The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-09
BIG GAS TANK
 TO BE REARED FOR EAST END Hydraulic Go. Announces Purchase of 70 Acre Tract
 in Eagles Nest. WILL TURN PART
 OVER TO GAS GO. Waterfront Development Promised in Anticipation
 of City's Needs.


 Public service corporations in the conditions the city's great growth will cause to exist in few years and the announcement today of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. that it has purchased TO acres of land on John sons creek is one of the first of sim liar announcements that are expected
 The Bridgeport Gas Light Go. will buy some of the land from the Fly ldraulic Go. and will also prepare for I the future. The tremendous growth of the East Side causes the necessity of storage facilities for both concerns. Deeds were passed today conveying to the Hydraulic Co.N the tract con tain5ng more than 70 acres, located on Johnsons creek. a part of which has been known for years as Eagles Nest" The tract is peninsuIar in shape with frontage of more than 5000 feet on Johnson's creek and an Rock creek It extends from a point where Johnsonss creek crosses tho main road to Lsordship, near the old Hollfster Mill and reaches to a point opposite the Lake Torpedo Go. The price was about $11, ,O00.
 It is understood that the Hydraulic Co will resell part of the land to the Bridgeport Gas Light Go. as future site for a big eontainer to furnish gas to the eastern section of the city. The property purchased includes the land owned by the estate Of the late David F. HolHster, title resting in the name of Mrs. Harriet H. Read, and also the tract bought 8 short time ago by Handy & Harman. It was intended at the time the latter firm purchased the property to erect big plant there but plans were changed and d factory was built in Fairfield.
 The land involved first changed hands in 1737 and early in the nine teenth century it was a possession Of William Samuel Johnson, first pres ident of Kings college, now Columbia university Johnson's creek was named eafter him. He was the first rector of the StratfOrd Episcopal church, which was the first in the diocese
 The action of the Bridgeport Fly drau1ic Co. is in line with the general policy of preparedness which has characterized the activities of the con cern under it's present management Only a short time ago .Dever~ H. Warner, president of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go, issued a public state ment in which he indicated in no rn- certain terms his belief in the future growth of Bridgeport and put himself on record at that tiIle as being in fa- vor of anticipating that growth in all concerns with which he was Identified
 Two years ago the Hydraulic Co. found itself crippled for need of stor- age rooms on account of the increase in the size of pipes used for its dis tribution system and to meet this need it purchased 12 acres of ground at the foot of Bostwick avenue on Cedar creek The property was immediately developed, bu1kheads and dikes con structed and the fill pumped in from the harbor. A substantial dock 500 feet long was built along the water front and a. big storage house con structed on the upland. The property is today one of the most valuable pieces of water front in the city.
 The writer sought MT. Senior this morning in relation to the prospective development of the new1y-acQuired tract and he stated that the plans of the company are not sufficiently ma tured to make any statement in re- gard to it. He admitted, however, that the Gas Co. is interested in the pur- chase and that under an agreement part of the property will be transfer red to that company.
 In an interview with reference to the land purchase, DeVer H Warner, president of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go, said this morning:
 s@The purchase of the property in I East Bridgeport was simply in line with the very definite policy of the company laid, out by it's directors some time ago Many or us have had explicit confidence in the rapid development of Bridgeport and have tried to handle the affairs of the pub lie service corporations in a way which would best meet the demands of and service to the public. The de- velopEnent of this city within the last year has been unprecede ented and has attracted attention to Bridgeport from all parts of the United States. | Many have been sceptfca1 as to the re- suits when this boom begins to re- cede, but I am very optimistic and l believe that Bridgeport will keep the growth it has attained and will taks | :ts place among the great industrial | centers of the world