Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-23
THE FUND NOW TOTALS $4,000
Additions on Monday Amounted to S8,150-Rousne
Meeting of Board of Trade Where $3.50 Was Sub.
scribed.

seen, and let me tell you that if he
had his way about it, the bricks would
be flying on the new dock this minute,
but he is under others and has them
to report to. And we still live in hope
After MIR. Seeleys visit. Frank j.
KING called upon me, and said he
heard Mr.. Seeley had been here. ana
he, being a member of the industrial
OF the board of trade, wanted to know
If he could help me in any way to
get what had been asked for.
with Mr. Jewett and Mr.. King ami
myself, we called upon Mr.. Seeley at
the Boston office on October II, 1911,
IN regard to the new dock proposition.
After entertaining US royalty, he prom
lsed again to do all in his power to
get the land in question. Then he told
us OF an industry in New York that
was going to get out of that city. the
American ThermOs Bottle company.
lie had previously sent a letter to all
the boards of trade of New England,
but, at that time. the one sent to ours
, mad not arrived. So, not wishin@ to
let any other city get ahead of us, Mr.
King and l went to New York and
saw Mr.. Walker president of the com
pany, and asked for conditions to be
met to get the company for our city
when ne gave to US, and you all well
Know what they are. He told US that
there We're the only conditions that h3
would consider from any city, and he
has not changed one iota
Some men say that they have asked
for too much money. Other cities ara
ready to give the same Wen, your
committee thought so at first, but
knowing it was better to pay a good
sum for fine established business.
than small sum for an experimental
one, we set sail, and now place the
matter before you.
The committee cannot do it all They
are helpless without your assistance.
| We ask those that have put their
shoulder to the wheel and worked so
hard to do their part, to continue their
work. We ask all the citizens. re-
! gardless, to help. We ask all organ
lzations to unite and do all in their
power to start this industrial boom
We especially ask the magnificent
/ banking institutions of our city 10
| help US IN every way possible under
the laws that they are governed by
| knowing that it win place this matter
( beyond all possibility Of failure
Gentlemen, there is no such word in
the Norwich dictionary as the word
failure when once we get started right
/ To prove it, let US look back to the
first Ola Home week. 1t was said tina
a dozen floats could not be secured
but there were in line one hundred and
[ seventeen. Not one merchant refused
to put a float in line when asked
Beat that for record, if you can. MOI
one merchant viii refuse to do his part
at this time. Remember the manu-
LECTURERS exhibit at the aTmoTy, our
25Oth anniversary, and other celeDra
tions, and then say if You dare that
Norwich viii fail to get The American
J Ihermos Bottle company for our city.
l guess not. New London has its
Woman's college that they raised over
| 100000 for. Norwich viii have the
Thermos Bottle company that viii cos
z great zeal less. Would you men of
I Norwich trade with them?
{. c. Jewett's Statement.
E. c. Jewett Of the committee told
/ OF the first meeting at the mayors Of
nee in November, when it was decided
! to have a conference with the bankers
! of the city A meeting at the Thames
! bank followed, which resulted in send
/ ing committee to New York to in
/ Vestigate and Z. S. Jerome vas secured
( to accompany the committee, who in
| Guided w. f. Hill, +. j. King, f. B.
I Davenport. r. c. Plaut and the speaker.
B -
! where thorough Investigation was
made. President Walker answered all
[ questions We were shown through the
/ plant and Ielt it was an industry ali
} could be proud Of Mr.. Jerome investi-
/ gated the finances and gave Us his re-
| port.
+ The company gave us to understand
/ they mad no time 10 waste in the mat
ter and wouldn't come here till we
could show them We were in earnest
/ They at last consented to come and
! look us over.
He told of the extent of the business
1 and the great territory covered.
| F. J. King told of being in the New
! York Office when an order caroe in from
| Florida for 1880 bottles. They take
/ the place Of a pitcher for ice water in
/ hotel rooms.
2. e. Perry told Of being in New
/ York last week and visited the ap-
! praisers' office. There happened to be
! a Thermos bottle on his desk there and
/ the speaker was told that the company
was one Of very high standing.
/ A. Fl. Brewer said the bottles are
/ always very handy. He found there
| was no experiment in connection with
! this company. The possibilities are al
1 most limitless. The attractive feature
/ is that it is not in the experimental
| stage. There is no guesswork on it. I
think its capacity for employing well
! paid laborers almost limitless. Things
we have turned away have built other
! cities and in this connection all the
( good features said of Norwich are true.
l believe in the future Of the com
/ pany. The money they will use viii
go into channels of trade If Norwich
! is a place where experts can get work
more will come here. 1t will not hurt
F, local manufacturers.
President Haviland said: This com
pany is paying $500 a day for labor.
This would be a big held to US daily.
They spend thousands of dollars in
magazines and papers all over the
world. Millions of things going over
the world would be labeled Made in
Norwich"
Blessing and Benefit.
Charles Bard in pseaking of the
proposition told of calling on President
| Walker in New York and being shown
| over the plant. He said he saw the
need of larger and more convenient
quarters for the business in hand, and
in the crowded space believed that they
were correct in deciding that in a fac
tory more especially adapted for their
work 1t could not be otherwise than
more prontable in the matter Of cost
I think I was justified in concluding
that this company had advantages with
which it would be hard to compete. !
found Mr. Walker In the line Of belief
that the product would be greatly
cheapened in cost by better methods
and larger business and a demand
would be within the means Of modest
wages. There can be no doubt that
the addition of several hundred en-
ployes on weekly payroll of this city
} would be Of a great blessing and ben
eft.
J Contribution BY Board Of Trade.
James L. Crawford moved that tht
Board Of Trade take one share in tht
fund, and it was voted as the sense oil
the board that such be referred to tht