Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-20
$25, 900 FOR
CITY'S RETIREMENT


square miles as compared with $1,000
square miles in New England New
York state alone has nearly twice as
many cattle as the whole of New
England, and it's dairy cattle alone
exceed the total number of cattle in
our New England states.
Production of Apples.
A decrease in the production of APP
pies in New England, comparing the
years 1899 and 1910, was over one
million barrels, whereas the produc-
ton in Washington and Oregon is In
creasing at the rate of so to 100 per
cent. We are paying more for apples
on our fruit stands than we are pay
ing for oranges, anywhere from 70
cents to $1.20 per dozen, notwithstand-
ing our New England hills produce
fruit that is inferior to none. How
many OF US stop to think that the pop
ulation of New England and New York
city combined, which is almost within
the boundaries of New England, is
nearly eleven million people, or one
ninth of the total population of the
United States. The fruit grower in
California, Washington and Oregon has
discovered this fact and is coming 5000
miles to supply our market, when the
difference in the freight rates alone
would yield the New England grower
a handsome profit. l am glad to say,
however, that the state of Connecticut
is becoming alive to the situation and
is today one of the largest peach pro-
ducing states in the union, because of
the push and enterprise of men like
John Hale of Glastonbury, Lyman Of
Middlefield, Barnes Brothers of Yales-
vile, Dean Henry of Wallingford and
other large growers.
Will Supply Lime.
1t is stated that rs per cent. of the
land in New England needs lime. In
Illinois this product is being furnished
F. 0. B, cars for agricultural purposes
at from 60 cents to 81 per ton. Through
the efforts of the New England Lines
industrial bureau it is hoped that
within a short time arrangements will
be completed whereby ground lime
rock will be furnished at a figure
which will enable every farmer to
purchase it.
Just a few words in closing in re-
gard to the work of the New England
Lines industrial bureau. We have
handled since the bureau was estab-
lished, in less than ten months, 49,
600 pieces Of mail up to Dec LIST, 1911;
200 propositions, tentative and other
wise, of which 40 per cent. were sat
isfactorily adjusted. More than 1900
personal calls have been made by rep
resentatives of the bureau. We have
a considerable office clientele and are
more or less in touch with 26O cham
bers Of commerce. boards of trade and
business mems associations throughout
the territory.
Thermos Bottle.
I have with me a copy of the cir
cular which we mailed to the boards OF
trade in connection with the Thermos
Bottle company, which I am told was
the seed which terminated the great
and enthusiastic work you have done
in securing this industry, which l be-
lieve will prove of very great value to
your community. l have read with
much interest the newspaper reports
of the various stages Of development
of the work of securing funds for this
enterprise, noting the daily increase in
the fund subscribed by the rising Their
mometer Of success, how two tele-
phones were donated to your commit
tee headquarters designating Thermos
as the call, boosters badges placed on
sale Thermos goods exhibited in your
stores. Thermos days and evenings at
your theaters, concerts for the Their
mos fund, Y M. c. A benefits, mu-
SICldIlS }
windows I'VE Boom Norwich" your
watchword 'B A Booster" how funds
were subscribed by a devoted daughter
in memory of her mother, how your
board of trade as a body subscribed
and that on Jan. % President Haviland
of your board of trade issued the fol-
lowing invitation: Men, Attention! at
the buckingham Memorial tells the
story whether we are anxious to thrive
or lust live" how on the Gath of jan
uary, when you had reached the S28,
100 mark you decided to strike ten
blows on the city hall bell whenever q
subscription of $3.50 was added to the
Thermos fund, and on Friday, Jan
18th, it was necessary to ring the bell
on ten different occasions. General Hill
is quoted: Il positively believe that it
is the beginning of an Industrial boom
that will not end until Norwich is
one Of the largest manufactur-
ing centers in New England. With
such spirit and such progressive en-
thusiasm as you have shown no won
der that you have stirred not only
your own city but the whole of New
England. and the influence is already
echoing beyond our borders. Your
battle has been sane one, an uplift-
ing, upbuilding victory Of industrial
| progress. 1 wish to congratulate Gen
eral Hill for whose ability l have a
profound respect. I further wish to
congratulate Captains Cary, Plaut
Cookery, Jewett, King, Brown, Case
Williams, Parker and Lee for theiI
magnificent work, and each and every
| one of the splendid loyal citizens OF
the city of Norwich who stood back Of
and made it possible for your to
achieve the great victory; and may the
Rose of New England continue t.
bloom with all it's beauty and fragrance
as long as the granite hills of New
| England remain.