Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 12, 1914, Page 8

| BUILDING OPERATIONS : IN REW ENGLAND The ahdlflc-l of. iBfll%giuv & e =¢7 gineering ,operations in New Engk : as compiled by The F. W. Dodge pany follow: . Contracts to Nov. 4, 1914,.$141,082,000 to Nov. 4, 1913.. 149,449,000 to Nov. 4, 1912.. 168,328,000 to Nov. 4, 152,291,000 to Nov. 4, 140,795,000 to Nov. 4, 141,168,000 to Nov. 4, * 927117,000 to Nov. 4, 116,073,000 to Nov. 4, 107,422,000 to Nov. 4, 94,392,000 to Nov. 4, 86,616,000 to Nov. 4, 89,912,000 to Nov. 4, 104,935,000 to Nov, 4, 101,880,000 Contracts in October 11,386,000 Contracts in October 15,983,000 ,Contracts in October 18,114,000 Contracts in October 16,007.000 Contracts in October 12,905,000 Contracts in October 19,360,000 Contracts in October 10,977,000 Contracts jn October 12,335,000 ‘Contracts in October 11,989,000 Contracts in October 9,003,000 Contracts in October 18,350,004 © Contracts in October 6,655,000 Contracts in October 9,868,000 * Contracts in October 1901 - An Appeal To Wives ‘You know the terrible affliction that Zcomes to many homes from the result Tof a drinking husband or son. Yo know of the money wasted on “Drinl ._that is needed in the home to purchase ~food and clothing. ORRINE ' has saved thousands of drinking men. It ‘is a home treatment and can be given secretly. Your money will be refund- ed . if, after a trial, it has failed to benefit. Costs only $1.00 a box. Come “in and get a free booklet and let us tell you of the good ORRINE is doing. N. D. Sevin & Son, 112 Main Street. 10,841,000 4 PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING SUPPLIES “for Plumbers, Steam Fit- ters and Mills “The Sorwich Pumbing Supply Houss Phone 13, Central Whart Call Up 734 WHAT YOU GET in PLUMBING is more important than what you pay. If we install the PLUMBING you're sure of the RIGHT system at a moderate prica.’ A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 Ferry Street T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street Robert d. Cochrane GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Agent for N, B. O. Sheet Packing. Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING essential in modern house as electricity is to lighting. We guaran- ‘tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the farie prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J F. TOMPKINS . CGERR, T s Frank ™ Wilbur \ Although one Norwich contractor has enough: work ‘to. keep.-him. busy for several fonths.the majority of the local contractors claim that the season is not as active as previous' seasons have been. In the past two months there has been a general falling off in the .number of new building pro- jects and but few new houses are now being started.. There are a number of] unfinished buildings about ; the city but th spring will see the greater number all '’ compléted and ready - for occupancy. Among the newest of these projects is the Sunlight" building on Franklin street which is daily growing and now the brick walls -are. advanced to the point where. it will soon -be roofed in. All of ‘the window frames have been set andithe’brick work is nearly done. The contract calls for its completion in early December. The new comvent at St. Joseph's church on Clff street is fast nearing the completed stagze. The interior work is now being fin- " BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT CONTRACTORS REPORT LESS AGTIVITY Two New Houses-for the West Side to be Coristructed for “and Austin Other Houses and ‘Business Blocks. Rathbone—Progress on ior will be finished in oak and the flooring will be of hard wood. All modern conveniences are to be Iin- stalled. Charles 1. Rathbun has charge of the work. Plastering House. Workmen are now plastering a house at Potter Manor that has been erected for Hadley Potter. The house contains seven rooms and is two stories in height with all modern con- viehces. Cellar Done. The cellar is now in for the new house to be erected on Lincoln avenue for Mrs. Sarah McGee, and the frame- work will soon be started. Caspar Bailey had charge of the cellar ex- cavation. Progress on Majestic. At the Majestic corner of Shetucket and Little Water streets the brick wall on the Water street side is now up for the third story. ished up. The progress .on the nes Thayer ' building on Franklin square is not so notlceable from the outside as it has heen but. the workmen are busy on the interior and are making good headWay,- Dlastering, . installing the heating apparatus and putting in the windows. The interior work_at the .new. Gor- don_building corner of Chestnut and Willow streets is daily. advancing and the building is now assuming a more finished aspect: The' foundation for the new bullding on North-Main street being erected by Lorengo Rinella is now in and the brick work has. been raised as far us the ground floor level. At the Shields-Thumm _buflding on Franklin street, which is undergoing changes so as to conform to the new sidewalk line good headway is being made. The tearing down of a section of wall in Norman’s grocery store has been started and the framework for the new front in Thumm’s store is now partly up. Steel girders have been placed in the cellar across the front of the building and the putting in of the new front wil be started soon. { Elizabeth Street Cottage. Contractor Charlés J. Rathbun is about to start on the frame work for a modern cottage to be erected for Frank Wilbur on_Elizabeth street. The house i{s to be two stories in height with seven rooms four on the ground floor and three on the second floor. There will be hot and cold water, bath, steam heat and the house will be electrically lighted. The floors will be hard .wood ‘and the interior finish will be in natural wood# Russell'Road’ Cottage Done, A new eight room cottage has just been completed by C. L Rathbun on Russell road and the occupants are to move in this week The cottage is two storles high .and ‘there are four rooms on -a_fioor. AN modern im- provements . have..been installed in- cluding hot and.cold water, bath, elec- tric lights ‘and steam heating. The floors are of hard wood and the in- terfor finish is of natural wood. Two Story House. Near the junction of Boswell avenue and Russel road, Contractor Rathbun is working: & new eight room, two- | story house which:completed wili have modern improvements included hot and sold .water, bath, electric lights etc. There are to be hard wood floors and the interior finish will be of oak. East Great Plain House. A mew house ‘is in process of con- struction at Fast Great FPlain _for Austin Rathbun. The cellar work is now completed. The house will be two stories in height with seven rooms, four on the ground floor and three on the second floor. The inter- BUTTERFAT FROM HOLSTEIN COWS. By H. F. Judkins of Connecticut Agri- cultural College The farmers of the &tate, in their @etermination to sell ;milk have natur ally tied themselves to the animal that ‘will give them the greatest quantit The idea that it is impossible to Dr: duce Dbuttérfat.; profitably ‘from Hol- steins is very prevalent and it¢is gen- erally believed that in order to start selling cream instead of whole milk, it would be necessary to substitute an- other breed. This is mnot the case, for it is the total weight of butter- Jfat in the milk that counts rather 122 P t_Street, Norwich, Ct. rogpect e orwich, than ‘the perecentage. This fact is set forth clearly in Research Bulletin and acd GALVANIZED ing your orders. J.P. BARS ' 23.25 WATER STREET, Contraétors shoul get our prices for TIN, COPPER PIPING FOR STEAN: HEATING Large stock of Nill Supplies always on hand Specialty of HONETWELL Hoi Water Hoating Owners WORK before plac- Repairs Completed. A new stairway has been built from the sidewalk to the second story of the house at 16 Lafayette street, which i1s owned by the Falls company. Sev- eral other improvements have also been made. PLAINFIELD. Third Theatre Will be Erected Where Craig House Now Stands. ‘W. P. Babcock has contracted for a new modern up-to-date theater to be built on the lot where the Craig House now stands which is to be re- moved at once. The building is to be of brick 50x100 feet with a seating capacity of 800 and is to be devoted to vaudeville and pictures, also will play regular attractions. The place is al- ready leased to a well known syndi- cate. SOUTH MANCHESTER. Gustav Schreiber has been awarded the contract for a new block to be erected on Walnut street for Antonio Lamenzo. It will be of frame con- struction and will be arranged for two stores on the first floor and two tenements above. William Enneman has the contract for a two-family house to be erected on Schoeol street for Charles Peterson. It will be of frame construction and will contain 10 rooms. William Xanehl has started the AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS foundation work for a new house to be erected on Florence street for John Kanehl. It will be of frame construc- tion and will contain six rooms, with all modern conveniences. F. M. Robinson has completed an addition to Joseph Rattenberg’s house on_the Middle turnpike. John Mahoney has completed the cellar for Miss Bisselu's house on Bissell street. GALES FERRY. The Yale boat house on the banks of the Thames at Gale's Ferry will soon be one of the show places here- abouts. Work is going on rapidly, the spiles being all driven. -The work of raising the structure was started this week. The foundation is all ready as the bullding is practically all built on the piling. It will be a very handsome structure and contain ev- ervthing necessary to the comfort and convenience of the Yale crew on the river. DEEP RIVER. ‘Wise & Upson have enclosed the new chapel which they are erecting at Deep River for the Fountain View Cemetery Assoclation. Carl Durr of Deep River has the electrical work. Ne. 26, of the Wisconsin Experiment Station, which contains data based up- on the Wisconsin Dairy Cow Cempeti- tion, 1909-1911. A comparison is given of the yearly records of 158 Holsteins, 157 Guernseys and 83 Jerseys. These investigations show that the Holstein cows produced an average of 81.60- Ibs.: more butterfat than the Guernseys and 139.69 more than the Jerseys. Even though the milk from the Holsteins tested only 3.42 against 4.98 for the Guernseys and .16 for the Jerseys, the total ‘butterfat production as much higher from the former breed. It cost $20.12 more to feed the Hol- stein than the Guernsey* and $37.19 more than it did to feed the Jersey However the net return from the Hol. ateins was $8.44 more than that from the Guernseys and $11.70 more thaa that from the Jerseys. This proves the general rule that, despite the greater feed cost the greater profit is associated with high production whether the milk is sold as milk or on a butterfat basis. An- other point in favor of the Holstein cow is that owing to her size she will convert into butterfat a lot of roughage produced on the farm and furthermore, owing to her high pro- ducing qualities she will leave more skim milk to be fed on the farm. The writer has no_ particular pref- erence toward the Holstein cow but has simply tried to correct the im- pression that cream and hence but- ter fat cannot be profitably produced with this breed. SHEEP RAISING. ngaged Therein Have Reason to Feel Optimistic. “Men engaged in the sheep business have every right to feel optimis! The rainbow is in the sky and no- ‘where on the horizon can be detected any influence hostile to the, fi = ters mdvance and success, writes Frank Moore inr&he American Sheep Breeders Magaazi Meat is going to be a scarce article for some time to ccme and it is therefore elected to be high in price. Mutton is more g:pnlu- than ever before because it is tter and getting still better. breeding up process has been going on long emough to bring the mutton standard to a high level, but it Teally oniy beginning. Now is the golden opportunity for the man with a weak fiock to get some better blood and build up. The cost for a good sire end some good ewes is insignificant compered with possible results. Breed- Those E: NEW LONDON. Plans Out for New Building for Montauk Avenue Baptist Church, Plans drawn by Denison & Brown, are out for.figures for the proposed new church to be erected on Montauk Avenue Baptist church Soclety, to re- place the one recently destroyed by fire. The plans call for a building 52x82 feet, of bflcl}il w;(h stone t:l(m, The auditorium W ave a seating capacity of 500 and the basement will provide a main Sunday school room as well as several class rooms. Steam heat will be installed and the cost will be about $18.000. A, Browa of 447 Bank street is chairman of the ‘building committee. “Building Permits. Michael Shea, Tenth street, frame addition. J. D. Pettigrew, Ocean avenue, frame house. Gertrude M. Cullen, Connecticut av- enue, frame house. C., M. Boister, Bragaw street, frame h ouse. Louis Ballestrini, East street, frame house. . T. A. Scott Co., Pequot avenue, frame addition to shop. X Joseph Damas, Fitch avenue, frame addition. T. C. Tilton, shed. —_—ee BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Showihg Throughout State the Past Week in Comparison with Last Year. Real estate transactions, the past week as shown by the number of warranty deeds filed in the various towns reported by The <Commercial Record, show a very slight increase over the record of the first week of November last year. For the past week there were 318 sales, with mort- ‘gage loans of $677,547, while last year there were 315 sales, with mortgage loans of $688,518. Seven petitions in bankruptey, with assets of $17,431 and labilities of $39,131, were filed in Connecticut dur- ing the week, comparine with five pe- titions, with assets of $15,699 and lia- bilities of $17,220, filed in the like week of 1913, and two petitions, with assets of $6,574 and liabilities of $11,076 filed in 1912. But five new incorporations, with a total authorized capital stock of $142,000, were formed in the State last week. Last year during the same period there were 10 incorporations, with capital stock of $330,000, and in 1912 eight incorporations, with a total capital stock of $123.000. The volume of building business last week, as shown by the number of building nermits granted in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Stamford, compares very favorably with the same week of last year. The figures are as follows: 1914, 93 permits for structures costing $216,146; 1913; 83 permits for _struc- tures costing $210,000, and in 1912, for the same period, 89 permits for struc- tures costing $331,980. Notwithstanding the above figures, there is very little new work reported for which plans are being prepared or estimated. There continues to be a small amount of residence work in New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury; and in Hartford plans are being prepared for a brick apartment house, and in Bridgeport estimates will soon be invited for two tenement houses. Plans are also figuring for a public garage in Bristol, new church in New London, and large addition to the hi~h school building in New Brai- tain. Contracts awarded this week incluce residence work in New Haven, Bridge- port and Hartford, public garage in Bridgeport, store house . in Hartford, and several one and two-family houses in_various parts of the State. Norwich had eight sales of real es- tate last week and the same number for the corresponding week last year. The mortgage loans for the two weeks wer $5,950 and $20,175 respectively. In New London last week twelve real estate sales were recorded against 21 last year. The loans for the re- spective weeks were $53; and $17,820. ducer to aim to a higher mark by raising something worth while. The:e is room for much improvement yet all along the line and at this crisis when cattle are scarce and high the time is at hand for double quick advancemen! More people will appreciate good mutton when the mutton is better ‘worth appreciating and so it behooves the flockmaster to strive for a higher standard of stock to feed to a good finish. “The European war will have a de- structive influence on flocks in many parts of the old country, and so far as England is concerned supplies will be drawn heavily from her colonies. There will be an enormous demand for our meats when the trouble is ended and sheep growers should get ready for the harvest. Much of our beef and pork will be exported as soon as it is possible to do so and that will greatly increase domestic consump- tion. This country needs 50 per cent, more sheep and 100 per cent. less dogs.” GRAIN MIXTURES. Suggested for * Dairy Cows November. Quotations on Oct, 24 gave prices in carload lots as follows:—Corn meal $27.00; Bran, $25.00; Midlings, $26.25 Qats, $26.00; D. Brewers Grains, $25.50 Cottonseed meal, $28.2 Linseed Oil meal (old process) $33.50; Hominy, $28.15. ‘When considered for .economy in feeding and for physiological value, th following grain mixture is a very Eood one for November. Corn, 4 parts, ‘Middlings 3 parts, Ground Oats 2 parts, Linseed oil meal 1-2 One quart of this mixture weighs 2 1bs. Feed one quart of the grain mixture for each three quarts of milk produced. , Cottonseed meal is the cheapest Source of protein, and where a succu- lent ration is fed, that is, when either stlage, wet beet pulp, mangles, etc., is fed, all the protein for the ration may Dbe supplied by using it, and in such case the cottonseed meal can be increased to two parts and the linseed oil left out—Karl B. Musser, Exten- sion Dairyman, Connecticut Agricui- tural College. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS College Assists in Financing County Farm Bureaus. The advent of the agricultural agent marks a great advance in the intereste of agriculture, writes C. D. Jarive, Director the Extension Service of the Connecticut Agricultural College. ‘While he has been at work southern states for several years he ‘hag not been a conspicuous figure in the north until within the past two or three years- In view of his ac- cepted usefulness, it is safe to say that he has come to stay. It is not Zike . Connecticut to be_ behind _in ‘the march of progress and it is hoped During Broad street, frame || To increased and we are. going ens too strongly, because market at such reasonable over the old prices. BUY YOUR LINENS EQUALLED. A COMPLETE LINE OF FRINGED DOYLIES .... HEMSTITCHED DOYLIES TRAY CLOTHS ... correspondingly low prices. We cannot urge the desirability of purchasing your lin- ent moment we cannot get them in the open would have to pay a considerable advance SAVE THE DIFFERENCE. FOR BEAUTY — FOR QUALITY AND FOR PRICE, THEY ARE UN- BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK NAPKINS IN GREAT VARIETY Bl.’elkfllt. Size..covueinnnn ... .$1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 to $3.00 a Dozen Dinner Size...............$3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.50, $8.75, $9.00 a Dozen ceieeeec... $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 a Dozen' .$2.00, $2.50, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 a Dozen - TABLE TOPS in all sizes. . THANKSGIVING SALE OF FINE Table Linens To be Sold at “Before the War” Prices We bought these before the prices were e S to sell them at at the pres- terms—in fact NOW AND o sl E: M TCHED SETS We fn'ake a superb showing of Matched Sets, consisting of Cloth and Napkins in varied qualities and in remarkably pretty patterns. All the desirable sizes in our large stock of handsome Matched Sets. PLAIN DAMASK SETS........ HEMSTITCHED SETS Every Item Which We Advertise Above Is All Pure Linen MERCERIZED COTTON DAMASK........................ 39 and 59¢ a Yard . from «+....50c, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 a-Yard & . $5.00 and $6.50 = 74945 «+.. 25¢c to $1.00 Each , too, will be found $5.00 to $12.Q0 N AV 2 i that before next season’s farm work commences there will be* a capable agricultural agent in each of several counties of the state. New London county has taken the lead in this progressive movement and has had an agent in the field throughout the past season. Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield counties are planning to start the work very soon. For the success of the work it is essential that a representative coun- ty-wide association be formed and a farm bureau established to carry on the work. The Connecticut Agricul- tural_College Extenslon Service and the Federal Department of Agricul- ture are prepared to furnish finan- clal assistance and to supervise the work. The counties making applica- tion for financial assistance shall be supplied in the order that their ap- plications are received. TIME TO FIGHT PESTS. The Nebraska College of Agricul- ture in its news letter gives the fol- lowing information, which applies to farmers in this section of the country as well: “Now is the time to begin fighting the garden insect and other pests of next spring and summer by burning all refuse and by spading or plowing Refuse furnishes wintering quarters for many insect pests both in their adult and larval stages. If such litter is cleared away as soon as possible, these pests will be deprived of pro- tection and <will largely perish by ex- posure to the elements. The pupae of other insects are burled just below the surface of the ground. if the gar- den_is spaded these will be exposed to the birds and weather. Such treat- ment should be given not only to the garden, but as far as possible to all the closely adjoining land.” PRUNING FRUIT TREES. b people believe that early spring is the only time to prume fruit trees. It is true that the wounds maide by pruning heal over more readily fol- lowing spring pruning, but where the ‘Wwounds are properly dressed re is no danger from infection regardless of the season. In Connecticut fruit trees may be safely and profitably pruned in late fall. e work ‘may be com- menced as soon as the leaves begin to fall or, in the case of apple, much earl- fer. ‘The chief advantage of fall pruning is that there is more time at that| season of the year. There are so many other important operations which come in early spring that the ‘work of pruning if left is likely to be slighted. Another advantage is found in the fact that the wounds made in the fall have a chance to dry out dur- [TCOUNTY INPROVEMENT LEAGUE DATA By DIRECTOR MURRAY D. LINCOLN Meeting at Lebanon Grange. The county agent with the other extension men working in Lebanon are planning to be with the Grange this evening. The agent will give a talk on the league, Mr, Fergus of Wash- ington will give a talk on the cow test- ing associations, Mr, Harold Keyes on the farm survey work and Mr. Karl Musser will probably talk on Feeding of the Dairy Cows. This is a meeting that will be full of Hve topics and dis- cussion and we want all those in the vicinity of Lebanon to be with us this evening. Argument for Buying in Carload Lots. Recent notices in the papers regard- ing the proposed increased freight rates the railroads are soon to put into operation show that freight in.less than carload lots wiil advance quite considerably in rates while the car- load lots are much cheaper. This is all the more reason why the farmers should unite to buy their various farm products together. Demonstration Dairy Herds. In order to show the farmers of the county the value of keeping records and the economical feeding of dairy cows, the agent 1s establishing various herds throughout the county as dem- onstration herds. In this work the farmers will be asked to keep records for a short pe- riod of time on their cows feeding the same ration of grains that they have been for the past. Then after it is seen what the cows will do on this ra- tion the agent will put another into practice and In this way show where the farmer can save money. Already two men especially who have been us- ing the ration suggested by the agent state that they are saving many dol- lars per month and getting just as good results. ‘The first demonstration herd started is that of Earl Bennett of Preston. Others will follow shortly, Agent at Hamburg on Thursday. the 20th. - Thursday the 20th, the county agent plans to speak In Hamburg on - the league, its purposes and its aims, Other officials of the league and of the Business Men's association will be present and a good lively meeting is assured. Farm Survey Work. The farm survey work carried on led and sealed up be~|by Mr. H. F. Keyes, who is the gov- completely 3 | fore_danger of infsction. ernment official in charge of this work in Connecticut, has brought out some interesting facts. Surveys of some 5 farms were taken and then compared. They are divided on a basis of labor incomes. Labor income is defined as the amount of money that the farmer has left af- ter paying all business expenses of the farm and deducting five per cent. for interest on the money invested in the farm business, including land, buildings, equipment and stock. The average labor income was $54B for the 55 farms. The 11 best farms ers made $1,991 and the 10 poores had a_loss of $362. In other words these last 10 were not making enough to pay for depreciation and interest on the investment, The reason for the success or fail+ ure of the farm usually can be seen i the following data: Tz = g B E g && E§ S =8 B 2 <3 <42 <3 Total capital 30 $10,319 $6.759 e &5 'otal acres . res of crop Number cows 23 Quality Milks receipts per 3 o o $91 'S120 36d Lbs. milk per cow 4,417 i 3 Xields per acre: Corn for grain, bu. 36 .mone Silage corn ... 11t L5a 11t 7:Za. 11t 3. 8. 1 Potatoes, b . 128 Oat hay tons .... 1¥ Hay, tons ........ 14 Diversit; Sources of income Milk