Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-24

tHDlC Thai ran Tue VI
close up to 200.
Around the club house were decora-
tons in the national colors, and be-
fore the first course was served the
company rose and joined In verse OF
America, led by Secretary Pearson.
On the piazza at a special table sat
Mayors Murphy and Dunn with Pres
ident c.. s. Fairclough of the Norwich
association, President L. M. Wheaton
of the Putnam organization, Presi-
dent E. E, Rogers of the New London
association and President j. r. Brick
of the Willimantic association. Mayor
Bryan F. Mahan Of New London, who
arrived later. was added to the group.
President Faircloush Presided.
Shortly after O'clock President
Fairclough. from the piazza Of the club
house. called the assemblage togeth-
er, and opened the speech making by
expressing a cordial welcome to the
business men and his satisfaction over
the large attendance that had come
| out for the get1together outing.
He introduced Mayor Murphy Of
Norwich to open the short talks upon
the general topic Development Of
Eastern Connecticut
Mayor Murphy Spoke.
Mayor Murphy raised enthusiastic
| applause as he spoke as follows:
/ Gentlemen-There are various mat
| ters we could speak of that would be
of great advantage to New London,
| Willimantic Putnam and Norwich but
| as there are others to speak / will cut
my remarks very short, as my posi-
ton as mayor of Norwich has not
been long, and as you are to hear from
old veterans like Mayors Mahan,
Dunn and Macdonald, who are better
able to explain the wants of eastern
Connecticut than J.
However, there is one thing in east
ern Connecticut we can do, that Is to
help ourselves, and when we do that
we are helping New London and
Windham counties, We are banded
together by railroad and trolley SER
vice, and no man sitting here can help
but see the change in the last twelve
years. That is enough to convince
any business man present that the
hearty cooperation of the two coun-
ties is needed IN banding together in
regard to improvements or to locating
an industry in any of the towns.
Build Up Thames Valley.
We surely should give New London
our hearty cooperation for the great
national enterprise they have branch
ed out into-ocean dock service. We
should leave no stone unturned to see
that the state and the United States
should give to them, in regard to ex-
tension, sufficient amount of money
to carry out the enterprise It will
not only build up New London but
win be the building up Of the Thames
river, and also the Shetucket and
Yantic rivers that flow into the
Thames.
You and l may not live to see the
Yantic and Shetucket rivers developed
into canals from Norwich to Will
mantle and from Norwich to Putnam
and Worcester. This may seem like {
dream, but stop to think, and consid-
er the growth of the city of Albany
when the Erie canal was built. The
future of that canal in those day!
was nothing to be compared with tht
future of a canal from Norwich to tn,
city of Worcester, one of the mos
/ enterprising cities for manufacture:
in New England.
Retain the Navy Yard.
One thing more l would like to cal
your attention to is the discontinu
ance of the navy yard. In 1867 New
London appropriated $4,000 for
navy yard on the Thames river Their
! has been a movement on foot by a 10
OF selfish people who are trying t.
abolish this site, and their only objec
Is to increase the plant in their owl
: localities-of selfish congressman o
3 senators to further their own inter
ests. The business mems association
of the state of Connecticut should d
all in their power to keep this static
I Fzyh fe
they should show TO the naval depart
. ment and that plainly, that the
!. should give this site more attention
; than heretofore.
: Investment in Local Industries.
d What should business men do t
: help their own cities or towns?
9 They should always take great in
= terest in the manufacturing industrie
: of their communities: they should al
ways try and help their own indus
tries with their moral and financis
a aid. OF course, city's prosperity lie
i mostly with what the people them
: selves make Of it. If there is anythin
= that will hurt our associations, 1t is
2 lot of chronic kickers. When you as
). them to go down into their pockets t
u aid local concern or to take stock
any manufacturing concern that woul
locate In the town or city, they wi
= always tell you what they lost in sue
: and such concerns. But if some goo,
. Slick advance agent of a mining
= copper concern comes to see them an
. offers a gold brick, they will nevt
. :. mention that, If half the money thu
= Is spent in bucket shops and outsiC
. Investments was spent in the Ice
y ties where it was made, we. shoul
: have larger cities and towns than v
u have today.
L Mayor Mahan Heard.
# Mayor Mahan Of New London like
wise aroused burst or applause as /
was introduced by President Fail
It clough. and in his opening words Ell
dorsed the promoters of the first Ge
Together Day for the business men
II eastern Connecticut. He spoke as 70
lows in continuing his practical talk
It's a mighty good idea for tho
i who have interests in this section
the state at heart to meet and get a.
quainted, and it is possible to accom-
) phsh fully as much in a few hours
social intercourse as it would be
weeks and months of working at loI
is distance.
i EVerlastingly at 1t.
The general motive for this outiI
is announced by those in charge
= the development of eastern Come
le ticut." That is a broad and sweepii
term, embracing results which may
obtained in divers methods of pro-
n. ress, But to whatever heights of cor
l. mercial and industrial prosperity Il
eastern portion of the state may a
tain, or whatever proud position
Of one OF the maritime gateways of t
j. earth 1t may reach / am cOnVinc
that all of these and every other for
OF material growth may only
Or achievd by the introduction of a ge
Oh erous amount of that excellent hum;
quality for which our brethren Of t
west have become famous verlas
D ingly keeping at it."
s Eastern Connecticut is ON the mi
= in schoolroom and home. Let us p
1t on the map of commercial, indGi
trial and maritime success,
70 Since the days of uneas the d
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