Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-29

MI. BuIldrQ, was IQdQO necessary by |
his larger interests and duties in The |
of which he is an officer. Those inter-
ests and duties have leen rapidly in
creasing during the past few months
and have necessitated Mr.. Billiards
giving up, so far AS possible, attention
to his local interests in Danielson.
The complete retirement of FIR. Bull
lard from Goodyear was IreSipitated at
this time because of the resignation, to
take effect April LIST, of Charles B. Wig
gin, vice president of The Merchants
National Bank of Boston,
The Goodyear Cotton Mills lncor,,or-
ated accepted. Mr.. Billiards. resignation
with sincere regret and great reluct-
ance.
Mr.. Billiard took hold of this Good
year proposition when it was known as
The killingly Manufacturing Company
before the Akron interests took it over
about seven years ago The kilIinsly
Manufacturing Company had p1Ir-
chased the Williamsville property at
the village of WillamsvilIe which has
since been renamed Goodyear, Of the
Atwood interests about 1911, but the
| Killingly Manufacturing Company was
unable to finance the proposition and
was not getting ahead when some
months later Mr.. Billiard entered the
| organization.
| With his great energy and his as
| tuteness, he induced the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber interests at Akron. Ohio.
| to take over the plant of The Killingly
| Manufacturing Company to manufac-
| ture high grade tire duck for their Ak
| ron enterprise.
Since that time, the business at these
mills in this town has grown and in
creased amazingly. A new village has
been built near the mill at Goodyear
| Substantial additions have been made
to the factory, and large ware and
store house erected.
Probably, with the exception of the
location of The Connecticut Mills COM
pany, which also makes automobile tire
duck, in this town by the late Charles
b. Wheatey, no one achievement of
any single individual ever accomplish
ed so much for the town of Killingly
as this triumph of Mr.. Billiard in in
ducing the Goodyear interests to locate
their tire duck factory here Other
parties, with persistent plodding, have
accomplished a great deal for this
town, and no disparagement of what
has been done for Killingly by others
is intended by this reference, but Mr.
Billiard and the late Mr.. Wheatley each
almost in a day, located an industry
invaluable to the industrial and finan-
cial life of the town
| The people of this section are deep
ly sorry to have Mr.. Billiard gradually
drawing away from this community
although Mr.. Billiard will retain his
active interest in the E. Fl. Jacobs
Manufacturing Company.
| Mr.. Billiards. successor as assistant
secretary and assistant treasurer of
the Goodyear Cotton Mills is Clare N.
Turner, who for about four years has
been at the head of the financial Office
and accounting department of the mills
at Goodyear.
Mr.. Turner is. a young man of great
promise and marked ability While
there is concern over losing Mr.. Bull
lard there is general rejoicing because
of Mr.. Turner's advancement.
Danielson's second annual automo-
bile show attracted many to heePeIlett
building during Friday, notwithstand.
!, ing the storm. The showing of new
| cars proved of special interest to those
: who are prospective buyers and the
machines were. inspected in detail
many of the little improvements being
; noted with particular interest. Large
5 crowds are expected at the show to.
day, providing the weather man agree.
to be the least bit reasonable. TIL,
cars are displayed in two big show
rooms that have bin attractivel,
: frightened.
We have cut the price of gas to q
! cents a gallon. The Danielson Garage
I adv.