Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

The organization of the New London County Improvement league was eom- pleted here on Saturday afternoon at a meeting at the town hall, at which the complete list of directors from the towns was made up and the officers of the league were elected. The attend ance at the meeting was fifty.
 The officers elected were the follow ing: President c. D. Whitman, New London; first vice president, J. D. Vaughn, Norwich; second vice presi dent, John D. Avery North Stoning- ton; treasurer c. l. Smith, Norwich; secretary, E. C. Jewett Norwich.
 The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock by B. F. Williams of Stonington who was chairman of the meeting held a week ago.
 Directors Named.
 After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting by Secretary E. C. business was the choice for directors from towns not represented at the last meeting. These were filled out as fol- lows by nomination and then elected.
 Colchester-C. F. Staples
 East Lyme-Rev C. F. Eldredge. . Ledyard-Binings T. Avery.
 MoatvilIe-C A Beebe
 On motion Of w. I. Allyn of Ledyard the choice of officers was left to the directors.
 Chairman Williams announced that Prof. C. D. Jarvis of Storrs Agricul- tural college, and in charge of the farm bureau work for the state, had been expected to attend the meeting and speak, but he had sent word that he had missed his train, so that he would not get here. However, the ad- dress made at the previous meeting by J. H. Scheuerle, secretary of the Hamp- den County Improvement league, was in the hands of Secretary Jewett and It was suggested that this be read for the information of persons who had not been at the previous meeting. This was done by Secretary Jewett.
 Explains Development Committee Plans
 While the directors present retired to an anteroorn to nominate directors for Griswold, Old Lyme and Salem, which had no representatives up to this time and also to choose the off, eers of the County Improvement league, Joseph T. CrutteBden of New Londof displayed a map of New London and Win3han counties and spoke of the purpose of the Eastern Connecticut DeleViepment committee of the Business Mems associations to make map which should show every water power site, however small; every wild pieee of territory that might be attractive te western or New fork people es saIn- meF homes, and also the other points which they desire te include in this map.
 He also showed blue prints of tins proposed plan of state trunk line high ways and a map of what roads had already been completed or were under contract. In this connection he exhib- fted map of the Lincoln highway, which is being built across the cea- tinent and showed home some Com necticut reads could be built SC as te reach towards this Lincoln highway.
 Mr. CrEttenden spoke a1se of a pam phlet planned fer which should be in Connecticut. This ceuld be used to be distributed at points like the big bridges and at points fin Massachusetts where they would get into the hands Of automobilists who would naturally y be attracted to include these interest ing Connecticut points in their tours.
 On motion of H, R. Branche a vote of thanks was passed to Mir Crutten- den who. MT, Branche said. was the originator of this map movement for eastern Connecticut.
 Beginnings of County Improvement
 League.
 MT. Branche, who is president of the Norwich Business Mems association, gave an explanation of how the asso- citation had some to be interested in the New London county farm bureau work, followin a talk on the subject given by Professor Jarvis before one of the associations meetings, Mir Branche spoke of the good work 1 that had been donce by the committee