New Britain herald., 1929-11-02
: TIE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ano Its People

last week. It was a break" for those who gather at the porcelain ! topped table in the restaurant to spiel telephone numbers.
 The stock market crash, the sub je.t of discussion in all quarters for ! the first few days will be a mine days wonder" as far as the general public is concerned.
 The great majority of those who were stock experts without in- vestments last week, will be just as prominent next week in the argu- ment as to whether the municipal dog pound can be erected for $500 or should run to 1000.
 We Admit, with Many Bushes. Making Constructive Suggestions
 The Observer is naturally modest, but he cannot be blamed If he re- gards with an air of unsuitable pride, the fact that City Fathers occasion ally read his suggestions and accept them.
 Less than a year ago this column decricd the absence of community advertising here. Other municipali- ties have long been issuing booklets calling attention 10 the advantages which might be found within their confines, and it is Conceiva ble that new family groups and new capital has been induced to come to their communities as a result
 
 this city go into the business of ad- Using it's many points of interest; ; it's manufacturing plants. their products; the abundance of skilled labor that is available here; the educational institutions, state and munlClpal, wisely distributed through the city-n short anything and everything that might make the family looking for q new abode, feel that New Britain was the place 10 go, or the man with capital to invest regard the Hardware City as the place to send it.
 The result: Within two weeks, a new md larger municipal record will come off the press for distri- button about the city. state and na- ton. It will not only contain the names of city officials, reports of departments and financial statistics seldom read and less often under stood, but also will take on the seri- ous task Of making it possible for anyone into whose hands the book may come to know where and what New Britain is.
 Heretofore the book has been a colorlcss volume, made purposcly so. Few persons whose names did not appear in the municipal record took the trouble to call at the city hall for one.
 This years municipal record will include a complete history of the city from the time it was the Great swamp to the present day. Inter- csting facts and dates in the growth of the village 10 the city have been gathered and arc presented in short but complete fashion. The devclop- ment of the water system, the sewer system, the educational system arc depicted the advancement of indus try to it's present standing is traced. and there are numbcrleSs other facts calculated 10 give every citi- zen the acquaintance he should have with his city, and the stranger the high points necessary 10 deter mine the character and progressive ness Of the community in which he finds himself.
 The police and fire departments will be shown in pictures as will the common council, the principal churches, factories and benevolent institutions; parks are shown in panorama and their value in dol lars and cents shown.
 There Is no reason why Now Bril- ain should not experience the same results as other cities from its com munity advertising. The Observer is proud 10 have been party 10 the movement.