Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-08

The group of twenty-one new houses erected by the Ashland Cotton company at Jewett City, providing homes for twen- weight families in it's employ, is nearing completion and will be opened for occu- pancy in the near future.
 This will be one of the most modern up-to-date and attractive village develop ments in southern New England when completed. The houses are grouped ,an the east shore of Ashland pond, with part on the shore front. looking across the pond to the companys club house and athletic field located on the opposite shore. The houses are not only unusually attrac- tive architecturally but the interiors are exceptionally well arranged. All have piazzas and are. equipped with electric lights running water, toilets and bath | rooms.
 . This additional development was made necessary by the recent enlargement of the plant when by the erection of a new weave shed equipped with electrically driven automatic looms the company Nou-
 bled it's production of cloth.
 The community life of the village. of
 Ashland Cotton company has beer. devel- oped under the present management until
 the relationship between the company and its employees has become unusually inti-
 mate and cordial. This is well evidenced
 by the fact that the company has not
 had a strike during the past ten years
 and only one wage disagreement.
 The company provides for the use of it's operatives although maintained by the
 operatives themselves, a club of comrnu-
 nifty house. equipped with baths. locker
 rooms bowling alleys, pool tables, read
 ing rooms sewing rooms. restaurant,
 moving picture booth and auditorium. The club house is attractively located on the shore of the conlpany's pond Immedi-
 ately behind it are located a dancing ca
 sino, baseball grounds and athletic field Mir. and Mrs. Prentice W. Chase have . apartments in the community house and are ill charge. Both Mir. and Mrs. Chase , are registered trained nurses and have oversight of the health ot the operatives , their working conditions in the plant and , living conditions in their homes and MT Chase is well qualified as an athletic in structor. The club house is always filled to capacity after working hours and reg uar courses of entertainment are sched ulea and arranged by those in charge ol , by the members themselves.
 g The Ashland baseball team Is wei known throughout eastern Connecticut : The Ashland Dramatic Association ha:
 successfully staged several plays. The l Ashland basketball and bowling team: , meet all challengers and the various de 7 partments have competing teams. 5 A representative organization of the op c eratives. through it's elective committee g and officers, keeps closely in touch witt 8 the overseers and with the management = at all times. There is a so-called hous = of representa- tives. elected by the opera - tives which in turn elects committees am
 officers. The bod of overseers consti
 Itutes the so-called senate These two or
 ganizations. by meeting separately, to :. igether or witk tine management, are en D abled to estab.i .ish and have for some tim . been maintaining unusually intimate an s satisfactory relations between all con s cerned.
 t Only one building permit has been is e sued by Fire Marshal Howard L. Stanto l- during the past week. this being for o garage to be erected by Louis Pollock O West Main street The garage is to b e 1Sx22 feet and will be of frame construc s tion. The frame will be of spruce wit
 mate boards for ceiling and a slate-sur J. faced roofing. h IS At the Majestic building in the bowlin Il alleys a partition has been erected shut T. ting of the bowling alleys from the bi e- Hard tables. making two distinct room " The partition is of frame constructio 1T with windows tkree-quarters of the wa!
 In the Thayer building In the larg
 store at the south end of the building
 partition has been erected dividing tn \. large store into two smaller ones. Tn m work was started last week and is no E. completed.
 It The work an the house being erected b n, Valentine Reich on Fowler avenue ha reached the plastering stage and will l. completed within the near future. IT
 building is of the bungalow type with a le modern equipment.
 IT The building at the corner of Sevent lg and Central avenue is practically read of for occupa tion. The building is to I l. occupied by Pitcher & Service, druggist ly who for many years have conducted
 store at the corner of Sixth street ar re Central avenue. The floor of the buildir r. has been dropped to the street level ar
 the front of the building has been remot
 eied The floor is of tile and the ceilin; n l of steel. The front Is of copper vii ! large raats glass windows. Blackledge