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13. Folk Dance— Old Rustic (English)...... Grades 5, 6, 7, 8 In addition Sunset Rebekah Lodge will serve a dinner at Odd 14. Contra Dance— Hewett’s Fancy (American).... High School Fellows hall, corner of East Center and Main streets, from eleven 15. National Dances— Lithuanian until three o’clock. The ladies of Orange Lodge will also serve a OFHCIAL PROGRAM 16. National Dances— Italian dinner in the east store of their building on East Center street. 17. National Dances— Swiss The food sold at both of these places may be had at a reasonable 18. National Dances— Polish rate. The Orford hotel and the Waranoke Inn will provide their Parade Forms on East Center and Porter Streets 19. Selection— Star Spangled Banner...... Military Band usual 50 cent dinners to the limit of their dining rooms. An (The audience is requested to rise and join in the singing of excellent lunch or dinner may also be had at Johnson’s lunch room at 9.30 and Starts at Ten O’Clock this number.) on Main street. 20. Exhibition Drill by Troop B Cavalry, C. N. G. EMERGENCY CALLS EVENING PROGRAM In case of any emergency requiring the chief of police, medical l in e : o f m a r c h attendance or fire service, telephone to the following numbers: Concert— 7.30 to 8.00...... Manchester Military Band Homeland grounds, 450; chief of police, 44-3; fire department, ;; Down East Center to Linden, to Chestnut, to Elm, to Hartford Chorus Singing 404-12; medical service, 450. 1. German— V Road, to Main, to East Center, to Golf Grounds L orelei...... Selcher CARING FOR HORSES Die Wacht Am Rhein...... Wilhelm People wishing to have their horses cared for during the day 2. Polish— until eight p. m. may do so provided they arrive at the town barns, Duet— Thought of Poland directly west of the East cemetery, before nine in the morning. ORDER OF FORMATION Cantata— Thorns or Roses Hitching of horses on Main street, East Center street or any of FRANK H. ANDERSON Platoon of police. Scotch Division, one float and 3. Swedish— the streets through which the parade will pass will not be allowed. Chairman General Committee. Marshal and four aids, mounted. marchers. Hear Us Svea Provision will be made for feeding and watering horses at the Troop B Cavalry, C. N. G., with Danish Division, one float and Our Land town barns and a small charge will be made for this. wagons, heavy marching order. marchers. 4. Lithuanians— SEATS FOR AFTERNOON Carpet City Band of Thompsonville. South Manchester Military Band. Himnas Company G, First Infantry, C. N. G. Swedish Division, three floats and Lai givuoja musu tauta Reserved seats to the extent of 1,000 have been on sale at 50 Naval Militia, Second Division. marchers. 5. Italians— cents about a week, and any remaining seats will be sold at the One platoon First Company, Gover Waterbury Military Band. Star Spangled Banner (all sing). .Manchester Military Band general committee’s tent on the golf grounds. These reservations nor’s Foot Guard. German Division, three floats and Dancing until eleven p. m. Public invited to participate with entitle the holder to a definite seat for the entire afternoon. Seat East Hampton Drum Corps. marchers. out charge. ing space for 3,000 people will be available after twelve o’cIock American Division, one float and Stantalaus Band of Hartford. noon on the hillside at the golf grounds. No charge will be made marchers. American Mechanics, one float and ior this space, but passageways and aisles will be kept clear by Lyman’s Band of Willimantic. marchers. General Information ushers in charge. Italian Division, two floats and Boy Scouts. DRINKING FOUNTAINS K marchers. Ladies of the Maccabees, one float The general committee will make their headquarters on the French Division, one float and and marchers. golf grounds at East Center street, and any information not founa Four sanitary drinking fountains will be provided on the golf marchers. Hebron Drum Corps. jn this column may be secured by calling at their booth or by grounas and the water will be cooled by ice which is provided by Swiss Division, two floats and Daughters of the American Revolu telephoning 450. the W. C. T. U. marchers. tion, one float and marchers. VISITING AUTOMOBILES Falcon’s Band of Hartford. Manchester Grange, one float and HOSPITAL SERVICE Polish Division, one float and marchers. Automobilists arriving in South Manchester are requested to A fully equipped hospital tent in charge of two doctors and an marchers. Sunset Rebekah Lodge, one float and follow the Homeland Day signs to East Center street, where space experienced nurse will be available for any emergency and will be English Division,three floats and marchers. will be available on the north side of the street to park the located on the hillside at the grounds. marchers. Crescent Band of Middle Haddam. machines until eleven a. m. No charge will be made for this ana G. H. MILLER Scottish Pipe Band. South iManchester Fire Department. it will allow all to see the parade complete. Directly after the REST TENT Secretary General Committee. parade has passed it will be necessary to clear the street. Those A large tent in charge of a competent woman will be provided AFTERNOON PROGRAM aesiring to park the machines may do so at the golf grounds, adjoining the hospital tent on the golf grounds. This tent may where a charge of 50 cents will be made for taking care of them Concert— 1.30 to 2.00...... Kiltie Band be used by women or children at any time during the day and will until eight p. m. Gasoline and oil may be purchased on the Selection— A m erica...... Military Band be equipped with comfortable chairs, couches, etc. Folk Dances— grounds and attendants will supply any further information a. Tantoli (Swedish) needed. TOILET CONVENIENCES b. Kinderpolka (German)...... Grades 5, 6, 7 DINNER OR LUNCH SERVED Ample provisions, designated by signs, have been made on the Folk Dances— Trallen (Swedish)...... High School golf grounds for toilet conveniences for men and women, and Odd Folk Dances— On the golf grounds at East Center street will be found a Fellows hall, at the corner of Main and Center streets, will be open a. Highland Schottische (Scotch) number of booths in charge of various societies who will serve b. Hopping Dance (Germ an)...... Grade 8 home-made food of various kinds at reasonable prices. The to the public for the entire day. The Lincoln school at the Center will be open for the use of women and children, and the Ferris National Dances— French main luncheon tent in charge of the general committee, having National Dances— Swedish a capacity for feeding 1,000 people in two hours, will also be hall, at the corner of Main and Oak streets, will be open for the Folk Dances— located on these grounds. All the food served at this tent will be use of women and children. a. Klap Dances (Swedish) furnished by the Capitol Lunch system, of which Mr. John Porter, TROLLEY SERVICE b. Hop Mon Anmika (Swedish)...... Grade 7 formerly of Manchester, is the head. Folk Dances— The following menu will be provided: Clam chowder, 10 cents; A 15 minute schedule on the Hartford and South Manchester a. Harvester Dance (English) beef stew, 10 cents; bread and butter, 5 cents; ham sandwich, 5 lines will be maintained during the entire day and evening and b. Ostende ...... Grade 8 cents; egg sandwich, 5 cents; roast beef sandwich, 5 cents; apple trailers will be run on all the early trips and as many during the Folk Dances— Bulgarian...... High School pie, 5 cents; lemon pie,o5 cents; squash pie, 5 cents; mince pie, 5 day as is needed. A half-hourly schedule on the Rockville line National Dances— Scottish cents; doughnuts, 2 for 5 cents; iced tea, 5 cents; hot coffee, 5 will be maintained throughout the day and evening, and the Con National Dances— English cents, milk 5 cents, fruit 5 cents. Soft drinks of all kinds, ice necticut Company promises to do its utmost to properly handle the crowds which will be expected. AUSTIN CHENEY Tableau— Crowning of Sherwood’s Queen cream, candy, etc., will be served on the grounds. Treasurer General Committee
Indians, the original owners of the and flowers, and will be drawn by peasant dress and 12 men in Falcon’s John Bull on the right and an ad standing erect in a Viking boat. made to represent the tail of a fish DESCRIPTION OF FLOATS soil, and behind them come repre four horses. The following symbolic dress uniform, then 24 men in regu miral on the left. In the center of Their shields of black and yellow are and rises eight feet in the air. There sentatives of all the nationalities characters will be represented: Re lar Falcon’s uniform. the float is old Father Neptune. The suspended upon its sides. The boat are six large shields on each side to The American Delegation. which are living at present in Man public, Mrs. Neuville; Liberty, Mrs. The float represents Sobieski re part of Britannia is taken by Miss is a reproduction of one preserved in protect the oarsmen, and the shining Heading the procession as hosts chester, the foreign born Ameri(;ans Roger; Equality, Mrs. Petey; Frater turning to Warsaw, victorious after Clara Sheldon; John Bull by B. J. the Danish National Museum. The helmets, spears and battle axes make of the day comes the American marching under the flags of their nity, Miss Duguet. the battle with the Turks at Vienna. Bartlett; the admiral by O. F. Toop, neutral colors were used by the a very effective addition to the gen group. The leader of this group, mother countries. Mounted cowboys Canadian Settlers: Brittany, Mrs. King Sobieski with Queen Maria and Neptune by Mr. Callis. Vikings the better to conceal their eral effect. Following the ship is typifying American energy and pro- will act as aids in this division. Laforge; Normandy, Mrs. Demars. Kazimiera are surrounded by a approach. The prow of the boat is another group of marchers and then gressiveness is Daniel Boone, imper the float containing the 12 dancers The float will also carry eight little courtier and ladies in waiting. The The Scottish Section. in the form of a horse’s head, the sonated by Raymond Finney. He stern the form of a fish’s tail. in costume who are to take part in Two Italian Floats. girls. It will be followed by 12 Turks as prisoners are guarded by The Scottish section will be led bears the banner presented by the The present occupations of the the afternoon’s program. About 150 The first Italian float represents women on foot in provincial cos Polish soldiers. On each side of the by a full bagpipe band of eight general committee and is attended by country are symbolized by fou.' men bring up the rear. the landing of Christopher Colum tumes, 4 0 men in line with white float is a soldier on horseback. The pipers, three drummers and a drum two Boy Scouts. Then comes the female figures. The first represents bus, a reproduction of the Columbus hats, and 18 boys carrying a floral names of the people who represent major in full Highland costume. East Hampton drum corps, which in agriculture, bearing the sickle and GERMAN SECTION OP THE HOME ship, the Santa Maria, with all sails design in which the word “ France”, the different characters on the float They will have one large float draped turn is followed by a brave military sheaf of wheat; the second repre spread, and Columbus and his crew is depicted. are as follows: King Sobieski, A. and festooned with Stuart Tartan LAND DAY. showing, including Troop B, 80 sents the pottery industries; the and the monks on board. They will Haponik; Courtier, S. Obremski; and Scotch thistles. Five historic With characteristic spirit the plan mounted men; Company G, First In third, the dairy industry, and the follow the course of the parade and The Swiss Floats. Queen, Miss E. Bajorin; Ladies in characters will be represented on the for Homeland day was welcomed by fantry, C. N. G.; a company of Naval fourth, the fishing interests. at the golf links will be met by two The Swiss float represent Helvetia. Waiting, Miss Helen Cierebiej and floats— Mary, Queen of Scots, in the German speaking people of Man Reserves from Hartford, and the Cooperation in all industrial work Indians in costume. The part of It is preceded by a drummer and two Miss Mary Sroka; Polish soldiers, C. queenly robes, representing history; chester, who form a comparatively Second Company, Governor’s Foot is perhaps more highly developed in Columbus is taken by Antonio Zito. boys with flowers, followed by a Cierebiej, W. Maczkowski, C. Obu- Prince Charles Stuart and Flora Mc large part of the various peoples Guard. Next in order comes the float, Denmark than in any other country. The wheels of the float are concealed dozen men dressed in white. Th^ kowski and L. Chrzanowski; Turks, Donald in Highland costumes, repre who make up the population of ihe heralded by the “ Spirit of ’76,’’ a For example, the Danish farmers by the outline of the ship and are float is drawn by four horses. Seated* S. Zakrzewski, F. Baganski and W. senting romance; Robert Burns as a town. It was at once decided that group of three generations, typifying transport the products of their farms kept in motion by the men walking on the float are seven girls and three Pusz; mounted soldiers, A. Zakrzew ploughman at the plow, representing the German people should represent the spirit with which our forefathers to England in vessels owned by them inside. men. The seven girls represent Hel ski and C. Warka. poetry; Sir Walter Scott in 19th cen in the parade two important his eniered their fight for independence. selves. This condition is symbolized The second Italian float represents vetia, State of Berne, State of Unter- tury costume, representing literature, torical events and one old legend by The float itself represents America by the figure of a man dressed in the music and art. It is in the form of wald, State of Valais, State of Uri, and James Watt as a boy sitting at means of three floats. in its entirety and indicates the prin The Three Enghsh Floats. garb of a farmer who holds in his a monument in two tiers, apparently State of Schwytz, State of Appenzell. the fireside watching the steam com The first float relates back to the cipal industries of the different sec The English have three floats. One hand the model of a North Sea sail ing out of the mouth of the kettle, very early history of the Germanic tions of the-, country. Seated upon made of Italian marble. On a The part of Helvetia is taken by represents an English May pole representing invention. Following ing vessel. tribes and represents the triumph of the dais in the center is the Goddess pedestal on the top of the monument Alice Schaller, Berne by Matilde dance. In the center of the float is the float will come 20 Scotchmen on ^rminius over the Romans. of Liberty holding her flaming torch. is a bust of Verdi. On the second Baudelier, Unterwald by Martha a miniature May pole with 12 chil foot in full Highland costume with The Swedish Division. The power of song, as illustrated On the step below her are figures rep tier in front stands Italy, represented Schaller, Valais by Alice Broquet, dren holding the streamers ready to Tartan plaids and Glengarry bonnets The Swedish section of the parade in the beautiful legend of the Lorelei, resenting the North, South, East and by Miss Jennie Falcone, dressed in Uri by Estelle Schaller, Schwytz by begin the dance. The float is deco and all carrying small flags with the is headed by the marshal, Oscar is the motive of the second float, West surrounded by their products. the Italian colors. She is explaining Jeanne Donze, and Appenzell by rated in red, white and blue. lion of Scotland on each flag. The Peterson, followed by eight men in while the third is the Germania float, The West is represented by fruits and a page of music to two small girls Alice Lachat. I The second float shows Robin The second float carries the women ,marchers will be headed by John uniform. Next comes the Manches representing two periods of history, grains, the North by furs and min who sit on either side of her. This Hood and his merry men, also the illustrates Italy showing music to the and children who will take part in Craig in full Highland costume, car ter Military Band, followed by a float mediaeval and modern. erals, the South by cotton and sugar other legendary characters associated the afternoon performance. rying the lion of Scotland; Alexan representing Mother Svea. Directly The German pageant is preceded cane, and the East by factories and world. Behind her and to the right with him. Friar Tuck, Maud Marian, and left are two girls, the Misses der Miller in Highland plaid, and after this is a group of 16 men repre by five heralds and six flag bearers, colleges. Queen of Sherwood, and her maid. Calano, playing violins. On the Balmoral bonnet, carrying the Stars senting the committee in charge of accompanied by twenty maidens The characters upon the float are Polish Pageant. Will Scarlet and Little John. The lower tier, dressed in Italian colors, and Stripes. the work, and following them the holding the streamers representing represented as follows: Goddess of The central figures are the king part of Robin Hood is taken by Mr. are four men, representing the three large Swedish Viking, which is an the colors of the various states, Liberty, Mrs. Howell Cheney; the and the queen, Sobieskie and Maria Maggs; Maud Marian by Miss Har operas, II Trovatore, Aida and La The Danish Float. exact copy of the handsome boats Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Wur- North by Mrs. W. E. Green; the Kasimira, surrounded by courtiers, riet; Will Scarlet by Mr. Morehouse; Giaconda, and one man representing The symbolism of the Danish float of the earlier Scandinavians. The temberg, and of the empire of Aus South by Mrs. Halstead Dorey; the ladies in waiting and soldiers. In Friar Tuck by Jack Albiston, and points both to the early history of chief in charge is Emil Johnson and tria, followed by the colors of the West by Miss Harriet A. Treat; the Art. front of the float are marching 12 Little John by Jack Barnsbee. There the race and to its present high de the captain of the boat Peter Olson united empire oLGermany. East by Miss Catharine B. Miller. soldiers in Polish costume of the are 30 people in all on this float. velopment. The hardy, vigorous sea with 14 men in the costume of the Firs# Float. Marching on either side of the float Franco-Canadian Division. time of the 17th centur/and 12 la The third English float represents rovers who in the first centuries of day, about 900 B. C. The prow of The central figure of this float is are representatives of the various The Franco-Canadian float will be dies in national costume. a British man-of-war fully equipped the Christian era invaded the coun the boat is surmounted by a large Arminius, chief of a Germanic tribe, nations who first settled in America, typical of the republic from 187 0 to Preceding the float is a man in with big guns, fighting masts, etc. tries which border the North Sea are gilded horse’s head which rises 10 Spanish, English, Dutch and French. 1914. The float will be decorated Falcon’s uniform carrying the Polish On the bow of the boat sits Britan represented by four stalwart warriors feet in the air, and the stern is (Continued on Page Eight.) Behind the float march a band of with the French colors and foliage flag, followed by 13 girls in national nia surrounded by 16 sailors, with
INTENTIONAL DUPE PAGE TWO
In preparation for the gala day the French residents met In High SHORT HISTORY OF school hall Saturday night, April 18, and under the leadership of Alexis THE F. T. BUSH Tournaud discussed plans and de HOMELAND DAY cided to take part in the celebration. It was the first official gathering of the French residents held here and HARDWARE CO. may result In a permanent organiza Outgrowth of Plan for Folk Dances by tion. Besides electing Mr. Tournaud chairman they chose Joseph P. A Full Line of Automobile Tires and Choquet secretary and Emile Mouret Educational Club treasurer. Sub-committees were ap Accessories Carried in Stock— Gatsoline pointed to arrange for dancing, sing ing and for a decorated float. MANY NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED Interest in the event progressed so rapidly that by the middle of May ^ Builders’ Hardware of every description, Shelf and Heavy plans were well advanced and com Hardware Contractors’ and Mill Supplies—we stock a complete Floats to Represent Historical Incidents—Native Dances and Songs mittees representing different na tionalities and organizations were assortment. in Costume. holding frequent meetings. The na tive Americans, not to be outdone by ^ Our Harness Department is equipped to supply your every the later-comers, had appointed a need in saddlery and repair work. committee and arranged to have an Homeland day had its origin in a No formal title for the day was elaborate float in the line. They also adopted, although several sugges much smaller movement started last planned for an escort of American ^ Our Paint Department is fully stocked with house, barn, inside tions were received. The meeting winter by the Educational club. The Indians as well as a delegation from and carriage paints—-lead and oil as well. Educational club is an organization adjourned for one week. the Connecticut National Guard. The At an adjourned meeting held use of the golf ground was secured of women formed to cooperate with ^ Agricultural Implements, Seeds, Garden Tools, Wheelbarrows, April 20 many of the nationalities through the courtesy of J. P. Cheney, the teachers in the public schools. were represented and much enthu the owner, and plans w'ere made for Lawn Mowers, Hammocks, Garden Hose. Last winter they appropriated a sum siasm was shown. R. J. Mommers staging in this natural amphitheater to teach folk dancing to such of the reported that the Germans were plan- the folk dances and other spectacular school i)upils as desired to take it , ning to contribute three floats and features of the afternoon program. SPRAYING COMPOUNDS AND SPRAY PUMPS with the idea of later holding a pub I to organize a choral society to sing The South Manchester fire depart lic celebration or carnival on the I German songs. J. I). Henderson re- ment met and voted to take part ;n Center Park. Last April their plan ! ported that the Scotch would have the parade with its apparatus. *■ ..A •--3.; . '.A t-LV. . . took a wider scope and it was ])ro- i a float and would prepare charac- Fishing Tackle, Guns, Ammunition and Sporting Goods posed to set apart some' day in .Line ; teristic dances. Oscar Anderson re as a public holiday, closing thv> ported for the Swedes and Herbert Sunset Rebekah Lodge, No. 3 9 schools and mills, and making it a Ingham reported for the English. is planning to accommodate a large Elm Street— Parade Passes Through This Street gala event which all the people might Alexis Tournaud, chairman of the crowd for luncheon on Homeland enjoy. As roughly sketclu'd at that French committee, reported that the the main line. But the establishment hour, connecting on the way at the** Day between 11 a. rn. and 3 p. m. time the event would rt'semble an old French and French-Canadians would of a cross-town trolley service did Center with cars running to and from.^ country carnival, and besides folk unite in the celebration. They All the eatables will be home made away with the necessity for this ser Hartford. The extension of the line] | dancing by the school children on the planned to have a float, dances and and there will be plenty of food. vice, and now the only passenger to Manchester Green has resulted in** • • Over 60 Years trains run on the South Manchester the building of many dwellings in^. railroad are those which convey the that section of the town. The run-| north side employees of the silk ning time to Hartford is 45 minutes.' HE of House mills to and from their work. From Depot Square the trolley line** has been associated The South Manchester railroad is extends to Rockville, seven miles dis-J * • one of the smallest independent taut. The running time to Rockville with the clothing roads in the United States. It is only is half an hour and the fare 10 cents.4* business in South ** two miles long. The New Haven In addition to the frequent communi-^^ Manchester. Three gen road in carrying out its policy of cation with Hartford, there is what*' ▼ consolidation has repeatedly offered is known as the Interurban service— erations of this family have to take over the South Manchester electric cars running on the steam* catered to the needs of well line, but Cheney Brothers, with me road. This service extends between*** dressed Manchester men. independence which has always char Stafford Springs, Rockville and Man-]] acterized their action, have declined Chester and East Hartford. At the$ Today the family name these offers. The road does a large last named place it connects with the stands for the best in men’s street lines to Hartford. Cars run]] Twelve o'clock at the Silk .Mills— Showing Spinning Mill Group freight business, carrying not only clothing, furnishings and all of Cheney Brothers’ freight, but by this route to Hartford hourly.** shoes. greensward would include a program songs. Nicholas Holm, representing The running time is 3 0 minutes and,, TRANSPORTATION LINES also that of other manufacturers and in which the various nationalities the Danes, said his nation would merchants at the south end. the fare 15 cents. South Manchester’s largest representing Manchester would take probably have a float in the parade. GIVE BEST FACILITIES. Manchester is well provided with clothing store 9ffers an un part, each exemplifying some na The Italians, represented by Mrs. trolley service. Cars leave either Closing Schedule for Homeland Day.* • rivalled stock in such well tional dance, custom or pastime. It Tony Lamenzo, Louis Pola and An end of the town for Hartford every The dry goods stores as well as]| known makes as K u p p e n - was then that the idea was proposed gelo Bosco, said they were planning Railroad and Trolley Systems Have Help half hour during the day and every the hardware, plumbing and jewelry]] of making this a substitute for the for a float and national songs and ed Manchester’s Growth. fifteen minutes during the rush hours stores will be closed all day on4* heimer and Clothescraft Old Home week which is celebrated dances. of the morning and afternoon. The Homeland day. The clothing and Clothes, Duchess Trou in many other towns. The committee on floats was an regular fare for individuals is 15 shoe stores will remain open until]] By no means an unimportant fac The idea of carnival day was re nounced as follows; C. E. Watkins, cents, but commuters riding daily noon, when they will close for the^ sers, Adler Gloves, Guy- ceived with enthusiasm and when a tor in the growth of Manchester in. chairman, Mrs. W. R. Tinker, Miss are carried for 10 cents. The Man balance of the day. The grocery and er Hats, N o t a s erne general meeting was called to con Marjorie Cheney and N. B. Richards. the past and one which is bound to chester Green extension, opened some provision stores will keep open as sider it a lively discussion took place, A fifth member was to be added by help in future is its transportation seven years ago, has cars running to long as is necessary to supply their Hose, Cheney Silk Cra lasting an hour and a half, in which Mr. Watkins. This committee was system. By both steam and electric and from Depot Square every half Saturday trade. many new ideas were brought forth. instructed to invite the various fra vats, Emerson and railways it has excellent service. At this meeting six nationalities were ternal societies to enter floats in the Dougleis Shoes for men, represented, English, Scotch, Irish, parade. It was voted also to extend Located as we are half way between German, Austrian and French. Rep invitations to Company G, the Span New York and Boston on one of the Dorothy Dodd and resentatives of Sweden, Italy, Poland ish War Veterans, Drake Post, the trunk lines of the New York, New Clarice Shoes for and Lithuania, who were unable to fire departments at both ends of the Haven & Hartford railroad, we can be present, sent word that they town, and the Boy Scouts to take reach either of these cities quickly. CopytisBr 1914 The House Florence HEADQUARTERS Stove It’s the finest oil stove you ever saw. AND INFORMATION BUREAU Large burners produce tremendous heat right On Manchester’s Busiest Corner—Main and Center next to the bottom of the oven or kettle on the stove. MAKE THIS STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS The flame is always per ** WHEN WAITING FOR TROLLEY OR FRIENDS fectly controlled by a simple lever which you set on the marked dial to obtain the desired amount of heat. There is no possibility of the flame changing after you set the lever. Incidentally, you’ll find here Manchester’s Cabinet construction retains the heat within the stove finest soda fountain, fully equipped, Man and protects the flame from drafts. chester’s most popular cigar counter and a THE FLORENCE AUTOMATIC splendid assortment of highest grade is the lightest, strongest and most artistic blue flame oil confectionery. stove on the market. A real kitchen comfort in hot weather. Be sure to get a Florence-Automatic. $5.00 $7.50 $10.50 $12.50 NELSON’S PHARMACY ODD FELLOWS BLOCK FERRIS BROTHERS IF IT,S HARDWARE, BUY IT HERE The Itibbon Mill Group— Home of (.Tieney Silk Cravats PAGE! THREE
-lift 'W r , The Line of March. The committee on the line of CHENEY SILK INDUS t , • V march for the Homeland day parade TRY MANCHESTER’S have definitely fixed the route of the ■ ‘ t ‘ i ' l .¥ • **t.J ■ n • -j, procoHHlon. It will form on East ' " /4 -A ' <* irli-* . (Center Btreet and Porter Btreet and BACKBONE. A-. y • . ''V -■y. ' - ' -.V. 1 / '- 7 r f » > t ,.^'N ■ :-' will then proceed weBt on Bast Cen ter to Linden street, to Chestnut, to • -■% ■ 'yV’\K' '■ ■■ /' ■ Started Seventy-five Years Ago With Forest, to Elm, to Hartford Road and then up Main street to East Six Employees. Center, w Ikm-o It will dieband. This rout- where in America today a more co.a- lOi table or sanitary set of facioiy buildings than those of Cheney Brothers. From a small beginning with a half a dozen hands 7 5 years ago the industry has developed steadily anu now it gives employment to about V 4,200. For the rank and file of the Cheney Bros.’ Velvet Mill Group, Corner Forest and Elm Streets $ employees the firm has done every in modern life govern the location of much of which it still holds to pro The silk industry was founded in thing in its power to make them good Cheney Bros.’ Weaving Mill Group from Corner of Park and Chestnut Streets tect the watersheds of its reservoirs. Manchester about 75 years ago "by citizens and good workmen. In the large manufacturing plants. actual work of the mills. fined themselves to one branch of it but they have always persisted, in Although the firm has encouraged five brothers, Charles, Ralph, Ward, first place it has given them good It was because Timothy Cheney in The plant of Cheney Brothers is such as spinning, weaving or dyeing, spite of failure, until, profiting by its operatives to build homes of their Rush and Frank Cheney. In the be wages and steady employment and the early days of the republic built unique in the fact that nowhere else or to one class of silk products as experiments, they were able to work own, it has, nevertheless, been ginning, with half a dozen employ has so encouraged them to remain a dam and a grist mill on Hop Brook in the w'orld is there a manufactur threads, ribbons, dress goods or vel out their problems successfully. To- obliged to erect hundreds of dwell ees, they made sewing silk only. here and develop their skill. It has that his grandsons, the original Che ing concern which carries on every vets. Cheney Brothers literally be day^hey produce every variety of ings to be occupied by its employees. The business prospered in spite of provided a large public library for ney Brothers, thought it advisable detail of the silk industry in one set gan at the beginning, for their first silk^thread and fabric demanded by It has built and macadamized the numerous setbacks and as long ago the free use of all and has paid close to utilize this small water privilege of mills. Here the process of manu efforts were in the direction of rais the market and conduct every roads in the vicinity of its plant and as 1854 the firm was incorporated attention to the education of their for their first silk mill. The water facture is completed from the raw ing silk worms and in planting mul process of manufacture from the raw power was soon outgrown and was has bordered them with fine side with a capital of a million dollars. children. It has maintained a fine silk to the marketable fabric. Those berry trees to produce leaves for silk to the finished product on their walks. It has erected fine school Soon after this the firm, began to amusement hall for the free use of succeeded by a steam power plant. who later entered the business con feeding the worms. This experi own premises. This is done by no manufacture woven fabrics, mainly As the enterprise expanded and its buildings and a boarding house for its employees and the public. It has ment was a failure, as countless other firm in the entire world. a hundred teachers. It has estab dress goods. In 1871 the group of necessities became larger and more other experiments have been since; varied, the firm was forced to levy lished gas and electric light plants mills known as the velvet mills was upon the resources the town afforded. for the use of the community and erected and the firm began to manu To the fullest development of these has supplemented its water supply facture on a large scale spun silks resources it has brought large capital with a complete sewer system. for their own use and for sale to and skill and ingenuity second only Its development of the physical other manufacturers. In the eigh to that employed in its manufactur features of the place has been on ties the group of weaving mills was ing operations. It has built large the most generous scale. The land erected and the assortment of woven reservoirs and has bought and closed surrounding the mills and the Che fabrics was greatly enlarged. Then many smaller manufacturing plants ney residences for a radius of half a followed the great block of velvet in order that it might obtain the mile is laid out and maintained as a mills for the manufacture of the lin'* water needed for manufacturing and park in which the best ideas in land of goods which in 1880 the firm had m domestic purposes. It has built and scape gardening and forestry are ex not even begun to produce. In 1907 equipped and for many years has emplified. Its large reservoirs are and 1908 another fine block of mills operated a steam railroad two miles models of substantial construction. was built, know'll as the ribbon mills. long, connecting with the main line The effect of Cheney Brothers’ exam In these mills within the last few between New York and Boston. It ple is seen in the private dwellings years the manufacture of the now has bought hundreds of acres of land, of the place. Most of them are of a famous Cheney silk neckties was some of which it has used for the much better grade than those usually started and has developed into a ..’T ' .'S(—, private residences of members of the found in manufacturing communities large industry. At the same time firm, some of which it has sold to and, as a rule, they are surrounded extensive additions were made to the employees at a low price that they by well kept, prettily decorated dyeing department including a large Forest Street, Showing Ivy Clad Weaving Mill might build their own homes, and lawns. two-story concrete dyehouse. Next Howard Reservoir, Cheney Bro.s.’ System paid careful attention to the sani tary conditions of the entire com munity and has contributed gene ■ rously to every public improvement. Much of the success of Cheney Brothers and the prosperity of the community as well has been due to the fact that all these years the pro prietors of the firm have lived among their employees and commingled freely with them. It is somewhat remarkable that one family has been able for so long a period to continue the ownership of such a rapidly growing business without the intro duction of new blood into the firm. While Cheney Brothers have from time to time availed themselves of the best talent in this and foreign countries in the development of new lines in their industry they have re tained the corporate ownership and administration In the hands of their own family. This has been posible through the number and character of the offspring of the original broth ers. Large families have been the rule and the young men of these several families have generally re mained at home to carry their share of the increasing burdens of the management. As a reBult no lesH than 20 male members of the Cheney family are now dally employed as the heads of the different depart ments. The majority are graduates of colleges or technical schools and .Main Oflice of (.'honey Brothers Cheney Bros.* New Velvet Mills and Dye House Under Construction. Dressing Mill In Background have served an apprenticeship In the PAGE FOUR 11 »♦♦♦♦»»» I * * »»»»4 »»»»»»♦♦♦ 11 * • H '»H M il MANCHESTER’S ■ /;■'
STEADY GROWTH / .ti. ..Jii . Due to Prosperous Industries and Good Transpor tation Facilities.
ORIGINAL VILLAGES GROWING INTO ONE LARGE COMMUNITY.
Central Post Office Building Soon to Be Erected at Cost of $75,000 to $100,000. ^ ^ i;. :: . . i : \ i 11 I 11 ttt l i ttti ttw t tttti-w i I M ^ * t t M * * * * *************************************************************** » « ' i t4 *********f The town of Manchester is modest. climb and descend when going from one side of the town to the other years, three generations being en It has ever been unobtrusive. Quietly TOBACCO GROWING has been cut down and graded to PAPER MAKING AT gaged in the business. William and it has gone about its work, asking either side and the sandy road of the Philip W. Hudson, sons of Melanc- few favors from outsiders, attending olden days has been replaced by the OAKLAND VILLAGE. thon Hudson, were the last of this I’ rofllable Industry Which Is strictly to its own business and modern macadam. More than that, family to be connected with the prop Extending Hapidly in West Part erty. During the later years of their glorying not in its achievements. It a trolley line has been established of Manchester. connecting the two sides of the town Model Plant of Americ;^n Writing management Cheney Brothers were has spent its public money conserva associated with them and large gov with cars running every 15 minutes. Paper Company. tively and kept its taxes low. The Now on the very apex of the divide ernment orders for fine papers were Manchester is located within six rate this year is nine and a half mills the leading fraternities are establish filled. The mill was put in first class miles of the most fertile tract HAS LONG HISTORY A M ) GIVES on the dollar. It has avoided heavy ing their halls for the accommoda condition and the village was beau of tobacco land in the United tion of members on both sides of the STEADY AVORK. tified. The landscape features intro debts. Its present indebtedness of States. It is said that the to towm; and there, too, the United duced at that time have since ripened only $85,000 as compared with bacco grown in a certain dis its grand list of $18,000,000 is insig States government has bought a site Formerly Made hhne Writing Paper. and now the village of Oakland, with nificant. This debt is funded at four for a post office building soon to be New Home of Celebrated its grand old trees and broad lawns, trict of South "Windsor commands a per cent and is being reduced $5,000 erected at a cost of $75,000 to Herculean Covers. is one of the most beautiful sections higher price in the market than any every year. But though careful in $100,000. This post office will stand of the town. tobacco raised in the United States. at the geographical center of the expenditures and not given to ex While Manchester is celebrated The Oakland Paper company suc ■While small tracts of tobacco have town and will serve all four quar ceeded the Hudsons and the mill was travagant display, Manchester has chiefly for its silk industry, it has been raised in Manchester for many ters. for many years operated by this com not denied itself the necessities, nor also from its beginning held an im Each of the two sides of this divid pany under the management of years, it is only recently that it has the comforts of life. A glance portant place in the paper trade. through the pages of this paper will ing ridge has had advantages over Nathan T. Pulsifer, and had a large been discovered that much of the reveal living conditions of excep- the other, and in the process of the Nearly all kinds of paper have been trade in writing and envelope papers. land in the western part of the town In 1899 the American Writing Paper can be used profitably for that pur company, which was formed to take pose. "Whereas ten years ago there over a chain of paper mills, bought was probably less than 4 0 acres of the Oakland mill and R. G. Campbell land in Manchester devoted to the was made local manager. Since that growth of tobacco, it is estimated t-' time the mill has been practically re that fully 300 acres are now used for i built,' wooden buildings being re that crop and the acreage is increas placed with brick. At the present ing every year. .•.►►Jr i time a new machine room is in This change is due not only to the /J »v' process of construction. Under the discovery of the fertility of the soil, ownership of the American Writing but also to the improved methods of Paper company this mill has special growing. Farmers now go into ized in cover papers. It is the home tobacco raising on a scientific basis of the celebrated Herculean covers and use machinery for planting and which have a world-wide reputation. cultivating. They guard against in It has been one of the most staple sect pests by sterilizing the soil in of Manchester’s industries, as since /iV l/i which the young plants are grown the American Writing Paper com and using insecticides on the plant as pany took it, it has been run con Oakland Bridge, Near .Anieiican Writing Paper ronii>any’s Plant it Is placed in the field. By these tinuously on practically full time. It and other precautions they hasten employs 60 hands and produces three the post office, and the post office has continued to increase until now the growth of the crop and are less and one-half tons of cover papers a which had been called Manchester it amounts to about $25,000 a year, likely to suffer by early frosts than day. Its goods find. a market all was renamed Manchester Green. This The force employed includes the formerly. In curing tobacco also new over the world. change was made about 1883. postmaster, assistant postmaster, methods have been adopted. Tobacco The South Manchester post office four clerks, six carriers, two sub- growing is more profitable than it A* was established in 1851 and has stitutes and two rural free delivery formerly was and consequently more carriers. 3-nd more farmers are making tobacco Post Offices in Manchester. made the most rapid growth of all. In 1905 it did a business of over The Highland Park post office was a specialty, The town of Manchester has at $10,000 and was entitled thereby to the latest to be established. It be- present five post offices, located at carrier delivery. This was estab gan business July 1, 1889. B. b. Manchester, South Manchester, High lished February 1. lit0 6. From that Carrier has been postmaster since Hackett Brothers are the largest land Park, Manchester Green and time to this the business of the ofLue 190 6. tobacco growers in Manchester. They Buckland. The post office at Man have become so in the last few years. chester Green is the oldest in town Born in "Wapping, John H. Hackett and for many years was the only and Thomas A. Hackett were brought one. It was established in 1808 and up in the heart of the tobacco raising until the town was incorporated in district. They raised more or less American Writing Paper Company’s Plant 1823 it bore the name of Orford tobacco at the old homestead in "Wap- parish. It was then changed to Man ping, and 10 years ago came to Man tional comfort and healthfulness. town’s growth sometimes one side made in this town, from the news chester and was made Manchester chester, where they bought the 10 The statistics of the state board of and sometimes the other has led in* print on which was printed the Con Green about 1883. acre lot belonging to the Gallup farm. necticut Courant containing the news From this period their business has health show that the death rate per the race. The north half caught the The next post office in town was of the battle of Lexington up to the grown very rapidly. In 1906 Hackett thousand in Manchester is lower than railroad: the south half caught the at Buckland in 1840. It remains finest bond papers at one time made Brothers bought the Charles H. that of any town in the state of silk industry. The silk industry unchanged and in practically the without a railroad grew faster than by Hudson & Cheney at the Oakland Owen property on North Main street. equal size or larger. This has been same location today. true for several successive years. the north side industries with one. paper mill. Nearly every grade of This farm comprised 4 0 acres and A post office was established at The last census, taken in 1910, and now the south side leads in paper has at one time or another had a large house and stock barn. Oakland in 1841. It remained there gave Manchester a population of population by the ratio of three to been made in Manchester. The finest The new owners remodeled the large until the completion of the railroad 13,641. A conservative estimate at one. But the north side is looking grades have always had their home barn into a warehouse and for two in 185 0. Then it was moved to what the present time places the popula up and it is probable that 20 years at the Oakland mill. This mill is or three years did a packing and was then known as Union village, tion between 15,000 and 16,000. hence the balance will again be located on the Hockanum river in a storing business. In the spring of near the depot, and the name was Manchester is a patch of land five nearly even. Manufacturing seeks most picturesque locality. It was 1913 Hackett Brothers bought 17% first used as a paper mill in 1832 changed to Manchester station. It miles square located on the eastern good transportation facilities and is acres from Walter W. Cowles. This when Henry Hudson of Hartford pur was subsequently changed to North foothills of the Connecticut valley leaving the waterways to get along land adjoined their present farm and chased of Joseph Loomis the water Manchester, but the confusion bc'- nine miles east of Hartford, the state side the railroads. The trunk line all was of the best tobacco land. Last of double track, constituting the Mid privilege already occupied by a saw tween the name of the post office and fall they again added 50 acres of the capital. This patch of land tilts that of the railroad station, which land division of the New York, New mill and grist mill. Portion of the Hackett Plantation Showing Four of tlie Eleven J. B. Barron farm, south of the rail toward the river, its lower edge be was Manchester, resulted in the final ing about 200 feet above sea level Haven & Hartford railroad, passes The Oakland paper mills were Large Tobacco Siieds road tracks, and have this spring managed by the Hudsons for 3 0 adoption of the name Manchester for and its higher or eastern edge about through Manchester and provides 4 00 feet above sea level. Extending excellent facilities for shipping down this slope near the middle of freight. Manufacturing sites and its area is a cross ridge roughly side track privileges are still avail dividing the town into north and able and will doubtless be utilized in south halves. Down the slope in the the near future. north half flows the Hockanum Aside from these two north jnd river; in the south half flows»a much south divisions of the town, now ccx, ' Smaller stream known as Hop brook. rapidly growing together, there are Each of these streams was originally other smaller subdivisions caiised contributory to the establishment of originally by the clustering of some the town, for they tempted small group of dwellings around a small manulac turers to locate their water factory. Three of them which wheels here and build beside them achieved the dignity of post offices are Manchester Green and Highland their mills. The expansion of the a 33 mills thus founded has been the main Park on the east border and Buck- land on the west. The names are cause for the growth of the popula T tion, while the high character of the destined in the future to lose their pioneer manufacturers has left Its prominence as the localities melt to impress upon the character of the gether in the expanding population town to this day. and the post offices are succeeded by carrier delivery from the new cen For many years this ridge dividing tral post office of MANCHESTER. the town kept the two sections apart. There was a North Manchester and a South Manchester, each with own Next Tuesday’s Herald will contain post office, its schools, its churches. an Illustrated account of the Home But in recent years this barrier has land day celebration. The doings of literally broken down. The toilsome the day will be detailed and pictures hill which our forefathers had to of scenes of interest will be printed. P A G E F IY E
MANCHESTER’S DEBT SOWH MANCHg^^^ TO IMMIGRATION i Tenfold Growth Due Mainly to Foreign Influx
A V: NEW COMERS HAVE MADE GOOD CITIZENS
Have Introduced New Ideas in Manufacturing and in Agriculture.
Eager to Learn Our Language and Customs. ■' ’ *■ ~“r '•-■■ ' > »■
11 ttf**4**4 I I !♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I I I I I I I I I I I I I t* * * > » l-H < H n I I I I I I I * * ♦ ♦ ! I I i I I I i I < *< « « ******************** I ...... ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Many towns in Connecticut have some of the country towns which now provides a greater part of the have lacked this new blood. First power for its operation. The maxi- celebrated Old Home day. On these broken up 20 acres of this on which OLDEST WOOLEN came the Irish from the south of mum capacity occasions natives of those towns who to grow Connecticut broadleaf. They of this power plant is Ireland. The next large influx was 4 00 horse power. A have a farm of about 120 acres and ii MILL IN AMERICA. glimpse of the have gone to the cities or larger from Sweden. Then came the Ger expect this year to raise between 60 reservoir above the power plant is towns to make their fortune have mans and Danes, and about the same shown on this page. It is one of the and 65 acres of tobacco. They give returned to renew acquaintances period the Irish from the north of steady employment to 15 to 20 hands Hilliard Plant Established in Eight- prettiest bodies of water in town. Ireland. Later the Italians poured The view shown was taken from Hil with old family friends and to visit the year round. eenth Century. in and along with them came the the scenes of their youth. The Hackett Brothers not only raise liard street. Polanders and Lithuanians. Sprinkled tobacco, but they buy and sell it. .As an illustration of the growth tendency of population from the among these nationalities in small of real estate value in Manchester, Last year the firm handled about 600 H.VS BEEN IN rONTIMOl.S country toward the city has depop- er numbers were English, Scotch, cases of Connecticut broadleaf. They a tract of land consisting of 24 acres OBEKATION. uiated many of the rural districts French, Swiss and Greeks. It is esti through whuh the South Manchester dispose of the crops of tobacco they mated that from 80 to 90 per cent railroad now runs was bought by the and as a rule the country towns of handle both to the manufacturers of the population of Manchester to Hilliard Euiiiily in .Munageiiieiit for late Elisha Hilliard for $250. Mr. Connecticut have not grown. When and to the jobbers. They are known day is either foreign born or of for 8*2 Years— Large Evpansioii Hilliard donated four acres of this throughout Connecticut as men of they have wanted a patriotic celebra eign parentage. land to the South Manchester Rail I* good business ability, of sterling of Plant I nder Their tion they have been obliged to call All these nationalities have con character and hard workers. Both road company when the railroad was (Bvnership. back those who were once residents. tributed not only to the growth of built. Of the remaining 20 acres his men have great confidence in the Manchester hut to the success of its son, E. ('. Hilliard, has sold about On such occasions the history of the future of the tobacco industry. They Industries. In the mills they have one-half and realized therefrom past has been brought to the front believe that the business is yet in Its Manchester has the distinction of produced skilled artisans and have $24,000 and still has the other half infancy. Thomas J. Hackett lives in possessing the oldi’st woolen manu- and in poems and addresses and brought to our aid the training of in his possession. The firm does a the large Owen house on the farm lacturing plant in continuous opera songs the deeds of tlie forefathers the older countries and fertility of and his brother, John H., who re prosperous business in the manufac- tion in the* L'nitc’d States. It was have been reviewed. ideas and inventions. In the trades cently sold the old homestead and tuic of woolens for men's wear and originated by Aaron Huckland in the But an Old Home day for Man they have produced some of our farm in Wapping to Everett C. Gris gives steady employment to about latter part of the 18tli century. The chester was out of the question. skilled Journeymen, In mercantile wold of Rocky Hill, is with his two Reacedale mills of Rhode Island and sisters making his home temporarily the Sutton mills of East Andover, in East Hartford. Mr. Hackett is Mass., the next oldest mills, were having plans prepared for a residenc e’ established in 1802. In 1812 Mr, east of the present Hackett house on h Jluckland's mill was making blankets North Main street. for the L'nited States government tir Hackett Brothers believe that the be used by the soldiers in the war land in Manchester, especially in the of that year. Early in the Huh cen Buckland district and south of it, is tury ^t passed into the hands of Sid suitable for tobacco growing. The ney I'ltkin, and November I'J, 1824, soil, which is of a light, sandy loam, Elisha E. Hilliard went to work for runs very even and Is exceptionally him as an aiiiirentice. In 1 832 .Mr, good for Connecticut hroadhcaf. The Hilliard was admillei) as a partner fact that the acrcmge has grown from with .vlr, I’ilkin, Later he acijulre-i 40 to :i00 acres in 10 years is tnl- the entire interest and about 1840 dence that the husInc’SH has a bright Glimpse of IlilllHrcl V illage admit ted R iljili G. Kpem i r to par' future. Of course;, in this biisInesH iieishi|), 'the firm war, Hilliard Ac. as in v<;ry other It reciulres brains, Big I'ortiines l*asH. (U|italn of Industry to the Incajiabh- Spemer dining the war and iifi to plenty of can;ful work and some; generation that succei-ded him. l'’rom II'blhuie la Record ) 1871, w hen ,\lr. Hllllai d bought out capital to get a start, and with th<;sc; the feehle hiiiids of the sons, iinabh- to wiehl the Jjowei- hi-(|Ueatlied to Mr, Hpem el and I'Hlsha (I. Hilliard, recjulreim;nts and a fair amount of For those who feiir the Inlliieme thi’in, theri’ have passf-d In turn the his son, was ndmllled to pii it m-rsli ip good luck prosp«*rlly Is assnretd. (jf colossal fortunes, such as those VVeMlern Union Telegraph coMiininy, In 18',»;! Hie firm was imorporaled of the Astors, Vamlerbllts, Goulds, till’ Wabash, the Lake Erie ,ind West under the name of 'I'he E E Hilliaiil EiiNterii Htar Chuplers to j»I Rockefellers and .Morgiins, ujion the ern anil the Western .Marslanl liiil rojids, the Wabash-I’Ittsburg ter lompaiiy, with E (' llilliard ns Its ( loin pounce*. Inture of the 1,'nlted Htates, both mlnal and the Manhattan Rall
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breeders in Manchester are Balch & MANCHESTER HOME Brown. They breed Light Brahmas OF FANCY POULTRY exclusively. They have been in the business for 25 years and tbis year Established 1874 Stores, Hartford, So. Manchester, Willimantic are celebrating their silver anniver Produces Fowls That Sell for Fifty Dollars sary. While both are engaged in Each—Sends Birds and Eggs to mercantile business they have devel Watkins Brothers oped at their poultry yard on North INCORPORATED All Parts of World. Main street a strain of birds which Manchester is known in the poul are sure prize winners in the big FURNITURE and PIANO MERCHANTS shows and command fancy prices try world as the home of successful in the market. From their yards UNDERTAKERS amateur breeders. At almost all poultry and eggs have gone to the the big shows in eastern cities Man four quarters of the globe. Balch THE OLDEST RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT IN TOWN AND chester birds are found among the & Brown’s Light Brahmas are to be MANCHESTER’S GREATEST STORE . prize winners. This is true notwith found not only in all parts of the standing the fact that none of Man United States but in Great Britain, chester’s breeders are professionals. Russia, Brazil, Japan and Canada. It E call special attention to the great number All took up poultry raising as a side is not uncommon for them to sell of nationally advertised and world famous line or a hobby. In many instances single fowls for $50 and a fair aver the fancier pays more for his sport age price for their birds would be products for which we are the exclusive dis than he gets back from it. In other $15 to $20 each. A glimpse of the cases the side line has brought a poultry yard located in the rear of tributors in Manchester and vicinity. substantial profit. Success depends Mr. Batch’s home as well as of the upon a knowledge of the business pretty residence and grounds is Steinway Pianos and careful attention to details. shown in the two accompanying Prominent among tbe successful illustrations. Victor Victrolas Edison Disc Phonographs New Home Sewing Machines
a l'i '-.A,-. ^ Globe-Wernicke Bookcases Manchester Green Mill of Glastonbury Knitting Co. Ostermoor Mattresses UNDERSHIRTS FOR Glenwood and Crawford Cooking Ranges Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets THE MILLION Stickley’s Arts and Crafts Furniture Whittall Rugs World Famous Glastonbury Knit Hastings Dining Tables Underwear Made in
Manchester. We deliver free wherever possible, by our own automobiles, all purchases amounting to $5 or over, anywhere in Connecticut. MILL LOCATED ON HISTORK •• GREEN. Women coming from out of town are invited to visit our rest room. A large attractive space complete with toilet facili ties, comfortable chairs, reading matter, etc. ViUuge Adorned by Fine Old Trees Balch & Brown’ Poultry Plant— Residence of Mr. Balch and Well Seasoned Lawms.
Another manufacturing plant in Make Manchester from which goods are sent all over the world is that of the Our Store Your Glastonbury Knitting Company of Coburn Residence, Manchester Green Manchester Green. It is founded on Headquarters curb and will in a year or two present the site of a stockinet mill built in mills and dwelling houses in good order. At Manchester Green, the a far more pleasing appearance than 1851. The original mill was burned, While oldest settlement in town, it is aided ever before. In the work of beauti — as was also the one which succeeded by nature with fine old trees and well fying and caring for the Green, the it. The present mill was built by seasoned lawns. The Green itself, Glastonbury Knitting Company has in Town. Addison L. Clark, who also estab with its historic associations, has just always borne a prominent part. The lished knitting mills in Glastonbury been improved by regrading and re Coburn residence, which is shown on under the same management. Upon planting with shrubbery and trees. this page, is one of the most attrac the death of Mr. Clark, Hewitt It has also been enclosed by a cement tive in town. Coburn, jr., succeeded bim, and the business has since been conducted under tbe corporate name of tbe Glastonbury Knitting Company. For the last five years Walter S. Coburn has been associated with his brother Some of Balch & Brown’s Aristocrats in the management and has occupied the Coburn residence at Manchester Green. The Glastonbury underwear has been extensively advertised and has made friends wherever it has been BUILDING LOTS introduced, by its sterling qualities. Tbe firm confines itself to tbe manu facture of two-piece goods in light, medium and heavy weights in woolen FOR SALE and worsted. It gives steady employ ment at the Manchester Green mill to 100 hands and at the Glastonbury AT mills to between 350 and 400. Its annual output amounts to a million afid a half dollars. Like the other manufacturers in town, the Glaston • • PINEHURST bury Knitting Company keeps its Our Newest Public Building— The Almshouse
rooms, a conservatory and all mod Manchester's Latest and Best ern conveniences, is surrounded by broad acres, shaded by large oak Real Estate Development trees and extending to the banks of Center Park from Soldiers’ Monument, Showing Hall of Records the Union pond. The house furnishes accommodations for summer board Take a look at the fire apparatus Manchester is proud of its trees. ers as well as transients, and the I in the parade. The South Manches- They are carefully preserved by grounds have facilities for picnic ' ter Fire Department has a thorough spraying and trimming, and add ^ All lots are restricted to single or double parties. A dance hall and boats on ly up-to-date equipment of automo- greatly to the beauty of the town. the pond will soon be added to the ' bile apparatus. houses. Town water, graded streets, about facilities for pleasure seekers. A specialty which is bound to be popu three miles of concrete walks, near trolley, lar will be chicken dinners prepared stores and mills. Situated on Middle Turnpike in southern style under the personal direction of Mrs. Phelan. The house within 650 feet of Main street, in the heart of has been entirely refurnished throughout. It is located not only iF YOU ARE H. S. & M. TOGGED AND REGAL SHOD, the town. on the main trolley line to Rockville YOU’RE A WELL DRESSED MAN.’’ but also on the fine trunk road built and maintained by the state and ( Development Work Now in Progress much used by automobilists. Every thing served will be first class and The Oaks Inn, Looking Northwest the prices moderate. Two views of The Homeland Store The Oaks Inn are shown herewith. ^ If you are thinking of investing for the pres NEW PLEASURE RESORT MANCHESTER’S HOME OF ent or future m a home site, we ask you to ON OAKLAND STREET. HART SCHAFFNER investigate PINEHURST and be convinced that The Oaks Inn Just Opened for Sum we are offering the best lots in town. mer Boarders and Automobile & MARX CLOTHES Parties— Easy of Access and Complete in Equipment. AND REGAL SHOES Easy Terms Discount for Cash A new enterprise in Manchester and one that is bound to add to the Distinctive in Style, Cut, Fit town’s popularity has just been es For Maps and Pricies Apply to tablished by F. V. Phelan at Oak and Finish land. One of the residences of the Hudsons, early proprietors of the UP-TO-THE-MINUTE HATS AND HABER Oakland mills, which has since their DASHERY TO GO WITH THE CLOTHES EDWARD J. HOLL removal been developed as a country estate by private owners, has been purchased by Mr. Phelan and con verted into a summer resort and STRICKLAND & HUTCHINSON automobilists’ rest. He has chris TINKER BUILDING - - MAIN STREET tened it “ The Oaks Inn.’’ The house, which iBis a large one with 10 sleeping The Oaks Inn, Looking Southwest ;; J ...... ^
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and the mineral soap was rechris tory on Oakland street was burned. brother, A. Willard Case, and a j THIS SOAP “HASN’T tened Bon Ami. The business grew They did not rebuild it, but hastened PAPER INDUSTRY younger brother, Fred L. Case, under : - ' m steadily and in two years it became the preparations for moving into the firm name of Case Brothers \ SCRATCHED YET apparent that more capital would be their newly acquired property. In AT HIGHLAND PARK started the manufacture of album i needed in order to properly market 19 05 the fine brick factory, built and binders boards. In 1869 the; Bon Ami. originally by the Mather Electric built a two-story frame mill in thi Manchester the Home^of^World Re \V. H. Childs became interested, company and later occupied by the Large Development by Case Brothers ravine below the original mill They had it ready for clapboardin- and with his cousin, under the name Unitype company, passed into the in Last Half Century. nowned Bon AmV. of Childs & Childs, assumed the task hands of the Bon Ami company, and when the big fiood of October of r>,. ^ of advertising and selling Bon Ami this, with the annex already pur that year came along and undermin RAPID DEVELOPMENT OE SOAP with the privilege of buying the busi chased, seemed likely to provide all .SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE VIL- ed it. The mill was taken down and moved to the higher bank where the INDUSTRY. ness at the end of five years. They the room that would be needed for L.AGE. at once invested a large sum of many years. But still the business present mill stands. This mill was burned in 1875 but was replaced by , Business Increases in Twenty-three money in advertising. The business grew and more property was acquired Woodland Park of Four Hundred expanded, but the returns were not west of the factory on which a large another mill on the same founda Years from .$.'>,000 a Year to More Acres Open to the Public. sufiicient to reimburse them, and mill for grinding feldspar was lo tion which was completed in forty- Than a Million a Year. after sinking many thousand dollars cated. This was hardly completed five days. In 1881 the firm built they were in doubt as to whether to before plans were prepared for a At Highland Park Case Brothers a brick mill around the wooden mill i and then tore down the wooden mill, i The manufacture of soap is one of continue. They decided to keep on three-story brick mill, to be used in I have not only developed a large paper Since then various brick additions | Manchester’s later industries which a little longer and soon the tide the manufacture of Bon Ami powder. manufacturing business but have have been made until now the plant Case Brothers’ Highland Park Paper Mill has developed rapidly and to such changed. The advertising which had This mill was completed last year made Bon .\mi a household word all and plans are already under con built and beautified a village which has a commodious set of brick an e.xtent that it is now the most over the world began to bear fruit in sideration for duplicating it in the for natural scenery as well as taste- buildings with strictly modern equip 9 ment. Fred Case withdrew from important industry at the nortli part ! orders. When the time came to take near future. ful adornment has few equals in of the town. Twenty-three y The Mechanics in Homeland Day. Parlor for Ice Cream, Fruit Sundaes The American Mechanics, one of of all kinds. Ice Cream Soda and re the north end organizations to take an active part In the Homeland day freshing Summer Drinks of all kinds. parade, are planning to march from Depot square to the south end, where they will join the big parade. The CONFECTIONERY AND CIGARS Mechanics will assemble in front of their lodge hall shortly after nine o’clock Saturday morning. The line will number between 50 and 70 men. They are planning to have the float in the line from the north end. The PARK HILL FLOWER SHOP parade will be headed by three NEW HOLL BUILDING • MAIN STREET members representing the “Spirit of Only a Step from the Center ’7 6,” followed by the degree team, West Works, Bon .Aii'i (’o.— (Jrinding Mill and Soap Powder Factory Entrance to Forest Preserve— Highland Park the members of which have just re ceived their new uniforms. Then war. For several years they manu will come the Mechanics’ float and factured wrapping paper. They the members in full regalia. failed, however, and about the be ginning of the war A. Wells Case One of the first stores to put in took over the mill and used it first window decorations for Homeland in recleaning cotton waste. Owing day was Elman Brothers, who are to the war there was a great scarcity showing a very pretty display of la ELMAN BROTHERS of cotton and Mr. Case found it pro dies’ and children’s wearables against t / ' fitable to use the washers and beat- a background of silk flags. Colorerl ^Ms of the mill to clean wiping waste electric lights are used with excellent and then resell the waste. effect, which add to the attractive SPECIALISTS IN In 1861 A. Wells Case, his twin ness of the display at night. Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Garments COATS, SUITS, SKIRTS and WAISTS Children’s and Infants’ Wear in Great Assortment. Complete Infants’ Outfits I HOSIERY, NECKWEAR, GLOVES ' 1* V S DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS ■ ELMAN BROTHERS JOHNSON BLOCK MAIN STREET Main Factory Bon Ami Company— Hilliard Street stone Bridge Over Dam, Highland Park \ PAGE EIGHT 1 Realizing the need of a more modern DESCRIPTION OF FLOATS THE FOULDS GROUP mill, Mr. Foulds bought a mill site OF PAPER MILLS. at Lydallville and built a one- (Continued from Page One.) machine mill. This was afterwards the Cherusci. He is returning from burned and was not rebuilt, but the the battle in the Teutoburg forest, Modern Plants With Good Shipping Lydall & Foulds mill was built to where he was victorious over the Facilities— Output Thirty-five take its place at Parkerville. Then Tons a Day. Roman commander, Quintilius Varus, the original Salter & Strong mill was in the year 9 A. D. This uprising burned and was replaced by the Wil of the Germanic tribes had been in liam Foulds & Company’s mill ad The group of paper mills shown spired by the cruelties of the Roman joining the Lydall & Foulds mill. A herewith is clustered around a rail legions, and the victory resulting short time ago Boston capitalists road siding at Parker village. The was the turning point in the aggres combined with the Foulds interests three mills owned and operated re sion of the Romans. It saved all spectively by the Lydall & Foulds in building the Colonial board mill, northern Europe from the complete which was started April 1. These Paper Company, the William Foulds domination of the people from the three mills form the nucleus for a & Company, and the Colonial Board south and created the first German Company are allied in ownership, growing village. They have the ad independency. At the side of Ar- vantage of a siding on the main line although operated independently. minius on the float stands Tusnelda, of the New Haven road and all are They owe their existence to the pur his wife. In front of the sacred oak built of brick. Their product con chase 40 years ago by William the Druid priest stands with two sists of paper box boards at the Drinking Fountain in Center Park Foulds of a small paper mill at priestesses preparing for the sacrifice Lydall & Foulds mill, leather board Factory of the Carlyle Johnson Co. Parker village formerly operated by of the Roman prisoners on the altar Salter & Strong. Mr. Foulds was a at the William Foulds & Company marine reverse gears. Recently the before them. The prisoners are feet. There is also the Beehive, rep needle manufacturer, but soon saw mill, and binders board at the Colo MACHINE MAKERS. firm has put on the market a small Grange Float. kneeling under the spears, symboliz resented by six ladies dressed in possibilities in the paper business. nial mill. From a smalL beginning gasoline boat motor. The Grange float represents the Carlyle Johnson Company Sends ing their captivity, and they are sashes and caps, and wearing the The little mill which he bought from of 500 pounds a day at the original The Johnson friction clutch has American farmer. The characters of Friction Clutches to Foreign guarded by warriors who stand on colors of the order, red, white and Salter & Strong was making about Salter & Strong mill the product has found a ready market in all parts of Poma, Flora and Ceres are repre Countries. the float and march beside it. black. 500 pounds a day of strawboard. grown to upwards of 35 tons a day. the world. The busines| of the firm sented by Miss Olive Cushman, Miss Second Float. Luna Keeney and Miss Dietz. A man has doubled in the last five years and The legend of the Lorelei is best The Carlyle Johnson Machine their goods are carried in stock by Daughters of the Revolution. at the plow also rides on the float. •• f ■■ Company, which had its birth in known from Heine’s song of the The Daughters of the American agents in all the different foreign same name. The float carries out Youngstown, Ohio, came to Manches countries. They now -give steady Revolution are represented by a Sunset Bebekah Lodge. the legendary idea of a siren sitting colonial coach drawn by two horses, Sunset Rebekah Lodge have an au ter in 1909 and bought the unoc- employment to 35 men. Their plant on the Lorelei rock and singing so is large enough to permit consider decorated with the authentic blue tomobile beautifully decorated In the upied factory formerly used by the sweetly that the knight in the boat able expansion and at the present pon pons, with driver and footman, colors of the society, green and pink. is so enchanted that he is drawn Eastern Biscuit Company. This was rate of growth the business will de and the emblem of the order on the On the float are represented the four toward the rock to perish in the a modern brick structure centrally mand it all in the near future. Mr. doors of the coach. Mrs. F. H. emblems, the Beehive, the Dove, the treacherous waters. At the base of located on Main street, near the rail Simon, the manager, is an active Whiton and Miss Elizabeth Dean, Crescent and Stars and the Lilies. the rock are three nymphs, daughters road station. Here the firm, with business man and j|#as taken a lively dressed as colonial dames, ride inside of the Rhine, and the enchanted Scott H. Simon as manager, began interest in town affairs. The firm the coach. The coach is the property Cheney Brothers can give employ knight. The two flgures in front the manufacture of friction clutches bids fair to become one of Manches of Mr. Wolcott and formerly belonged ment to several girls on light, clean represent the rivers Rhine and for machine shops and factories and ter’s prominent concerns. to one of the leading families of work. Apply Employment Bureau. Moselle. With this float 40 flsher Hartford. It is over 100 years old. — Adv. maidens and 40 flsher boys march. Third Float. In the center of the third float sits Frederick the First, called Barba- rossa from his red beard, attended by four pages. Frederick the First Mill of The Lydall & Foulds Paper Co. was emperor of the Holy Roman empire, 1152 to 1190 A. D., whose aim was the union of all the German peoples. He was so well beloved by his people that they would not be lieve the news of his death while on a crusade in the Holy Land, and wove around his memory the belief that he was still with them, waiting in the mountain of the Kyffhauser for the day when Germany would be united. The realization of the aim of Bar- barossa, centuries after his death, is the basic idea of this float, with Germania as the central figure. Sur rounding Germania are the four Stairway to the Plaza, Center Park kingdoms, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Wurtemberg, representing the component parts of the United Ger Watkins Brothers’ Block man empire. In the foreground of the float we see the other great na Paper Mill of William Foulds & Co. furniture stock of W. H. Cheney, tion of German speaking people, Austria, with the flgures Bohemia MANCHESTER OFFERS then located on the second floor of OUR FOUNTAIN YOUR DOCTORS ORDLR and Hungary at her side. Forty sol the old Cheney block at the corner MERCANTILE OPENINGS diers in 12th century costumes ac of Main and Charter Oak streets. company the float. The firm consisted of C. G. and F. In the evening a chorus of about Its Possibilities Illustrated by Prog Ernest Watkins. They continued to 100 mixed voices will sing the fol do a growing business on the second ress of Watkins Brothers. lowing songs: floor of the Cheney block until 1891, Lorelei ...... Silcher u I when they built their present block. The Watch on the Rhine. . .Wilhelm The mercantile growth of Man Here they have four floors and a chester has kept pace with the basement with a total area of 22,500 square feet. This floorage will com American Mechanics’ Float. growth of its manufactures. It is pare favorably with that occupied by The Mechanics’ float is headed by a noteworthy fact that the merchants the majority of city stores. Every three members representing the We serve the best Sick room supplies. of this town have been uniformly inch of it is utilized, as’well as a com Spirit of ’76, followed by the degree team, of which there are 13 mem Everything that comfort prosperous and in any case where modious storehouse in which surplus Ice Cream in town. bers, and each represents one of the they have shown exceptional business stock is carried. The addition of of a patient wants. Buy pianos to the furniture stock marked original colonies. Then follows the ability they have made records of Don’t take our word an important era in the business. float with the Goddess of Liberty them here and you will progress far ahead of the average. The branch piano store was estab ruling over the nation. Some of the characters represented are Israel New’ hull of Colonial Board Co. Owing to the rapid growth of the lished in Willimantic in 1904 and for it. Try it and Putnam, Nathan Hale and Uncle get the best at a moder town many of the merchants are in Hartford in 1905. Last year the Sam. Following the float are the comparatively recent comers. Some firm bought out William Wander & decide for yourself. ate price. Sons of Hartford and thereby secured members of the organization. THE J. W. HALE CO. attention to a similar store in Rock of them, however, have been in busi ville established six years ago. The the Slate agency for Steinway and ness continuously here for 30 or 10 control passed to Frank H. Anderson other well known makes of pianos. Ladies of the Maccabees. Corporation With $55,000 Capital who had for some time been buyer years. Watkins Brothers, for exam The firm was incorporated in 1912 The Mystic Hive, Ladies of the Doubles Business in Five for Mr. Hale and had developed ex ple, began business as undertakers with a capital of $100,000. It car Maccabees, float represents Protec Years. ceptional business qualifications. The and manufacturers of burial caskets ries a large variety of high grade tion. On the float is a large globe capital stock was increased to $55, back in 1874 and are today one of furniture and has a large and grow representing the world. The lady PETERSON, The Druggist A mercantile business which has 000. Mr. Hale retains the presidency our most thriving mercantile con ing trade in this and surrounding commander is represented in the act cerns. In 1876 they bought out the towns. had a remarkable growth and is still Mr. Anderson is treasurer and gen of protection, a child standing at her eral manager, and H. R. Tryon, the advancing by rapid strides is that of new member of the firm, is secretary the J. W. Hale Company. It was As an example of the growth of the founded by J. W. Hale, who was for business it may be said that the firm many years connected with the gen did twice as much business last year eral store of Hale, Day & Company as it did in a year five years ago. At the present time it gives employment on Charter Oak street. Believing Honest Business Methods to 22 regular clerks, a number which that Manchester was ready to sup is increased to 35 evenings and to as port a dry goods store, Mr. Hale many as 75 during the holidays and cind Fciir Dezdings Have embarked in this business in a rented special sales. In addition to dry store on Main street, and after ex goods and ready-to-wear goods, the perimenting for a few years he was firm carries a large stock of house Built Up Our Business satisfied that his conclusion was cor furnishings. Plans are under con rect, and in partnership with C. E. sideration for the increase of the House built a large brick block on floor space another year by 75 per Main street, the ground floor of cent The store is light and airy and For Men’s, Boys’ and which they divided between them, thoroughly modern, with sectional Mr. House using one-half for his unit shelving with glass fronts, a Children’s Shoes and clothing business and Mr. Hale the five horse power vacuum cleaner and other half for his dry goods busi a Lamson electric cash carrying sys Furnishings of the ness. Both stores prospered. Their tern. Mr. Anderson is general chair block was destroyed by fire about man of the Homeland day committee Better Kind — T R Y US eight years ago and they replaced it and to his able efforts much of the with the present structure shown in success of the celebrations is due. our illustration. In 1910 the busi A PORTION OF YOUR BUSINESS ness was incorporated with a capital Visitors cannot fail to notice the IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED of $35,000, with J. W. Hale presi number of new buildings going dent, L. E. Hale treasurer and F. H. in Manchester as well as the street Anderson secretary. and sidewalk Improvements in prog In 1914 Mr. Hale on account of ress. These detract temporarily from failing health retired from active the neatness of the place, but are participation in the business, and L. necessary accompaniments of the GLENNEY & HULTMAN E. Hale withdrew to give his entire town’s rapid growth. J. W. Hale Company’s Department Store m