Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-20
ADDS g ID ITS MEMBERSHIP
New Names Brought In To Board of Trade Meeting tons Passed Deprecating Attacks On New Haven Road Commercial Travellers Explain Plan of Coming Expo sition.

had been done for years by Chairman John T. Young and the transportation committee.
 Waterways Association.
 Frank l. King spoke of the special importance to Norwich connected with the coming formation of Connecticut deeper waterways convention and said that he hoped there would be a large representation from Norwich.
 The proposed canal from Norwich to Worcester had been looked upon, he understood with considerable skeptic- ism by some people in Norwich, but in Massachusetts it is not looked upon so lightly. Because no city in the state was in position to profit more by an extension of the inland waterways, the city should be well represented when the association is formed and should be vitally concerned with what it in- tended to do.
 President Macpherson reminded the Board of Trade members that the com- mittee was holding tickets for every member for the annual banquet and there would be enough for all, if they were taken in time, but the demand for the tickets would use up all the extra ones when the time limit was passed.
 Explained Coming Exposition.
 President Macpherson then intro
 
 had been accompanied to the meeting by the committee of Norwich council of the United Commercial Travellers. He is to conduct the industrial and good home exposition here at the ar mory in Merchants week. April IS to 25.
 MT Prescott made a very favorable impression upon the business men by the straightforward and businesslike way in which he explained what was to be accomplished by the exposition.
 Many cities were finding, he said, that there was a great deal of outside trade that they could attract to their doors, but in order to get the people as customers they must first be brought to the city. The main thing in this stimulation of trade was to make that city of interest not only to home but outsiders. In the west it had been done by street carnivals and had been a great success. He spoke of the Portland products exposition that had been given and of how one prominent manufacturer in the town had been converted to the advisability of making an exhibit and of his great satisfaction with his experience. He spoke of expositions attended by thou sands at Salem. Maiden, Pittsfield, Fall River and Kingsbridge.
 He mentioned in particular the ex- position held a year ago in Spring field, where the going was hard that year, but such had been the success of the exposition that time that when it was proposed to repeat it. again this year it has gone with a rush. Mir Prescott read, a newspaper ac- count of the Racine made-at-home ex- position. where more than 65,00O pee pie were admitted and since the expo Sition the merchants report an in crease in business that was beyond their expectation, because the people are ordering the articles which they were taught to know at the exposi- tion.
 In speaking of the coming exposi- ton in Norwich, Mir. Prescott spoke everyone, not only the commercial travellers, but all business men, put their shoulders to the wheel and push He predicted that there was nc doubt but that the second night of the exposition here the armory would not hold the people who would surely come to it, for it would prove the drawing card for Merchants week, and be a | credit to the organization that is be- bind 1t. It will be a credit to them and 2 credit to Norwich and to the Board of Trade, if the members of the Board of Trade will get behind it and back it up. He suggested that they could do this in one way through thell ! advertising. There might also be q ! plan of distributing tickets by retail CTS for inserts in their mail and pos l sibly by manufacturers who would put ! these tickets in their pay envelopes. President Macpherson commended 1 the exposition and urged co-operatlor on the part of all to make it suc- cess.
 l MT. Prescott showed large number i of fine views of the Springfield expo | sition of last year and plans of adver- 1 Using Merchants week and the expo sition were discussed.
 1 Sandwiches and coffee were dis | pensed by the entertainment commit ! tee at the close of the meeting.