The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-13
NEW ENGLAND
 | WEEK ATTRACTS
 WIDE COMMENT
A&P Expenditures of $40 a Minute Prove Great
 Revelation to Many

Coming at time when general interest is centered on the question of better business for New Eng land. the New England week now being observed in the stores of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea com pany is attracting wide attention not only because the Tea company Is particularly featuring New Eng land products but more especially because this special event focuses attention upon the truly staggering sum which A&P spends in New England every year.
 The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea company spent more than $72,- OOO,O in New England in 1892, a sum which indicates the extent to which It's business inhuenceS the prosperity of this section of the country and one which officials of the company hope will be exceeded by 6 substantial amount in 1033.
 Because the public's contacts with the company have largely been confined to doing business in it's individual stores, few persons realize that the company's expen- ditures in New England mounted to more than $40 a minute, every hour of the day, every day of the week during the last year. The ex- penditures of the company in New England not only cover wages, | rent, taxes, transportation, heat, light and power, but also include the far greater sum which the company spends for New England products to be sold in It's 16,000 stores in all parts of the country. titles of merchandise in other parts of the country for sale in its New England stores. Such items as flour, oranges, canned fruits, and other items not produced in New England must be purchased In out side points, by A&P as well as by any other grocery organization. On the other hand, vast quantities of New England merchandlse find their way into A&P stores as far
 Naturally, A&P buys vast quan- away as the Pacific coast. The to- tai of A&P purchases in New Eng land for use within and outside of this territory reaches q very large figure, and the total purchases of materials by A&P outside of New England for sale in it's New Eng land stores.
 Important among the activities of A&P in New England is the fish warehouse which the company maintains at tho waterside close to the Boston fish pier.
 Here whole catches of fish are purchased, cleaned, packed, and shipped to A&P stores throughout the east. Literally thousands of tons of fish arc handled in the | course of Q year, and tho business thus derived by the fishermen from the A Ss P Is 6 very substantial fac tor in the prosperity of the fishing industry in the port of Boston.
 The fresh fruit and produce bus mess of A&P is also an important factor in tho business of this sec! ton. Tons of farm products are purchaed for A&P stores every month.
 In commenting on the business which A&P does in New England, W. J. Davidson, president of the New England division, said: "The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea com pany Is glad to be a part of New England and to make n real contri- button to the development of .bnsi- ness in thls territory. We are glad that appreciation of New England i products throughout tho nation makes 1t possible for us to spend such large amount of money in this territory.
 "It Is our hope that growing ap- preciation of New England prod ucts will enable us to spend even larger sums in New England, and we hope that our company from year to year will be able to make even more and more substantial | contributions to the prosperity of 1 New England business.
 | Tt Is my sincere belief that if we are to see nationwide prosper ity. we must first see improved con ditions In the various sections of the country. It Is the hope and ob. ! ject of our organization to contrib , ute in every way possible to the return of prosperous times in New I England because we know that q prosperous and happy New Eng land will mean much toward ere. ating q prosperous and happy | atx.xt