Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-18
DIRECTORS PLEASED WITH SHE'S
Norwich May Get New State Farm for Women Several Pro- posed Sites in This Vicinity Inspected SaturdayGager Farm at Mohegan Hill Said to Offer Ideal Conditions.

nized and accepted by the National Highways association and is a part of that great System of highways of
 America. The 1918 Automobile Blus
 Book will devote space to it's natural scenic spIendor and thus popuiarize the trail for all time.
 But fsss the Chamber of Commerce who have pledged to act as it's guard ian and spolsor and now our latest dream is deWning. To found an asylum an institution for one thousand wo- men of the state of Connecticut where they may be segregated. and kept apart from men in penal institutions with chance left for them to regain their self respect and the respect of others through a system of modern re- formation is worthy the support of lthe Chamber of Commerce.. We know l of no foftier effort to engage the
 chambers attention and support than that of assisting those to rise who have missed the naFrow way.
 Need 4oo0 Acres. 1 One thousand acres is now being considered for this institution with many buildings to be constructed to house it's inmates; millions of dollars | will be expended as it's growth be- Icomes necessary and it's needs appar-- ent.
 In the great development play now underway in the Thames valley, the vii | tai need of having "a state highway on the east side of the river has become
 more and more a crying need, the whele internal commerce of the east is il
 a. snari and it will be so internittant- l ly till the end of the war and after. k Parallel with every railroad line should run first class highways for the Erecognized need of the former is the fa1ndamental reason for building the si latter. Public highways are not clog Iged with traffic but they are clogged iWith mud, neglected and have dan gerous and impossible sections. The great swarm of motor trucks are un- \ able to pass over them or if so with great danger and difficulty. These iroutes should be improved and made T passahle.
 fs It's no time to tolerate poor roads that might be easing the overload ol [ tia railways.
 T The nations plea to our local gov.
 t:rnments to refrain from public works
 that can wait till the end of the wa does not apply to roads: roads weft never so vital as rissat now; particular
 Fly is this true iI4 Connecticut wller' , plants like the Marlin Rockwell Co
  1.-the Groton Hron Works and the Sub marine Base are working 100 per cent : on war orders and derending largel. On highways and motor trucks fc : transportation of supplies and mate 4 rial
 ] State Highway Commissioner Ben ret is coming to Norwich to q i1earin ,. in the Chamber of Commerce building :, next Friday night on the great nee : Ina necessity of building the stat
 hisEy1ay on the east side at once. It
 the duty of every member of th >. Chamber of Commerce to attend thi , meeting and show to the commissions : the size of the attendance that tn | leading citizens and public spirite '. men of Norwich are behind thei / Chamber of Commerce in their reaues ,. fss. better highways.
 The members of the board for tn ; new far minclude the following: Pro 2 William B. Bailey. chairman, New Ha ' ven: Dr. Valeria H. Parker. secretary 2 Hartford; Mrs. Anne Rogers Minol : Waterford; Mrs Helen ". Roger, ie Hamden Edward ". Hazen. Haddam
 George H. Goss, Waterbury, and Get 2 C. Clark, Plymouth.
 s The local committee was compose Il lof the following: Mayor Allyn l e Brown, William H. Cruickshank, Hol
 IGeorge. H. Bradford, Hon. John r ' Barnes Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Seldel Q Will L. Stearns. John Porteous, Hoi r. Albert J. Bailey. George Fl. Loring an e President Frederic W. Cary and Sec
 Eretary Herbert R. Branche of tn [ Echamber fof commerce
 l- The automobiles loaned to the com d n1ittee included those Of the fo1lowin '- members of the local committee: May st Or Brown. Mir. Bailey Mir. Bradfor = land Mir. Loring.
 'fI The Gager farm, it is said, particr re Iarly pleased the directors