Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-03

ence to the distinguished men who
 have gone out from Norwich or whose ancestors lived here, and reminding his hearers that the present day Nor Wich was leader in the merging of
 business and agricultural interests which this convention and banquet ranged for by the Board of Trade in dicated. There had never been a time, he said, when the business interests recognized the value of it's agrieul- turai interests as they d6 today. Un- til just now the agrfc cuituralists never got their fair share in Hartford but in the last legislature they got not only what they asked for but they got more. And this was through the cooperation of the business interests.
 Beard of Trade President.
 He introduced President James C. Macpherson of the Norwich Board of Trade, who voiced sincere welcome to those who were present and went on to speak of the surprise it gave him to hear that the Norwich Board of Trade was a pioneer in inviting con ventions of agriculturalists- to the city. He mentioned the fact that the farm CTS of Connecticut produced only 2s per cent. of the food that was con- stunned in the state. which he argued was a good reason for Boards of Trade to wake up and see that our farmers were aided and encouraged to increase and enlarge the productivity of their lands. He thanked the men and wo men for their attendance at the meet ings and the banquet and predicted an increasing interest in these agricul- tural lines in coming years ard that this helpful cooperation between city business interests and the agricultur- alists would grow to an important development.
 Mayor T. c. Murphy.
 Mayor T. C. Murphy was the next speaker introduced, telling the associa- ton that it would always be eicome to Norwich and asking that it would always consider Norwich as a place where it might meet. To the toast The City of Norwich, His Honor went on to speak of some of the assets of the city, saying that these included a water plant which could be sold at a valuation equal to the entire 1ndebt- edness of the city, an electric light department worth a million dollars, a new reserve and a park system cap able of much development There is second only to New London's, and along the river the future may yet see a line of manufactures. Mayor Murphy commended the appropriation for New London haroor and said that the vote to curtail that appropriation was a vote to injure the state of Con- fecticut.
 Tn the banking interests of the city was the Norwich savings soeiety With the second largest deposits in the state, and not q bank in Norwich had ever gone wrong The business inter- ests of Norwich are represented by year. The day is going by. he be- ieyed, said the mayor, when banks refuse to lend the farmer money on mortgage and he invited the farmers -o come to Norwich to do their bank 1 ng business.
 President C. L. Beach.
 Postmaster Lee spoke briefly in l Iot af he in attitude of the ba nks towards the l F. r1ner, and then introduced President ] 7 L. Beach of Connecticut State Agri- l .ultural college at Storrs.
 Connectfcut's ability to produce it's ! ,wn foodstuffs made the topic for ! President Beach's short but interesting . ,esponse. There has been a cry that [ he city has robbed the country of it's pest young men and women. It is good that the country has been able to furnish. these young men and young E women to the city. But now there is 5 | revival of agricultural interests and he cry Is now Back to the land." Two fitting quotations from Budha l md Walt Whitman upon the attrac- iveness of farm life as he continued Z a speak of the relation between food upply and the high cost of living. race ufcide and the increase of population . trough immigration.
 Food Supply Question.
 1t is a question how We are to in- rease eur feod supply te take care of ,lIf increa sing population, while the i. ertility of the land is the decrease, f anything. This problem in GonAee- i. ieut is of importance to every man. Ne have population largely enga ged n manufacturing. It is a question heW eng we can keep up present cendi- ions and maintain the present high wage scale. Can Connecticut be made elf sustaining if the land now under yitivatien could be developed te it's fighest preductiveness and that re iaimed te cultivation which has been Bliewed to go uncultivated? On fig res wkieh zhs speaker used te shs#