New Britain herald., 1917-02-28

encourage the exhibitors and would
foster the agricultural interests of the
state.
According to Colonel Jarvis agricul-
ture in the state has gone backward
and manufacturing has come forward
and the state is in distressing con-
dition because of this. Students a.
the labor question and manufacturers
have found that the cost of living is
regulated by the cost of labor and to-
day in this state the people are con-
summing 20 per cent. more food prod
ucts than are raised within it's bor-
ders. Thousands of acres Of land that
might be utilized for the raising of
food products are lying idle and even
within ten miles of Hartford there is
sufficient acreage, not in use, that
would be capable of raising all the
food products that are consumed in
Hartford. During a single year there
were $4,000 tons Of hay shipped into
Hartford.
Anything that would keep the
young men interested in the farm
and anything that the state might do
to promote agriculture was wise leg
islation stated Colonel. Jarvis. Other
the capabilities of the state for pro-
ductlon' With the exception of the
states under irrigation Connecticut has
shown that it could raise as much
corn and alfalfa as any of the others
in the union.
Colonel Jarvis said that he had a
favorable word for all the fairs in the
state but there was a particular rea-
OF at
Berlin state fair. Never since the fair
became state fair has the state
made an appropriation toward the
erection of permanent buildings.
Everything has been done by the local
officers to- have the fair measure IN
to the standard of other state fairs
Each year liberal premiums are given
and for this reason the fair has not
made a dollar and the state has given
$4,000 for premiums. Colonel Jarvis
believes that if the state \erects an
exhibition hall it would be a proper
tional benefits would be derived bv
the commonwealth. The Berlin fair
operates under charter granted by
the state and is also the geographical
center.
appropriation of money by the state
for permanent buildings by w. H.
Gocher of the Connecticut Fair asso-
citation. He contended that the state
should conduct the fair along the lines
of several of the western states. by
the state owning the grounds and
buildings. Support. was given by
President Miles of the State Fruit
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that the committee will report the
bills favora bic and recommend that
they be referred to the committee on
appropriations
Colonel Jarvis stated today that
SINCE the first state appropriation in
New York state there had been a de-
clded improvement in the agricultural
output of that state. Connecticut Is
about the only remaining state that
has not appropriated money for the
erection of permanent buildings at
the state fair grounds and the benefits
derived in other states should serve
as a sufficient reason for this state
following their example.
New Garage to Open
Notice has been received BY many
of the local townspeople that Ber-
Inns first garage is soon to be thrown
open to the public. e. Fem Nourse
and George A. Ventres are backing
the project and have erected a fine
brick garage on Pennington road a
short distance from the railroad sta
ton The new place will carry a full
line Of auto accessories as we'll as
operating first class repair shop. In
connection with the garage first