The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
Five Lofty F Factories Soon
 Will Be Reared for Big Arms Plant North of Boston Ave.
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Plans for the Buildings have aI- ready been prepared and at present the actual work is delayed pending changes in minor details. The main building in which will be located the administration offices of the new arms plant will face Boston avenue and will be 110 feet in length by AS feet in width. The administration of . fees will be located on the two low ser floors. The two upper floors of to assembling rooms for the rifles and bayonets which are to be rnanufactur- ed in the factory
 Beyond this first building win be four others, according to the plans now in the making each building de- is termed the unit system. Each will be connected by corridor from the rear lower floor The build fngs will be after much the same plan and design as those erected in Bar mum avenue between Pauline and Helen streets on the site Of the barns of the old Bridgeport Street Railway Go. The buildings will be of brick and steel construction after the lat est design for factory structures. The windows will be 6x1O feet, each con- taining 24 panes of glass and afford ing ample light for the workers.
 A survey of the ground between
 
 road tracks has been made and all is in readiness for breaking ground for the foundation Applications for the building permits will shortly be made. According to the plans this unit system can be continued as fast as the growing needs of the concern requires more factory Apace It is es- timated there is room for 1 buildings of the type mentioned, east of the foundry Buildings which have been erected and west of Bond street, ex- tending in a straight line to the old piggery on the Lsakeview home grounds.
 Last night the Remington Arms U- M. e. Co was granted permit by the city for another factory building of brick and steel. facing Boston ave-. nue in front of the present build ings. This building will cost $11Os0OO and will provide another foundry for the making of bayonets Work will be commenced on this building at once and rushed to mpletion. As soon as arrangements can be made for the building Of the other factories. large numbers of structural iron workers masons, brtck1ayers and other workmen will be employed and the new buildings sent up as rapidly las possible.
 the Remington Arns-U. M. C. Co. to have the buildings finished within a month and to have the machinery in place in them ready for operation by June T. Already the industrial rail- road which leads from Crescent ave- nue in front of the old factories Of the company. has been doubled track ed to the magazines in the park which was formerly the preserve Of the old Bridgeport Fishing and Gun club The park is now surrounded with a high wire fence and patroIed night and day by guards It is used as an ammunition testing ground.
 It is expected that the opening of the new factory will bring to this city thousands of workfnen from the Unf- ted States armory at Springfield, the Winchester Arms Co. in New Haven, and the Remington Arms Co at I IIion, N It is reported that flat i tering offers have been made to fore men. in the Colt Arms Go, factory at Hartford to come here and others who are employed in the Savage Arms Go. and various other big man. ufacturers Of fire arms about the Icountry.
 It has been reported that in the new factory a new modeI Of high I bower rifle is to be manufactured.