New Britain herald., 1915-08-06
Plainviuc News
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 Land Hartford Factory
 READY TO FINANCE BUILDING

READY TO FINANCE BUILDING l Many Towns Are Bidding for Con- cern-Local Directors Have Hopes | That Plant May Come Here-Havc Barbecue in september-Briefs. While representa- of towns in various parts of the state are making Auto Parts company to locate It's I plant in their respective communities, officers of the local Business and Inn l provement association have not as yet given up hopes of getting the fac l tory for Plainville, despite the fact l that they cannot offer as many in- i ducements as some of their compet'- 1 tors. They have advanced what they 1 regard as a fair proposition to the heads of the concern, and as there is i considerable local capital invested in ] the company they continue confident l that their offer will receive serious
 consideration before any of the oth- CTS are accepted.
 ! The plan of adding to the number l of manufacturing establishments in l the town was discussed at the August I meeting of the directors of the asso-
 citation held last evening in the Odd l Fellows block. The directors neaId 1 reports that some generous offers T have been made to the officers of the
 Hartford Auto Parts company which
 vii have to leave it's present quarters l in fho Itc, fa acfo h1,i11ino in Fla rt- l ford. Nevertheless they were not dis ! couraged and this morning President F. T. Wheeler stated that hope of u getting the plant here has not been l abandoned.
 Fl MT. Wheeler declared that there
 are men in town willing to finance
 the erection of building suitable for
 a manufacturing outfit. The land
 could easily be secured and he felt T certain proper accommodations TOT factory purposes could be provided.
 He admitted that the town can offer
 little, however, in the shape of ten < ements for the workmen, should the
 factory officials be willing to locate
 here. Int concern employees about l 200 men, most all of them skilled
 mechanics, drawing good wages. They would want good living conditions
 and it would be necessary to have
 modern tenements for their use.
 J. H. Trumbull is director of the
 company and a number of other l Plainville people are financially in- ! terested in the company, which IS ! now doing a splendid business.
 Other propositions for getting more
 factories here were discussed at the
 meeting and the directors showed
 considerable enthusiasm over the -<,fr VI,
 ment association is working hard to
 make Plainville more of indus
 trial locality and it would not be sur-
 prising if their efforts meet with suc-
 cess in the not far distant future. 't Plans for the annual outing of the
 organization were also considered by ; the directors and it was decided to have the affair take place at Lake ,l Compounce some time in September.
 The outing will take the form of 8
 sheep barbecue and there will be d ', program of athletic sports and other
 forms of enjoyment.
 The matter of having the gas mains extended to streets in town not served at the present time is to be taken up with the Bristol and Plain
 vile Tramway company. The dircc-
 tors had been advised that many of
 the property owners are willing to
 have connections made with their homes and people residing on several ! we'll populated streets have signified ' their intention of taking the service if the mains are extended. The com-
 pany will be advised of the conditions } 1 and the business men will make a de- :, termined effort to have additional 7 pipe laid
 That the business men should show
 more pride in the appearance of the streets near the center was claim ed , by citizens who had written to the as-
 sociation regarding the matter if . ] keeping the highways clean. Under , ] present conditions the streets in h , | business section are almost always lit I tered with papers and refuse. The I director propose to take up the mat ter with the merchants and if the proper cooperation is given they eT- pect satisfactory results will be ob- l tained.
 Since the advent of the 'jitney" in l PIainville conditions at the center at
 night have furnished problem to the
 town officials and while 1t has been considered from various angles no so- . fulton has as yet been reached. At :, | last nights meeting it was discussed ! but no action was taken. During the . early evening the curbs on Central Square are usually decorated with . human forms, seemingly crowding
 around the autos, which serve as com l.
 mon carriers, and consequently the I sidewalk is practically blocked. t Stands used Ly merchants for the dis