The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-15
BIG OAKVILLE FACTORY WILL
 LOCATE HERE Baird Machine Co.,, Employ ing 15O Hands, Secures Land in West Strat- ford Comes Through Mir. EnOs' WOT k Factory Is Splendid Enter prise, Rapidly Growing Enthusiastic Over
 Bridgeport
Comes Through Mir. EnOs' Work

President Fred Enos of the Board of Trade announced this morning that the reason he was anxious to have a strip of West Stratford annexed to Bridge port was that the Baird Machine Co.,, of Oakville Conn, employing 150 hands had purchased 10 acres of land near theh Bridgeport line in Stratford and that the company was very anxious to have the section taken into the city of Bridgeport. He said that there are so few factory sites left in Bridgeport that if Bridgeport is going to grow 1t is necessary to have more room
 MT. Charles L. Warner who is the secretary, treasurer and general man ager of the old established Oakville concern was seen by 8 FArner repor- ter this morning. He said, Our pres ent plant is practically in Waterbury, We have been trying to move out for sometime past. Waterbury has tried to offer us inducements and we have bought property at Thompsonville, Ct. But four months ago MT Enos got hold of us and has kept after us. We had given up when he finally showed us the Stratford property and we bought it.
 s.The site of our plant lies between Stratford avenue and the main lines of the railroad. We have the best 1oca- tion for advertising along the line: We will commence at once to build a factory of fire proof material. It will
 
 chinery fors the manufacture of many articles and do a large export business. We have talked with our employees and propose to bring about all of them with us. In fact they are enthusiastic about coming We believe Bridgeport is destined to be the leading manufac- turing city in the country as well as the largest in the state.''
 MT. Warner is not related to the members of the Warner Bros. concern although his brother, Frederick E. II, nf the local concern and was one of the .originators of the Baird Machine Co., Tharez have. been man repQTfs ciren1 gu and in order that the situation might be clearly understood MT. Warner gave out the following interview:
 '"The company desires as many as possible of the following facilities; trolley and steam rai1road. siding. city war, gas, location on al main railroad and land enough for future expansion and the addition of a foundry.
 tIt was not the desire of the officers of the company to leave the vicinity of Waterbury, and much time and money was lost waiting several months for development of various proposi- tions in and around Waterbury with no good result, and few days ago, after very earnest effort on the part of the Bridgeport Board of Trade and particularly it's President, MT. EnOs, a piece of land about 10 acres has been acquired fulfilling conditions required,
 
 port and engineers are now at work developing and laying out an entirely new and what is hoped to be one of the most modern plants for the manu- facture of light and also heavy special machinery, presses, etc.
 -~''Since 1905 the business has grown in such proportions that the new man agement found it necessary to add to its force, competent engineers and oth- CT specialists in their various lines, de- veloping a new modern system for the management of the concern so at the present time it has a special man at the head of each department, each man being tried out for his integrity, abil- 1ty and those other qualities which make for firm, steady business so that the Baird Machine Company brides it. self on it's management, carrying out those good principles as found in such men of the old school as MT. Baird, and any person may rest assured that any proposition or any contract made with them will be faithfully carried out and that he will receive a square deal.'