Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-29

 nection ,as a matter of information, l wish to call your attention to another feature of phase of the work referred
 to. The State Council of Defense is already planning a campaign for Home Gardens for next year. R. La motte Russell of Manchester has re- gently been appointed in charge of next years campaign and MT. Russell has requested your Secretary to become one of his associates. This committee will have the professional and technical aid l of Professor Stevens of the State College and Professor Jenkins of the | Experiment Station. The duties of the | Secretary as member of the Town Committee, have been those of great activity, as 1t is through this office that ! the technical details for the various celebrations incident to the going away of the boys of the Selective Draft were worked out. Al of which is sub m1tted purely as a matter of informa- l tion to the Board.
 At the request of the J. B. Martin Company, whose employees reside in a section of the city just north of Pot ter Manor, that the gas main be ex- tended some 250 feet to this section the matter was taken up with the Gas and Electric Department with the re- suit that the same will be brought to ! the attention of the Board of Commis- S1oners at their next meeting.
 We have also brought to the atten- tion of MT. James l.. Case. president of ,, the Norwich Land Improvement Com pany, the following: AS one of the stockholders in the above named com- pany our attention has been called to the fact that the affairs of said com pany are about to be terminated and that dividend of something like ten per cent. would revert to the original investors. Within ten days Norwich has lost a first class industry because fusing to meet a price set upon one of our moribund factories, there being a difference of $5,000 between the price offered and the price asked by said firm. Had the Chamber of Commerce had $5,000 in the treasury at this time we could have secured, for this small sum, a live industry employing five hundred skilled mechanics, an indus try asking absolutely nothing, the pro- prietor of which desired to buy a home and move his family from New York city to Norwich. It is because of this fact that 1t occurred to me that if this ten per cent. dividend to be declared the original stockholders of the Land improvement Company could be left as a fund to carry out the original in tent Of the investors, namely that of bringing indusries to Norwich, in a majority of instances I believe the stockholders would countenance such a proposition and vote their interests in the dividend to this purpose. Ac- noweledging this letter President Case, for the Norwich Industrial Improve ment Corporation stated that the di- rectOrs felt that this is a matter over which they have no Jurisdiction but suggested that the same be presented at the stockholders meeting which is to be held on October 9th. The direct ors feel that this is a matter for each stockholder to determine, as they a;s officers, have no power to act in the matter. I feel that should this divi- dollars be left as fund available for the purposes hereinbefore stated subject to the voting power and dis cretion of the directors of the Cham could be made in the development and upbuilding of the industrial advance | ment of of Norwich, for which the | donors of this fund originally intend ed.
 Answered inquiries on various sub | jects coming from all parts of the | 
 Activities of the Chamber.
 s54 letters received during the past quarters while 1864 were received turing the quarter ending July 1st.
 1530 letters forwarded during the quarter just passed. while 6591 were l during the quarter ending
 Publicized Norwich by sending out hree hundred letters inviting the Ma ional Rogue Association to hold their 1917 tournament in Norwich.
 Mailed invitations to attend celebra- ion to 40 men drawn in Selective Draft.
 Mailed 1855 invitations to members to tttend a meeting in the interests of he Morris Banking Plan.
 Being importuned by the Connecti- ut State Council of Defense 87 let CTS were mailed to the various churches and other organizations in Norwich to determine what is being lone in the way of relief or other york in connection with the war.
 At the request of the State Council if Defense letters were sent to all industries in Norwich lrging that they cooperate in the har- -esting the corn crop which was dam ,ged by frost.
 Letters were sent to 115 delinquent members. asking them to remit the mount of their dues.
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