Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-18


 Inspected several sites that have been l proposed for the new farm. The dir ! 'rectors left the city well pleased with the proposed sites and it is posslbae that Norwich may secure the new in |stitution. The directors were met on arrival Saturday noon by a committee from the chamber of conmerce and were immediately taken to luncheon at the Wauregan house. The menu was as follows: Cream of Chicken ETollandaise Croutons
 Filet Mignon-Bordelaise Potatoes Rosette String Beans Country Club Ice Cream Fancy Cakes
 Deni Tasse
 After the luncheon the directors were taken or a sightseeing tour of l the city by the local committee who then took them around to inspect the proposed sites. The first one visited was the farm of lCharIes A. Gager, IT,, with which an option has been secured for the Wil-l Hams farm adjoining, this property | having "a total of 300 acres. The prop erty is on Mo11egan Hill on the famous. Mehegan trail l From there the party was taken to the Cook farm opposite Mohegan hill
 (which has 800 acres on it in two plots. lone of the plots contains buildings with 200 acres while the other con-
 tains 250 acres with plenty Of wood :. land This property has much val Iuable timber on it.
 1 The next visit was made to the Haughton farm of 200 acres which in Iciudes Haughton mountain. On this property there is plenty of irrigation, there being several brd&ss to- feed it.. } Visits were also made to the Gallivan farm of 156 acres which is one mile from the Norwich New London turn fpfke and the De Wolfe farm of 2e9 lacres which contains buildings such as are wanted on farms
 ! Another valuable piece OF property offered to the local committee at the last minute and, to which the direc- tors were taken was the Cooley farm, seven miles from the city. This farm has two houses on it one a large one and the other smaller. and pletny of
 land, there being several hundreds acres to it.
 Following the inspections of the sites the party was taken to New LdE- don by auto and left for their homes. l ing for is a big one, it being planned
 to have one of the largest state farms in the state. *s
 I Those were the words used by Pres ider1t when standing On the crest oi T Old Historical Mohegan Hill in the I town of Montyille with the members el | the board of directors Of the Connec-
 ticIt State Farm for Women, Satuf- day. II Tt was glorius advanced spring
 day, not a cloud in sight and as tf1e
 sun had passed the meridian an un- .obstructed view of the beatulfu
 Thames valley and that winding shee
 of inland water, known to Uncas ane
 his fearless braves as the Mo11egat river. looking away to the south al far as the eye could reach, over tlit four mile stretch of the Yale-Harvart
 course to the bridge and to the StoIit gray group of buildings marking tn , unexcelIed location of the Connection
 College for Women
 f Across the river to the Submarin' Ease where great building activity i daily drawing to successful completion ; what in time will be known as tn
 city of Groton.
 :, What the Norwich chamber Is try , 1 ing to 6e continued Mr. Cary is t
 
 ple of America and to make them low
 it.
 The Chamber of Commerce is plan
 ming great achievements and if OFT vi
 sion of this section of historical ol !. Connecticut of ten years hence, be comes a reality, the east and yves shores of the Thames river connect ? ing Norwich with the Twin cities c l Groton and New London, will hay one of the finest Thirty Mile boule 2 wards, scenery and all else considered q in New England.
 U The Chamber of Commerce has stop ', ped telling it's common council an ,, members to appreciate art. we are jus going ahead and make them sec i
 Other things being equal those town
 get ahead faster that understand wide l. awake Civic Development to~be a re- ;. business hringer.
 3 The highly picturesque College fo f 1 Wonen. the commanding view of tn s Norwich Golf club, overlooking the Tn n dian hattie field at East Great Plail e tine splendid river view from the Tu I berculosis Sanitoriuna, the millions ( = dollars invested in the buildings an y grounds across the river of the Nol :. wieh State Hospital for the Insan . the Harvard quarters, and popula
 J |
 Fellows Home, new Submarine Bas
 the New London Ship and Engine Go = Groton Iron Works and uflexcelle Il as summer resort Eastern Poin T stretching along in endless panoram $. on either shore of the Thames. r. In the opening of the Mohegan Ira : last June more was done to attract al q tention to this Eastern Conneetici n beauty spot than in all the years ths IS followed the betraying and burning g New London by Benedict Arnold '- Another Link Forged. Il President Cary believes that whe a. you have anything colorful in the ol i customs, history, and tradition of yo, Ie town, dig them up and use them IT
 marking, embellishing and naming u
 old Mohegan Indian Trail from Ne
 London to Webster Mass had T. wholesome effect in bringing to our a le tentior and the attention of all Anie e. lea, unconsciously, the best advertist !. mefrt Norwich and Eastern Connect
 cut ever htd. If because of our al
 l tivity through the publicity of Q ye: t. ago, we are able to interest those vi IT IT have the deciding of where the Sta ii 1T Farm for Women shall be located, al lej if the sites shown the board py u d Norwich Chambers committee si1oi1 e. be selected, then we shall not have | n, m bored Tn vain and another link W .1ss have been forged in the chain that 2. to eventually unite New London al II Norwich in one great contsrninol od city.
 To develop a valley (make peon - love it, as you love it-plant it--bui 1 roads, establish and locate institution 6l The Mohegan Indians named H President Luther of Trinity collee