New Britain herald., 1925-07-22
DONATES Sl,OOO TO
 CAUSE OF FARMING
(. I. Kimball Encourages Asri. <. culture in Connecticut

rnere ID so much interest Tn the re-establishment of Connecticut farms that George T. Kimball. presi- dent Of tbe American Hardware cor poration has just contributed his personal check for s1,ooo to the cause, according to statement made to the New Britain Kiwanis club today by Wilbur B. Rogers, president of the Hartford Advertis- ing club. Mir. Rogers also repeated . statement made in New Britain some time ago that corporations in other sections of the country are making overtures to New Britain in dustries to move to other parts of the country, and added that over lures of this kind have been made to smaller New Britain concerns within the past two weeks.
 SS000O0 Fund Established
 He said a sS00,0oO fund is being raised in another section of the country to take New England indus tries away, and bitterly condemned the attitude Of New EEgland leaders and educators who advise boys and girls to go west.
 He said New England has all the advantages that any othersection Of the country has, and there are as many or more opportunities in this section than anywhere else. Coming closer to home he said "Connecti- cut farms can raLse finer and better potatoes than ever were raised in Maine, and Connecticut farms are capable of raising finer and better apples than ever came from Califor- nia."
 The potato crop of Connecticut, according to Mir. Rogers. has been permitted to decrease $500 bush els, which means loss to Connecti- cut of SO cents bushel in trans portation for potatoes imported from other states and loss to Con necticut of s51a.6O6 which should have stayed here.
 Yankee Farmer Disappear
 "There is only 60 per cent of tht acreage under cultivation in Con necticut today that there was 1T 1880. The Yankee farmer is out 0 the picture unless he can persuade his boys and girls to take up thu study of agriculture" he said.
 Thanks 10 Governor John H Trumbull and his brother, Henry moro than 4,ooo Connecticut boy and girls have been organized il rural districts to take an active in terest in Connecticut farms. 1h cooperation of the Connecticut asri cultural college is available now"
 The speaker intimated that re-es tablshment of Connecticut farm and scientific growing and market ing such as tobacco and milk deal ITS are becoming interested ir would go a long way towards helr ing bring down the cost of livint
 Connecticut farms will pay business methods are applied | said.
 "If you want to get these ides into the homes you've got to wor through the boys and girls in tf schools" he said.
 He spoke of the movement on fo' for establishment of Connectic' farms and said George T. klmba had sent his check for $1,OOO ar !. Mir. Chase. head of the Chase Mil in Waterbury had sent in $500.
 New England ys. Rest of |. s.
 He told of the mayor of Florit city who is touring the country bu ing page ads in the newspapers al speaking of the advantages Of r city" We have more to talk abo in New England than all the we and south put together" he said. He said overtures had been ma to New Britain industries within { past two weeks to move to other ! calities. Within week Chen Bros. of Manchester had an offer move which would save them oN $4,0oo, 900 a year. The Bristol Bef ing Co. had an offer to go to | troit he said.
 wv nat we want III NV" ElIRla is to talk New England. believe New England, and boost New Er land" he said.
 visitors Cup Presented The visitors cup was presented the New Britain Kiwanls club by \ waterbury Kiwanias President L. Mintie of Waterbury and Hon c. Fillcy, chairman of tAe Wat bury inter-club relations commit making the presentation, The N Britain Kiwanians will keep the (
 until next fall, when they will t; 1t to Manchester.
 There were 29 members pres
 from Waterbury, 34 from New E
 ain and several from HartfC
 Among the guests were J. r. Gai
 of Lexington. Ky; Richard Oh