Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-21
ASSURES LOCAL CHAMBER
Alton T. Miner Ready to Assist in De- i> veIopmsnt of Thames Valley.
OF COOPERATION

The local Chamber of Commerce has been assured the cooperation of the New London chamber in the proposed development of the Thames valley. In extending an invitation to President A. T. Miner of the New London cham Der to attend the highway hearing in this city Friday evening the secretary of the local chamber wrote in part as follows:
 There are several matters that 1 wish to consider with you at this time, knowing you to be practical man, a man of sound common sense and good judgment. 1 am going to appeal to that sense and ask you if you do not think it best for Norwich and New London to pull together for projects of state importance when it comes to locating institutions and approaches thereto in this end of the state. refer particularly, first, to the fact of there having been an appropriation of $50,000 granted by the last session of the legislature to purchase a site and found state farm for women
 I feel that New London has no rea- son to complain of any action in the past that Norwich has taken in regard to locating state institutions in New London county. I would particularly call your attention, first to the Wom- ans college, located on that beautiful prominence overlooking New London harbor, and on the main thoroughfare leading to Norwich. Again, on the south of Norwich, on the same thor oughfare, is located the tuberculosis sanatorium, on the east side of the river the Norwich state hospital for the insane.
 | 1 have another matter 1 would like | to take up with you at this time, and 1 that is the improving of the highway on the east side of the Thames rive 1 from a point near the Norwich state hospital for the insane to the subma rine base. We would like your assist ance and support for this great inn 1 provement, and for your information will say that we have secured State | Highway Commissioner Bennett te come before an open meeting of the Norwich chamber at o'clock on the evening of March 22, when the evi- dence we are able to submit will be presented in favor of this project We would especially extend to you anC l your secretary an invitation to bt present and to speak upon the projec and urge upon the commissioner its importance and your cooperation. I l seems to me that we have outliyed tAs
 
 once was able to care for travel tS points between Norwich and those or 1 the east shore of the Thames ara | Fishers Island sound. As a war meas ure We are urging this upon the stat council of defense and have assurance. from that body that if we can presen a strong enough case before the com missioner that there will be no doub but that their support will be given us There is another matter to come be fore the Eastern Connecticut Cham Der of Commerce at Willimantic tn 2Sth, presented by the Daniel5ol Chamber of Commerce, and that is tn double tracking of the New London railroad. Let us all pull together fo all these Improvements.
 Replying to this lettec Nr. Mine said in a. communication to the secre 1 tary of the local chamber:
 Small indeed and of little use is tAal man who is bound up within himself who can see no further than his oFG1 selfish ends, What is true of the in dividual is true of the community. city or town bound up in itself. wit no vision beyond its own special nAr row end, is stunted and of sloy growth.
 But such a city is not New London We have the vision of great future and that future does not include Nev London alone, but the entire easterl part of the. state. particularly tn Thames valley, and if I, as a citizen 0 New London, can in any way brin, this result about. or help in any maH ner, I am yours to command. and
 will try and be with you on F7rida, evening.