Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-09

said he believed this legislature would grant their request.
 The state Chamber of Commerce al- so is trying to secure the rivers or the state from pollution by sewage and hase some reason to think that this legislature is paying more heed to this request that any other legislature has done.
 If the business men of the state will cooperate, said MT. Johnston, they can build up not only their own communities but the state at large. His sentiments were earnestly ap- l plauded.
 Ten Years of New Haven. President Elliott was given a most | enthusiastic greeting as the banquet | ters rose and applauded when he was | introduced by the toastmaster. | He spoke upon the topic, New Eng land and Ten Years of the New Ha- ven Road.
 In his opening words, President FL | liott said that several times within | the last year, because of pressure up | on his time he had been compeled to
 decline invitations to sit with this | body. Since he had come with the 1 New Haven road in the autumn of | 1913 he had, in trying to explain the | New England railroad situation, made | nearly forty talks, both formal and l informal, at various towns and cities
 in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode | Island and in New York city, and he
 was glad to have the opportunity to l sneak here tonight.
 It is pleasant on many accounts to
 be here in "Old Norwich Town" set | tied long ago in 1859, and known by its
 friends as The Rose of New England
 He said and he quoted several lines ot
 poetry from Edmund Clarence Sted- l man, a native Of this city.
 | But apart from the beautiful loca- l tinn and aatiSfaPtOrV living conditions
 that exist here, the city is most i'm
 portant in a material and industria
 way. President Elliott went on to say
 When the railroad first came here, 1T
 tories was $1,200,000. Now you have
 city of more than 30,000 people nearly 100 manufacturing plants em
 ploying in normal times nearly 5GO
 people-with capital of nearly s13,0o0,
 900 and with an annual output of al most $10,00O,000. These figures em !. phasiZe the value of your city to tn
 railroad and of the railroad to the city
 Ne,s England Transportation Problem
 As you know, the New Englan, , transportation problem has been and i most difficult and it is a question il , which all of New England is intereste ,i.-owners of the property, the million
 who use 1t and the employees. , Meetings like this are most helpfu
 to the officers of the railroad for the
 bring Us Ir touch with those whor We are trying to serve. We hope thi
 meeting will be helpful to you in per [ sonally foTeg athering with the officer of tGe railroad. the men who ar struggling with this most difficul 5 problem.
 Il Your committee, from it's name, deal with the development of Eastern Con , necticut. The company that I rep l resent IS interested in that work an ? in its complex organization, Is a De : veioping Committee not only for East . 1. ern Connecticut but for all of Ne ' England. Some of it's most importar 1 lines of railroad and business center
 are in Eastern Connecticut and it ma !, = be interested to look back little s The Old Norwich and Worcester. s The idea of the old Norwich an y Worcester road was conceived near n
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