New Britain herald., 1925-10-03

room for increased expansion, New
Britain bids fair TO secure for itself,
a position and prestige, practically
unparalleled In the annals of indus,
trial history,
And yet, this community, which
was Incorporated in 1850, can boast
OF domestic facilities which are often
a rarity In much larger places. For
instance. New Britain has: A new
anS modern $4,000 hotel, six
banking institutions, the resources of
which are s5o,00o000. two daily
newspapers. local and lnterurban
trolley car service reaching over
100000, meXcelled school system;
cheap and dependable electric
power; ineXhaustible supply OF pure
water; excellent railroad facilities;
plentiful supply Of skilled and I'M
skilled labor, splendid system Of
parks and Fairgrounds. aftording op.
portunity for ample recreation. new
state normal school for tho training
of teachers,
"A more cosmopolitan community
than New Britain probably does not
exist, and yet comparison Of rec.
ords, show that it Is one of the
c)eanest as we'll as one of the most
orderly cities in the east. The rul-
ing power Of the city is vested In q
mayor and common council Of so
citizens. FIVE of whom are elected
from each Of the six wards.
ut Is not to be supposed however,
that because OF its numerous and
busy factories, New Britain Is wholly
an industrial community. The CEN
trail portions OF the city, embracing
the mercantile and shopping district,
are illuminated at night by bril-
liant great white way series Of
lighting standards--a credit TO even
a metropolitan city.
Business Failures low
New Britain's shopping district
one Of the busiest trading centers IN
Connecticut. Is made up Of several
very large department stores and a
number Of specially shops In addi-
ton to the hundreds Of other mer-
camille establishments. Business fail
ures rarely occur in the heart Of the
trading district attesting to the gen.
erous patronage afforded by the
shopping public of the city. The
merchants for their part, provide a
variety and an array OF merchandise
at conducive purchase prices. which
combined with we'll developed
trade at home spirit, which has
rooted itself In the hearts Of New
Britain people. has brought about
q harmony of feeling between buyer
and seller. that Is seldom found
anywhere.
New Britain. to say the least, Is
happy united family. The city has
gained a reputation for never failing
TO go over the top In any civic pro-
ject charitable enterprise or NUM-
Cipal cndeavor ever attempted. Dur
ing the war. New Britain was al
ways near the top with the cities
who led in over subscribing their
liberty loan quotas. II matters not
in time Of peace or in time Of war
New Britain Is always ready. More
than two years ago, steps were taken
to insure a new hotel for the city.
The $4,000 was raised by public
stock subscription within ten days,
The hotel has now been in opera
ton for almost two years and Is
popular with the travelling public,
The sum Of SG00,0U0 WAS needed to
build a new ho@pjtal--tha money
was forthcoming in less than a week.
an'l in all, nearly 100000 was sub
scribod for this purpose. This spirit
of public service is typical of the
men and women of New Britain.
Public School System
Perhaps the most cherished IN
stitution which New Britain has.
and to which its citizens point with
pride, is the citys famous public
school system. One of its outstand-
ing characteristics Is its democratic
spirit and policy, because New Brit
ain has aimed to provide an kinds Of
schools for all kinds Of people. In
other words, the schools here have
a democratic curriculum and Or
gani2ation so differentiated as TO an
swer tho needs Of different types Of
pupils with varying aims and pur~
poses. In other words, the schools
are meeting the demands of the
democratic ideal which insists that