Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22

The committee of the New London
 Business Mems association that has
 made methodical investigation of the
 allegation that there Is scarcity Of
 tenements in the city has reached the
 conclusion that there is not enough to
 supply the demand and advocate the
 building of houses that will be ade-
 quate to the demand. The claim Is
 made that this scarcity of tenements
 has 8 depressing effect upon the fn-
 dustrial progress not only in New London but in Groton as well. One of
 the most enterprising of the many
 enterprising manufacturing concerns
 declares that the conditions in that
 respect has serious effect upon busl-
 ness as it is impossible to materially
 increase the working force owing to
 the difficulty ifi securing suitable liv-
 ing accommodations.
 The committee has gathered con siderable valuable information on the
 subject and when this is whipped into
 shape for presentation to people who
 have the ways and means to furnish the required tenement houses, satis- fyinp them that it will prove paying investment, that the buildings will be supplied. The kind most desired is of the cottage or double house type that can be rented for about $20 month or even s25. If the present plans carry there will be a big and healthy boom in the house building line in the early spring.
 The seventy-five nights of the pres ent session of the evening school, re- quired by state law. will expire March 5, and the New London school will close on that date with fitting exer- cises. The average attendance has been one hundred, the largest ever and in the study of stenography, bookkeep- ing and German, new to the school. The first free evening school in the state of Connecticut was instituted in 1868, n schools became a legal necessity and compulsory upon the cities of the state. At the commencement the student body was composed in the middIe-age, who were unable to at tend the regular sessions of the day schools.
 Then the pupils were nearly all native New I1ondoners but there were no laws compelling school attendance up to specified age and among some of the pupils who at the age of twelve years were apprenticed to a trade for denture papers at that. Now the greater part of the pupils are of for eign birth, some wholly unacquainted with the English tongue. but all intent in gaining all possible educa ton not only in the reading, writing and spelling scheme, but in more advanced studies in the hope of leading them to true American citizenship the night school is one of the city's most bene- hcial institutions.
 # all the money men were of the type of Morton E. Plant there would be less adverse criticism of those that are exceedingly rich and who. .~as a rule, are in class all by their lone some, and who only have in mind the good and welfare and comfort of themselves, who live by and for them selves. Not so with MT. Plant To say nothing of his many business holdings he gives employment to 8 small army of workmen at his big much of the improvement is made in 1 order to give employment even more 1 than for the benefit of MT Plant 1 What he has done for the town of l Groton and of East Lyme is well | known as is also what he has done towards making possible the Connec- l ticut College for Women in New Lon 1 don.
 In all his busy life he finds time to l give consideration to the pleasure of 1 the general public. He has assumed i London Baseball club, secured league | franchise and purchased a baseball | field, authorized the captain manager | of the team to get the best available | players and put a winning league l team in the contest for the pennant. ? As a result New London will be re- | turned to basebal1dom and the people | here and hereabouts given opportun- 1 ity to see the the gilt-edge article. | MT Plant is one of the real wealthy men who is deservedly popular with | the whole people and none speak of | him but in praise.