New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1924, Page 27

when but 15 yegrs old because of the | Universal Brotherhood, which pro-| “The birthplace of the concern was|goods, and sheet metal goods was death of his fhiher he devoted his|vided for the abolition of war and|a two-story factory 60x30 feet in size |taken up and called for further ens spare time to studying books from the slavery., While in England for two jand the working force consisted of 25 ‘largement in the buildings. The lat-" ier; A. 3. Parsons, assistant cashier; |Collateral ....... flTY ashier; C. L. |Municipal bonds . ' | Sheldon, a W. & #udd, assistan® stant ¢ ier and trust | Railroad bonds I | officer, . U. 8. bonds and certifi- ! 200 volumes then in the New Britain winters he conducted a successful |men. The growth of the company was | est product the company has started ! Directors: A. J. Sloper, E. N, Stan- CBleS coliicreiains = 674,370.32 | 1ib y. He showed an aptitude for campaign for “Ocean Penny Postage,” rapid and the manufacture of metal | to manufacture is an adding machine F[[][JRISHINE STATEIU H. 8. Walter, J, H. Minor, E. H. Bonds of foreign coun- mather ies and practiced «mental | and the present postage system 1is a |trimmings for suspenders, garters, ;um may be attached to a typewriter, o Davison, I, 8. Chamberlain, George S chesa it 356,306.97 hmetic while pumping the bellows | development from that effort. belts, and clothing was soon taken up | and while the company officials make anguages at In 1847 Mf. Burritt made a per-,and & world wide market established | no prediction as to its success it is up Latin, sonal investigation of the failure of for these goods. The next expansion expected.to prove a decided success. potato crop and subsequent fam-4of the company was when it took up | The capitalization of the company 00,000. About 600 people | W, Traut, F. Corbin, E. A. Moore, | Public utility bonds . 43,0 in the shop. He studied taking H. C. M., 'l'hvumpson Arthur G. Kim- | Bank stocks ........... 511,691.55 | the same tim . 5 i Rosonpoms Tolal Ouor SU0DI | e coocre F Kimtar, ‘Wastor B | Gauh on mamd 111112210 “IEOORTS | Heaniesg iy AMInE, o Lati, |2 | Hart, . M. Holmes and Paul K.|Other assets & 6,401.75 mall grammar he carried in his ine in Ireland, and his writings were” the manufacture of web strap buckles | is now 000 Acwrdm t0 R ns ;uoc hat. instrumental in proeuring aid for the and tps, safety razors and accessories, | are now employed by the coneern, @0 Commercial Trust Co, , | Total assets Learned 50 Langunages, stricken country. and metal stationery supplies. The officers of the company are: e Resources, | KIABILY He studied ancient and modern lan- Under his leadership meetings for| ., ; i : | President and treasurer, George W. 2,007,908.19 | Deposits S e Increase in the manufacture Of |y, 4. vice president and secretary, 50 of | the promotion of universal peace were | .., products necessitated an en- them, so that he could read and write | held In Belgium, France, Germany |jargement in the factory and for this as well as converse in any of them, and England from 1848 to 1851 Dur-| ,urnoce tyo large brick bufldings of om the blacksmith sfiop Mr. Bur- ing this time he became & personal (.,m two to six-stories were erected Toans guages until he had mastered That New Britain is well fived UINE - 1,233.34 | Surplus flnanciaily is shewn Ly the fact that| Bonds 608,461,053 | Intere ihe assets or resources of local banks | Furniture and fixtures .. 48,000,00 _ pen Profit and loss Frank 1. Traut: general superintende ent, Ernest N. Humphrey, s ex- paid . account > and tax in total amount to more than $40,- Savings depositors’ fund. 1,860,032.06 ot 104 ritt became a traveling salesman for | friend of .ulfl}) men as Richard Uop- and the number of employed increas- 100,000, Chief among these is the Cash resources .., 191,719,07 | Other liabilities a g firm, but upon the failure | den, John Bright, Vietor Hugo, de |y 4o approximately 300, In the last ten years, 5,000 patents Savings bank of New Britain, a mu- | Other assets .......... 25,154.05 of the firm he decided to go to Tocqueville and others of like prom- : : e stdasi o al savings bank, which Qsts its as- ——— | Total ............... §4,914,552.01 | yrope. Accordipgly one day he set | inence, __At this time the capitalization was have been granted American women, * sets at the close of businesy for 1923 | Total resources ..84,742,507. 4| Officers of the company are: out apd walked from New Britain to In the winter of 1855 he traveled increased from $100,000 to $300,000. more than the total for 105 years at more fan $15,000,000. The list| » Liabilitics. | President, J. E. Cooper: treasurer, | gogton, thence back to Worcester. | 10,000 miles in America in the inter- | The manufacture of cap openers, wire | previous, of banks lld their finangial standing | Capital 500,000,00 | Willlam 1. Atwood; assistant tre: where he obtaine position at hard | ests of slavergigbolishment. The fol- STt e Dl i e ‘ollows: Surplus 5 125,000,00 | urer, Waiter Meye labor, but with the privilege of study- lowing year h€ was elected secretary = o — Savings Bank of New Britain Profit and loss Vibberts. Director. ing from books owned by the Ameri. ©0f the National Compensated Eman- = = ASSETS Due to banks . R. C. Twitchell, J. 8. North, W. E.| o3 Antiquarian soclety. cipation society in Cleveland, and he 1.0ans on real estate. Dividends unpa latham, A. N. Abt William H.' "~ \whila in Worcester Mr, TBurritt | opened an office at his own expense CONCERNING NEW BR[TA[N f.oans on stocks, bond Deposits . | Booth and Joseph R. Andrews, changed his intentions of going to in New York to help the cause. He o— ——o0 New Britain has 5,688 dwelling houses, valued in total at more than $25,000,000. L.oans on personal secur- Money borrowed | e Furope and applied to a Willium Lin- %ad little funds of his own and one 9 corisinoenans 5 teserve for inte 3 1N coln for work translating a German time subsisted in New York on 16 ) - PREA'JHEI] RI]TARY Look. He gave his qualifications. His | cents a day for food. | letter was sent to Governor Everett of | Was British Consul. . 8. bonds and securities Loreign Govt. honds 1 Tofal liabilitics City and Town honds 1,0 setts, who found it such a Another friend of his was John A weekly factory payroll of over $600,000, RRailroad bonds 1,3 ble story that he gave it to Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame, Born Stores and slmpa numbering 690, ss, and almost overnight young not far from New Britain, John Railroad stock 800,00 Automobiles and motor vehicles to the. number of Officers; President, James M. Cur- tin; vice-president, y John C. Leomis; c president, TFdward E. Lin} Rank stocks ...... .6 240,412.00 cagurer, Charles W, Hawkins; assist- Burritt found himself famous, He | Brown, another native son, represent- - Iteal estate, banking t treasurer, 12, It. Snelgrove; assist- | semg e was invited to visit the-governor, he | ed a cherished cause, and the failure 5,806. : ) house ..... eieeee.. 100,000,060 ant treasurer, Vietor Domijan. ‘E“] B ," “ A I I was accorded all the privileges of of his raid was a severe disappoint- The eity’s grand list totals almost 95,000,000, Oeposits in banks and Dircctors: Charles G, Anderson, Jo- | KU DUTT] a5 DOSIC O tiarvara university and was invited to | ment to Mr. Burritt, There are 133 policemen and police department officials trust comy seph R. Andrews, Henry T. Bray Ans lecture in many places. Many people | At 50 years of age he had given = e ensim! vl 4 Py foui oy Property tax is 22 mills, Vieszynski, James M. Curtin, o ("ivi wanted to see the young man who had | most of his life to the eause in w 'y % John E. Downes, Ernest T. Fromen, Peflce Beiow Clm Wal' earned 50 languages he believed and was practically pen- | Leads the world in hardware manufacturing. Otlier assets .. 4 while Jearning ey Bernard 1, Gaffney, Joseph M. Hal- S he blacksmith trade, This, at 30 niless. He wrote his editorlals on | Has an unfailing water supply. loran, Cha W. Hawkir Charles years of ‘age, the hinmt bLlacksmith ' ecasks in his barn, and while soliciting s beautifu rks. Walnut Hill k i LIABILITIES W. Lines, E. E. Linke, J. C. Loom When the visietor to New Britain’ achieved widespread fame. signatures for his eall for the Cleve- Ha utiful parks, the By park being so high that on a clear day a person can see for more than 10 miles away. A new and up-to-date hospital. Two orphanages. I'red O. Rackliffe, Pardon . Rickef arrvives in the city he is directed if he In 1843, when 83 y o!d, he land convention, on July 4th he 5,000.00 | Morris D. Saxe, John Skritulsky, Hen- gsks for accommodations, to the Bur- showcd an interest in 1) slavery mowed an acre of ground and wrote | 800,000,00 ry P, Smith, | ritt hotel, managed for the Elihu Bur- | question. He also planned o new lee- | 20 letters, In 1864 and 1865 he was The People’s Savings Bank {ritt corporation. If, during the course ' ture, “The Anatomy of the Iarth,” consular agent for the United States Deposits 72848 Interest account Hurplus fund Urofit and loss account §3,369, — - . R . L |of his visit he is taken on a trip showing the comparison between in Birmingham and spent many pleas- e A = Officers: Rev. L. Bojnowski, honor- | °f & i 1 in Birming! ¥ . S $15,736,360.88 r\r:' Freenilies Bojnowski »;“l:;'i throughout the city he finds that! rivers, seas, mountains, ete., with the ant days walking through England. A s'.a'te‘ trade school and a junior vocational school, Officers: B, H. Davison, chairman b ] < name “Burritt" stands out very prom- - veins, muscles, blood and bones of th Iis immediate descendants are Mrs, | A bO)s club, dent; B, F. iaffney, vice-president; Adam ( vice-president; J. C, TLoomis, vice-president; Paulin Nur- czyk, treasurer; Stanislaus Arzylowi inently in New Brituin Ife. He is human system. During the time he | 1. J. Skinner, wife of the president of shown the old Elihu Burritt school was preparing this lecture it oceurred the Skinner Chuck company, and Mrs. and then the Elihu Burritt Jr. High "to lim that the Creator had designed Root, both of Maple Hill, who secrotary and assistant treasurer; Jo. “°ho0l: He may be taken over Burrilt | ail humans to live in brotherhood and e grand nieces; William Burritt or| seph "Gill, a8 e 5 strect and thence to North Burritt peace, Thus, almost ars before Waterbury, a grand nephew, and Mrs, Dlcostorti 1a¢ Belnewskl. B 3| *o Paul Harris conceived the idea, Elihu Charles Dickinson of Appleton, Wis- Stanley, G, W. Traut, ¢, F. Smith, J. 3 A ok 2 i | later he may swing around by the Burritt began his work for universal consin, & niece, A. Anderson, E. A. Moore, C. J, Park- | Gaffney, A. 8. Andrulewicz, R. Zim-'gopior pigh school, pussing en route | brotherhood, | er, C. B, Parsons, J. B. Minor, P, I, ‘'€rman, W IA.Hv\nm;I ‘r::nnhln”-‘ the Kliho Burritt memorial and the To carry out this work he started [ toman Lekstoy Burritt. Mission. Returning he passes a weekly paper, “The Christian Citi- | | %5 Jomeih the Burritt savings bank, strolls into zen,” in 1844, conducting it for seven o MeDonough, 1. D, Russell, Noah Lu- lowicz, sDeposits in this bank are receiving Zuik a ” 2 J. Lihe library of the New Britain Insti- year It was devoted to prohibition, interest at the rate of 415 per cent. A:';<"“_k o s s | tute where he gazes on the features | anti-slavery, peace and self eulture, It e New Britain Trust Co. LUGORY R, lof @ man named Elihu Burritt, s the first blicatior s kind The Xow At the close of business on the 31st | 1p . ¥ R HISAC0R ML oAV O Kind § cas, H. 8 Hart, At the close of business December If he is a type of the average man, | in America 81, 1928, he tinds by this time that his curios- He next formed “The Olive Leaf ssets As ity has become aroused. He returns | Mission,” to further the peace cause, : . : $2,959,961.96 | 1-oans on real estate ... to the hotel, picks out a comfortabl: Siiplind Wp-asel noticen 15 nanic INON Mak“lg Addlng Mlchme i B ‘ 8.522.89 | Municipal bonds A Girl Scouts’ fife, drum and bugle corps that has won fame in two states, A Boys’ club fife and drum corps. A Boy Scouts’ drum and bugle corps. Six banks with resources of nearly § Two daily newspapers. The largest nondenominational men’s Bible class east of the Mississippi, with a membership of almost 2,100, An active, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs, A state normal school. A trading center of approximately 300,000 people, reached by convenient trolley service, A new nurses’ home. A new $800,000 hotel. of the board; K. Stan'ey, presi- dent; Noah Lucas, treasurer; (', fAmith, vice-president; C. B, Older- shaw, assistant treasn and secre- tary, Directors: C. B. $idershaw, H. 1. Humphrey, H. Davison, E. N. 10,000,000, | day of December, Bills discounted Ovérdratts 0 at in the lounge, gazes into the coxy papers and at one time was writing » SR Beadn, .\oo 744.21 | United States bong ! fireplace and ponders to the crackling 200 publications at once, During T ewri[er Atmchmwt An up-to-date Y. M. C. A, and Y. W, C. A, Vurniture, fixtures and certificates ...... . of tha logs, “Who was this fellow o dispute which arose between the yp A handsome Elks home, s Bonds of foreign countries Burritt, anyhow?” And as he pon- United States and England over some Good railroad facilities. Splendid factory sites. equipment .. Due from bani (Canadian bonds) ders, the fostures © 5 1.2 hu - Burritt { western boundarics, he was sent to Railroad bonds ..... raut & Hine Mfg. Co., was or- and cash item himself, looks down upon him from Washington in the interests of " s 2 S::‘:‘memd interest | Public utility bonds .. & portrait over the fireplace as though “Iiendly International Addrosses” sod in 188§ for the purpose of . h‘ononucal gas and electric power, earned : : Bank stocks coo 8278450 1o wonder how a man could he sent to this country from I specializing In the manufacture of A beautiful country elub house and grounds. Others assets . Iurniture and fixtures 1,161.77 | ignorant as to lack at t a passii Out of this effort to pron metal, The year following, 1899, the Large churches weenes | (328h In banks on hand . 53,264.80 | acquaintance with N Iain's felings between the twoe countries, (company was incorporated under the Paw » $6,757,836.75 oo "L parn Hacksmith," the man of grow the invitation to visit Kngland, |laws of Connecticut with a capital of aved streets, . : i Linbilitics pial appei s $463,500.31 | whom New Britainites never fall 10 wpich he accepted in 1846, Eng- |$100,000, Its executive officers were Thirteen thousand feet of five hose, eight pieces of fire Capital stock .8 500,000.00 . .. Jdabilitics boast, Jand, with the help of friends in Man- | President, J. A, Traut; vice-president, | apparatus and 79 firemen. Surplus and TotdF"Sowmt of deposits $109,696.45 | L3ithu Burritt was born in New Brit- | liesior and Birmingham, ho drafted |G, E. Adums; treasurer, G, W. Traut; | profite v ........ 461,66 Surply ceee 25,000.00 fain - when it was a part of Berlin | pig famous plan for the “League of and secretary, H, C. Hine | Due to banks P 6,891.59 | Pro .lnfa &5 18,808.86.! township or Great Swamp, Dee. §, Dividends nnpat 4 11,057.60 | BN & e | 1810, W 800 Of Bl Burritt, tarmor | S ————— Deposits ...... 4,806,851.69 ! OYaT Nidbilities $453,5600.31 | and shoe ker, Tt was in the days of Bills payable ......... 100,000.00 | » urritt Savings Bank hard work and little pleasure, The % Reservé for tases ..... 22,480.02 | Materfont at the close of business|young man realized early in life that| Unearnéd discount and | Mareh ®A000: ambitions could be realized only by | Interest . ........... 20,143.29 ASBRETS painstaking effort, Forced to work as| lllul estate loans . .. $2,203, $5,787,836.76 00 | apprentice to a village blacksmith Officers W. E. Attwood, president. ’_ &:“. .?.'e:?-,hb’m viee-president -nd! SEEDS! SEEDS! SEEDS! ¥. W. Macomber, treasurer, Fresh Tested Seeds — The Kind That Assure Success u rer, " : 3 " ib-lp'u:\:m:-': Tesintm miss- Why experiment with seeds? ) Buy them here-and your troubles cease ”;i. H llown'a.. trust offieer, ! Come in and get a catalogue L s — W, B, Attwood, prositess. ¢ S. P. STROPLE - PADLOCKS—CABINET LOCKS Alix W, Staniey, president lunley: 112 CHURCH ST. A e ! : i mw"n:”}ls:’ch, real estate and Insur- | Hay, Straw, Flour, Grain, Seeds, Fertilizers | TRUNK and SUIT CASE LOCKS ance. . S. P. STROPLE, Rotarian, | MAIL BOXE! urer, Beaton & Cadwell, George 8. Talcott, M. C. Bwift, F. G. Platt, George P, Hart, chairman directors, Stanley Works. Frank J. Porter, merchant. 1saae D. Russell, treasurer American Hardware Corp. | Charles ¥. Smith, chairman direc- tors Landers, Frary & Clark, J. E. Cooper, vice-president Sunlty“ NEW PADLOCK For securing spare tires, rims and wheels of automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, ete, THE HARDWARE CITY 'CO-OPERATIVE ASSN.INC. | “:;“; Parker, president and treasur- { er Parker Shirt company. ! LOANS, B() 0 I“ORT("A(;ES Norman P. Cooley, president: Hart | & Cooley company. B. A. Hawley, vice-president Amer- | Hardware Corp. G. Vibberts, vice-president and secretary, . . H. Baldwin, vice.president Amer- | ican Hardware Corp. H. H. Pease, president New Britain Machine ecompany. E. H. Cooper, president and treas- urér Vafnir Bearing Co. P. B. Stanley, vice-president Stanley REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE 122 Main Street « - Telephone 1413 CORBIN PIN TUMBLER b CYLINDER CABINET LOCK SUIT CASE LOCK ~ — Secure Lever, Self-Locking FRANK H. SHIELD, Rotarian B Worka, €. R. Parsons, vice-president Amer- | R awen, ‘ RATCHET PADLOCK M. K. Pascs, 'vice-president and | trensyrer American Hosiery Co. | . V. Bennett, president -Stanley Works, | G. W. Kiett, attorfiey ad law. | F. A. Searle, vice-president Landers, | I'rary & Clark, | ¥. W, Macomber, treasurer, | Leuls 8. Reynal, president American r'aper Goods Co Noah Lucas, treasurer Savings Bank of 'New Britain. . New Britain National Bank ! As of the close of business on De- comber 31, 1923 ; For laundry and navy bags, 7~ 5 = Automobiles, motorcycles @éffifit/?{}ffi and hicycles, ete. Rogers Recreation Building BOWLING and BILLIARDS Loans and o 1. 8. Gov't securities. Other bonds ar Pedéral reserve bank stock 25,500.00 | tanking hovse and fix- tures . : v «h and dus from banks 2,566,372.99 | low Reital St utioneel arsost 3 TRUNK LOCK WROUGHT PADLOCK A and dus from banks 2,566,319 A New Britain lnslvxtmmn Vl.lugf-‘al in 'lhe PIN TUMBLER CYLINDER Bocutd S ovee MAIL BOX . O IADILiTiie | country in a city under 100,000 population, j ;::"::'hm. s s | and the home office of the largest string of 5 ® ° . § itessrve for Tazes ... 8APL8S | Bowling Alleys in the world g I c h o i Teial Ligbilities 28,631.91 B dnts . f Or ln a lne o L4 | Capithl Stoex -+$500,000.08 | a — Sarpius ..... Sitbanensas 250,000.00 | e ¥ . N SUCCESS Uhdivided profis ... . 152477.68 | . ERICAN HARDWARE CORPORATION SUCCESSO! e | Geo, C, Rogers, Rotarian - ' NEW BRITAIN, CONX, U. §. A m‘n::;“ . et ;r;‘:‘"fi: ol ‘ NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA ¥ Siamey, < l;"wpr»'id-": v, & Chambsiinin, «lce-president and cash- |