The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-15
William R. Brown and Many Other Execu- tives of Remington Plants Leave To Go With New MunitiOn Mandatory.
Work on War Orders Be-
 gins in New East End Factories Score s
 Leave U. M. c. Works to 60 With New Con-
 cern Today.

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 The new Bridgeport Projec- tile Go. on Union avepue. the name and officials of which were mentioned in an expose eoncerning German propaeand- ists, has instituted work nsits war orders.
 Several score of skilled work men, both helpers and foremen, quit the Union Metallic Cart ridge Co Saturday, evening and are now on the payroll of the Bridgeport Pfoiectile Go.
 Offers have haen made tp 500 other tried workmen by the new company it is said, and so serious 5 has the rivalry become that tEe- U. M. sC Co@iszsaid to be trying to get leases on the services of many Of its workmen. 1 WtHtanl R. Brown. of 5491 Black man place, former state senator, and until the military regime ar the Rem ingtons plants, head of the toolTnaking department in the Cartridge 60. will be general manager Of three plants. it is said, which will be established in Bridgeport, some other Connecticut city and a city in New Jersey.
 s With MT. Brown will go to the new company some of the Cartridge Co. 's best Workmen. Superintendent Scott of the tool room. successor to MT. Bfow11, will gos Charles Synons, SUI ment will join him. Eighteen tool makers have junped their jobs and the services Of more are sought.
 Foreman Charles Lowhds of the third shift, II -oscloclzsto O clock Nin the e7enirg, FoFefneh Bryan and Ferry. first shift, to 3. Assistant Foremen, first shift, Henne essy and Cook and Assistant Forem en, ,s third shift Saaks and FTitts have joined the new eenceFuss Astsx
 Some others quit because they wanted to be with MT. r Brown, the story goes Eighteen persons from the clerical department, including a high-salaried official will go
 George Guggenhefm, formerly of the Union Metallic Cartridge Go, will be secretary to MT Brown, it is said Not only have these men left their 5obs, but they are now scouting in machine shops for suitable machinery flor the new plant It is said pur- chases are being made rapf dly- The concern that is conducting the Pro JectiIe comp any is said to be- backed by SIP ;000 s600-s One run1or< is that the capital semanates from the West
 One z0f the interesting features or the transfer of worKnen is that the Remington Arms plants officials are known to have gotten into bad odor with local manufacturers because they didn't hesitate to draft some of the best men from other factories and give them. higher wages. The ing in the Arms plants
 same thing is now said to be happen
 That the company will be a conn petitor for labor with the Remington plants is indicated. Whether or not it will compete for the Allies trade isn't definitely known, but the opin- ion seems to prevail that the firm will sell to the Teutonfc countries
 Work has been started in a small way on manufacturing but in a few weeks with the installation of ma chfnery. great activity is expected.
 w. H. Knight, president of the company, could not be located today At MT. Browns home it was said that MT. Brown is out of town
 Mr Brown had been connected with the Cartridge Co. for more than a score of years When he left he was head of the too1making depart Tnent For many years he had been in Republicans politics and served once as a state senator from the ifwenty-tfaird senatorial district.