Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-08
BUILDING PLAN GAINS HEADWAY
In Meeting of 7s Enthsiastic Business MenTeams Form ed to Push Systematic CsnvassNew Subscriptions Re ceived Determined to Bring Campaign to Successful Conclusion Within Week.

New impetus of the kind that prom ises an early success for the raising of the stock subscriptions for the building company that is to be organ ized to erect dwellings to take care or the housing situation regarding future employees coming here for the Hopkins & Allen Arms company was given at a committee meeting held at o'clock on Thursday afternoon at the Board of Trade rooms in the Thayer building.
 Seventy-fve men were present at the meeting. occupying all the avail able seating room, when John J. Cor kery, who had been made general chairman of the campaign. called the meeting to order and addressed them In an emphatic way upon what an important undertaking this is to De for this community.
 He had had some experience, he said. and a great deal of advice about the way to arouse the right kind of enthusiasm for this campaign. the en- thusiasm that comes through faith In the work we have in hand. With each meeting the enthusiasm has been like this decides by a majority to take up a course to pursue, the chances are that the majority are right. but when they decide unanimously 1t seems in- possible that they can be wrong.
 In the Thermos campaign three years
 
 said that it could not be done. but in short week they were shown to be wrong. If there are any who predict failure in the present effort we will show them in a few days that they are wrong. Every succeeding day some- thing Is done that was said to be irn- possible the day before. He felt. he said, that this matter Of providing satisfactory housing accom- modations for the employees of the Hopkins & Allen company is the most important as far as the business fu- ture of the city Is concerned of any | thing that has ever been presented to 1 the attention Of the citizens of Nor wich. The Hopkins & Allen company will eventually employ about 3,o00 hands, will bring about 1000 new hands to the city and at least 800 new fanai- | lies. The question naturally arises 1 among the men at the head of this en- l terprise, what are we going to do with | them? I feel sure, and you feel sure | that we are to build these houses, but we must show at once that we are in earnest in this purpose. We have been | told that under conditions similar tc ours in other towns people made a bluff about building. but there is cer- rainly no sen1blance of a blun about | our effort.
 l In our canvass we are confronted with the inquiry whether the making of guns will be permanent. If the opin- ion of the people who have given the most thought to this is worth anything 1t will be permanent at least for five years. But supposing the people wht ought to know most about this art wrong about the duration of the gun. making business, how will we be af. fected? The knowledge of the men al the head of this ~concern is not con fined to making guns. They are prac- tical and machinists of ability and theJ
 know how to do things. Consider fol a minute the investment they will haV, 1 here. It makes no difference wha l good contracts they have now or in thu future. The best asset they will hay, one. two, three or five years from nov will be tlTfs splendid plant located fl
 our city, with It's full complement O