Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-09

| Connecticut as well. The time has long | since passed when false pride and pet | ty jealousy stand in the way of the | farmer and business man working l hand in hand for the advancement of 1 land values and humanity as we'll I will drop this side issue by say ing that the business men expect to set apart an evening in the near fu- ture to the discussion of this very sub 1 Ject at an open meeting When the college will send a representative to l explain in greater detail their plan as formulated to date.
 How the Individual Can Help. The grange is nothing more or less than an association of individuals; therefore when the question is asked, What can Norwich Grange do for Nor wich, it really means, what can the individuals whose names appear on the membership books do for Norwich. First I will take up the subject by units. Every member of Norwich grange can best advance Norwich in being loyal to Norwich and giving moral and Gnsofar as possible) f1nan- cial support to every good and worthy movement no matter by whom or by what association. sect, or organization. such object may be advanced
 Secondly-Spend your money in Norwich no matter whether you are buying a new fall bonnet or building and furnishing a house. Spend your money in Norwich.
 Advantages in Norwich.
 If you have to hire labor, hire Nor wich labor. If it's the purchase of agricultural tools or farm implements purchase them in Norwich. I want to tell you brothers and sisters of Nor wich grange. we are prone to find fault with what we have. Few of us fully realize or appreciate just what Nor wich offers today in the way of at fractions for trade. As an induce ment for the people of Norwich and money at home, I will enumerate as follows: We have two of the largest and best equipped and stocked dry goods houses east of Hartford or west of Providence-houses that would even be a credit to either of the cities mentioned We have four large hardware stores where stocks of all kinds of farming tools and machinery from the best known makers can be found always in stock Norwich in it's downtown section can boast of having some Is clothing and mems furnishing stores and several up-to-date ladies' specially stores. we have several high class and well appointed hotels. We have two daily and two weekly news papers with equipment on a par with cities five times the size of Norwich.
 We have I believe, the best school
  partment, ample supply of pure water in our reservoirs and one of the great est trolley centers and systems in Con neCucut-
 Fine MercantiI Houses.
 Going back to the mercantile ques- ton, we often hear people say when out shopping: We can't find anything we want in Norwich" Instead of the merchants not having ample stocks on hand in varied assortment of sea- sonable goods, it is my conviction that the greatest error the merchants of Norwich are making today is the great error of being overstocked--in- stead of carrying a stock of goods of sufficient size for a city of 10000. Our stores show stocks of goods that com- pare faVOrably in point of size and price range with stores located in towns double the size of ours. Per- sonally 1 believe the argument (aside from civic pride for spending your money in Norwich is all on our side. If a garment bought in Norwich does not fit or suit when you get it home you have the reliability of the estab- HShment where you made your pur- chase as a guarantee that they will insure you against loss (eXchange or make good anything found unsatisfac tory).
 It is hardly fair to home industries for a granger when he has $10 or S28 in cash to send 1t to a Chicago mail order house for some commodity he has seen pictured in a catalogue, pay ing in advance, therefore entitled to a net cash price, and then comparing that price with the price he has to pay a local firm for the same article bought on a six months or longer credit Norwich merchants will meet competition if only allowed to bid on equal terms. Mail them your money ten days before you want your goods and see if you do not oct just as sat isfactOry a price on all staple articles as a firm 1000 miles away can quote and moreover you can reach the To- cal merchant if everything IS not as it should be. The greater the volume of trade in Norwich correspondingly greater will become the stocks in trade and a healthy increase in popu Iation, and as our city grows, farm values will increase and farm products be in greater demand. So I say to you grangers here tonight if you want to help Norwich, be loyal to and encour- age all that is good in the community and spend your money at home.
 Norwich citizens should be imbued with the civic pride of the Roman of they are citizens of Norwich.
 Work for the Grange.
 What can Norwich grange do for Norwich as a grange? It is my can did opinion that we can by example do much for Norwich. To my mind there is big field for expansion, a lot of untitled soil, right within this body. Instead of having a membership of 100, this grange ought at least to have 300 active members, but before you can get a membership of that size there must be enthusiasm instiIled into 1 this body. You cant get ahead very fast in grange work, or with any other very big task today, without I believe there should be a systematic plan outlined by the of fcers of the grange and their commit 1 tees, as soon as installed each year, ! for the advancement, of the grange.
 I believe the secretary should be a paid official and that the grange should expect him to be present at every With paid secretary a tab ulation of desirable prospective mem bers could be had, living within our jurisdiction and committees appointed to wait upon all such and interest them to become members. With a l mem bership of 300 or more a healthy spirit of rivalry for the offices of the grange would result and the most and capable members would 1 fill the chairs. l believe that the lodge 1 room should be open, well lighted and 1 Jx,7 ,1, v,e,Jsr