Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

l mine owners in the country have been here to note the results of their sep arating copper from ore taken rom different mines. Skilled men are em- ployed and we are glad to welcome ] both employer and employe.
 The State Tuberculosis hospi1aL, of ths beautiful hiilsides that sur round us, is 9 fact, May it prove boon to suffering humanity.
 Street Improvements. Our streets are being improved year by year by making permanent pave ments. Franklin Square, East Main street, Franklin street, Broadway and Washington street are already in fine condition. It will not be long before every street will be attended to. IT possible the widening and improving ton.
 In the organ:za :on of the City Beautiful eo:1iis4-t-ee. it was hoped to reach Nss. ciass of citizens and ev- ! artea and much work done. but the en. .hasiasrn of our citizens in this mat ter has not developed as yet to the full Nothing attracts the passerby more than cleanliness and beauty and at the same time makes our homes both heaithful and pleasant. The widening of Little Water street ! adds much to the value of our whole sale district and is a lasting mark of the good work of our association. bill already drafted to be pre- tslature, asking that Sunnyside and Norwich Town be added to our city. is attracting attention and we hope that the same will be passed These two sections separated from Us by only imaginary lines, needing and us- ing our fire department, police and water. being lighted at the expense Wich pays about so per cent. In fact with US but not of us. I see no good reason why they should not be an ors that they do not help to pay for. nor expects dividends on industries where they have no money invested.
 Fairgrounds.
 Too much cannot be said of the work done by our chiidrens play ground committee, neither can too much De done, 4 city like ours, not of land for our children to play in, as well as beauty spots for those of older years to walk ia and enjoy We bring children into the world. shut them in The house and turn them into the streets for the police to arrest or passing automobiles to remove, yet they are to take our places as we move on. shame on us.
 The Fish Indicator Co. and the Ideal Pants Co. are both late acquisitions. both are bright active concerns.
 That our savings banks holding over thirty and one quarter millions of dol- lars in deposits, or more than one tenth of all the savings banks deposits , in the stare and our national banks with an aggregate capital of S1,60O,- 000 and doing S215 SS5, ,000 business the past year is a feature that speaks in hleh terms of their stability and our business acumen-
 We have not as much money in our treasury as last year, due largely to our giving sT50 to the TheFInos fund
 Some money has also been expended | to pay actual costs of different com nittees. mostly the New Industries i company, who have been to examine plants who have expressed a desire I to locate here, also to care for men who have been here looking up man. !. ufacturing sites.
 Similar organizations to ours. some 1 have voted to increase their annual 1 dues. so as to provide more means for ! such expenses Every loyal citizen of ]. Norwich should be member of this :. society: We want their counsel. and [ five dollars per annum is not a large ] sum to pay to help advance the in l terests of our city.
 Norwich Has Turned the Corner.
 Norwich has turned the corner and ] is now a competitor bidding for bus mess interests to locate here. We no i longer shun the dinner pail and over ] alls. We ourselves are carrying the i one and wearing the other.
 We have cheaper transportation. 1 cheaper electric power and better sites l for manufacturing purposes than any 1 other city in New England. and we 1 know and can prove it; others are 1 finding it out. The time is not far l distant when some may complain of ] the factory smoke.
 believe that there is a living profit l figuring only the difference in cost of l tween factory located on the Thames 1 river and one ten miles in the in- | terior. I have yet to find a manufac- l turer who could satisfactorily explain | why he built back from the tide water | which also had railroad service and l no carriage.
 All Pull Together.
 Gentlemen it is up to you largely | to hurry these additions. You can i sit down. still they will come. Cast 1 She never died. but she took a long nap. Today she is awake.
 Often l hear remarks like these: Well you are workers" T wish we had a Board of Trade like yours.' Our men don't pull together" etc. That is why we are succeeding. We pull together.
 Now as another and abler man is don't stop shouting for your city. Don't play politics. Don't vote a man into power whom you would not trust with your money, nor whom you would not welcome at your table. Vote for honest men and then help them keep honest.
 We have not as yet secured all the additional street railway service we should have. We still have to walk to Maplewood cemetery, but we are promised an extension through Bos- well avenue.
 The New London County Fire In surance Go. has now eliminated the 1 assessment clause from it's politics. Their surplus now Is sufficient to guaranty all their liabilities. They i
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