Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-16
Statistical Report.

Among these he mentioned the growth of the McCrum- Howell company, the promise for the future in the changed management of the Hopkins & Allen Arms company, changes at the U, g. Finishing company plant. From the gross earnings of $159,O00 of the city gas and electric department, with Op- erating expenses of S106,000 and other charges, he figured a net surplus for the year of $5,000 and a total surplus Of S64,OO0 since the plant started He mentioned fl new buildings erected in the year, and a $100.O00 gain in dwell | ings on the tax list, stores gaining about the same amount, while mills and manufactures remained about the same as last year and land decreased $100,000
 Railroad freight shipments on the N. r., New Haven & Hartford had in- creased slightly, while Central Yer mont freight and passengers showed a slight decrease. He mentioned sta-' tistics on schools and playgrounds and the New London county tuberculosis sana torium, and a decrease of about | $1,500 in postoffice receipts, but a big | increase in money order business. | All the national banks but one show an increase in surplus and profits while the volume of banking business | has doubled in ten years. Savings banks showed an increase in all de- partments and now totaled 29 millions | in deposits.
 Backus hospital had treated 623 pa 1 tients to 606 year ago, and the re- | port mentioned the consecratiol of St. 1 Patrick's church and the erection of I the new Church of the Good Shepherd.
 The sum of S13,000 had been spent in outside charities, the almshouse had cost $7,779, and the city mission had
 given aid in the sum of s2,000. There had been ASA deaths and 266 marriages
 in the year.
 The fire department was alive to | the necessity of an automobile appa-
 ratus, he reported. and he also re- 1 viewed the city's experience in getting an additional water supply, and closed with 8 description of the parks, Mo began and Dowthrope meadows.
 Mayor Mahan of New London.
 President Havlland here interrupted the progress of the reports by intro 1 ducing Mayor Mahan of New London as the head of that twin city of Nor
 wich, the two places being like mem-
 bers of one family, and always ready l to fight with or for each other. Mayor 1 Mahan was received with a great burst
 of applause.
 Mayor Mahan assured his audience
 of the cordial feeling that existed in
 his heart for Norwich and said in
 part.
 1t is a pleasure for me to be here
 this evening, and I want to take this
 opportunity of thanking the good peo-
 pie of Norwich for the splendid serv-
 ices they rendered in assisting New
 London to secure the legislation whic1
 provides S1,000, 900 for the development
 of the harbor of New London. We
 of New London, feel very grateful fol the support we have received from the
 board of trade, the press, and espe-
 cially from your representatives in the
 legislature. In the connection, I would
 particularly mention my good friend
 Senator Avery, who could always bt
 found working and voting for what
 was right and for the best interest o1
 the state. By this appropriation Con-
 necticut is only getting into line witt
 other seaports all over the world thai
 have expended for this purpose vast
 sums and are now deriving untold ben
 eft therefrom.
 Cities no longer can obtain trade
 by waiting for it. Like business firms
 they must be aggressive, seeking trade
 spend liberally to provide means fol
 handling it and offer better facilities
 than any one else possesses.
 Superior to Largest.
 Of the six large ports on the Allan. tic coast. New York and Boston ar, } the largest and most important New } London is midway between these port and as far as natural advantages art concerned, it IS far superior to eithel New York, the center of finance, pop
 ulation, manufacturing and commerce
 has practically exhausted its facilities for handling the freight of that port to such an extent that unreasonabl, rates have to be charged for labor ant , wharfage Only a few weeks ago Dacl Commissioner ToInpkins stated that h. } had been compelled to inform repre- sentatives from twenty steamship companies, both transatlantic and do nestle, who had applied to him fo pier space, that one was available He has recommended a plan for i'm proving the condition of the harbo , which will cost $70,000,000.
 : Massachusetts at the last session o the legislature appropriated $9,0O0, 90 ) for improving the harbor of Bostor
 Coal is seventytlve cents a ton nor there than at New York or New Lon . don.
 Terminal of Grand Trunk. New London is the terminal of tn 2 Grand Trunk railroad, a road Whic can send freight on its own steel { l Chicago and other points in the ia l west without change of cars. It is no1 3 building the greatest stretch of railroa t in the world-over 3,0e0 miles acros
 the continent from the Atlantic to tn
 Pacific. We have also the New Yorl
 New Haven and Hartford railroa s here, which under the splendid and az 8 gressive management of President Mel l len has practically absorbed, with on l exception, all the railroads of Ne' e England. In addition to this, it ha ], friendly relations with the other gree @ railroad of Canada, the Canadian Pa . citic. When you stop and think of tn t natural growth of this country and tn ). wonderful growth of our neighbor t 6 the north, Canada, in the developmer = of her millions on millions of acre 6 upon which the foot of man has neve @ trod, the truth of Charles M. Have 6 remark Is apparent. Mir, Hayes wH r approached by a correspondent of ,. | Providence paper with the Quegtio S whether Providence would be the maj S terminal of the Grand Trunk road, an 8 in reply said: Young man, when tf @ Grand Trunk line is finished from tt D Atlantic to the Pacific, there will nt . be ports enough on the Atlantic coai 3. to handle our business"
 Nearer Europe.
 New London is from eight te twels n hours nearer Europe than New Tor V As far as passengers and expreG
 freights are concerned, a vessel cou : be decked at New London, passenger l. landed and sent on express trains d New York and arrive in New Yor . five hours earlier than the ship eou n touch the dock at New York We hay e the money for the erection of lars ia piers, which will be equipped with u = most up-to- date appliances for hant
 ling freight in the world. When theI
 are available, the economy of usir
 New London will induce shipping ai T terprises to seek pier space here. IT d delay in leading and unloading in Ne