Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1920, Page 20

Int (Continued From Page Five) ben purchaseg the business block on Main street owned. by Dr. Weld- $20,000 Chauncey the Martin the pur- about In addition to the above . named of real estate there were oyer three hundred smaller' ones amount- ing to some $3500,000. . i g 5o AR ‘WHOLE STREETS OF DWELLINGS| to has been'so greatasto leave many Industrially, as in many other ways, 1819 was the greatest:year in Killing- Iy's more than 200 years of history. Here in Danielson the business done by the textile plants, upon which the prosperity of the whole town really depends, was little less than phenom- enal. The strides made by the great tire, fabric concerns has carried them so far forward as leaders in the Uni- ted Stateg in this kind of textile en- deavor that it is not likely that their commanding pesition will be . chal- lenged for years to come. Their prosperity has been so great as to demand of the big concerns still further development of their plants, and the Goodyear Mills, Inc,, with its piant at.Goodyear, in the town ‘of Killingly, is at this time ready to start the erection of a new yarn mill and to build nearly 200 houses during '1920. The expenditures planned for de- velopment at Goodyear this year are not less than $1,500.000, and it is taken for granted that this is but another step toward the making of Goodyear the Akron of the east. At Industrial place in Danielson, where the Connecticut Mills, year af- ter year, cady growth much building order that adequate be provided for the ever increasing number of employes of the plant. Whole new streets of dwellings are being developed and Morin avenue' is now one of the prettiest thorough- fares in Danielson. Since early in the summer a big force of carpenters has been at work building dwellings t Industrial place, and the project is vontinuing through the winter. While no forma! anmouncement has been mau by the Connecticut Mills company is known that this won- 1 concern. having roll of any textile plant has decided a yarn mill at Industrial d that this project very prob- ably will be carried out this year. The erection and equipping of this mill will mean an expenditure of &t least a million dollars and the erec- tion of another big group of dwellings for the accommodation of additional employes. The Connecticut Mills is devéloping an ideal section of Danielson and probably the finest homes for 'mill operatives in any town in New Eng- land. Architects and landscape 'art- istshaveldrawn plans covering the uture development of the big the company's control. Every is different from every other on the properiy. Every dwél- s aftractive as one could wish, © one 'is modernly equipped. the watchword of the Mills company, and its welfare work in the intérest of the emploves and their families has been remarkable in its scope,” effectiveness end advancemen Weaving company, with plant at the head of Water street, 1 double its production capaecity. In 1920, as the resuit of having an ad- jition now under construction. The addition will be completed in about one month and will furnish space for 48 additional looms, which will be given over to the manufacture of cot- ton worste An interesting hanpening in the textile industry in Killingly during 1918 was the transfer of the plant of the Whitestone Worsted company at Limville to the American Woolen The great corporation now g the plant. as one of many that it owns in New England, has al- teady done considerable improvement | #vork and more is anticipated in the Fot distant future, 2 At Dayville the Assawaga Woolen ZLompany showed growth during 1918, Svhich was a rear of great prosperity for this concern. The company has opened a new street and erected ad- @itional homes’ for employves and dur- dng December three more two-apart- Ment dwellings have been raised and &re now being completed. Within a few weeks the Assawaga company ac- fAuired a tract of about 40 acres and the fine residence of Georze Webster at Dayville, and is holding this for development by the concern: as -the future warrants. The Quinebaug.company, with millg Danielson; The Danfelson Cotton the Attawauman companvy. s at Attawaugan, Ballouville and Pineville; the: Davis and Brown plant and the -A=centic Products-com- pany at East Killingly all had per- haps th: most prosperous year dur- ing 1919. Aside from 8evelopment by big manufacturing concerns, there has not been a great amount of building in Danislson during the past' twelve months. Some have built new homes; but manv who would like to do _so have deferred action. This is due to various causes ‘including the - high Price of materials and labor and the scarcity of labor. is nneeticut i PUTNAM DWELLINGS INCREASE IN BUILDING PROGRAMME + The Manhasset. Manufacturing eompany led the way in the 1919 in- dusirial and building development. in Putnam. Incidentally more real es- tate transfers have been made in Put- nam during the last twelve months than in any five vears in the city's history. This fact reflects the short- age ,of homes in Putnam and is-a direct evidemce of the city’s growth in_population. The Manhasset company, one of the sreat tire duck concerns that prom- ises to make towns in ths section headquarters for ‘this industry in the east, been ‘carving out.an -exten- sive building program the past year. The company has caused the erec- tien of whole rows of new dwellings in what is known as the Manhasset section of the city and has built a three-story brick addition te a plant that grows steadily from year to vear. The addition is still under con- struction, but will be roofed within a month ‘and ready for the installation of machinery by early spring. It is understood that the company has plans for still another addition, to be erected just south of where the one now being built stands. The Manhasset company is to Putnam What the Connecticut mills are. to Danielson and * its ‘product is rated among the -best fabrics of 'its kind in_the world. The new dwellings erected by this company are attractive in appear- ance and conven‘ent in their arrange. ment and appointments, being a vast advance over housing arrangements., provided for mill operatives of even @ decade ago. ‘The new streets that have ‘been opened have been laig with water and ®as mains and sewer lines and the streets and homes are all lighted. by electricity. -4 New London-Windham Counties ERECTED AT DANIELSON.| t" |is a story and one half cottage com- product .is in’ great demand and the supply is never equal to the calls that come for it. A Al sof Putnam’s ~manufacturing plants have had an exceedingly busy year, and all were so fortunate as to escape being . handicapped by the shortage ‘of fuel due to the coal strike. Higher wage'scales than ever before are being paid by all of the plants and the operatives are prosperous and bappy. . P 2 The activity of the real estate mar- ket in Putnam, as previously referred persons wondering from week to eek over whether they would have a place to ‘sleep. The transfers of res- idential * property -have involved a number of the findst places in the ¢ity, and record high prices have been paid in many instances. Some- new dwellings. have been erected by individuals, but the num- bér has been far too few to satis the demands for homes. As the city's population . is rapidly increasing it is likely that 1920 will witness the erec-| tion of many new. homes. The high cost 'of materials and labor have operated to hold up the building of many dwellings that have been plan- ned, but as-there is little prospect of rélief from these prices it is believed that 1920 will* see a building boom in _dwellings here. s Byron D. Bugbee has built during 1919 one of the finest residences erect- ed here in years. The type is bung- alow and the material brick, as is the garage. This splendid residence, at the easterly’ end of Grove street, is not yet ready for occupancy, but it is a fine one and when the grounds about it are developed it will be one of the show places of the city. A building project of interest to Patnam has been the reconstruction | during 1918 of the French River Inn, | at Mechaniesville which was badly | damaged by fire a rew months ago. The inn is the home of a large num- ber of operatives of the French River Textile company. In rebuilding the damaged- structure expense has not been spared in making it as attrac- tive as a great many of the smaller hotels of the country. Along the construction line of a' different nature, one of the pro- jécts welcomed by Putnam people during 1919 was the beginning of the work of laying concrete pavemen through Grove street. the city’s main} thoroughfare. The state joins in the ving of the cost of this verv fine improvement, which will be completed in_the spring. Many dwellings have undergone al- terations and improvements during 1919 in Putnam and some new dwell- ings built by individuals have been erected through the co-operation of the Putnam Building and Loan asso- ciation, which every year. is proving its worth to the city. JEWETT CITY BUILDINGS IMPROVED DURING YEAR The building and improvements in Jewett City during the past year have been extensive amd important and hdve cost in the aggregate, well over $100,000. The Rioux block, formerly the Whiting bloek, at the corner of Main and Soule s now. owned by Thomas ‘A. Rioux, has heen greatly a general remodelling street front. Three stories have been built o, 18x35 feet, bringing the block's front line out to the Main street side wallk, On, the top fidor, occupied by Mt Vernon Lodge, No. 75, F. and A. M., they have been given 2 new room in front 18 by 35 feet, which will be util- ized by the order for various purposes. The city water supply has also been piped to. this floor. On the second floor the addition has made possible the. enlarging of Rioux hall to the dimensions of 60x35 feet. ~Commodi- ous rooms have also been fitted on this floor for Mr. Rious, into which he has moved his business. The éntrance to the hall and lodge rooms is now on Soule street. On the street floor by means of the extension on to Soule street three modern stores have been made and are now all occupied. On Belvedere Park, on North ) street, Frank Kolbusz .ha handsome new cottage, attractive, commeodious and modern in every par- ticular. Frank Seyden, and John McKenna have. both purchased prop- erty on the William Fogarty farm where, they have built homes for themselves. Mr. Seyden’s is in bung- alow 'style from pleasing architec tural plans. Mr. McKenna's residence on the Main bining all the requirements and ac- commodations of a summer and win- ter home. The William A. Slater mills while finding no’ necessity for adaditional sutrcture .work, have laid 1.000 linear | feet 'of granolithic walk about their village, and -in accordance with their usual policy of extending passible benefit of their operatives their ten- ements have been equipped with elec- tric lights and toilet accommodations. Textile Mill Improvements. The Jewett City Textile Novelty company has built a new office build- ing 30x24 fully equipped with latest models in art metal furniture, safe and filing cabinets: with a reception hall director’s room and toilet. They have put in 380 running feet of gran- olithic sidewalk with two catch basins to take care of surface water which used to come down the hill into their cellars. They have graded up the front lTawn'and put in retaining wallg and -gutters, all in cement.' to match up with the cemant sidewalks. In re- pairing their 66 foot chimney they added 6 feet to it, giving extra draft. In place of the old office they have installed a 40 foot tenter frame Which will ‘double the output of that depart- ment. They ore now installing a modern_electric one ton elevator with all modern improvements and safety deviced. The entire main -building which was wired in 1906 has been re- wired - with modern system of con- duit and high candle power lights with reflectors to replace the old drop licht 40 C. P. system. They have chanred over their boiler room, bringing ,this up to standard underwriter's perfection. and by means of a new door newly in- stalled can now unload a carload of coal in front of boilers and save ex- tra hauling. All winders and doublers have been moved from the first floor to the sec~ ond floor which confines all packazing and packing to’ one large room 66x50 and thus gives extra storage space on the first floor. A new clock system run by a mas- ter electric clotk in the office will be instailed which will run five clocks placéd. in; different departments through the mill and the time clock whieh the employees ring in on and will buzz the .time of starting and stopping. _besides calling any of the officials by ‘buzzing their number all aver the mill. at once. « 655 As ‘the plant erperienced consider- able -trouble with lightning several years aga, it was recently equipped with .a Jightning .svstem and has just had this completely covered to In- sure added protection. . Addition At Grain Store. Havens & Son, formerly the Jewett City Grain, Store, have built-on a one- The prospeet for farther - develop- ment by the Manhasset company is #aid ‘to be exceedingly bright, for its. sLofy wooden addition, 28x34 feel. with & (two .inch matched ‘floor and ship-lap giding, This makgs added improved by extensive additions and| [§ == Coats were to $35.00, Now $16.95 Coats were to $40.00, Now $19.95 Coats were to $75.00, Now $39.50 Coats were to $45.00, Now $22.50|Coats were to §78.50, Now $49.50 DRESSES of Serge, Tricotine, Etc. Were $22.50 to $50.00, Price Now $16.50 to $32.50 $10,000 WORTH OF HIGH GRADE COATS AND SUITS - To Be Sold at a Big Sacrifice Earlyin the Season, the Forecast of High Prices Being Evident, to Protect Ourselves and Our Trade, | We Bought Very Heavy. The Early Winter, As You Know, Being Very Mild, Leaves Us With a Verv Large Assortment of Coats, Suits, Furs and Dresses. ‘ WE MUST TURN OUR STOCK INTO CASH, “EVENAT ALOSS.” OUR METHOfi IS “CLEAN NO STOCK CARRIED OVER TO THE FOLLOWING SEASON. Everything Sold Regardless of Cost - Sale Starts Friday, January 2nd, 1920 Coats Coats One Near Seal Coat, valued at $210.00. Saleprice.............cccovvueeeennneeennnn..... $145.00 One Near Seal Coat, valued at $185.00. Saleprice...................ocovivnueinneonaie... $132.50 One Mink Set Cape and Muff, valued at §200.00. Now ......................coceeee.... $120.00 ‘ We Carry 2 Full Line of BON TON and ROYAL WORCESTER Corsets THE SPECIALTY SHOP Opp. Plaut-Cadden’s New Store SESEEES Prices Now $15.00 to $35.00 ESlESieeEeE TS ES THEREFORE : were to $45.00, Now $29.50|Were to $50.00, Now...... $34.50 were to $65.00, Now $35.00|Were to $75.00, Now....... $49.50 Made of Tricotine, Broadcloth, Etc. ‘ FURS of Wolf, Fox; Seal and Lynx Reduced to ONE-THIRD OFF DRESSES of Silk and Satins Were $24.50 to $60.00, J. B. CARON, Mgr. 140 Main St., Norwich, Conn. storage for about three cars of grain. Underneath this addition is a 10 foot cellar, cemented on the bottom and sides,; accomodating three more cars of grain and flour. A new and in- teresting idea ig a semi-circular plat- form, connecting the new part with the old building which makes it easier to drive up to the building and in loading teams and automobiles. By cutting a ten foot doorway on the street side of the main building and dropping a portion of a three- inch plank flooring, a garage has been made on the street level for théir new two and one half ton truck. Grain and feed are loaded on under cover, a great improvement especially dur- ing the past year. Various changes have been made inside the main building, such as a separate upper room for flour, keeping it.clean and in good condition; the office has been re- modeleg to make more room. An up- to-date bookkeeping system has been installed, with a large eash register a part; small bins have been placed so that the small order trade is handled centrally and quickly. All the above improvements make for larger storage capacity, bigger stocks on hand, greater buying pow- er, and better service to the consumer, as well as increased output for the grain store. Ashland Mill Club House. During the past year the Ashland Cotton Company has built an up-to- date club house for its . employes containing bowling alleys, pool’ tables, ghower baths, reading . and recreation rooms on the shore of Ashlapd Lalke below the athletic field at cost of approximately $ 00 | In addition to this they have built 2 new weave shed and purchased 546 new looms to be used in weaving cloth. Ahnew garage is’ now' being “con- structed and .is about. half. completed. New machinery to the extent of many thousands of dollars has. been pur- chased for both of the old mills and turther plans for the additional pur- chase of more are under way. A new athletic fleld has been laid out for the use of the operatives, and athletics of every 'description in con- ner 1 with ithe. club house will ‘be carried on next year. \ : Hartford.—Dr. and Mrs: L D. Lin- pitt of Providence announce the eu gagement of _their “daughter, Helen| Gertrude Lippitt, 1o Clarence T. Mur-| dock of this city. 3 MONTVILLE POWER STATION IS ELECTRIC NERVE CENTER (Continued From Page Five) Norwich and New London, the other going ‘to New London only, on the same line of roles. The other three lines, one 66.000 and two 33,000 volt lines, run north on a steel tower line to a point approxi- mately one mile abov® the power sta- tion, where the line turns east and crosses the Thames river between Kitemaug and Decotur mountain, a narrow point: of the river, The river span is 1,285 feet long with a mini- mum clearance of 130 feet between the bottom wires and mean hizh water level. The tower on the west side of the river is 260 feet high and the tow- eron the east side of the river, on the slope of Decatur mountain, '180 feet high. | company property which is known as the Tunnel Power Station, and is a 0 K. V. A. water power station hich ties in the 66,000 volt feeder line which passes within a short distance of this station. Thel wle. Its equipment consists of two Tunnell station has an average head} 7 inch vertical . wheels direct con- of water of 24 feet, but is entirely de- { 1ected to 1,250 K. V. A, 3 phase, 60 pendent on the river flow, as there is|cycle 120 R. P. M., 11,000 volt genera- practically no storage capacity avail-|tors. THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK There are 16 towers in the steel tower line, the last one being lo- cated on the crest of the hill, on the east bank of the river, I‘rom this | point the two 35,000 voit lines run on| one wood pole line, and the 66,000 volt | line runs on another wood pole line | easterly a distante of approximately | one mile, where the 33,000 volt lines join and tie in with two other lines connecting Hallville ang Groton. Near Groton another feeder ties in with these lines, feeding the substation of the Shore Line Electric Railway Co., at Noank. The 66,000 volt line follows the sgme | right of way as the 33,000 volt line as | far as Hallville, from where it con- | tinues to Milbury, Ma: All circuits | on the steel tower line are of 00 cop- | per wire and the same size continues ! to Putnam from which point to Mil- | bury the. wire gize is reduced to No. 1. Al 33,000 volt circuits are of No. 4 | copper or equivalent aluminum, cept one line. from Norwich to New London which is No. 2. All wood pole 33,000 volt lines have the two and four pin steel arm construction with pin type insulators ‘except the line be- tween Norwich and junction near Montville, which has the steel wish- bone construction with pin type .in- sulators, A special feature of the wood pole line is the tliree pole switching tower at feeder junctions, a design giving an’ exceptionally fine swiching ar- rangement. . On the Quinebaug river at Taftville the Eastern Conneclicut Power com- peauy bas ke former compressed. air ' 71 Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Incorporated 1833 OFFICERS President—COSTELLO LIPPITT Cashier—CHARLES H. PHELPS Vice-President—FRANK L. WOODARD Assistant Cashier—ARTHUR E. STORY DIRECTORS FRANK L. WOODARD JAMES C. HENDERSON JOSEPH HALL COSTELLO LIPPITT LUCIUS BROWN CHARLES H. PHELPS ¢ L."HENRY SAXTGN