Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-18
QUARTER OF A MILLION
HERE FOR MANUFACTURING
Construction Work Amounted to $3.50,
6O0-MontvIIe. Windham, Plainfield
and KiiIingIy Also Large.

The twenty fourth report of the bu-
reau of labor statistics was made pub
lie this week.
This is the second report of the bu-
reau to make its appearance as a blen-
NAL publication. 1t should be explain
ed, however, that it is the twenty
fourth consecutive report of the de-
partment, the first Of the series having
been issued in 1885.
New Factory Construction.
Part I of the report contains q. de-
scription Of the buildings erected for
manufacturing purposes. concerning
which Commissioner Scoville says:
During the year ended July 1, 1910,
reports received by the bureau fndi-
cate that there were constructed with
in the state, for manufacturing pur-
poses, 34S separate buildings. THESE
structures were erected by 165 firms,
corporations or individuals. This, in
comparison with 2f9 factory buildings
erected during the year 1909 by 162
firms, corporations or individuals"
Making comparisons of expenditures
the report says.
s'There are % towns in the state in
which the sum expended in the con-
struction of buildings for manufactur-
ing purposes amounted to $4,000 or
more OF these Waterbury leads, there
having been $940,100 expended there
for the purpose indicated during the
two years last past. Bridgeport is Sec
ond in the scale, the expenditure there
being ssa3,6s5. Hartford follows with
$6S9,9O to it's credit. In New Haven
s495, 500 was expended: In New Britain,
rs4S7,450; Norwich, $282.S00; Bristol,
s243, 700; Danbury, 1920, 500; Enfield.
S214, 900; Montville, $220.500; Stamford,
s1ss, 20; Windham, $ls5;2oo; Norwalk,
1856, 100: Winchester, sS4,500; Vernon,
$7O,7OO Plainfield, s6s,500; Walling-
ford $685. Middletown, $685. 200: VIII
ton, $4,000 New London. s56,500, and
Killingly. $4,000. The total amount
expended in the state during the two
years included was $6,346,540. OF this
sum $2.064,100 was expended during the
year of 1909, the remainder, $4,282, 44O,
having been disbursed during the 1910
period. The sum expended during the
last named year is therefore, 107 per
cent. in excess of the amount d1SburSed
for the same purpose during the year
1909; exceeds the amount expended in
1908 100 per cent; is 5 per cent. less
than was expended in 1907, IA per cent
more than in 1906, 1872 per cent. more
than in 1905, 140 per cent. greater than
in 1904. 81 erfcent. more than in 1903
rs per cent. more than in 1902. 102 per
cent more than in 1901, and 40 per
cent. more than in 1900
Free Public Employment Bureaus.
OF the efficiency manifested in the
mana cement of these offices the COM
missioner says:
These offices have passed the ex-
perimental stage, and are recognized
by employers of labor and employees as
a. necessity, taking precedence over
private agencies.
Special efforts have been made to
supply the demand for farm help dur
ing the buster season of the year, but.
although successful to q, certain extent
it has been found the class of help OBJ
tainabla is Inadequate to fulfill the du-
ties required of them. This is partic-
ularly noticeable in regard to help re-
quired for labor in the dairying indus
try.
I'm the tobacco season it has been
found that the class Of help required
is difficult to be had in sufficient
numbers to supply the demand all
though the past year has shown a slight
improvement over previous years.
"The superintendents of the various
Offices have experienced the usual diff
ficulty in securing domestic help for
situations in the smaller towns. The
principal reason gwen hadng IL oh-