Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 30, 1915, Page 8

were |- the past week with assets |- 2 x:l,agxnfifl labilities ‘of $8,628 as ¥against four petitions .with _assets of *$616 and labilities of $25,334 for the corresponding weelk of 1914. ‘The four new: joint stock,companies T organized last week in thfiegflmn “THave total authorized capital of $180,- €000, a decided -increase over the like week of last year when there were five incorporations” with' aggregate capital of $65,000. In 1913 there were two in- corporations with authorized capital of only $7,500. = ;. The volume' of building for the past week -in Connecticut-also shows' a de- e¢ided increase. There were 193 per- its issued, for biuldings estimated to cost $1,354,010, in the cities of New i~ Hartford, “Bridgeport;: Stam- orwalk and New construction ~_forms the largest part of .the- . building busi- ness for, the week. Contracts actory -buildings - were ' awarded :in w.-Haven, :Bridgeport. and Water- “bury during the week to the amount of + over :$1,000,000. - ‘Contracts for' the: us- ual pumber of-one, two-and three-fam- ily houses, were let- in. New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport as wel} as the contract . for. 24 _two-famil “houses for the Remington Co. Bridgeport. Contracts were also «for residence construction in New .Ha- —ven, Hartford, Stamford and Water- bury andBridgeport-and alterations in New Britain and Stamferd. = . The volume of new work reported during the week runs.rather _light. light. Plans, are being drawn or have Been .completed - for, factory huildings in Hartford and Branford,'a garage in Darien, a town hall in.Milford, store -and tenement blocks in Bridgeport and ‘New-Haven, a stare-and office building in Hartford and the usual number of one,, two.and three-family, houses: Norwich-had -13 ‘sales of real estate during the past week compared with nine a year ago. For the two weeks the mort; loans were $22,065 and $2050. In New . London there. were eight sales this week compared -with four a year ago. The loans .for the two weeks were $64,525 and. $6,750. - BUILDING- OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND The statistics of Building ‘and En- gineerinig operations in New England . compiled by The 'F. W. ‘pany follow: * <Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts' to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Sept. Contracts to Sept. Contracts to Sept. Contracts ‘to 'Sept. Contracts to Sept. Contracts to Sept. Contracts to Sept. 1915 $128,643,000 ! 1914 127,249,000 1913 127,772,000 , 1912 144,952,000 ,“1911 - 131,670,000 1910 118,690,000 1909 114,856,000 1908 - 77,488,000 1907 100,475,000 1906 89,912,000 2, 1905 81,993,000 1904 - 68,089,000 1903 80,465,000 22; 1902 93,081,000 23,1901 -+ 86,282,000 GROTON. . | The foundatign is being -put in for the house which James Griswold Is to butld on" Pogquonoc road, “Excava- tion is being made for the Andri- ,6la’ cellar on’ the same road. The Arfdriola house in Mitchell street 1s wer The lot near o r liogléy which Was purehased some time ago by New London‘parties, is being cleared up, preparatory to marking off into build ing lots and a new toad is being <on. structed. - It is likely that ariother will be laid out on the upper - end of’the lot. Surveyors 'have been ‘at work there for a few days. for |- ge ‘Com- |- Ot;aglu'l,. Rathbun is about to com- { mence_ the_ erection of. an eight room cottage on the lot- just west of No. 50 Peck street. ~The building is to have all _modern - conveniences,: including electric lights, steam -heat. hot:and oold ‘water. “It’ will be “of" wWooden 'frame construction with shingle roof. The cellar work.is now well along and Mr. Rathbun will. commence Work on e sisiog of the frame’in.a week or At Work on Walls. , The erection of the walls for the new car-barn. whish tle ‘Shore ‘Line"Elec- tric ‘company- is having ‘erected in ‘Thatiesville; ‘has beeén ‘started and“will be pushed along to completion. Con- tractor C. M Williams is charge of the wor Putting in- Foundation. Contractor C. Del Carlo has the foundation work well along for: the house which. is to be erectéd on one of the Slater lots ‘for Bdgar Allen of Robbins ~court. < Peck & McWilliams have the general contraet. Bungalow. at Best View. Plans and epecifications for a bun- galow for Dr. E. P. Brewer, are being prepared by Architect C. H. Preston. to be built at Best View, near New Londo: There 'will be seven rooms, finished in natural finish, furnace heat, etc,, the building will be for all the, -year usé,” having brick underpinning, shingled sides, a large veranda at the front and also” one at rear. C. Del Carlo is now building the cellar. The structure: will be estimated and con- ‘struction started- immediately Two Apartment’ House. _The, timber has, arrived for the two apartment house for Mrs. John Fowler on East Main street, and work will be commenced immediatel & Co. have thé_contract, lend the steam heating, and Rogler & Shanley the plumbing, and Henry Coit ‘the mason work. <C. H. Preston is architect. Changes Nearly Done. The alterations and repairs to the building at No. 59 Franklin street are pow rnearly compléted. In the past Week the alley between the building in MANSFIELD. ‘Architects- Selected for the School for FeebleMinded. - From the plans submitted in compe- tition thosel-of Architects Cudworth, ‘Woodworth & Thompson, - Norwich, have been selected for the proposed buildings._for the School for Feeble Minded. The following buildings are to be built: Addition to power. house, consisting of ‘engiRe pump, - in_:one bullding, to cost nof more than $10,0005 laundry building with equipment, to cost not more ‘than $20,000; two dor- mitories, each to cost, with equipment, not more than $50,000; two dining and dormitory bulldings, each to cost, with equipment, not more than $17,000; two fo cost, with equipment, cottages, each not more than $14,500. , Sipriei. The:new Masonics building is" about completed though: there are many fix- ings to ‘be added.: But it is so new that Siloam lodge can- hold"its open- ng communication’ next Wednesday night but-will ‘defer the grand open- Ing untll' & date to be set at that meeting. | County Im‘prOVement League Data By County Agent APPLE MARKETING. Commercial Supply Much Less Than Last Year—Market Conditions Show Marked Improvement. The marketing of the 1915 apple crop opens with more encouragement - to srowers than they found in the pros- pect for’'the 1914 crop. According. to investigations conducted by the Bureau of*Crop Estimates, last réports_show the condition of the crop t6 be approx- imately ‘80" per cent of the yield last vear. The business conditions ‘ also show a marked improvement over last season. Unfortunately, when the demand for apples is good, many growers and pack-’ ers seem to feel that poor grading is Justified, and in such years thit'is a’ tendency to lower standards. Atten- tion is called to‘the fact that'no condi- tion can justify anything but &n honest | pack. For a poor grade and shoddy pack the ‘producer ultimately must pay, although temporartly the packer receive an advantage. “Apples. should be sold for just what they are, accord- ing to the recognized grades. Whéther or not the price may be high, grow- ers and .dealers alike should adhere strictly to that policy. Under all conditions ‘there are cer- tain fundamental processes that ought to.be- ohserved- in preparing the crop. for market. i success 15 ‘to be ‘as- sured. The fruit should be picked and pack- ed: in such condition as to insure it against -abnormal - Geterioration. With verishable varieties having. a lm:: ripening season it is suggested th growers should mnot -attempt ‘to har= vest the crop at one picking, but rath. or . should glean the ‘trees. for omly such. fruit. as is-ready, to come off, re- peating: the process until the-crop has deen- picked-in-uniform condition. wdvantage is that the shipping.-period] may begin .earlier and last longer, thereby securing. greater time for ef- fecting distribution. .Furthermore, /if Al the fruit is harvested at the 1 ‘ime. 1t 1s to be remembersd that ‘ship- | and” make It o help exolud uired - irst only condition for. 5 ‘from what 18 in narketing.’ Gmt\l:l‘nmflflm from tree to car ta | recessary” to b ent deterioration, not difficult to understand m}d’ a‘h’:_ [ F. C. WARN E—R .picked on hot days should ot be pack- ed until the following day. For this purpose shelter-should be provided in order that.the fruit may be patked in @ -cool; :dry condition. ‘Growers who have no. packing sheds should - either build - them: or. arrange' to use their barn floors. The wagons should be equipped with springs and cover ‘pre- vided for the protection of the fruit from the ‘weather: b Culls and cider stock should be eliln- inated: from the.better grades and as far-as ‘possible-diverted to cider miils, canneries, and evaporators. While in short-crop years there is a fair de- mand . for . low-class" apples, still by filling the: autumn markets with. poor stocks, it is possible.to obstruct eeri- ously the disposition of the standard grades, and force into cold . storage larger quantities than the conditions may justify. In general, only long- keep standard-pack apples should be placed in the coolers, though it is fre- quently profitable to store for rela- tively shert perlods such ‘sorts as and Jonathan, for g autumn and -early winter as the demand justifies. In packing fruit for storage, special care should be exercised.to pick the fruit in sound condition, pack it carefully, and rush ‘it into- storage - without: delay. Such methods add materially to the Hfe of the product. FROSTED CORN SILAGE. Farmers Can Save Corn Which F to Mature 'by Putting It Into the Silo Immediately - After the - First fact . that wind whi, and’ frosted -corn “if . S be put into the silo and will still make good silage may prove of great advan- ‘tage to com grower: A Adding Water. ‘Where the fodder has Deen severely froated or b or. been to mature lo_'. flufi and husks i : ‘mi e SUEnly et in order o ff St Gose mot "”l’ih«fi"fi Jied on the mfih tihn, hot by rlaced in pacic don, ~nnm\mm. ted condi~ A New . Figor In. Fa The laying of the battleship linoleum in the Sanday school room of Trinity Methodist - Episcopal church. has “been compieted. The new hard wood and the battleship linoleum with other eady for Interior Work. - The walls are now up.for the three story cement building on Lake.street which George Fellows apd company are erecting and the interior work will soon be well along to completion. The building is to contain three tenements and when completed will greatly im- prove the appearance of Lake street.. Contract for. Shetucket Mill Addition. ders tucket company authorized the -con: ' struction of a new- weaving mill at the Company’s plant -in Greeneville | and the contract has.been awarded to | Archibald Torrance.-- The plans were | prepared by C. V.. Prary, a New Bed- ford architect, and the. new addition of the cbmpany’s. property and will radjoin the tracks of the Néw Haven railroad. . When, the new addition is completed the 670 looms in,the pres- ent mill. will be .t to, The " contract will week, it ul’:qexm(od. NEW LONDON. Good Progress on Addition to Alms- house—Hospital - Addition. Contractor Dolan is making excel- lent progress on the construction of the $50,000 addition to the almshouse. A force of nearly 40 brickiayers and carpenters is at work and it is ex- pected the'strusture will be fally com- pléted by * Chris time the Arst A ground, thua- eliminating possible de- lays in transportation when cold wea- W. A. Harvey has ‘started work on a. three-story brick -addition to the nurses’ building at the Memorial Hos- pital. It will ‘be-arrariged for 12 rooms. MIDDLETOWN. Henry France has been awarded the centract for the erection of a new house on Miles avenue for Glynn Par- ker. It will be 26x30 feet, of frame construction, ‘and 'will contain six roms, ‘with modern conveniences. BELLINGTON P32 " CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH n three sides of tower and' will be black with gilded hands, numerals and minute marks. The portico will have four 23-foot columns on a dignified base of seven steps. ’ Entering the front vestibule there a_ beautiful colonial stairway at the left. The latter will lead to' the ladies’ room above and to the Sunday- lor old’ ivory and color will be used to relleve this in the organ pipes, hang- ings and. ralls of pews. The room as now planned with four aisle treatment will seat 2372, The Sunday school room is to be inf of church suppers. Y The construction of the church is to ‘be: steel frame throughout with a wood covering: East Lyme. At the town .meeting. held in the town hall in Flanders, Monday after- The present schoolhouse in'Flanders is entirely insufficient.and out of date. The town owns a beautiful lot of about nine acres a littls to the west of the present school sité, bought with a new achoolliouse 'in view, but nothing definite has been done as yet about the structure. is a good practice to thoroughly soak the ‘top silage and tramp it well, as it will reduce surface spoilage. Sealing the Silo, ‘When a silo is fill the top eight or ten inches mold and ‘decay into an air- tight layer which seals the mass be- low. Various means have been em- ployed to save these top eight inches. Straw i§ often ut fine, soaked down with water and packed. This lessens spoilage ‘but ' doés not ‘prevent total loss” In pit silos; the covering of the top with earth is commonly practiced, but total prevention ‘of spollage is sel- paulin ‘and earth, but canvas will not last long with such treatment and so this is an expensive method. Sprout- ing oats on the surface is often done, but unless the feeding commences early enough so that the gréen oats can be fed before it decays, it is really an jexpensive system, as the oats re- e for the purpose has more value than the silage saved. Besides, this is only a partlal preventive against spbilage. The cutting of weeds on top is not to be recommended, as the silage s to snap the ears out of the last two or three loads of corn put in, thus saving the grain, and after soak- k it bl greged petites. - The fowls must not be over- be underfed. In | the fowis need it, and they do not show a good appetite. The quantity that would be for lone flock might not be enough for an- other. . It is claimed that a fowl should have all that ft will eat up clean. ~That is so. provided the quality is of the right sort, and is so balanced that it/ whl meet the object To feed fattening food for but it le a valuable egg diet to balance feeds. In feeding mash, about what would be a half bandful iy sufficient for each noon. some at gnight. taught that the night feed, in winter, should be whole grain, as it will diwest ‘more slowly than ground grain, and so fong as there is food in the crop the fowl will not suffer fromr the cold weather. Then in the morn- when the crop is empty and the %, t breakfast of mash is quickly fowl is ready to exercise and lay eggs. CLOVER. In Growing It Soil Should First Be Tilled with Orgamic Matter. - Farmers ought not to expect great things of clover unless thefr soil is fer- tile and in tip-top physical condition. Clover ix jealous of humus—and one reason . why clover moisture.- Here is an example in point: How many farmers have ob- and “new out over near- 1y all of a field there is usually a good catch along the strip bordering the or under the shade of trees? Now, two things account for this, namely; first, there is loss evaporation of soil moisture in shaded ; sec- ond, the presence of dead and decaying forest leaves both in the soil and on top of the soil serve the function of a sponge’ to hold’ the moisture. The first step' In successful clover growing is to till the sofl with organic matter, and for this purpose there is served that when clover, seeding™ in general, Al : £ T i i i E n g i & ¥ £ § i i i s i in 5§ i i | 3 s ! P | s i i’ i ; § 7 ¥ E, g8 4 i i H i I ! : ! { | £ is8 i . mors profitadle th ) an ever. Even fasmer, with his short the the off nothing' better than stable manure— | The not a little"speck here afid there but a good liberal coating over every square foot of the flald. When this is plowed under and Incorporated with _the sofl early In the season clover is not apt to suffer when the nurse crop is dom if ever reported, as earth is por- |ing and packing the surface, allow the | they ha: ous. Some cover the top with a tar- Scoutmasters’ Eight Scoutmast: and assistants met on Tuesday t. Besides plans for the rally, the principle business was the standardizing of the methods of marking examinations for second and first class work. Second Class fl-mlmm. Scout Benjaniin ~Covey of Troop No. 3 successfully passed the fire and Association. but' were not successful. Rally at” State Armory. Ninety-three . scouts, . representing perly handled’ can | £ top layer to rpoil and seal the silo, where real scouting begine. A genuine Scout is a fellow who is really “prepared”; not one who is just out and swing into some of the spec- ial jobs that no “second class™ outfit is good énough to tackle. You wouldn't stand for a second ciass doctor If you friend if | were sick o;r a second ‘W." Ames, Robert B. Cruise and Cor- poral Kenneth Greeme. To receive the Eagle badge a scout must 21 tests, such as bird study, first aid, campin, ore 4 Yocal court of honor. The badge consists of a acroll with the words Be Prepared engraved on it. A red, white and blue ribbon connects the scroll with a silver eagle upon which B. S. A. is inscribed. The Life and are given for passing tests Star badges in the following: First aid, civies, ath~ 8 boys will be awarded the next: : meetin Robert Cru ; Harold you were in trouble. Neither will the real jobs stand for any second class introdluce himself to something worth while without being told to go around to the kid's entrance.. That- begin- ning of real scouting is just about three months ahead of a lot of Nor- wich second class Scouts. up, fellows. Show Norwich first class Scout looks like. practice ended and the game They are Well Ahead of Last Year. fadv oy The forty-sventh week of the laying contest at Storrs saw a gain of rela- luction for “tiyely 502 éggs over the the corresponding & year ago, the total yleld for the week being 2512 eggs. In the remaining five weeks the hens have to produce only a little more than 7000 eggs in order to average 18 eggs for the year for each hen entered in the competition. - The management believes they will do considerably bet- ter than this. N First honors for the week were won easily by Tom Barron’s English Wyan- dottes that laid §7 eggs or within four eggs of the highest weekly yield for the total number. oo 1 verton, N. Y., White Leghorns 1819; W. Hendryx, New Havep. Copn. White Leghorns 1784: P. G. Platt, Walling. ford, Pa., White Leghorns 1745; Brae. e Poultry Fasm, Stroudsburg, Pa, te Leghotns 1728. A The ten ieading Connecticut' pens-te date are as follows exempting the fous ahovt A Branford Farm, Groton, White Leg« horns 1722; Branford, Farm.. Groton, White Leghorns 1658; A. 8. - ger. South Coventry, White JLeghorns 169 Deming, Winsted, PLUMBING AND .GAS FITTING A J. Wholey & Co. 12 Farry Strest’ as essential in modern house electricity is to lighting. We tee the very best PLUMBING by expert ‘workmen at the prices. - R Ask us for, plans and prises. s J F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street - Robert J. Cochrane GAB FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM i