Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
BLIGHT ON ClTY'S GOOD NAME
Closing Down of H & A Plant Grave Blow to Norwichs General Prosperty-Special Committee Appointed to Investigate and Report Back to Chamber of Commerce New Membership Committee Appointed by President James

those of our public and philanthropic organizations as an evidence or the enterprise ard an inspiration for future courage to assume still greater re- sponsibilities. As an educational and instructive feature it is impossible for it to be measured with any degree Of accuracy. As an advertisement to other cities and towns Of Connecticut of the resources of Norwich and the
 civic pride of the peop.e 1t was most
 effective A people who can point 10
 suchr successful proposition can ma
 ample ragement to undertake any
 great community movement and the
 benefit of this lesson will be in evil
 dence time and again Curing the years
 of continued constructive effort that
 stretch before us.
 Consonant with Governor Holcomb's
 proclamation food supply and the plan
 of the Connecticut Chamber Of Com
 m cree to execute movement for CO., operation with the State Agricultural college to increase the food production of Connecticut, the Chamber of Com merce undertook the organization and
 1na ncing of what was termed the home garden movement in Norwich. This of itself is a proposition of no small amount of experience along agri- cultural lines for the success of such an undertaking. report of the home gardens as organized under the super vision of the Chamber of Commerce will be given in detail under the proper heading of this report.
 Three Bureaus Formed.
 During the past quarter three bu- reaus have been formed as follows: Manufacturers, retail merchants and educational The manufacturers bu reau has been active along many lines for which the bureau was forme While the bylaws covering bureaus specifically state that they shall rem der report at least once a year to the directors of the Chamber of Commerce, I feel that it Is incumbent upon me to call attention to one special line of activity undertaken by the manufac- turers' bureau since its formation, and that is the publishing of an advertise ment in a combination of New England newspapers with regard to the labor situa ton in Norwich. From this ad- vertisement responses from over 500 people were rectived by the secretary and over 100 positions secured for those who answered this advertise ment.
 The retail merchants bureau per haps have been the more active in l having special sale days one of the l more successful perha ps being that l known as Dollar day, when special in i ducements were offered people living | in the suburban sections of eastern l Connecticut to trade i'll Norwich. This | with Merchants week sort of focuses the trading public on the ad- ! vantages to be gained in shopping at | home and also assists materially in l the upbuilding of Norwich as the | astern Connecticut commercial cen 1 ter.
 The educa tional bureau is still in | em bryonic stage. Because of the late | ness of the season it was deemed ad l visable to simply hold temporary !! tion until the assembling of | those interested in this line of ac- 1 tivities at the beginning of the new school year.