The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
PRESIDENT EN0S
REVIEWS LOCAL
INDUSTRIAL YEAR
n Annual Report Points Out
New Manufactures
Brought Here
Large Attendance Marks Annual
Meeting of Board of Trade
Old Officers Reelected

The annual meeting of the Board
of Trade attracted a record attend
ance last evening when the former Of
fcers were reelected, several new
members were admitted, and interest
ing papers were read.
Among the speakers, were w. H.
Farrell, president of the Bridgeport
Screw Co., whose paper is published
elsewhere in The Farmer. w. r.
Miller, traffic manager for the Crane
Co. who spoke on the work of the
Rivers and Harbors Congress, and
President Fred Enos who presented
his annual report.
Mr.. Miller was the Connecticut dele
gate to the recent Congress. He told
of the work that has already been
accomplished in waterways, and out
lined much prospective work. His
references to the Panama canal were
especially interesting.
President EnoS spoke as follows:
Presidents Report.
ITO the Members of the Bridgeport
Board of Trade:
In making my annual report to the
board shall, be brief and refer prin-
Cipally to industrial matters as other
happenings in which the Board of
Trade, has been interested have been
well told in the daily press of the city.
The new industrial events of the
past year were the acquisition of the
Bridgeport Screw Co.. the Artistic
Bronze Co. and the new typesetting
and casting machine company. The
Bridgeport Screw Co., though in op-
Grafton but short time. ranks as one
OF the strongest and best concerns in
the city. Its product adds another to
the great variety of articles made in
Bridgeport. It's president, William III.
Farrell, who is we'll known everywhere
as a manufacturer, has taken up
permanent residence in Bridgeport,
and we welcome him most heartily.
The Artistic Bronze Co. is a. thrifty
and active concern located in the west
part of the city. It's officers are also
permanent residents of Bridgeport
The new typesetting machine COM
pany is one of the largest concerns
which the Board of Trade has been
interested in bringing to Bridgeport
and has the strongest financial back
ing. This company will manufacture
an improved machine which has re-
narkable advantages over the present
style of typesetting machines. The
{ ompany is now moving into tempo
Iary quarters in which it will make the
special tools necessary to build the
machine. Negotiations are in prog
ress for the purchase of q large tract
of land on which it will erect a factory
of about 100000 square feet of floor
space. This adds another to the
diversified products of Bridgeport.
Two and One Half Years Work.
The efforts of the Board of Trade |
during the past two and a half years in |
new industries to locate in |
Bridgeport show the following results: |
Total investment just under4&3,-l
O0O. os0.
..Tr,o1 ,pouo1 pov roll S1 ms Ann
Total number of employees, 1,425.
These figruses are authentic and
they are conservative. There are
three facts which ] wish to- impress
upon the minds of our members:
Every new factory which has settled |
in our community has brought with it |
the strongest financial conditions.
every concern employs a high grade of
II clip, and with one exception, every |
new factory manufactures an article |
different than any previously made in |
our city. The results may or may not
seem bountiful, but when it is under
stood that the funds of the Board OF
Trade are very limited, that the work |
in the interest of the city is voluntary, |
that it takes on the average one year
before a new concern is finally per-
suaded to settle in Bridgeport, and |
that & large percentage of our work |
yields nothing, some appreciation may |
be had of the cost, in one form or
another, of securing even one new in |
dustry.
Other Cities.
1T is quite remarkable to note the !!
activity of other cities in the state |
since Bridgeport took rank as first in |
industries and second in population. |
All sorts of campaigns have been pro- |
jected, publicity clubs organized, civic |
bodies consolidated, white ways in |
prizes offered for slogans ano
finally abuse Of our city by the mayor
Of one whose rank was displaced by |
the sturdy and permanent growth of |
the Industrial Capital of Connecticut. |
But nothing can arrest the progress |
OF city founded on diversified indus |
tries and populated by a people whose |
talents are skill and genius.
Industrial Supremacy.
The industrial supremacy of |
Bridgeport must be maintained, for |
with diversified manufacturing inter- |
ests come every element essential to |
the building of a great city. In civic |
ways Bridgeport may not be so favor |
d bly, compared with some other cities |
in the state, but it should be remem-
hered that we are the youngest of the |
arge cities, some being half grown |
before we began. New factories bring
wealth and new blood and these to-
gether in time arouse a spirit of local |
pride the result of which is municipal |
hettsrment in all its forms.
Other Organizations.
The most cordial relations exist
cetveen the Manufacturers associa-
tion, the Business Mems association
and the Board of Trade, and I take
this opportunity to pay my respects
t. the presidents of these associations
Dr the many courtesies extended to
his board and to me personally.
While the membership of the three
are more or less Identical
the Manufacturers association and
he Business Mems association are do
ng splendid work in their respective
elds, and they deserve emphatic sup
port from every citizen who has the
velfare of Bridgeport at heart.
~ = appreciation.
II wish again to express my appre-
alton of the continued honor you do
re in re-electing me to the presidency
# the Board of Trade. In serving
our organization it has been my pur-
5ose to make the industrial advance
nent of Bridgeport the essential if not
ne sole inspiration of my efforts being
rmly. devoted to the principle that
ne bigger Bridgeport is industrially
he greater will be its power for civic
nd moral beIterment, the more loyal
he spirit of its citizens, and the more
profound the respect of the outer
3 rld when it looks in upon u.s."