Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-16
.$I,O0O,00O Corporation For Norwich
American Thermos Bottle Company, Employing 400 Hands Win Locate Here-Requns Only Land and Building s- Favorable to Dr. Mason Pace-Reports Statistics and Election of Officers Board of Trade Annual Address. esb by B. F. Mahan and J. H. Macdonald.

staff of officers who served in the past year, received the proposition of the American Thermos Bottle company, | which wants to locate it's rFlanufactur- ing plant here, and heard two interest iEg talks, one from the senator-mayor ! of New London, Hon. Bryan Mahan, | and the other from State Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald.
 Four New Members.
 President Joseph D. Haviland call ed the meeting to order at 8 o'clock, end after Secretary Henry W. Tfbbits had read his report, which was accept ed, the names of four men were pro- posed and voted in as members, as follows: Thomas H. Beckley, Frank w. Holms, Arthur E. Sherman and John H. Sherman.
 Committee reports for the year were then taken up, beginning with the ad- vertising committee, John M. Lee, chairman.
 Advertising Committee.
 MT. Lee reported meetings of the committee, but as there had been no appropriation for the committee not much could be done, especially in the way of advertising, but the folder, A Whiff from the Rose of New England, was prepared, and 10000 were issued at cost of S19 and given to mer- chants to put in their mail. MT. Lees report advocated advertising. which. ke said, was a recognized necessity of modern life. Advertising to benefit Norwich should be to add new indus tries and to increase the trading zone ot the community. The board could work for the first, and the merchants in conjunction with the board for the second. Norwich offers much advant- age as a trading center Next year a fund should be provided for the use of the advertising committee.
 Educational Committee.
 Dr. Pratt's report for the educational committee was read by Secretary Tib- bits. It told of one meeting of the board of trade at which Acting School | Visitor Foss had explained school ques- tions. It also referred to the towns l appropriation for paying tuition at the Academy and the consideration of school consolidation. It was thought this might come up later for further | consideration by the board of trade. A. 5. Spalding, chairman made a | brief report for the entertainment l committee of lunches furnished for the | different meetings of the year. Report on Sanitation.
 DI II. M POLLOCK, cna1rman, sent a written report for the committee on sanitation, read by Secretary Tibbits. | The health of the town and city had | been such in the past year so that no 1 great activity of the committee was l called for, this experience demonstrat- l ing that an ounce of prevention is | worth pound of cure. It spoke with praise of the location here of the state | tuberculosis sanatorium and the suc- | cess in securing the arrangement for 1 distribution of antitoxin, and recom- | mended town medical inspection in the | schools as thing to be desired and | hoped for.
 Frank H. Smith made a brief report for the reception committee.
 New Industries Committee. Chairman Lewis R. Church reported l Tor the committee on new industries | Hardly any committee has done as much or put in so much time. The 1 committee did not believe that high 1 taxes was reason, as had been al- | legged, for concerns not locating here. l They believe the industries pay the lowest taxes in the town of Norwich of | any town in the state, if not in New
 England. Some say we are going back.
 but if any are here who think SO let them get The Norwich Bulletin of | January 1, 1912, and make few com ] parisons. Norwich is advancing in in- l dustrial lines, rumors to the contrary ! notwithstanding. The industry com | mittee, upon the recommendation of the largest financial institution in the | city, appointed a committee of three
 to raise funds for the B. l.. company.
 and succeeded in raising $25,OOO, but
 are sorry to report the industry was l q hn acfa Q N ley company, which wanted some aid, l the chairman of the committee and
 the president of the Norwich Business
 Mems association have tried to raise
 $5,00O, but were only partly successful,
 stock to the amount of $2,100 now be- ing for sale by the company The
 committee was successful in arrang-
 ing for a lease of a piece of land
 which made it possible flor the Me-
 Crum- Howell company to lease the c.
 B. Rogers shop,promising a large addi-
 tion to this thriving industry. A com mittee was not successful in raising
 the capital for w. c. Davenport to or-
 ganize company to manufacture fire
 arms, and he has located elsewhere to
 his own great personal advantage.
 At the present time several indus
 tries, two of them very large, are look
 ing about Norwich for a location
 What the committee would like to see
 accomplished by the Connecticut com
 pany in the very near future is the
 placing of sidings for several manu-
 featuring concerns in the city and a
 loop from Trading Cove north through
 East Great Plain. This would open ul
 a large tract of land for industries that
 require sidings.
 Transportation and Public Works. John T. Young, whose report was read by the secretary, reported for the , transportation committee that it had } secured a new walk at the Centra-
 Vermont station, had taken up the ) matter of high steps on trolley cars the Shetucket stret extension for the car line had been secured, more ship ping and track facilities for freight
 asked for, and other matters taken up Two matters had been before the public improvements committee, re- ported Chairman John D. Hall the first on the Shetucket street smoke nuisance, and the widening of Littl, Water street, The first is still under discussion with the railroad officials but the credit for the widening that i,
 to be done at Little Water street i, entirely due to the board of trade. H. thought if it cost S80,0O0 to widen tn, street, the assessors ougn1t to sit III 3 and take notice that adjoining proper, 7 ty in that street is worth $3O,OO0 more Other Committees Report. f w. B. Young reported for the legis . lative committee that there had beer : no cause for action and consequent,
 none taken.
 ' For the civic committee, A. A. Brown , ing reported on the playgrounds move
 ment on which an organization hal
 been formed in the city and a fin
 start in the movement made. He als,
 spoke of complaint received by tn
 committee of vehicles blocking up Fall q avenue near the Central Vermont sta : tion.
 2 Abundant Water.
 . R. s. Bartlett reported for the wate . committee. referring to previous boar