Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-04

puiiolhg Tor Norwich, for l believe over year ago on that subject
 But 1t will do no harm to just say
 at this time that I do not believe it
 IS possible for us to make satisfactory progress unless we have industrial buildings ready to move into. Over
 a year ago, before Thermos was
 thought of. I tried my best to secure | Hartford railroad 100 feet in width
 extending the whole length of their 1 iand known as the New Dock, agree
 ing to raise the money to build indus | trial buildings.
 It was on one of those visits to l Boston that MT. SeeIey first put us | wise to Thermos. I induced MT. See l Icy to come to Norwich and look at the site, and he admitted it was the l Hnest in New England and he tried l 10 secure it for us, but his greatest ] opposition comes from the necessity or the company needing. larger freight | mousse and yard in the near future. But 1 l believe they could well spare 100 1 rect of its width and still have enough ]. for all needs of the railroad, and I should like to see our strongest men call on MT. Mellen and just show him what an immense income would go to l the railroad, if such a building as that was erected there.
 1t must be painfully evident to the men who have worked so hard on our industrial committees that we are sadly short of good sites for indus U idl buildings ana l would suggest a slogan that we adopt at once and it is We must have our water front for l our manufacturers" We like a beau 1 tiful city to live in, but we don't care
 mess. 5 '''A |" It, 50 's'7 nave ssasssFs HssE If we will put up industrial build ings to rent and sell to manufacturers will pledge you my word we won't have to offer any other induc cernents to get new industries here, fo- our won derful facilities will do the rest. Gentlemen, l have given up most of the last year and half trying to get we dropped the whole business and just went to work on the new indus trial building. that we would get along very much faster in the end. We, should do both. but if we must neglect either. don't let 1t be the building 1 would suggest that a powerful in dustrial committee taken from the
 Business Mems association. board of
 trade and any other organizations or
 individual take up this industrial
 building matter.
 But. gentlemen, we must have our
 buildings on the water so that in the will have the best we can give, and that helps them in competition.
 What wonderful ad. we can gibe to the world when we advertise our industrial buildings, situated on tide water. two trunk line railroads. 13 miles from the Sound. cheap water,
 cheap gas, cheap electric power, a healthy city with suburban trolleys running in all directions. free from labor troubles with a number of sum
 ner excursion boats so that our work ing people can find pleasure as well as health, l@tlSst
 Who says we can't fill an industrial building? Well, I will guarantee to fill one as large as you will build, and I don't care if you have to move New London to build 1t. For there are thousands of manufacturers who are seeking new locations and when they move they want the best, and we have the best.
 MT President and gentlemen it is now time to work and let tonight be a rousing starter and we will shortly have city that will take it's place in the manufacturing world where na- ture intended it should. ;
 Past President Haviland also spoke earnestly in favor of the new indus trial building, saying that he thought would put up s1e0 shares for build- ing which would pay suitable interest to it's stockholders.
 Norwich Industrial Building Co.,
 Chief Stanton said he was not op- posing an industrial building. but he brought up his point to ask if the | Norwich Industrial Building company had been asked or been given a l chance to build another building.
 Frank H. Smith explained some of l the points about the Norwich Indus 1 trial Building company, which secured i land from the city in 1891. on the con- 1 dition that if in 20 years they had l not erected four buildings specified the 1 land should revert to the city. MT. | Smith said he did not wish to antag- l onize the company. but he thought l they could be shown it was q good | business proposition to erect another | building now.
 President Macpherson further ex- pialned that the Norwich Industrial | Building company had issued s25, ,0o0 l In bonds on their first building, 0,000 1 in bonds on the second building, and still had the right to issue S4o.000 more bonds. He said he had been in con- ference with the mayor. and the may or was to confer with the corporation counsel as to whether some small buildings erected by the Norwich In dustrial Building company had fulfiued the conditions of the deeds underl which they held the property. T
 Tanning Property at Harvey Lane.
 John D. Tanning showed a plan of property on the corner of Harvey lane and Franklin street as a site for attention to it's advantageous location.
 Committee on Industrial Building.
 Frank J. King withdrew his previous suggestion and moved that a commit tee or five be appointed to handle the matter of industrial building. The p1 CSluCHl 1idIIeu lue 1oIlOWln2 com nittee: William B. Young. Frank H. Smith, George w. Carroll. John Eccles J. D. Haviland.
 Thapes River Drawbridee.
 Mir. King spoke upon the acceptance of the Thames river raWbridge by the state. as offered by the New Hs- yen road for a highway bridge, and he offered the motion that the board of trade be repr resented at the hearing at Hartford and that it's sentiment was against accepting the bridge with any string on it. The motion was passed. Suggestion for Advertising Committee.
 Frank A. Bill read extracts from some of the inviting offers made by other cities to secure new industries, md he handed the literature over to r. he advertising committee.
 Thames Street ImPrevement
 In answer to a question from Frank H. Smith regarding the expense of widening Thames street, President Macpherson answered that there could ,e no anpouncemeRt of any estimate ust now. and he went on to describe Thames street. which he designated as he dirtiest and most fiserable street n town and reProacfl to the city.