Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-11

competent enough to speak on such a subject. I have travelled considerably but can truthfully say that have yet
 to find more beautiful city than Nor wich, as regards its residential sections historic dwellings, and above all, the beauty of the Thames river. Living right In its midst, we don't appreciate | the great beauty of this river as stran- gers do. No stranger who has ever visited here ever departed without be- ing deeply impressed with Norwich,
 the Rose of New England.
 Progress of the Steady Kind. have been pleased with the wonder full progress we have made in business
 and manufactur1n~ industries. While our progress has not perhaps been as
 great as that in other cities of the state, we have at least made slow but steady progress.
 In looking over some of the statistics of the past year find that our city has advanced in spite of all the drawbacks of the past year, 1918. Our payroll has increased and our mercantile business is as great If not greater than any year of our existence4 Moro Building of Houses Needed. MT. President, I am about to vary somewhat from the subject you assign ed me, but, looking at this audience of merchants and citizens with whom 1 am so well acquainted, want to take advantage of this opportunity. Some live or six months ago at a meeting of this organization I tried to impress upon the minds of the people present the great necessity of building more
 modern houses for rental purposes. Recently the real estate agents of this city have taken up this point and rec commended to all the people that an investment of this kind would be a profitable one, both to the investor and | the city at large.
 In glancing over the report of the l fire marshal I find the number of per 1 mits granted in one year for new buildings and alterations to buildings was 6T. Out of this number l doubt very much if there were 25 new build ings erected in the whole city during the past year 1913. Surely there must be something lacking-the population of the city has increased enough to l warrant ten times the number of houses erected in the past year I would state right here that there is | not another city like this in New | England where within a radius of 10 l or 15 minutes walk of Franklin square | there are so many desirable locations ] for a reasonable amount of money. Who are to build these dwellings,? , The corporations that are doing busi- | ness. and will continue to do business ! in this city. have long ceased to build | houses for their employees. It is there | fore up to you and I to do our share | toward supplying the proper accom- 1 TOT UnSSo people.
 l Home Investments for Home Money. If the citizens who foolishly invest l their money in wildcat. mining stocks 1 and get-rich- quick schemes were to | invest 1t in their home city 1t would l certainly promote the growth of Nor wien as well as put money in their own ! pockets
 l I would ask this association to use | their every effort in bringing more in | dustries to our city. There never was ! a time in which Norwich needed the | united support of all the people any :ests with this organization to give 1 their moral and financial support l whenever an opportunity presents it. | self For the prosperity of Norwich l depends upon what you and I and the | people in general make it.
 Merchants Week Meeting. After the mayors address,, President Branche made announcement of | meeting to be held Friday afternoon at o'clock in the town hall for the | merchants to consider the matter of the proposed merchants week, and he invited all the merchants of the town
 to attend the meeting to discuss the | details that may be brought before | the meeting.
 Judge Barnes Speaks. | Toastmaster Branche then intro duced Judge John H. Barnes to res pond to the toast Eastern Connecticut. Judge Barnes was received with ap- plause which was often renewed at
 the witty touches he introduced in the course of his earnest speech.
 i Judge Barnes said that the keynote | of his brief talk on Eastern Connecti- | cut would be the awakened interest of l the business men in Eastern Connec- | ticut toward greater cooperation. 1 Sub divided it would be:
 Ffrst-The binding together of the | five Eastern Connecticut Business | Mems associations and forming what 1 development committee for the ad- vancement of New London and Wind ham counties, commercially. industri- | ally and agriculturaIly-better rail- i road facilities and highways. 1 Second-The publishing of maga- 1 zine to be known as Picturesque and l Industrial Eastern Connecticut. Third-The Versailles cutoff 1 Fourth-The establishment of farm l bureaus in New London and windham 1 counties.
 Fifth-To issue folders showing I where to go and what to see in East ] ern Connecticut, for automobilists touring this section or the state 1 showing the many natural and scenic I beauties of this section.
 l Signs of Good Luck The other day my Chinese laundry man presented me with some bulbs. | The flowers came out double. and he | told mo that meant good luck" Post | master General Burleson has recom- ] mended to congress that we acquire 1 both the telegraph and telephone sys- 1 tems of the country. If we do acquire l them it will also be good luck" If ] the time comes, and I trust it may,
 | when this country may also acquire
 the railroads of the country. that will
 {; be 'd- geod luck" and the Yer
 sailles cutoff will be built. It is prop
 CT that we should band together for l industrial improve vements, and whetheN
 we get them CT not will depeRd, not So
 | much on ourselves. as upon the rail
 1 road facilities, beth steam and trolley
 l and water ways. The cid saying, that l if a man does something better than ! aaysns felsa, khs " assG ssEiA~ ~baak 9 path