Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-18
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
STATE INDUSTRIES
New Buildings and Additions Being
 Made To Factories.
ARE EXPANDING


 Among the projects for industrial sXpansion in the new factory build ng of the Lionel Manufacturing Con- pany. which is to be of reenforced concrete and steel; two stories high nd 65x129 feet in size. Separate ruidings for power plant and boiler "U0m will be built of the same con- structi0n. The company manufactures electric toys The Standard Wash Tray Works is about to build several one-family houses for it's employees on the Read street tract which will b in the end have some sixty houses on this property, two story structures of concrete and stucco and connected in blocks.
 The Winchester Repeating Arms Company is adding two buildings which will cost about S55 000 One is 10 be a new drop forge shop 112x52 feet in size, and will be built of con- crete and steel, with walls and roof en- tirely of glass in steel from work The other new building is 10 be used for a garage and built of brick and steel freproOf construction, one story high and 60x51 feet.
 Tn Waterbury the new National Manufacturing Company, which is to make small seamless tubing, has pur- chased tract of land adjoining the plant of the Waterbury Rolling Mill Company and is about to erect on it a two-story brick and steel factory building 70x106 feet in size. The Amer ican Brass Company is to add another 4wo-story brick and steel building to The plant of the Benedict & Burnham Rivision. This will be 45X160 feet in size The Plume & Atwood Manufact- uring Company is adding still another structure to it's plant, tWo-story brick building 24x25 feet. The new pattern foundry storage building of the Manufacturers Foundry Company is t0nr7nlprpd and qb0llt Gy- for pancy. The Birmingham Iron Foundry Company has purchased the large large tract formerly occupied by the plant of the Derby Iron & Steel Works. 4 part of the property will be used for a large extension to the roll depart ment of the Foundry Company in the near future. and buildings are planned which will practically cover the entire tract.
 In New Britain the New Britain Ma chine Company has purchased a prop erty across the tracks of the New Haven road form it's present plant and will shortly utilize the land for still further additions to is plant. The Southern New England Telephone Company is spending $16.000 on two story brick addition 10 it's New Britain building and the New Britain Gaslight Company is about to largely add to it's water gas plant by two buildings of brick. 25x60 feet and 25x26 feet.
 At the Connecticut ASr1cUltufal College there are to be constructed immediately an armory and audi torium building at a cost or $60,000,
 Tn Hartford the Abbott Ball Com pany is about to erect a new factory at it's Elmwood plant one story brick and steel structure 5Ox125 feet The Hartford Builders Finish Company is adding to it's plant a two story brick factory 4ox1O0 feet in size. The An sonia Electrical Manufacturing Com pany is extending it's facilities by car rying it's main factory building up two additional stories.
 The Salts Textile Manufacturing Company in Bridgeport which has practically rebuilt it's entire plant lately in addition to largely adding 10 it by modern factory structures. is altering one of the principal buildings 10 serve for storage and shipping pur- poses, and will have on the street level a retail store.
 The Wallingford Gas Light Company is bidding for a two-story brick boiler house 10x30 feet At Danielson the New Haven road is building a new freight station. and the Danie1son Cot ton Company is building six new hous- es for employees.
 Tn Stamford the Richards Artificial Leather Company is about to add new buildings of brick. one two stories high and 55x110 feet. and the other one story and 49x114 feet in size. i $30, 000 theater is in course of construction in Stamford.