Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-20
NEW LONDON FERRY LOSING MONEY

said, that this is not due to lack of efficient management. but rather toFa lack of business. With perhaps lack of facilities to do business, when any thing out of the ordinary happens to the old, reliable Colonel Ledyard, That craft has served it's purpose we'll
 Mayo Morgan voiced the sentiment of the great majority of the people in his published letter of appreciation, of the service of the volunteer firemen in the Garfield block, now owned by Frank Munsey, which was afire one night of the present week. The fire was in the cellar and was confined there, not being permitted to even burn through the floors of the stores just above. It was what is known to firemen as a stubborn cellar fire, one of those fiery, smoky kind. that sti- des and suffocates. The conditions were such that the fire could not have been handled successfully with a small body of firemen, which would be the case were there small de- pertinent of paid fremen, instead of the competent force of volunteer ire men. The mayor paid just tribute, of the general efficiency of the depart ment in every instance when called to duty.
 The great majority of the people of New London are fully satisfied with the present system of fire department As the f1remen are willing to risk their lives to save the lives and prop erty of others, as volunteers, the ob- Jectors of the present system ought not to object. just for the sake of ob- jecting. Simply that and nothing l more. New London is favored with a large and efficient volunteer fire de- partfnent, and the size does not add to the expense of maintenance of the department. Every fireman in the city pays for the privilege of being a fireman, and the majority of them ars actual fire fighters, and most of the other members stand ready to lend 3 hand when assistance is needed in ac- tive duty. It is perhaps a little diff l ferent when applied to large force. c. policemen, large enough for a three. ] platoon system in the smallest city IT i the state.
 In the death of A. Walton Pearson | editor of the Norwich Bulletin, this i correspondent loses a friend, evel 1 ready to extend newspaper courtesy and assistance with the impress tha ne was favored rather than doing tn, | favor, a faculty possessed by but | few men in these modern times. H, | was newspaper man of the olC school, and while keeping up to th, | minute in newspaper changes ant progressiveness, he held to the ok characteristics that brought to hin admiration and respect He was no only an able wroter and genera newspaper worker, but he was also practical printer and knew the new ! Ha+& A<1 Ia He was one of the old school plod ders. too. the kind who knew no reg ular working hours, but was glad 0 the opportunity to work when result could be achieved.
 He was perhaps the oldest newspa per in years and in term of servic in all New England, and while hi work was varied it was of the yer highest degree. It carried weight whether in the editorial or specis , features department, and his deat . will not only be great loss to Tn Bulletin management. but also to th readers who have learned of the eS ! cellent character of MT. @Pearso : through his writings. There may l other men the equal of MT. Pearson ! general newspaper work, but the 2 have not yet materialized. A hart . working newspaper writer for near = sixty years. he practically died in Il . harness There are some really e, cellent newspaper men who hal written their last line. but. in tl
 humble Judgment of this correspond ent, based on a long and intimate a. ! quaintance. Mir. Pearson was u T greatest Roman of them all.
 i, Mayor E. Frank Morgan is the aen trr iIrnr1 Scs av7d fe. 2 endeavoring to have the harbor n New London utilized and take i n place as a leading commercial port f the Atlantic. coast. He is hard
 work endeaYoring to create intere locally and at Washington that m;
 result in the establishment of a b
 dry dock at New London, whi,
 would bring with it 8 bright maratir
 future for the city, which would me;
 q big increase in population ad 1T
 portance. He has also in the wor
 pans for lines of steamships with fo
 eign countries with terminal at |
 state pier, and in this he is in coo
 eration with the state commission
 charges of the pier.
 He is also busied with the Ora
 Trunk railway to have that big co
 poration develop the terminal+no
 4HCW 4@OlltAOtI ltld1 avert |
 business that would naturally come
 this port. to the comparatively inla
 port of Providence. The mayor h
 done much of. this latter work by cc
 respondence, but he Is soon to take
 trip to Canada and try to impress u
 on the railway officials the advanta
 of New London over Providence Or
 any other Atlantic port. Already i
 Grand Trunk has possession of one
 the largest and most substantial pi,
 right in New London and the may
 may be able to have that big D
 used not only to the advantage
 New London but to the Grand Tru
 railway.
 For these and many other progr
 sive moves of Mayor Morgan the D,
 ple of New London are grateful. Sl
 the mayor has made some mistak It may be sail that the chief exc,
 ] tive of the nation has also made 4