, although expecting nothing from
them, they may tell others of West
erly.
Mr. Burdick said more attention
should be paid the outlying sections,
and industries that cannot be secured
for westerly may be for these places,
and referred to the aid that the big
concern in Bradford would be to the
Westerly people. He favored the re
population and exploiting of the farm
ing section, and said he spoke from
experience IS ne was raised on d farm.
We do not pay sufficient attention to
the uplifting of the farming sections,
for farmers are good buyers if they
have money, and there is profit in
proper farming. A local real estate
agent told the speaker that a client
from Boston Who was shown the sur
rounding country declared that the
farmers did not try to farm it. There
should be encoura cement given to the
raising of small fruits, for they can
be raised just as cheaply here and
hereabouts and in a. great an abund-
anee as anywhere. Mr.. I3urdick re-
ferl.ed TO the successful farming of
Robert Coon on Chase hill as an in
disputable example.
Mr.. Burdicl1 advocated n better ac-
auaintance with each other and help
others as well ourselves. The pee-
pie should not be toe conservative or