Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-17
100 CARS SEEM SURE
 FOR sToRRs TRIP,
County Improvement League Will Travel With Mile of Autos in Line.


 E. c. Jewett. secretary of the New London County Improvement league, who has put in three days the past week in assisting County Agent Lin- for the trip to the Connecticut Ag- riculturl college Wednesday of this week, reports that they expect to have the desired number enrolled by Tuesday night and if favored with pleasant weather on Wednesday pa rade of automobiles one mile in length will announce not only to the peo- pie of Connecticut that New Lon- don county leads in progress and CO., operation. It will be a news item that will be copied by the press in every state throughout the union-Editori- als will be written and our good peo- pie in general allJ over this broad land of ours will want to know more about the work of these county im- proyement leagues or farm bureaus that are cooperating with the State Agricultural colleges and depart ment of agriculture at Washington in one vast endeavor to assist the pro- ducers to work on more economical lines. how to secure the best of seed, how to protect the growing crops from blight and pest and how to harvest and market the crops.
 In a. letter sent out in January by | the secretary it was stated If Farm Bureau is established in New London | | only highs grade cattle, horses, sheep | and swine; much attention will be | given to orchards and dairies as well | as general farming and efforts made to put farming on a business basis; study of crop adoption, also plans of | rotation as well as methods in car ing for and growing crops vii be made.
 Already Agent Lincoln is noticing | much progress along these lines and I R-IN I-s 1&e11 ga | easily see that he is proving most valuable asset to the county, one I whose services are being sort by the | class of farmers who read and think and who try to invest their money | and labor in a way that will bring them a profitable return and make life worth living.
 We want every citizen of Connecti- cut to know more about our aims, says Secretary Jewett. more about our agricultural college: we want the farmers of New London county to know that the Business men of New Lon- don and Norwich are vitally inter ested in their success and stand ready to assist them. for each is dependent upon the other.
 Already nearly fifty automobiles have been pledged outside of New London which will send a goodly num- Der. Of the 50 recorded only 20 are from the city of Norwich, although ii | expected IDdl NuOIQdy VIII DAAI4S many more to the list
 We will try and print in Tuesdays paper the list of the Business men of Norwich who furnish automobiles showing the kind of business engaged in.
 Friends, this is a worthy object | Let us have a few over 100 for good measure. We want all that can tc join in the parade, those at the north who cannot come here will join I .s,.A ble.
 Mayor Murphy with County Agent Lincoln will head the line with Miss Alice Bishop, secretary of the New London London County so,no,,,d Pomona @o grange n ] Lathrop, president of the New Londor ! County Agricultural association vii ! be there. also two auto loads of oul city fathers and Secretary Jewett vii travel along behind with the County League auto bearing a banner "Excus, our dust" to see that none are lef behind.
 It is expected that the horns on tht 100 machines will be tried out to set l if they are in working order befor' leaving Main street
 } Everyone can decorate their car tt } their own taste. Indications now ar, that q few more can be transportet and we would ask that if interested you send your name to S2 shetucke street or phine 7o6-12. Once vii o , open Monday and Tuesdayeevening a wei as during the day.
 Everyone who can furnish automo f piles, whether loaded or. empty vii confer a great favor by advising tn officers at once no matter where To cated in the city or out.
 Now in closing let's remember tha 1 the league did not come to life befor 3 its activities were needed Tt Wa
 born of great necessity"
 Lend your efforts for this most worth < undertaking. Uphold the hands 0
 your county agent in this work an
 you shall not only reap your shar v of the benefits to follow but enjoy tha | '-Comfortable feeling which come
 with the knowledge of duty done.