Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-04
NORWICH BULLETIN, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913
DAIRY AND POMOLOCICAL INSTITUTE
Board of Trade Invites Two State Organizations Come Here April End and 3rd-Votes $15O For Expenses of Moving Cordage Manufacturing Plant From Turner ville-Industra Building Thoroughly Discussed

The crying need of Norwich for To- | cations for manufa curing plants in a 1 building at which visiting seekers af- ter new locations will not turn up their noses and the futility of attempting to get new industries or expecting them to locate here until this city could match what other cities could offer in the way of modern manufacturing buildings formed the chief topic on Monday evening for the March meet ing of the Board of Trade at the Buckingham Memorial.
 President James l.. Macpherson
 called the meeting to order shortly
 after 8 o'clock with about 50 members
 present Secretary Henry W Tibbits read his minutes of the previous meet ing. which were accepted.
 Two New Members.
 The names of F. L. Newton and J. Harry Shannon were recomme nded for membership and voted in.
 Mckay Cordage Company Corning.
 Frank J. King reported for the new industries committee that the Mex Ay Cordage Company of Turnerville would like to change location and that a Norwich man was putting capital into the concern and that the Board of Trade committee had made an of fer to pay their expenses of moVlng, amounting to about $150, after the concern has located here and has made good.
 The expenditure for that purpose was voted by the committee.
 Through Train Through Here.
 Secretary Tibbits read copies of let ters to the railroad company and their reply in the effort made by William A. Norton of the transportation com mittee to get the New Haven company to put on at least one through train between New York and Boston viz Norwich, indicating that the company would give the matter consideration.
 President Macpherson mentioned that main expresses had gone over this line, so that it appeared the road bed could stand the traffic. and he thought a united effort from the cities interested north of here might result in the thing that was asked for.
 Endorsing New Haven Road.
 F. c. Jewett, now Of the American Thermos Bottle company, but former ly freight agent here for the New Haven road, offered the following res olution, which was passed:
 We the Norwich Board of Trade, deeply deplore the malicious and an- warranted attacks that are being made against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and it's most efficient officials by certain interests whose sole aim appears to be to de- stroy rather than to build up. There fore be it
 Resolved, By this Board of Trade. that we believe the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad! with it's New England lines industry bureau. is by far the greatest of all developing factors for the best business interests of all New England; and be is further
 Resolved, That we will do all in our power to put a stop to the unwarrant ed campaign now being waged which so seriously .niSrepreSents the true conditions and detards the develop ment of business in Connecticut and elsewhere.
 Mir Jewett said that he knew the -I- sion of Norwich freight facilities and the putting on of more freight trains in this division. Norwich might get this extension of freight yard facilities and if it should it would mean much for the city.
 Frank J. King seconded the motion and President Macpherson spoke in favor if it, saying that the New England industrials bureau had brought into New England industries valued at over $2.500, 900, and this all meant prosperity and better conditions for this territory.
 motion offered by Town Clerk Charles S. HoIbrook was passed de- l m eeting that in considerat tion of the | fact that this through train would be of great convenience to this and other | towns in this vicinity, that the trans l portation committee use all their inf1u- l ence to have this through train put l on.
 It was suggested alos that the sec retnry get into communication on the 1 subject with the towns north of here.
 Business Men's Lunches.
 President Macpherson gave out some 1 words of advice against knocking, and l up the subject of the business 1 mems lunches at the Wauregan house, which are to be a feature of the board l of trade this year. The next is to be next Monday.
 The president announced that the next meeting of the board of trade | would take up the matter of highways, tnd he had already invited the new ,tate highway commissioner for the April meeting.
 Dairy and PomotogicaI Institute.
 For the advertising committee John NJ. Lee reported that the committee lad been considering a possible two lay institute to be held here on April and by the State Dairymen and society for a joint gather ng which would bring 200 to 300 men lere. They ask for hall to be sup ,lied for the institute and also that be arranged The whc le would le at small expense to the board of 1 rade. The matter had been brought 0 the committees attention by G. Warren Davis.
 President Macpherson gave the addi- ional information that rentals for pace for exhibitors. if the corridors f the town hall could be secured would largely make up the expenses. The Pemological society includes fruit rowers. poultrymen and seedmen.
 Chairman Lee said that he had card from the presidents of both or that they would be glad to ome here, if invited,
 The vete to invite the institute here Fas unanimously passed.
 An Industrial Building.
 An Industrial Building, the special seic for the meeting, was introduced y President Macpherson and Chair 1an Kinv of the new industries com littee Both said that Norwich was in the buildings it could fer for the new manufacturing plants to locate here, Factory build ngs, like the Norwich Nickel and l rass Co.,, were what is wanted. At Mir. Kings suggestion. a motion Tas offered to see if the city could et deed to the beard of trade a plot 5ex3o0 feet on the se-called dump 5r the Purpese of creating an indus ! 'iai building:
 Fire Chief Howard l.. Stanten raised ] le peint that we already had an iR- ustrial building company here which as room fer two more buildings on Lad on the dump granted to it by the 7 ty He said he believed the com 1 any was given the land with the i